Moonhawk Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I'm registered on the DND list but the number of calls has been picking up since around October. At first it was all election related and I thought it would go down afterwards (I know election calls aren't spam), but instead it's just slowly kept increasing from maybe 1-3 calls a day to now a minimum of 5, and today has hit the high of 9, with another 5 hours of expected call time. So so so annoying. Normally I'd just ignore and wait for it to go to VM, but today I'm waiting for some call backs so I'm answering each call because they all show local numbers. End vent. BLARGGHGHGH Okay, now end vent. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I'm getting a similar number of calls. Thankfully most are tied to the area code of my phone number, which is not the main area code for where I live, so it's a bit easier to sort out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaelAldrich Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Me too! They have increased since December or so. I'm on the DNC and NoMoRoBo lists but we now get 6-10 a day. So frustrating!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scholastica Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Yeah. So many calls. I even got a call from myself today... 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I got a bunch today too using “local” numbers, but from people I don’t know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonhawk Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 The weird thing is that 2 of the calls literally ended themselves: "Hi, This is Amber from--"*click*. So I don't even know if I'm mad about my expired car warranty or the IRS about to arrest me! lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 All these places require us to re-register. There used to be an expiration date which I found annoying as in "I don't want those calls now but in 6 months I may be okay with them." Maybe check if you are still within the time frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 5 hours ago, Moonhawk said: The weird thing is that 2 of the calls literally ended themselves: "Hi, This is Amber from--"*click*. So I don't even know if I'm mad about my expired car warranty or the IRS about to arrest me! lol Oh, the IRS has been after me for years but they have yet to arrest me. I once talked to a friend who works at the police department and she said people call them to report these calls (especially people whose elderly parents went into a panic because the IRS was going to arrest them) and she said most of those calls originate in a foreign country and there is little they can do about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I am getting more too. For some reason I am really annoyed by the ones who can’t seem to connect once I answer....you had ONE job...,you are like the WORST spam artist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 My favorite was when caller ID read "SPAM CALLER." LOL! It made me wonder if no one was picking up when they pretended to be a local call, so they said, "Hey, let's be honest and see if that works!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I have been receiving these calls at an increasing rate, also. I heard an estimate that 1/2 of all cell calls will be spam within a couple of years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I've been getting a ton, too. Today I got one that actually came up as being from India! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 It’s absolutely insane. I almost never answer my phone anymore. In fact, I don’t even turn on the ringer. It drives my family nuts because it means I often miss *their calls and texts if my phone isn’t on my person, but oh well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I finally got off the list for student loans. They wanted me to consolidate my loans (even though I have none currently). I went up to 10 calls in one day and then it just petered out - no idea why. (So maybe you're due to go off the list!) Now, it's 2 different people trying to get me to sign up for health insurance; one does local numbers/one does Chicagoland numbers. Both annoy me as we should be getting lots of calls from those areas calling me from medical and government offices so I have to answer every call. My teen dd's new phone number is absolutely insane with spam calls - it gets like 20 calls daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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