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International Spam Calls

mare54 — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 21:36:58 GMT

So I have been receiving calls from the UK, Greece and Russia. I'm going to call my carrier to see if we can have them blocked. Usually after the international call, I get a call from a random number in the US. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. Hope everyone has a good safe week!

UPDATE ... this is on my cell phone we haven't had a landline for years. So frustrating.

Re: International Spam Calls

okaywitheasypay — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:36:04 GMT

Everyday on our landline phone. Our phones have the option to call block, but these places have gadgets to use and fake other numbers. We get at least 2 or 3 calls asking if we wish to sell our property, even the extra empty lot that has a seperate address. Local and seemingly foreign.

DH raises his BP and yells "we are on a no call list" --which is worthless.

Usually I just do not answer unless I recognize the #. Sometimes I answer just for the heck of it. Get religous with them explaining the price of lying (when they say they are with medicare or the govenment) , or say yes we were thinking of selling and our price would be one million $. I also have a child's toy megaphone that has a siren alarm on it. I get so tired of the calls. The best option is to ignore.

We rarely get these on our cell phones. Thank goodness (fingers crossed.)

Re: International Spam Calls

drizzellla — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:54:06 GMT

On my cell phone I got 28 calls on one day from someone speaking Chinese. I am guessing it was Chinese, it sounded like Chinese to me.

If I had to guess, I think it was a robo call. Didn't sound personal.

I still get Chinese calls on my cell phone but not 28 a day. I also get Spanish calls but they are personal. I do not speak Spanish and they do not speak English. So I no longer answer my phone from that area code. In fact I rarely answer my phone anymore. People communicate with me through emails.

Re: International Spam Calls

spumoni99 — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:58:38 GMT

I think the worst thing you can do is answer those calls, I think it gets in a database that the number is live. I never answer and it has slowed down to only a few a week.

Re: International Spam Calls

chrystaltree — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:58:54 GMT

Our landline is only for the printer/fax machine. We don't even have a phone for it. I do see calls that come it, obviously spam since no one has that number. Maybe out of country, maybe not. I don't care. Junk is junk. I don't get much junk at all on my mobile phone. I do get an occasional text or call from China or some Asian country. Sounds like China. I just hang up and block the number.

Re: International Spam Calls

ManyMeows — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:13:23 GMT

@spumoni99 wrote:
I think the worst thing you can do is answer those calls, I think it gets in a database that the number is live. I never answer and it has slowed down to only a few a week.

🤔 Once you pick up that phone, you are essentially considered doing business with whoever is calling, and thereby giving them permission to not only call you back, but to hand out your number to any scammer that they associate with.

Do Not Answer The Phone !

Re: International Spam Calls

Nightowlz — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:39:14 GMT

The best thing you can do is get rid of your home phone. We got rid of ours. If you want to keep your home phone get one with an answering machine so you can turn off the ringer. If someone is trying to reach you they can leave a message. If it's someone you want to talk to you can pickup. This way you bypass all the scams.

My MIL was getting so many scam calls we had her home phone cut off. She's 93 so we don't need her talking to scammers. She has a cell phone now which she said she likes much better.

Re: International Spam Calls

Mindy D — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:55:14 GMT

Everyday on our landline.

Everyday on my DH iPhone but it blocks the calls and says it's SPAM. He also gets texts everyday.

Re: International Spam Calls

NicksmomESQ — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:57:25 GMT

I try to never answer my landline or my cellphone unless I recognize the phone number. If I miss an important call, the person can leave a message & I can call them back.

Re: International Spam Calls

Mindy D — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:59:00 GMT

@ManyMeows wrote:

@spumoni99 wrote:
I think the worst thing you can do is answer those calls, I think it gets in a database that the number is live. I never answer and it has slowed down to only a few a week.
🤔 Once you pick up that phone, you are essentially considered doing business with whoever is calling, and thereby giving them permission to not only call you back, but to hand out your number to any scammer that they associate with.

Do Not Answer The Phone !

@ManyMeows @How did you hear about this?

Re: International Spam Calls

Coastalcarolina — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 18:52:43 GMT

@Nightowlz wrote:
The best thing you can do is get rid of your home phone. We got rid of ours. If you want to keep your home phone get one with an answering machine so you can turn off the ringer. If someone is trying to reach you they can leave a message. If it's someone you want to talk to you can pickup. This way you bypass all the scams.
My MIL was getting so many scam calls we had her home phone cut off. She's 93 so we don't need her talking to scammers. She has a cell phone now which she said she likes much better.

Amen to that. I had mine disconnected years ago. I was suffering from migraines at the time and couldn't even sleep from all the calls. Tired of the cr@p. It's such a shame what has happened in our country that we have to be harassed in our own homes.

Re: International Spam Calls

Toppers3 — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 19:23:52 GMT

@spumoni99 wrote:
I think the worst thing you can do is answer those calls, I think it gets in a database that the number is live. I never answer and it has slowed down to only a few a week.

I've read the same thing.

I think that it can be tempting to talk to the scammers and give them wrong information, etc., but all that it will do is let them know that they have a live number and that it can be used for more calls.

Re: International Spam Calls

ManyMeows — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 21:02:19 GMT

@Mindy D wrote:
@ManyMeows wrote:

@spumoni99 wrote:
I think the worst thing you can do is answer those calls, I think it gets in a database that the number is live. I never answer and it has slowed down to only a few a week.
🤔 Once you pick up that phone, you are essentially considered doing business with whoever is calling, and thereby giving them permission to not only call you back, but to hand out your number to any scammer that they associate with.

Do Not Answer The Phone !
@ManyMeows @How did you hear about this?

🕵 Over the course of the past several years I have read numerous magazine/online articles, and have watched various news stories dealing with online and phone scams.

When in doubt, proceed with caution.

Re: International Spam Calls

mare54 — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 21:35:08 GMT

@Nightowlz We don't have a landline..this is on my cell phone. 😡

Re: International Spam Calls

geezerette — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:16:17 GMT

Since my cell provider has initiated a "Delete and Report as Junk" option, I now receive very few spam calls and texts.

Re: International Spam Calls

katie1859 — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:20:24 GMT

I have a block on my cell. So every call that comes in that leaves no message, gets blocked. Should it call again it goes directly to voicemail. If no voicemail is left, I permanently block and erase.
I agreed. NEVER entertain these calls.

Re: International Spam Calls

songbird — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:36:51 GMT

I'm thinking of getting rid of land line. I never get any spam/ghost calls from my cell phone. I still get get spam on the land line, but not as much. I actually got one day. And Monday is the busiest for robo calls . I used to 7 or 8 a day.

Re: International Spam Calls

bonnielu — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:44:17 GMT

Land line a problem but I am rather sentimental and want to keep it. Sounds crazy I know. I use it to call out. I can find it since I have four extentions. I really don't answer unless I recognize the number.

I answer my cell and use my cell for calls in the house and out. I imagine I will eventually get rid of my landline. However my Comcast account has a feature that the phone number calling goes across my TV screeen. Cell phone is T-Mobil. Home phone Comcast connection.

Re: International Spam Calls

phoenixbrd — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 01:11:10 GMT

You've lost if you answer the phone. They don't care what you say....they have confirmed that this is a "live" number.

Re: International Spam Calls

phoenixbrd — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 01:13:21 GMT

I do the same....best way to handle.

@katie1859 wrote:
I have a block on my cell. So every call that comes in that leaves no message, gets blocked. Should it call again it goes directly to voicemail. If no voicemail is left, I permanently block and erase.
I agreed. NEVER entertain these calls.