OT: Phone calls from, "unknown."

[temery]

I am getting 1/2 dozen or more each day to my iPhone. No message left.

Anyone else have this problem? Is there a way to block these calls ?

 

[WlfdHusky]

I am getting 1/2 dozen or more each day to my iPhone. No message left.

Anyone else have this problem? Is there a way to block these calls ?

For the past month I have been getting these calls at my direct line at work and even a few at home. They are phishing scams originating from call centers in India. If you actually speak to someone they either request credit card information or threaten you with legal action unless you wire them money. Unfortunately I have not found a way to block or stop these annoying calls. I have submitted a few requests to the FCC and phone provider with no response or improvement in the situation.

 

[aceboon]

been getting quite a few of them lately as well, one number originating from Peru, the other Cuba. I get at least 3 a day combined.

 

[8893]

Don't answer. It's Nochimson.

 

[IMind]

The only way to block that stuff is if you have a jailbroken iPhone. There are a few options then.

 

[FriarJ]

I have had my same cell phone number for about 17 years and have used it for everything and that was my mistake, so the number has been sold many times apparently to different places and I receive multiple of these calls a day. Unfortunately with iphone there is no app to ignore these, so I swallowed hard and jailbroke my phone. I'm very glad I did it. I purchased an app called iblacklist for about $10 and it is worth a $100=. These calls now never ring my phone and on their end the phone just rings busy. I cannot recommend it enough. I have unknown numbers go to voice-mail just in case it was something important.

I use it for work as well and after work if I don't want any co-workers bothering me I push a button and the only thing that does not go directly to voice-mail is family and friends.

 

[uconnell]

I monitored all my calls thru the message machine and caller ID so I don't answer unless I recognize the #. Now unknown only lets the phone ring 2 times and hangs up so they don't have to pay for the call. They have called twice in the last 4 minutes. Multiple times during the past week, so unable to talk to anyone, I am hoping they give up, although it really doesn't bother me.

 

[ctchamps]

Answer the phone. Sound incoherent. Tell them you're broke but would like to buy drugs. Ask them if they could lend you 15 thou. Make sure your boss is aware this is your scam to scammers. Hate to think what could happen to you if he happens to overhear the conversation and doesn't know you're doing this as a scam.

Alternative choices give them bank account numbers of defunct banks or closed accounts or accounts of people you hate or accounts of bank presidents.