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My cell and landline have been getting increasing robocalls. The ones to my cell have randomly generated caller id's that are near my own number. One day I go
by e40 10y ago
My cell and landline have been getting increasing robocalls. The ones to my cell have randomly generated caller id's that are near my own number. One day I got 3-4 scam/spam calls and I kept them on the line for a good 10-15 minutes. Every one was a free trip to Mexico. At the end, I would say (after the first time) "this is the Nth time you called me to day" and the people would actually argue with me that it was the first. Now, when I see an unknown number, I just send it to voicemail.
- darryl42 10y agoor worse other people getting robocalls with your number as the caller id. I had a few weeks of angry people calling me a couple of years ago.
- nullc 10y ago> My cell and landline have been getting increasing robocalls. The ones to my cell have randomly generated caller id's that are near my own number. You can exploit this, get a number in an small area code where you know no one and do no business with. Then don't answer any calls with that area code. This is highly effective.
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- smackfu 10y agoFor me, they also tend to throw in large cities like New York and Chicago. A lot of people know someone in a big city and might be willing to pick up an unknown number.
- MichaelGG 10y agoFile an FCC complaint, every time. Changing caller IDs is illegal and is supposed to have a $10K fine per day. When dealing with end users, the FCC can get really hyper. I've had them call me at 8PM Eastern, on a Friday, to tell us to emergency port a customer or things like that. If enough people do this it might result in some pressure. It might get them kicked off one provider and move to another. Maybe.