by Hugh-AR » 21 Jul 2017 15:29
I too get frequent phone calls from 'India' saying my computer is sending Microsoft error reports (or similar) and they will fix my computer for me. And I'm sure 'fix it' they would do if I let them!
Then there are the 'automated' phone calls from eg. Government Schemes for something or other. What I am finding these days is that as people won't answer to 'International' calls or withheld numbers, they make sure they are using a 'proper' telephone number to ring from so you will answer it. If you get one of these calls from an identifiable number (and I had four the other day from the same number) then BT tell me I can BAN that number from ringing me again (so long as it is an indentifiable number). Just dial 1572 and you have an option to add the number that last called you to your personal 'blacklist'. Just press the 1. They repeat the number to you to make sure that really is the number you want banned, and you confirm it. And you can always 'un-ban' the number later if you so wish. I know they can change to another number to ring from, but doing that is a start, anyway.
This is with BT .. don't know what other companies do .. but they must do something similar. Ring and ask them.
Hugh
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