On May 2, 1:54*pm, Moe DeLoughan > wrote:
> On 5/2/2013 12:29 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > I don't get calls from *live* telemarketers anymore. *But those darned
> > recorded calls haven't stopped. *"The F!B!I! reports there is a
> > break-in every 10 minutes" and other such foolishness. *Most of the
> > time their names and numbers aren't displayed. *So I've got no way to
> > report them.
>
> These are criminal enterprises that are trying to swindle people with
> fraudulent products or services. Meaning, they pay no attention at all
> to the Do Not Call list, no more than a burglar would pay attention to
> a No Solicitors sign on your door. Many of these firms are operating
> outside the US, so they're outside the federal government's
> jurisdiction. They have a habit of spoofing their caller ID, using
> either phony phone numbers/names, or ones that don't belong to them.
> They also frequently change their number(s) to get around being placed
> on call block lists.
>
> > I've given up answering the phone. *And no, I'm not going to listen to
> > the recording then press 1 to get a live person on the line to ask
> > them to stop. *I seriously doubt they care.
>
> Actually, that's one thing you don't want to do. Doing so tells them
> you're a person just gullible enough to think that that will have an
> effect. Gullible people's numbers get shared/sold to other con artists.
>
> > However, if anyone has any suggestions about how to rid myself of
> > these recorded nuisance calls I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> At this point, there's not much beyond using a call block service
> (some phone companies provide it as a service, some phones can do it
> on their own).
>
> If you can't block, you can change the caller ID in your phone list to
> label each of the nuisance numbers as 'CROOK' or 'SPAM' or some
> similar don't-bother-answering clue. Not as good as a block, but
> you'll recognize it as a worthless caller. The problem with either of
> these approaches is that they keep spoofing their numbers, so pretty
> soon you fill up your caller ID or block list and yet keep getting the
> same calls from new numbers.
>
> This is why the feds recently held that contest offering a $50K prize
> to whoever could come up with a workable solution. Two winners are
> sharing the prize money to help them commercially develop their
> solutions.

As I mentioned earlier.

N.