Why are you getting so many calls? Often, it’s scammers calling. The Federal Trade Commission gives great advice on what you need to know about unwanted calls and how to stop them.
Scammers can use the internet to make calls from all over the world. They don’t care if you’re on the National Do Not Call Registry. That’s why your best defense against unwanted calls is call blocking. Which type of call-blocking or call-labeling technology you use will depend on the phone — whether it’s a mobile, traditional landline, or a home phone that makes calls over the internet (VoIP).
If you answer the phone and hear a recorded message instead of a live person, it’s a robocall. If you’re getting a lot of robocalls trying to sell you something, odds are the calls are illegal. Many are also probably scams.
You can report robocalls and join the National Do Not Call Registry here – https://donotcall.gov/. The National Do Not Call Registry was created to stop sales callsfrom real companies. It’s free to register your home or mobile phone number.
Remember: don’t always trust your caller ID. Scammers have a way of placing phone calls using someone else’s number.
