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Re:FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages by tomcam on Thursday March 16, 2023 @05:15PM (#35188766)
FWIW I seem to have reduced them to a few a week by picking up the call and just not talking. If it's a legit number not in my contacts the caller will ask for me. If it's a scam call they just hang up after a moment and I think they're starting to put me on their own do not call lists. Any chance that might work for you?
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Re:FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages by onetimeusename on Thursday March 16, 2023 @05:21PM (#35188841)
I can't help but think it's funny that scammers may have their own do-not-call list.
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Re:FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages by CameronNemo on Thursday March 16, 2023 @05:18PM (#35188802)
I do the same. Mostly they just hang up. Sometimes they start threatening to take possession of the real estate I don't own.
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Re:FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages by jdavis703 on Thursday March 16, 2023 @05:47PM (#35189195)
Yes, as someone who has done volunteer telemarketing, we mark the call status. For example if you’re angry/rude, non-English speaking, disconnected, etc. Campaign managers can then target call sheets accordingly (e.g. for a Spanish-speaking line, have the Spanish team do a follow up call).
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Re:FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages by tomcam on Thursday March 16, 2023 @09:25PM (#35191553)
That’s really cool to find out. Thank you.
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Re:FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages by thfuran on Thursday March 16, 2023 @11:24PM (#35192612)
I ported my number to a voip service and set up an IVR that forces callers to press a number. I've gotten exactly one spam call in the roughly one year since I did that.
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Re:FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages by Scoundreller on Friday March 17, 2023 @03:19AM (#35194240)
That also works collectively by clogging up their lines and costing them more in connection fees.
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Re:FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages by nikau on Friday March 17, 2023 @05:11AM (#35194811)
bold assumption that the scammers aren't using compromised pbx systems.
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