HUGE increase in SPAM calls!

Dragonflyveb · ‎04-29-2015

Man, I have seen a HUGE increase in SPAM calls in the past couple days! It's like when I turned 64 1/2 and got on the Medicare hit list.
Wassup with that? Political calls?

They are all computer generated, so I can't block them. A new number each time.

The Do Not Call registry can't stop these calls. Worst day so far was 17 calls! Got so bad I unplugged my phone. (Yes, I still have my landline for various reasons....).

Not a world crisis, I know, just had to vent a little.....I think Covid is getting to me.

dragonfly

Effie54 · ‎09-08-2010

I will always keep my landline. I can't stand the hollow sound of a cell phone. I'm getting a lot of phished calls (caller ID says one thing, but they're spam calls). I don't answer them. My cell phone gets even more! I found the "do not call" list to be useless. I think I got even more calls after signing up on that.

NicksmomESQ · ‎08-19-2014

I still have a landline too. Will never give it up. I'm getting a lot of spam calls too lately!!

DrKelli · ‎03-10-2010

It happens on both my cell and landline. I don't even answer the phone any more most of the time. At least on my cell I have a spam blocker and that stops most of them from ringing through.

mspatmac · ‎06-10-2015

It may not be a world crisis @Dragonflyveb but it sure is annoying as heck. SPAM calls was the reason I got rid of my landline, they drove me nuts. Not sorry I did.

Tricolor · ‎04-19-2010

One nice thing when everything was shut down, the spam calls were almost nonexistent. Now they are picking up again. SInce we have a bundle we will keep our landline. We rarely use it and I don't answer any calls that I don't recognize.

elizabethl123 · ‎03-29-2017

I GET THE SAME CALL OVER AND OVER SAYING THEY OWE ME MONEY ON MY ELECTRIC BILL TOLD THEM IM AMISH HAVE NO ELEC LOL NOWTHEY ASK DO YOU HAVE GAS TOLD THEM YES BUT I TAKE SOMETHING FOR ITLOL

IMW · ‎06-15-2014

Another land line keeper here. Yes, Medicare enrollment and elections both dramatically increase the spam calls.

I found out that AARP and my auto/house insurer sell

phone # lists. Opted out of where I can- but some can't

get out of.

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

Been happening to me too--had 20 calls in one day from Apple/Icloud spammers--call your provider about it--and report if you have your number on the do not call list. I did both these and it has stopped, maybe one or 2 a week.

queendiva · ‎03-12-2010

Yes! especially during the past week or two. Most I just dismiss. The ones I picked up were for extended auto warranties. I just quit CarShield- a ripoff IMO.