They definitely do happen in the UK.
Later versions of Android really help with the 'spam call' filtering, though I've noticed that callers tend to just recycle through nonsense caller IDs and/or unknown numbers (which is really annoying if you have clients phoning you from unknown numbers).
At one point I was getting 10+ a day, which seems to have calmed down now. Everything from tax scams, to PPI, to car accidents.
Re:US breaks up IRS phone scam operation
by daveFNbuck on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @11:45AM
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How do you filter spam calls in Android? I keep getting calls where my screen turns red and it warns that the call is spam. I'd love to stop having my phone ring and stop getting all the voicemails.
Phone app -> top right three vertical dots -> settings -> filter spam calls
Re:US breaks up IRS phone scam operation
by daveFNbuck on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @12:49AM
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Thanks! That has really been bugging me for a long time.
Just to make it clear: Not only do I get IRS robocalls in the US but all kind of scams.
Also: 96% of the Dutch speak English, and the Scandinavian countries aren't far behind.
There's a difference between speaking English and expecting a local call to be in English. Sure they could have the conversion, but trying to do a tax scam on a Dutch person in English has ~0% chance of succeeding.
> Most taxpayers in the UK are taxed at source and so do not need to complete a Self Assessment Tax Return. ‘Taxed at source’ means that the money you receive has already had tax taken off, such as the wages you get from your employer when paid under the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system, or UK bank interest taxed at source.