Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] annoying calls

From: Jim Stone via Shop-talk <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2019 20:18:29 -0400

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I know this discussion has run out of steam, but the Washington Post =
just published a relevant article with reviews of multiple free and pay =
apps to block robo and spam calls and, in some cases, get even a bit.  =
All but one seem to be limited to mobile phones, but I still thought =
this was worth passing on.

=
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/04/die-robocalls-die-how=
-to-guide-stop-spammers-exact-revenge/?utm_term=3D.e534d4b0e2e2&wpisrc=3Dn=
l_evening&wpmm=3D1

I am more than happy to share a pdf of this article with anyone who has =
trouble opening up the link due to WaPo=E2=80=99s paywall.

Jim

> On Mar 25, 2019, at 12:29 PM, john niolon via Shop-talk =
<[email-masked]> wrote:
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> 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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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I =
know this discussion has run out of steam, but the Washington Post just =
published a relevant article with reviews of multiple free and pay apps =
to block robo and spam calls and, in some cases, get even a bit. =
&nbsp;All but one seem to be limited to mobile phones, but I still =
thought this was worth passing on.<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/04/die-robocalls=
-die-how-to-guide-stop-spammers-exact-revenge/?utm_term=3D.e534d4b0e2e2&am=
p;wpisrc=3Dnl_evening&amp;wpmm=3D1" =
class=3D"">https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/04/die-roboca=
lls-die-how-to-guide-stop-spammers-exact-revenge/?utm_term=3D.e534d4b0e2e2=
&amp;wpisrc=3Dnl_evening&amp;wpmm=3D1</a></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I am more than happy to share a pdf of =
this article with anyone who has trouble opening up the link due to =
WaPo=E2=80=99s paywall.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Jim<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite"=
 class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Mar 25, 2019, at 12:29 PM, john niolon =
via Shop-talk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt; 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.&nbsp; Today I called their =
800=20
number and got bank of america.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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"">&nbsp;</div>
<div class=3D"">Is there anywhere I can take this to get it =
resolved...&nbsp; 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...&nbsp;&nbsp; come on phone/tech/gurus... little =
help=20
here</div>
<div class=3D"">&nbsp;</div>
<div class=3D"">thanks</div>
<div class=3D"">John</div>
<div class=3D"">&nbsp;</div></div></div></div>
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