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Robocalls are a constant annoyance for me (I get maybe 1 per day on average) and almost all of them are criminally fraudulent solicitations of some kind includi

Robocalls are a constant annoyance for me (I get maybe 1 per day on average) and almost all of them are criminally fraudulent solicitations of some kind including calls impersonating the Social Security Administration etc. It's like being forced to read my spam folder with an audible alert. I have to field calls from a lot of clients that I have never spoken to before or have only called them a couple times, so only answering phone calls from recognized numbers isn't really an option.

dpcan 7y ago
One!!?!? I am keeping track, and my biggest day was 29 robocalls about 2 weeks ago (all between 7am and 6pm). I don't always use privacy protection when registering domain names, so my number is out there, and after I get a new domain I get crushed over the next few days with robocalls. I am in the same boat where I have to answer all the calls or I lose business, so it's a nightmare. Also, I can't even do anything productive on my phone because the calls interrupt everything.
- j-c-hewitt 7y ago
  I cursed out a robot trying to sell me solar panels yesterday, but the robot just called me back again the same day, trying to sell me solar panels again. It really is unpleasant. I used to get cruise ship scam calls that always started with the sound of a fog horn. I think people who run these robocall companies should be burned at the stake.
- justinmchase 7y ago
  I had someone make a robocall to everyone in my area code using my number... and then everyone called _me_ back all day long asking me "whats up?" and things like that. It was incredible and when I called my provider they told me there was nothing they can do to stop it because robo-callers can spoof the numbers they appear to be calling from and they have no audit trail for it. I feel like this is a completely solvable technical problem, I can't accept that it has to be this way.
paulie_a 7y ago
I get about ten a day and you are dead on. They are all criminally fraudulent. This shouldn't be handled by the FCC but the fbi. Every single person at the robocalling company should be arrested, even the secretary. This isn't a civil matter, this is criminal and should be treated as such.
- DoofusOfDeath 7y ago
  I agree 100%. It's clear to me that the U.S. has the technical capability of hunting down the origins of these calls, and bring the offenders to trial. This leads me to believe it's a matter of political will, and I don't understand the inaction.
  - vonmoltke 7y ago
    > It's clear to me that the U.S. has the technical capability of hunting down the origins of these calls, and bring the offenders to trial. How is that clear?
    - rubatuga 7y ago
      Think NSA
      - vonmoltke 7y ago
        I think you are ascribing magical powers to the NSA that they don't have.
        RandomBacon 7y ago
        I think you are wrong.
  - zanmat0 7y ago
    >It's clear to me that the U.S. has the technical capability of hunting down the origins of these calls, and bring the offenders to trial. Do they? From what I've gathered its mostly small distributed shops in India and the Philippines. Shut one down, three new ones pop up.

dpcan 7y ago

One!!?!? I am keeping track, and my biggest day was 29 robocalls about 2 weeks ago (all between 7am and 6pm). I don't always use privacy protection when registering domain names, so my number is out there, and after I get a new domain I get crushed over the next few days with robocalls. I am in the same boat where I have to answer all the calls or I lose business, so it's a nightmare. Also, I can't even do anything productive on my phone because the calls interrupt everything.

j-c-hewitt 7y ago
I cursed out a robot trying to sell me solar panels yesterday, but the robot just called me back again the same day, trying to sell me solar panels again. It really is unpleasant. I used to get cruise ship scam calls that always started with the sound of a fog horn. I think people who run these robocall companies should be burned at the stake.
justinmchase 7y ago
I had someone make a robocall to everyone in my area code using my number... and then everyone called _me_ back all day long asking me "whats up?" and things like that. It was incredible and when I called my provider they told me there was nothing they can do to stop it because robo-callers can spoof the numbers they appear to be calling from and they have no audit trail for it. I feel like this is a completely solvable technical problem, I can't accept that it has to be this way.

paulie_a 7y ago

I get about ten a day and you are dead on. They are all criminally fraudulent. This shouldn't be handled by the FCC but the fbi. Every single person at the robocalling company should be arrested, even the secretary. This isn't a civil matter, this is criminal and should be treated as such.

DoofusOfDeath 7y ago
I agree 100%. It's clear to me that the U.S. has the technical capability of hunting down the origins of these calls, and bring the offenders to trial. This leads me to believe it's a matter of political will, and I don't understand the inaction.
- vonmoltke 7y ago
  > It's clear to me that the U.S. has the technical capability of hunting down the origins of these calls, and bring the offenders to trial. How is that clear?
  - rubatuga 7y ago
    Think NSA
    - vonmoltke 7y ago
      I think you are ascribing magical powers to the NSA that they don't have.
      - RandomBacon 7y ago
        I think you are wrong.
- zanmat0 7y ago
  >It's clear to me that the U.S. has the technical capability of hunting down the origins of these calls, and bring the offenders to trial. Do they? From what I've gathered its mostly small distributed shops in India and the Philippines. Shut one down, three new ones pop up.