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How can you block them? The whole point is that spammers call from unknown numbers. Double calling is just an annoying arms race.
by tamana 10y ago
How can you block them? The whole point is that spammers call from unknown numbers. Double calling is just an annoying arms race.
- jerf 10y agoHas anyone ever been double-called by a spammer? Honest question. I never have. I suspect they're generally working on some pretty razor-thin margins with these things nowadays [1], and chasing someone who didn't twitch at the bait is probably a losing proposition for them. [1]: Between all the easy competition and the incurred legal risks. Legal risk is a funny thing because you're basically rolling the dice on being able to collect money without getting in trouble. I wouldn't be surprised a full and honest accounting including legal risks yields a negative net expectation for phone spammers, it's just that even so, some people will get lucky and "win".
- MaulingMonkey 10y ago> Has anyone ever been double-called by a spammer? Honest question. I never have. I have. Most of my spam calls have been of the "Rachel from Cardholder Services" variety - and while they usually dial from different numbers to give me the same damn spiel, a few times I have been double-dialed from the same number.
- criley2 10y agoBoth iOS and Android have various blocking methods, usually built into the OS. They do not prevent the network from connecting to you, only prevent your device from triggering during the call, instead it will be silently ignored.