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Fraudulent calls for telecom promotions (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I've been receiving 3-4 phonecalls per week from call centers where the caller is always Indian and they're all calling about a special promotion from one of the big three telecom companies.

I actually registered my phone on the no call list from the federal government. I'm not even a customer of the big three. (Videotron in Quebec ftw) So I shouldn't be receiving these calls. I've also asked multiple times not to be called again. But they still call.

Has anyone else had this issue? How did you deal with it?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Sorry to hear you're dealing with that. I don't pick up calls from numbers I don't recognize, with exceptions like if I know a service/delivery person will arrive soon. This is speculation, but I think that picking up fraud calls makes you more likely to be called again. Sorry I can't be more help

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I don’t pick up calls from numbers I don’t recognize, with exceptions like if I know a service/delivery person will arrive soon.

This used to work in the past when the numbers were obviously long-distance or the call ID looked sus. But these newer calls are now using local numbers, and the call ID comes up with regular people's names.

I've set my answering machine so I can hear the caller even as the voice greeting is on, so that can help, but only if they call my home phone and only if I'm near the machine.

It's infuriating that "nothing can be done" on a wider scale. These numbers are coming from somewhere, and I find it hard to believe they can't be whitelisted/blacklisted on a national level.

This is speculation, but I think that picking up fraud calls makes you more likely to be called again.

100%.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

This might not be am option or helpful for everyone, but I've moved cities since I got my current phone number. Now I know if it's from my own area code, it's almost certainly spam. And since pretty much everyone has country-wide free long distance calling nowadays, long distance charges don't really matter.

[–] Nogami 2 points 2 months ago

If it’s not someone on my contact list it’s going to voicemail. Every time no exceptions.

Leave me a message.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

A lot of the spam numbers come from the same area code and first 3 digits of my number, makes it really easy to suss out most of the scam calls out. I just hate when they leave a message and I have to go in and delete their message.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Picking them up will absolutely get you more spam calls. That proves to them that it's an "active" number and you'll get inundated with a bunch more calls. If it's actually someone trying to reach me, they can leave a voicemail.