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 I have a iPhone, I am sure Androids have the same setup.
 I put my iPhone on Do Not Disturb, it was supposed to be something you
set up so your phone does not ring in the middle of the night but I have
it on 24 hours a day, it is set so anyone in my contact list can get
through but all other calls are sent off to voice mail. I do have to
remember to turn it off sometimes if I am expecting a call from someone
not in my contact list, but my contact list now has over 300 people in it.
   mike
On 3/25/2019 10:38 AM, Jim Stone via Shop-talk wrote:
> Unfortunately, the Do Not Call list, which once worked very well, has
> now become almost worthless because scammers have figured out that
> that their chances of being caught are slim and the fines assessed are
> far less than the profits from running a successful scam. Â If you cell
> carrier is AT&T, you can try downloading their Call Protect app. Â It
> isnâ??t perfect, but it helps. Other carriers may have something
> similar. Â Your cellphone should also allow you to block call from the
> spoof number, although that would also block any legitimate calls from
> BOA. Â Personally, I set up a contact group list on my mobile called
> â??Ignore this Callâ?? and add numbers to it anytime I get a telemarketing
> call; being able to actively ignore them gives me more satisfaction
> than not allowing them to connect. Â It is childish, but I still do it.
>
> One other thing, just FWIW. Â I didnâ??t change my cell number when I
> moved from St. Louis to New York, so it is still Area Code 314. Â That
> turns out to be a very good thing, as most spoof calls come in with
> that area code (and, more often than not, the same exchange as my
> phone). Â I now ignore any calls from 314 that are not in my contact
> list and have yet to miss a real call. Â You can have any area code you
> want on a cell phone. Â Changing your number is a drastic step, but I
> would definitely get an out-of-state number, should I ever need a new one.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Jim
>
>
>> On Mar 25, 2019, at 12:29 PM, john niolon via Shop-talk
>>
>> for some time Iâ??ve been getting calls on cells phones and home phone
>> offering me â??lower credit card ratesâ?? and have a limited time to
>> reply... when I press â??1â?? to speak to an associate, I get a foreign
>> being speaking almost english and when I tell him to stop calling
>> they hang up..these calls are two to three times a week and sometimes
>> twice a day. Today I called their 800 number and got bank of
>> america. After three failed attempts and a call back I finally spoke
>> to a person and she told me it was a scam and they mask their number
>> and it shows BoAs 800 number. She said there was nothing they could
>> do... but put me on BoAs do not call list but offered no
>> incouragement that that would stop the calls
>> Is there anywhere I can take this to get it resolved... I canâ??t seem
>> to block the number on my home phone since it[s a 800 number and
>> havenâ??t found a way on the cells yet...  come on phone/tech/gurus...
>> little help here
>> thanks
>> John
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Â I have a iPhone, I am sure Androids
have the same setup.</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Â I put my iPhone on Do Not Disturb, it
was supposed to be something you set up so your phone does not
ring in the middle of the night but I have it on 24 hours a day,
it is set so anyone in my contact list can get through but all
other calls are sent off to voice mail. I do have to remember to
turn it off sometimes if I am expecting a call from someone not in
my contact list, but my contact list now has over 300 people in
it.</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Â Â Â mike</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/25/2019 10:38 AM, Jim Stone via
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Unfortunately, the Do Not Call list, which once worked very well,
has now become almost worthless because scammers have figured out
that that their chances of being caught are slim and the fines
assessed are far less than the profits from running a successful
scam. Â If you cell carrier is AT&T, you can try downloading
their Call Protect app. Â It isnâ??t perfect, but it helps. Other
carriers may have something similar. Â Your cellphone should also
allow you to block call from the spoof number, although that would
also block any legitimate calls from BOA. Â Personally, I set up a
contact group list on my mobile called â??Ignore this Callâ?? and add
numbers to it anytime I get a telemarketing call; being able to
actively ignore them gives me more satisfaction than not allowing
them to connect. Â It is childish, but I still do it.
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</div>
<div class="">One other thing, just FWIW. Â I didnâ??t change my cell
number when I moved from St. Louis to New York, so it is still
Area Code 314. Â That turns out to be a very good thing, as most
spoof calls come in with that area code (and, more often than
not, the same exchange as my phone). Â I now ignore any calls
from 314 that are not in my contact list and have yet to miss a
real call. Â You can have any area code you want on a cell phone.
 Changing your number is a drastic step, but I would definitely
get an out-of-state number, should I ever need a new one.</div>
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<div class="">Hope this helps,</div>
<div class="">Jim</div>
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<div class="">for some time Iâ??ve been getting calls
on cells phones and home phone offering me â??lower
credit card ratesâ?? and have a limited time to
reply... when I press â??1â?? to speak to an
associate, I get a foreign being speaking almost
english and when I tell him to stop calling they
hang up..these calls are two to three times a week
and sometimes twice a day. Today I called their
800 number and got bank of america. After three
failed attempts and a call back I finally spoke to
a person and she told me it was a scam and they
mask their number and it shows BoAs 800 number.Â
She said there was nothing they could do... but
put me on BoAs do not call list but offered no
incouragement that that would stop the calls</div>
<div class="">Â </div>
<div class="">Is there anywhere I can take this to
get it resolved... I canâ??t seem to block the
number on my home phone since it[s a 800 number
and havenâ??t found a way on the cells yet...  come
on phone/tech/gurus... little help here</div>
<div class="">Â </div>
<div class="">thanks</div>
<div class="">John</div>
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