they've called 3 times in the last hour. Why would they call a Cdn # to ask about US political views? I think it's obvious they are just going down a list of #'s from all over Canada & the States.
hi me again. (BC Canada)
using Bcc when emailing cuts down on spam. best to send all group emails to yourself in the To field, and put everyone else in Bcc and be insistent that others do the same or take you off their list!
putting up craigslist ads is the same: use caution when answering what appears to be real people interested in your ads. as quite often your full name appears in the "from" field.
back to the subject at hand:
After I blocked 971 208 9963 and 971 208 9960 (both from Oregon) , I soon got a call from Washington:
253 802 0308. within minutes of the blocked call trying to get through.
Hang up the phone. Don't press 1 to speak to a live operator and don't press any other number to get your number off the list. IF YOU RESPOND BY PRESSING ANY NUMBER, IT WILL PROBABLY JUST LEAD TO MORE ROBOCALLS.
Consider contacting your phone provider and asking them to block the number, and whether they charge for that service. Remember that telemarketers change Caller ID information easily and often, so it might not be worth paying a fee to block a number that will change.
Report your experience to the FTC online at www.donotcall.gov or by calling 1-888-382-1222.
To learn more about illegal robocalls and what the FTC is doing to stop them, visit ftc.gov/robocalls.
Most likely they will be more persistent in the future since they now know it is a live number. I've never answered and they only call me every couple of weeks and to all my different phone numbers, not just one. If I ever answer, I expect to be called more often at that number. My Google Voice number is the only one where I can block a number for good, they'll get an out of service message. My cell I can only put them on silent ring and my home phone line will only block 10 numbers at once. When you get a new phone get a new number, keep the old number and port it to Google Voice when your contract is up. If you have Sprint you may be able to use your current number for GV without porting.