Robo-calls..

[albacore]

I am getting a shit-ton of robocalls - mostly about Social Security - these days. 20 per day divided between my cell and landline. Am I the only one? I put our numbers on the National Do Not Call registry, but it hasn't slowed.
Am I being targeted for outspoken FB posts?

[mwmisses4289]

1. Most call numbers for these places are generated automatically.

The person in charge of generating the list simply puts in the first number in the computer (such as [phone] ), the computer generates the list, and voila! Numbers to call! Doesn't matter if your number is on the do not call list or not.

[Jilly_in_VA]

2. Just block every number they come from

It's not that hard. i do it every day. And silence your landline. My husband has a different approach---he simply sets the phone down and lets the "caller" ramble on. He says that way they're not bothering someone else.

[AlanAdam]

3. I get over 100 every weekday.

This has been going on for several years. I am not exaggerating. Over 100 every weekday. They usually want my Medicare info, almost always with South Asian accents. About six months ago I finally had to use iPhone's built-in call screening app. It has made my life so much more peaceful. Illegitimate scammers ignore the do-not-call registry. My phone now only dings me if the number is in my contacts list.

[GoCubsGo]

4. I don't get that many on most days, but...

I do get multiples daily. If I don't recognize the number, I don't answer, so I don't generally know who is calling. My (VOIP) landline will indicate if it's "suspected spam." They don't usually leave a message, so I have no idea what the calls are about. On my cell, if they leave any sort of message, it's usually something about my non-existent Xfinity account. Or, they want to buy somebody else's property. I'm sure some of the latter are also some of the landline spam I get, as I once made the mistake of answering one of those, thinking it was someone else.