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Re:Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam? by diebeforei485 on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @08:34PM (#23013902)
On iPhones you could go to Settings > Phone and turn on Silence Unknown Callers.

Works like a charm. If they have something important they'd leave a voicemail or text message or email anyway.

Re:Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam? by zeta0134 on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @08:55PM (#23014039)
Android has a similar feature in its Do Not Disturb mode. If you're not already in my address book, my phone simply does not ring. Everyone I need to hear from on a moment's notice is in there, and everyone else can leave a voicemail. It's maybe a bit sad that it's come to this, but the robocalls are rampant and this is the only solution that even puts a dent in the volume.
Re:Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam? by Zhenya on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @12:07AM (#23015237)
Pixel phone will actually automatically screen the calls for you!

https://support.google.com/phoneapp/answer/9118387?hl=en

Re:Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam? by teekert on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @05:31AM (#23017191)
But in this article they spoofed the bank's number so that wouldn't help here if I read it correctly...
Re:Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam? by awryoyster on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @10:06PM (#23014500)
Daaamn, thank you.. never knew this was an option. If only government services stopped calling from unknown numbers too, then my life would be so much easier!