On 8/20/2014 5:52 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> We work out of a home office and we get calls that say Out Of Area,
>> we answer the phone and they hang up. The phone number changes every
>> time they call, and they call at 1:30am, 4:30am, you can say it is
>> annoying.
>>
>> Becca
>
> Very, and if you block *out of area* with the caller ID box, then
> you're blocking most doctor offices, city services etc., who won't
> call back if they're cut off as a rule. Whatever the reasons, I think
> it's ridiculous that people have to continue to be held hostage by
> these unwanted calls. I think people who don't mind, don't get them
> that often.
>

I don't know anyone who doesn't mind. I do know many people who
recognize the extreme difficulty of finding an effective and universal
solution for it. There's NoMoRobo, which has been endorsed by the FTC,
but not every phone carrier enables it. You can enter your phone
number on their website and they'll tell you if it will work for you -
and if not, they'll give you contact info for your phone company, so
you can ask them to enable it.
https://www.nomorobo.com/

But crooks will be crooks, and stealing via telephone swindle schemes
is cheap, simple, and effective, thanks to autodialers and offshoring.
Also thanks to the fact that the majority of people who get these
calls persist in thinking these people are legitimate businesses
offering legitimate services, when they are not. The DNC is designed
to stop legit firms from calling people who don't want to be bothered.
Crooks pay no attention to laws.