The DNC list does not automatically block calls. Instead, it provides a list of "do not call" phone numbers to legitimate telemarketers who pay a fee for the list.
The DNC list exempts political callers, survey organizations, charities and companies with preexisting business relationships, 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.
Here is your reading assignment:
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resource ... try/enforcement
Learn how to handle scam, spam and other repeated, obnoxious phone calls.
Visit this site to see how other 800notes posters solved their problems.
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Same old scam, new number. This is the first time I've received a call from Wise River Montana. And it was a different pitch too. Never announced that they were "Credit Card Services" like previous calls have, but still trying to lower my interest rates. This time, however, they said a "non-profit" was offering the program. I pressed 1 to waste their time, but the call went to music-on-hold for longer than my patience would hold out, so I hung up and never got to go through their pitch.
This number has called me at least once a day. I just do not pick up strange numbers that are shown on my telephone. I did get a call yesterday that had 00000. I thought it was from my phone provider checking the lines. An energy scammer. BUT I did find out that the telemarketers sometimes use a 59 CLOUD DIALER that makes their calls. Later on I am calling these people (800-553-8159) to harass them a bit. I also found there was a Chinese technology study that found that if a telemarketer has to wait over 40 seconds for one to either answer a call (or if you put the phone down for over 40 seconds when they call) the telemarketer loses money. So telemarketing is a science--a crap science--but a science
Unfortunately, they keep calling even after you have asked them to put you on their no call list. You were lucky to actually speak to someone without them hanging up, once they realize you don't want their services. Yes, the government's do call list is worthless, because you can report these numbers, but, what is being done about it. The do not call list site will just tell you not to respond to or call back robocalls, they will just add you to another list, and yes, robocalls are illegal, but what else is new.