This post has two parts. The =second= is for people who are interested in the realities of the Do Not Call list. The =first= is for people who have difficulty understanding long explanations, but think the DNC list does not work.
1)
The DNC list is not a magic switch attached to your phone line, that will block calls.
The DNC list is intended to help stop calls originating from legitimate telemarketers.
* Your calls were not from legitimate telemarketers.
* Therefore, the DNC list will not stop those calls.
2)
The DNC list does not automatically block calls. Instead, it provides a list of "do not call" phone numbers to legitimate, registered telemarketers who pay a fee for the list.
The DNC list exempts political callers, survey organizations, charities, and companies with preexisting business relationships, as well as debt collectors, but these organizations might have their own, internal Do Not Call list (ask them).
The DNC list is not effective against criminals, spammers and scammers, because those people do not subscribe to the DNC list, and do not care if you are on or off that list.
Its purpose is to stop calls from legitimate telemarketers, and it does a pretty good job at that. Just think ... if there were no DNC, you would be receiving incessant calls from BOTH legitimate and scam telemarketing callers!
Here is your reading assignment:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0108-national-do-not-call-registry
https://www.donotcall.gov/
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resource ... try/enforcement
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... lemarketers-pay
Remember, the FCC's Do Not Call site is a good one to report unwanted calls from LEGITIMATE telemarketers. To report spammers and scammers, visit the FTC site, at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
If you receive calls even after reporting them (and waiting a sufficient time), then you should consider using a call blocker app, device or service as your first line of defense. Google "call blocker" to see such things at Amazon or other sites.
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I got a phone call from a foreign female said that her name is Ernie. Said that my computer was sending out errors because I have a virus on my computer and she was going to help me with it. I said that she was full of [***]. I don't have a computer and I told her to spell her name so I would have it right for when I report her. She hung up on me.
We receive a call from 207-665-2251 approximately every other day. The calls usually come in around 1-2 PM pacific time zone. No one talks on the other end. I have trouble disconnecting from this call at times and I'm unable to use my phone.
"Peter" from "Windows Service Company" Cut him off and blocked the number. Had I listened, I'm sure he would have told me that I had some virus that was sending them messages and he'd be able to fix it for a fee.
They just called me too, but I didn't answer. Thank you to 800notes and everyone for posting the info. For what it's worth, when this number showed up on my phone it had a "+" sign in front of the number, which is indicative of an international call. I can only assume that this 207 area code was spoofed. Also, I've been bombarded over the past 3-4 weeks with calls from telemarketers/scammers from something called "medical health center", which I also read about here on 800notes (see 786-480-0065 for example). Folks, say the callers have a Middle Eastern/Indian accent. I can only guess that these must be associated somehow. I don't answer calls from numbers I don't recognize, and I've blocked almost all of these numbers, but they just keep coming and are continuing to escalate. I'm about to run out of numbers to block on my cell phone's plan. I feel like my phone isn't my own anymore -- it's becoming more of a torture device.