My cell phone is registered with the national "Do Not Call" registry, but I continue to get a variety of spam/scam/rip-off calls, day and night. At one time the frequency was over thirty calls a day, with me working a job where I had to answer every call because it might have been business.
The majority of these calls are from one particular individual, with a South Asian accent. Caller ID shows numbers from all over the U.S. One call might originate in Las Vegas, the next from New York, another that same day from Florida. Most recent was from a non-existent area code.
All the same voice, different scam offers. Sometimes wanting me to buy a time share. Some to "Congratulate" me that my "Loan Application" has been approved. Twice to warn me that arrest warrants had been filed for me and that I needed to send money to stop these warrants being executed.
I have tried being polite and asking him to not call any more. I've been rude and ordered him to stop calling. Finally, I have taken to turning my phone off for most of the day. I turn it on from time to time just to check for messages and missed calls from those I want to talk with.
It seems to be having an effect. I think if he calls enough times and gets ZERO response, he might think this is no longer a working phone and give up on me.
The "do not call" registry is useless, as these "people" are simply criminals and do not care. They can hide their identities and real locations and phone numbers, so it does no good to report them to authorities.
The only thing I've found is to turn off my phone, but that causes me to miss calls that are important to me. My phone is supposed to be for my benefit, not a burden to me.
Okay, got this off my chest. Just needed to rant. But if anybody here has had a similar problem..... how did you ever get it resolved ? I really don't want to change my number. That would be a hassle all on its own.
Thanks for reading, friends.
JC
The majority of these calls are from one particular individual, with a South Asian accent. Caller ID shows numbers from all over the U.S. One call might originate in Las Vegas, the next from New York, another that same day from Florida. Most recent was from a non-existent area code.
All the same voice, different scam offers. Sometimes wanting me to buy a time share. Some to "Congratulate" me that my "Loan Application" has been approved. Twice to warn me that arrest warrants had been filed for me and that I needed to send money to stop these warrants being executed.
I have tried being polite and asking him to not call any more. I've been rude and ordered him to stop calling. Finally, I have taken to turning my phone off for most of the day. I turn it on from time to time just to check for messages and missed calls from those I want to talk with.
It seems to be having an effect. I think if he calls enough times and gets ZERO response, he might think this is no longer a working phone and give up on me.
The "do not call" registry is useless, as these "people" are simply criminals and do not care. They can hide their identities and real locations and phone numbers, so it does no good to report them to authorities.
The only thing I've found is to turn off my phone, but that causes me to miss calls that are important to me. My phone is supposed to be for my benefit, not a burden to me.
Okay, got this off my chest. Just needed to rant. But if anybody here has had a similar problem..... how did you ever get it resolved ? I really don't want to change my number. That would be a hassle all on its own.
Thanks for reading, friends.
JC