Increased Spam Calls?

I've been using t-mobile app that's free to block spam (pretty sure it's name id) ... Seems to work decently. It took my spam calls from several a day down to maybe 0-1 a day. So much better.

 

Man, that's awful, so is it 1 bot and then the rest are all strangers?

 

I've tried every app out there and none of them work for these spoofed numbers that call. Blocking them doesn't work either, since it's a different number every time.

I recently read that the best thing to do is to answer the call but don't say anything until it disconnects. The robo-caller bot will (supposedly) interpret that as a bad number and take it off the list.

I've actually been doing this for the last month or so and I have noticed that I've gone down from 5 or 6 a day to only 1 or 2 per day. So maybe it's slowly but surely working.

 

If you have T-Mobile, dial #662# and it will automatically block all Spam Likely calls. It's great.

 

Yes. It's awful. I'm not sure what they hope to phish from group texts so I hope it doesn't become their MO.

 

i actually got a couple of legit calls when caller id said "Scam likely", go figure...

 

Damn that's insane, so I think you can block each number and then you shouldn't get any more, but that's bullshit that they're doing that now.... Hopefully it's a one time thing ...

 

Lol, I've had t-mobile block a few legit contacts, this whole thing is a mess...

 

I've heard of this... Haven't tried it, but as long as you don't say anything, can't get any worse, hahah, I mean if this works though that'd be awesome

 

I hate you and I hope you die.

--Dave Robichoux

 

same here but i'm trying to get some fun out of it. i'd ask them stupid questions or nasty question like after getting connected to a real female person.. "hey do you swallow?"... if a guy, "are you gay?".

 

The number spoofing is going to kill me.

 

Still doing this and now I'm only getting a few calls per week. Try it!

 

Just wait 'til all those business targeting mutes get wind of this though.

 

Thanks Will have to try. I’m up to 6-10 per day easily.

 

I just yesterday (and day before) started getting calls in spurts from an international number (seemed to have stopped) and, wouldn't you know it, I find an article on CNN talking about specific regions in the US being targeted. The article said the scam is...if you call the number back thinking you missed a legit call, then you somehow get charged with long distance fees or along those lines.

 

You needed CNN to tell you if you call an international number back you get charged for it ? Are people really that dumb ?

 

I was simply pointing out the activity on my phone resembled the contents of what the article described. As far as costs for international calls, obviously there are some. The scam is apparently some of that money goes to the caller of the number you try to call back and other fees. I’m not exactly clear how the scam works because I would never return a call like that. I guess there are people falling for it, though, or it wouldn’t be news.

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/05/07/us/fcc-robocall-scheme-scam-warning-trnd/index.html?r=https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/

 

I've seen the type of person that calls back every number that calls their phone. They are probably the ones that get got by these scams.

 

I got one last week and the return number was +222 31356508. It said it was coming from Mauritania.

Should I call it back? It might be important.