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Old 01-16-2023, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by bjansson View Post
There is nothing worse than spam callers. they disrupt business and rip off unsuspecting people. I was getting a LOT of them so I installed the robokiller app which seems to have helped and add your phone number to the National Do Not Call Registry. It take about a month to kick in but it helps too. And i do a lot of blocking.

Also whenever I get a call from one of these guys (that i accidently answered) I tell them I'm in the do not call registry and sometimes you can get them to take you off the 'list'.

Good luck!
Your experience is totally different from mine. In my experience, the "do not call" list, spam blocker apps, and asking a scammer to remove your number from their list are all ineffective and a waste of time.