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VOIP Scam Calls (https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=347921)

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Originally Posted by blake5676 (Post 17414939)

I was an Android user, specifically the Nexus and then the Pixel phones from Google, for more than a decade until 2021. Google has some software that blocks spam calls from even ringing your phone. No freaking clue how it works, but I swear to god I would get less than 5 spam calls/year.

And I never really appreciated it until I switched to an iPhone. I don't get nearly then amount the OP is talking about, but it's more like 5-6 a week rather than an entire year. It's completely annoying and maddening. One of the many things I miss about having an Android but I assume it's proprietary in some way bc I don't think other OS or manufacturers have figured it out.

i think there might be a 3rd party app that can do this, but it might only be on android

(edit: nope, its on ios as well. try this app : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/youmai...il/id308331524 )

(edit2: i love that app and cant live without it if you have android or iOs, try the free version a bit)

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Originally Posted by Ming the Merciless (Post 17423433)

Hmmm, I'll have to give this one a try.

What works great for me....either you have to get a live person or if you are lucky enough to get someone live off the answer

"This is Special Agent Smith with the FBI Fraud Division, how may I help you?"

not 100% effective but it definitely has reduced the volume.

3 spam calls in 24 minutes! Might be setting a new record today. I wish these dickheads would get real jobs.

I did install that app from Ming. I can say this.... I have only had 1 SPAM call since I installed it.

I have no idea if that means this app is blocking them & I never see them; or if I just moved to the bottom of all the SPAM call lists.

I have RoboKiller installed on my phone but i still get a missed call notification and every so often they sneak one by.

I love it when i get a call from some Indian guy trying to sound like John Wayne.