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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. If you cell =
carrier is AT&T, you can try downloading their Call Protect app. It =
isn=E2=80=99t perfect, but it helps. Other carriers may have something =
similar. Your cellphone should also allow you to block call from the =
spoof number, although that would also block any legitimate calls from =
BOA. Personally, I set up a contact group list on my mobile called =
=E2=80=9CIgnore this Call=E2=80=9D 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. It is childish, but I =
still do it.
One other thing, just FWIW. I didn=E2=80=99t change my cell number when =
I moved from St. Louis to New York, so it is still Area Code 314. 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). I =
now ignore any calls from 314 that are not in my contact list and have =
yet to miss a real call. 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.
Hope this helps,
Jim
> On Mar 25, 2019, at 12:29 PM, john niolon via Shop-talk =
<shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
>=20
> for some time I=E2=80=99ve been getting calls on cells phones and home =
phone offering me =E2=80=9Clower credit card rates=E2=80=9D and have a =
limited time to reply... when I press =E2=80=9C1=E2=80=9D 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
> =20
> Is there anywhere I can take this to get it resolved... I can=E2=80=99t=
seem to block the number on my home phone since it[s a 800 number and =
haven=E2=80=99t found a way on the cells yet... come on =
phone/tech/gurus... little help here
> =20
> thanks
> John
> =20
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">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. If =
you cell carrier is AT&T, you can try downloading their Call Protect =
app. It isn=E2=80=99t perfect, but it helps. Other carriers may =
have something similar. Your cellphone should also allow you to =
block call from the spoof number, although that would also block any =
legitimate calls from BOA. Personally, I set up a contact group =
list on my mobile called =E2=80=9CIgnore this Call=E2=80=9D 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. It is childish, but I still do it.<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">One other thing, just FWIW. I =
didn=E2=80=99t change my cell number when I moved from St. Louis to New =
York, so it is still Area Code 314. 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). I now ignore any =
calls from 314 that are not in my contact list and have yet to miss a =
real call. 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><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Hope this =
helps,</div><div class=3D"">Jim</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Mar 25, 2019, at 12:29 PM, =
john niolon via Shop-talk <<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">
<div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">for some time I=E2=80=99ve been getting calls on cells =
phones and home phone=20
offering me =E2=80=9Clower credit card rates=E2=80=9D and have a limited =
time to reply... when I=20
press =E2=80=9C1=E2=80=9D to speak to an associate, I get a foreign =
being speaking almost=20
english and when I tell him to stop calling they hang up..these calls =
are two to=20
three times a week and sometimes twice a day. Today I called their =
800=20
number and got bank of america. After three failed attempts and a =
call=20
back I finally spoke to a person and she told me it was a scam and they =
mask=20
their number and it shows BoAs 800 number. She said there was =
nothing they=20
could do... but put me on BoAs do not call list but offered no =
incouragement=20
that that would stop the calls</div>
<div class=3D""> </div>
<div class=3D"">Is there anywhere I can take this to get it =
resolved... I can=E2=80=99t seem=20
to block the number on my home phone since it[s a 800 number and =
haven=E2=80=99t found a=20
way on the cells yet... come on phone/tech/gurus... little =
help=20
here</div>
<div class=3D""> </div>
<div class=3D"">thanks</div>
<div class=3D"">John</div>
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