Spam calls.

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Does anyone know of a really free reverse phone lookup? Every site I've tried CLAIMS they are free, but they aren't

I get 3 or 4 CALLS A DAY from some number claiming to be from Raytheon. Of course the numbers sometimes change from call to call, but some of them remain the same.

Yes, I've got this number on "Do Not Call", but that might as well be "I'll Call You Whenever I Want To".

It's driving me nuts.

[Kingofalldems]

1. I got a call from my own number once.

Something has to be done about this. It's every single day, all day.

[OhZone]

6. This spammer is spamming from inside your house

[spanone]

9. That's happened to me a couple of times over the years.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. I don't answer the phone. Whoever is calling, if he's serious, will leave a message. NT

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3. I don't answer either.

But it doesn't stop them from calling.

[Emile]

8. I got 14 spam call yesterday. None leave a voice mail message,

so they are truly spam. I do get pissed when the phone rings and wakes me up during my afternoon nap!

[PatSeg]

18. Same here

I only answer the phone when I recognize the caller.

[mitch96]

19. +1 same here. I must admit the # of spam calls has gone way down. I'm only assuming

that when they call and there is no answer "they" think it's a dead # and "their" AI software kicks it out... YMMV
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[scarytomcat]

4. I have been texting them and asking nicely to be removed from their data base

It seems to be working. I do not answer numbers I don't know. If it is important they will leave a message, For a long time I had the ringer off on my phone so as not to be disturbed. I can now turn it on again, it has been quiet. The problem is the ones that use other peoples numbers, you can do nothing about them but repeat numbers texts seem to work. Never answer unless you know the number or are expecting a call. They give up after a while.

[mahina]

12. Only problem, that tells their database it's a live number w a human on the ither end

I wait and let them leave their number and if the message is from no one I know then I block the number. I recommend it

[lagomorph777]

5. It's simple to block numbers on my cell phone.

I think my land line provider has a web page to do it, as well.

"Do not call" is a joke. You need to block the numbers with your provider.

[Budi]

7. Yup. Keep blocking them. Don't answer them either.

If they're legit they'll leave a mssg before they get blocked.

Otherwise, don't waste my time.

[Emile]

10. They change their numbers every time they call.

[lagomorph777]

15. That's different from my experience, but, yes, would be very frustrating.

I'd still keep blocking away though. I believe providers keep track of what's being blocked and look for patterns. That's why many of these calls say "SPAM?" on the caller ID. I suspect others just get disconnected entirely.

[Rebl2]

11. Same here

Every day, sometimes several times a day.

[marybourg]

13. I turned off my landline ringers and recorded a screening

message requiring callers to self announce. This way all I hear is my own melodic voice and a click as they hang up. Hardly interrupts my nap at all.

As far as a free look up, I just enter the # into google, if I’m interested.

[LuckyCharms]

14. A reverse look-up will not help.

They spoof phone numbers that belong to others.

If you are talking about a landline. Get an answering machine. Turn your ringer off. If it is anything important, they'll leave a message. Check your answering machine a few times a day. Keep the volume on your answering machine off or almost off until you physically check for any messages.

If it's your cell phone, don't answer any numbers that are not in your contacts. Let it go to voicemail.

I sometimes get over 20 spoofed spam calls on my landline per day. No messages are left. I can tell by scrolling through my call log.

[Tracer]

16. Yes, it's a landline.

I like your idea. I will try it.

No spammers have found my cell phone......yet.

[abqtommy]

17. I use the National Phone Number Registry to do reverse phone look-ups. It's free...

... https://npnr.org/ And since I've begun blocking calls the number of spam calls I get
is way down.