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Old 07-08-2021, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
I get calls where the caller ID screen says "Suspected Spam". So, I assume that the caller has already been screened by the phone provider. Why aren't these callers being investigated and prosecuted automatically? Also, if a lot of the scammers are calling from overseas, why can't I tell my phone provider to not allow any incoming calls that originated from overseas. I think the technology exists, but, for some reason, it is not being used effectively. It must be about money.
So far today my wife got about 5 useless calls on her cell which is more or less typical.

If the cell companies wanted to I am sure they could stop these calls but one of these days they will figure out that they can charge more to do so.