There is only one
way to stop ‘Robocalls’
We must never
forget, it cost spammers time and money to
'Not get you on the Phone'!
This morning on WESH
2 News was a shot (Fighting Robo Calls), at ‘Robo -calling’ (Spammers).
(1)– Do not answer
the phone!
(2) –Download a Call
Blocking App!
(3) –Do your
research!
This home phone has
been using Number one and Number three for over two years, and more important,
‘Political Spamming have slowed down to a trickle’!
The fun part is when
spammers get so upset that they, every once in a while, get a little snotty to
your machine!
However, we told all
of our family, friends and other important calls to ‘Leave a message' on our
answering machine!
You will get a call
back if you are not a spammer.
It is not easy at
first to
‘Not answer your
phone'.
However, it gets
easier as time goes by and your phone rings less and less every day!
Still once in about
300 calls someone you wish to speak with will not leave a message.
Oh Well!
This is when Number
Three comes into play, look up the number on your phone!
Today we are
averaging about 3 calls a week.
Spammers have now
learned how to by-pass an answering machine and get to 'Voice Mail'
So what just stick
to number one and number three and use number two if you wish?
This week 35 state
attorneys general issued a joint
letter (PDF) urging the federal government to step up efforts to fight
illegal robocalls. They called on the Federal Communications Commission to
further strengthen rules to let telecommunications service providers block
certain categories of robocalls, specifically spoofed calls. “Spoofing” allows
scammers to disguise their identities, making it difficult for law enforcement
to bring them to justice. Just about everyone has received spoofed calls: You
see an incoming call from an unknown phone number that carries your area code,
and sometimes even the next three digits of your phone number, in an obvious
ruse designed to trick you into answering.
“Virtually anyone
can send millions of illegal robocalls and frustrate law enforcement with just
a computer, inexpensive software, and an internet connection,” the attorneys
general wrote in their comments to the FCC.