Top 5 scam calls and what you can do to get them to finally stop

Hello folks, welcome to another blog post. Its time I really step on the gas with blogging, and I’m going to step on the gas now with this first post about Scan Calls.

Recently, I got a phone call telling me they’re from some police department and that they need money. I hung up on the guy. I know that police departments do not call citizens to ask for money, and police don’t have everybody’s phone number to do this.

Kim’s staff didn’t cover that one, but they do cover 5 ones that are just as important.

Those 5 are:

• • Auto Warranty
• • Social Security number
• • Credit Card
• • IRS
• • Student Loan

Here are 4 things you can do about it.

• Where possible, install a caller identification app on your phone. These apps have vast databases of spam numbers and will let you know if the call is safe to answer or not.
• Never give out personal information over the phone when receiving unsolicited calls. Especially to someone you don’t know.
• When you receive a robocall, the best thing is to hang up immediately. Don’t press buttons on your phone, even if the call gives you the option to stop
• If you receive a spam call, hang up and block the number on your device. This will ensure the caller can’t reach you again.

I do not agree with the last item in my personal opinion. I’ve gotten so many of these calls, blocking them seems useless. Even one of my people who shall remain nameless has blocked them and put them in their contacts as x1 x2 x3 as examples, and they just keep calling.

This is because they spoof their telephone numbers, using methods like spoof cards or other ways I don’t know about or haven’t investigated. I don’t claim to know everything about this stuff, so just keep in mind that this is possible.

They say not to press buttons on the phone, even if you are instructed that pressing a button will remove you from their list. Even though my cell phone is private, unlisted, not published on my web site or anywhere else that I’m personally aware of, I still get these calls regardless on whether or not I’ve indicated to put me on the list.

I love the first item: “Where possible, install a caller identification app on your phone. These apps have vast databases of spam numbers and will let you know if the call is safe to answer or not.” Problem is, besides robo call, what other applications are out there? I know AT&T has some type of application you can use to be able to block these, but we also have Shaken and Stir which is to tell us about these types of calls.

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