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If you ever posted your phone number on a social site, or used it when ordering online, or typed it in an insecure computer, or gave it to a friend whose computer was attacked, or filled out an entry form at a fair or a supermarket, or used it on a contest entry form, or put it on a postcard for a magazine or purchase, or were among those whose information was hacked from some organization, or obtained a "new" phone number ... your number is probably known to the scammers.
Allow me to present another possibility in a very simple fashion ... not to insult your intelligence, but to attempt to get the idea across to even those who have difficulty understanding more complicated answers.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robodialers for Dummies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Can you count?
If you answered "yes", that is a good start. Try counting from 1 to 10 now. I will wait.
..........
Finished? Good.
I want you to think "0" instead of "10". Got it?
Now, get a piece of paper and a pen or pencil, and write down those ten numbers. Here, I will help you, in case your forgot:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Now get ready to write down some more numbers. I want you to write them down in the following format:
ABC-DEF-GHIJ
Yes, I know those are letters, but I want you to use numbers, instead.
Think of a number between 0 and 9 ... pick one from the list I gave above, if you wish.
Write it down, instead of the "A", above
Do that nine more times, writing it down instead of the other letters.
Now, look at the result.
Does it ring a bell?
It should, because you just wrote down a phone number!
Mr Computer is very good at making numbers.
Mr Computer can do what you just did in a fraction of a second.
In other words, Mr Computer can make and dial phone numbers VERY quickly.
Spammers and scammers who know about Mr Computer do not need to register and buy the DNC list.
Spammers and scammers who know about Mr Computer can even dial "unlisted" numbers, or "private numbers" or "brand-new numbers you just got"!
The DNC list is not a magic switch that blocks these calls from reaching your phone. It is merely a list. It is NOT a call blocker!
There, now you know all about how spammers can dial YOUR phone number, even if it is unlisted, and even if only relatives know it, and even if it is on or off the DNC list.
I hope that helps prove the DNC list DOES work! It helps prevent calls from registered / legitimate telemarketers, but it is not able to stop calls from telespammers. It is also NOT designed to stop political callers (who usually get the numbers from voter registration lists), calls from charities, or some other companies, such as debt collectors; or companies with which you have done business in the last 18 months.
I made the mistake of entering some information on-line, and before I even finished the form and selected the agencies to whom I was interested in talking, I was receiving phone calls. Including this one. 26 numbers, 30 cal;ls, one week, and counting
My reply is for slim: The DNC list does NOT work. A few months ago, I looked into getting cheaper insurance than my employer offered. I was told to go to the "Obamacare" website, which I mistakenly thought was an official website. There IS no official website for "obamacare". What there IS is an insurance clearinghouse which basically gives out your number to every insurance company in the country. These companies call you....RELENTLESSLY...sometimes 20 x per day EACH. They never stop. I realized that there are no cheaper plans, so I told all of them that I did not need a new plan anymore. Now, I would think that if the US government is giving your number to these people, they would have to be reputable companies. YET I registered with the DNC list after being called to the point of harassment by these people. Day, night, weekends. I ask them to not call, but it continues. If you block the number, they have 20 more. It never stops...it still continues, most recently from the number above. THEREFORE either the DNC list does NOT work (if we can assume that the companies our government is giving out our info to are reputable), or we can not trust the US government, nor the shady companies they apparently deal with in reference to their obamacare program.