Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Robocalls Are Even Worse in Area Code 202

(Click on the image for Megan Cloherty's WTOP video report)
  • If you are getting more robocalls, it could indicate your phone number "was flagged as a “good number,” meaning the robocallers know there’s a person who answers the phone."
  • “So if it ever asks you to press 9 to get off the list, don’t. Because pressing 9 will put you on the list. … Just the mere fact you answer will put you on the list. That’s why it’s so important not to answer these calls and to have services that try to fool robocallers,”
  • "let unknown numbers roll to voicemail, use call-screening services and remain skeptical."