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New listed phone number and now a lot scam calls using spoofed phone numbers.
I just got a Cox landline phone because I was tired to being dependent on just my cell phone, and I made the mistake of going the cheap route and allowing my phone number to be listed rather than unlisted. My question is how to make it an unlisted number now? I don't see that option under my Account options. And plus, now this number is out there with my name on it. The callers are specifically calling me and asking for me by name. So they already have the information. And it seems to be the same group of callers, all obviously scams, using spoofed phone numbers, and trying to sell me an ADT security plan that is most likely fake. They want me credit card information, and of course, I'm not dumb enough to give it to them. I have used Cox's ability to block specific numbers from calling me, and each time they call me from a new spoofed number, I immediately block them from calling me again, but they keep generating new spoofed numbers to call me. How many numbers can I add to my blocked phone numbers' list? I hope I don't run out of blocked number slots for all these incoming calls. I put this number on the Do Not Call Registry, but I've heard it does very little good anyways. So, anyways, I'm not a pleased customer at this point. I mainly use this landline number to make calls to friends, business associates, etc., but I can see that I will still have to rely on my cell phone for receiving calls, because I'll eventually have to just turn the ringer off of my landline phone and let all the calls go to my answering machine. What a pain in the neck! It has been such a long time since I had a landline phone that I had forgotten why I got rid of it in the first place. And now it seems like it is even worse than before. Tons of sales calls, and tons of outright scam calls. Luckily, I don't fall for any of them, but it makes my phone almost worthless. My cell phone is unlisted, thankfully.
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Tukee
10 years ago Place Archives
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Unwanted calls, robo calls, etc
I have been reading many comments from people who are co thmplaining about unwanted calls and how to stop them. Many people are registered with the DNS (myself included) and this is not working for anyone. There is a really easy solution which I am surprised nobody has even mentioned. My phone announces whomever is calling by voice, caller ID, etc. If it is someone I know I can answer it. If it is someone that I do not recognize but when they start to leave a message and I do want to talk to this person then again I answer it. In this way I am not talking to sales persons or scammers. END OF THE PROBLEM. A very easy solution to a never ending problem. I always have said that if someone wants to talk to me they will leave me a message and if not then just hang up like to many of these callers always do anyway. So it is not taking up my time answering calls that I do not want.
sstack
10 years ago Place Archives
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FAKE COX GUY CALLING IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA NAMED ALEX...from COX COMUNICATNS (missed spelled)
His number is 703-378-8422 or another if they moved on so don't answer this phone call to be sure. We got scam for some money when certain money was moved not giving to us. They did call again this morning so they thought we didn't know what's up. Caller - ID shows its calledCOX COMUNICATNS that's missed spelled to clue to you that's not from COX CABLE at all. They had us download software called "TeamViewer" free software to help us with out internet problem when they said COX CABLE had a server went down when our IP ADDRESS went private to public also about their fake story for this scam. Be safe too. PLEASE CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE if this happens to you!!!
JACKD_ND
3 years ago Place Phone
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