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Re:'One Ring' Phone Scam by Consultant32452 on Monday May 06, 2019 @10:07AM (#19839501)
Do you have any guesses as to why you've been chosen? I can't remember the last robocall I got.

I'm in my late 30s, have a cell phone only, which is on the do not call registry. The only times I get harassed are when I update my resume on whatever job site. Then for a few weeks/months I get what I consider too many calls from recruiters.

I wonder if we have different purchase histories or something that has resulted in this very different outcome.

Re:'One Ring' Phone Scam by humblebee on Monday May 06, 2019 @11:54AM (#19840537)
I also have a similar experience to the OP. However, I do not get 10 calls a day. It's generally 1-3 during most weekdays but not all.

I use to not travel much, and any traveling I did was pretty basic flight + hotel. No fancy vacations or anything. A bit over a year ago I booked a trip to a resort in Cancun through a travel agency in Florida. None stop spam since. I noticed a massive increase the amount of email spam I got and started to received a large number of phone calls.

I can't say for certain that was the cause as it seems spam phone calls have been heavily increasing over the last few years, but it's the only thing I can point to as an out of the ordinary change.

Re:'One Ring' Phone Scam by Consultant32452 on Monday May 06, 2019 @02:52PM (#19842545)
That really blows, I'm sorry that happened to you and op. This kind of frequency is tantamount to harassment.