OneBusyGranny

Thanks for the tip, I'll give that a try. and another one - they I want to give you a device for your back aches ,recommended by my doctor. I tell them to tell me which of my 4 doctors recommenced it without discussing it with me Of coarse, their company does not allow them to give out that information. So I tell them I'm not allowed to accept it .They finally gave up on me!

IceLeopard

For me it was diabetes supplies. They said the same thing, that my medical records said I was diabetic. I am not. While I was buying insulin needles at the time, they were for my *cat.*

It was either a cold call, hoping to reach someone who really was diabetic, or the pharmacy chain I was dealing with sold my information. My money's on the latter.

Battle Axe

I have an android phone. It used to tell me how much reliability the call had in respect to scammers, but it doesn't do that anymore. Now I just let it ring if it just shows numbers. Even though it is a number in my county. Then I immediately call back. It if is telemarketer, then it will say outbound only. I know it is a telemarketer and I block them.

SusieQOH

Those annoying calls come to my cell in stages. I'll have none for awhile and then several a day. I always either decline if that's an option or just let it ring and then see if it was someone I know, which it never is. Sometimes my calls will say "spam risk" but not always.
We don't have a landline anymore.

lberna

For those who have smart phones, just don’t answer any phone calls from numbers not in your contact list. If it’s a legitimate call, he/she can leave a voicemail. The only exception I make is if I’m expecting an important call. I have an iPhone 8. I have toggled a switch in the Settings that will silence phone calls from numbers not in my contact list. The number is visible and a voicemail is available for the caller. Of the past approximately 100 silenced phone calls, only one was from a friend who was not in my contact list. She left a voicemail.

seazteddy

Nomorerobo free service cut down a lot.

goldsberry921

When I get a scam call, I usually answer in different languages. I answered one the other day in Telegu, they said "I don't speak Spanish, let me transfer you to the Spanish department." I do agree that if it is important, they will leave a voicemail.

MicheleC

I have the spoofing of local numbers calling my phone every few months. I ignore them because I live in Alaska and my cell phone number is from North Dakota. I have kept it because I have had it for so long. What was interesting to me when it started was that the spoofed numbers are cell phone numbers. I have even had someone call me saying they missed a call from me that I didn’t make. Sigh...

ptquilts

I notice they sometimes make the spoofed number look "somewhat" like my number. Like if my is 344-6445, they will make it 344-4556. What, am I supposed to think, that looks familiar, let me answer?

tranum

I can speak a basic Scandinavian language, thanks to Grandparents who grew up there & this is all scam callers get from me so they hang up, but generally I just don’t answer their calls. We got a $10 charge on our phone bill when my curious husband called a missed number back. He learned his lesson & lets it ring now.