Has anyone else experienced a significant increase in spam calls?

[NewHendoLib]

For the last 3-4 days, I'm receiving 6 or more spam calls daily - all different numbers- I have an Android call screen, but all callers keep the line.open for a minute, and say nothing. I block them all and report spam - but this is far more than I've ever dealt with.

PLEASE NOTE - I never answer them - my spam screen picks them off.

[jgmiller]

1. Yes they started right around when he was sworn in

The spammers know the FCC isn't going to go after them like they started to under Biden. They are spammers for a reason, if they see an opening they will take it. The carriers won't stop them because they make money off of it.

[ImNotGod]

2. I average about 3 a day which is 300 percent increase since the nazi party took over. nt

[SheltieLover]

3. I just don't answer if I don't know who it is & I leave VM full

Eventually, they quit calling.

[Kingofalldems]

4. At least 6 per hour.

[Chipper Chat]

5. I get 10 to 25 a day.

Medicare advantage, timeshare, burial plots, etc. Sometimes I play along just for fun.

[CTyankee]

6. We get them all the time, but on our land line which we still have....

[defacto7]

7. Yes. Several a day, up from none 3 weeks ago.

[c-rational]

8. Yes, same here. I mentioned this to my wife.

[Think. Again.]

9. Yes, of course, musk has removed the safeguards against them with damage he's done to our institutions.

Scammers will be having a field day now that they know there won't be anything stopping them.

[Whyisthisstillclose]

10. Yes. Several more a day. Nothing is illegal anymore. (Except criticizing Dump)

[50 Shades Of Blue]

11. Yes! I've noticed a whole lot more. I use the "silence unknown callers" setting on my iPhone

99% of the time so those calls just go to voicemail (none are ever left). I figure there's no point in blocking the numbers because no number is ever used more than once.

[Norrrm]

12. More and more are an AI voice before they connect you to a live person.

When I hear that India accent, I know it's appropriate to insult them.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. Yes

[Meowmee]

14. I don't think so. I think it's about the same maybe

But I don’t usually answer the phone if I don’t know who it is. I have caller ID. I did have some strange people who sounded like they were from the islands asking about the property. I told two of them that I’m going to report them if they keep calling here and how did they get my number, etc.

We have also had a strange repair man calling here for like three years and saying oh I’m calling about the work you needed done and I told him several times that I don’t know who you are and I didn’t ask for any estimates. I asked him for the name of the company and he will never give that. If he calls again, I’m going to report him too.

I advise everybody never to hire anybody that calls you over the phone to do work on your home. Because I did that once when I wasn’t feeling well when one of my cats died and they scammed my father out of thousands of dollars while I was asleep. I woke up to the whole house being torn to shreds etc. I got all of the money back, but it was very stressful and I ended up in the hospital not long after that from stress, etc. I would say about 99% of the contractors, etc. in this area are total crooks.

[peacebuzzard]

15. if its not a known contact, I don't answer.

I mark it as spam and delete.
Also, when I call out, I have No Caller ID.
I do miss connecting with some necessary numbers, but my phone is now silent, as it should be.

I was getting way too many spam calls. Now, I have peace again.

on edit: I did sign up for a security plan that screens calls and monitors spam online and on the phone. It is worth it for my sanity.

[hvn_nbr_2]

16. I'm also getting calls at 6 a.m.

It's only going to get worse.

[Emile]

17. I had a couple, I never answer them. If it's important

the caller will leave a message on voice mail.