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I get 3-6 spam calls a day these days. It has increased from 0-2 a day last year, and 1-2 a week before that. It’s getting to the point where I dread my phone r

by sen 5y ago

I get 3-6 spam calls a day these days. It has increased from 0-2 a day last year, and 1-2 a week before that. It’s getting to the point where I dread my phone ringing. I can’t ignore unknown numbers because I’m getting ongoing medical treatment from half a dozen different specialists who all call from unknown numbers, and also have kids so can regularly get calls relating to their schooling etc from unknown numbers. The more recent calls (last 6 months) have also started spoofing local area codes with valid numbers, whereas before this they always came through either as unknown or an international number which were at least a clearer sign that it’s “possibly” a spam call. It’s infuriating. Something needs to change.

oceanghost 5y ago
I strongly suspect that once you answer a few spam calls, or a few calls where they hang up immediately (this has to be some sort of probe)-- you end up with many more spam calls. My personal cell, I do not answer voice calls unless I know your number-- I get one or two calls a week. My house phone however-- much like you a family member had a medical issue-- and we had to start answering the phone. Over the course of a week the number of spam calls went from 3-4 a day to 12ish a day. After the medical issue was settled, we stopped answering random calls, and within a few weeks the number of calls settled back down to a few a day.
- jjav 5y ago
  > I strongly suspect that once you answer a few spam calls, or a few calls where they hang up immediately (this has to be some sort of probe)-- you end up with many more spam calls. I think it's more luck of the draw on which lists the phone# is. I have an old cell phone (had since ~2006) which gets no spam at all! I have a new cell phone number which is relentless, easy double digits spam per day every day. And I've never answered any call on that phone except from known family member numbers. The house landline gets maybe 1 per week or so. Probably less.
unishark 5y ago
My cell phone number is in a neighboring area code I have never lived in and don't know anyone in, so I automatically know those are spam (or rare wrong numbers). Spoofed local area codes have definitely been coming in for a lot longer than 6 months for me.

by sen 5y ago

oceanghost 5y ago

I strongly suspect that once you answer a few spam calls, or a few calls where they hang up immediately (this has to be some sort of probe)-- you end up with many more spam calls. My personal cell, I do not answer voice calls unless I know your number-- I get one or two calls a week. My house phone however-- much like you a family member had a medical issue-- and we had to start answering the phone. Over the course of a week the number of spam calls went from 3-4 a day to 12ish a day. After the medical issue was settled, we stopped answering random calls, and within a few weeks the number of calls settled back down to a few a day.

jjav 5y ago
> I strongly suspect that once you answer a few spam calls, or a few calls where they hang up immediately (this has to be some sort of probe)-- you end up with many more spam calls. I think it's more luck of the draw on which lists the phone# is. I have an old cell phone (had since ~2006) which gets no spam at all! I have a new cell phone number which is relentless, easy double digits spam per day every day. And I've never answered any call on that phone except from known family member numbers. The house landline gets maybe 1 per week or so. Probably less.

unishark 5y ago

My cell phone number is in a neighboring area code I have never lived in and don't know anyone in, so I automatically know those are spam (or rare wrong numbers). Spoofed local area codes have definitely been coming in for a lot longer than 6 months for me.