YSK: Several countries have their own Do Not Call registries that opt you out of telemarketer lists and it only takes a few minutes to complete.
YSK: Several countries have their own Do Not Call registries that opt you out of telemarketer lists and it only takes a few minutes to complete.
Australia - https://www.donotcall.gov.au/
Canada - https://lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/en/Consumer/Register-your-number/#!/
United Kingdom - https://www.tpsonline.org.uk/
United States - https://www.donotcall.gov/index.html
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These list also make you a likely target for scam calls.
How do these lists make you a likely target for scam calls?
They have a list of valid numbers and since they are scammers they don't care if they are breaking the law by calling you.
Jokes on them. I haven't answered an unknown number in years. Probably why I get so few scam calls.
They give your phone number to telemarketers and say "please don't call this number". I doubt anyone in the government follows up and punishes any telemarketers that ignore their strong request.
Pretend you are running a scam call centre. Wouldn't you like a curated list of known real phone numbers and names of people that are likely to answer their phones because they are used to only getting legitimate calls?