Spam calls

Kirkmain

My number seems to have been sold to some third party. Literally 1-2x an hour, every day, I'm getting cold called about dog insurance, life insurance, accidents I haven't been involved in. Whats the best way to deal with this? What websites have I signed up for to have caused this?

booneruk

Honestly, I'd think about changing my number or just getting used to ignoring numbers you don't recognise (especially those that don't result in a voicemail).

"If it was important, they'd leave a voicemail" is my thinking.

Generally I ignore unknown numbers and then search them on Google. There are a few useful "what is this number?" sites that you may get led to showing user submitted feedback on the calls they received from it. If it then sounds like a spam number I block it.

kazwookie

I block the number, eventually to get it down to 1 a month or so!

Devongardener

Ignore any number you don’t recognise.   Anyone who really needs to speak to a will leave a voicemail. 

forgotmyname

Personally I waste their time so they cross me off the this person is easy to scam list.  Also whilst they are talking
to me they are not scamming someone else.

If the calls are international and you never receive international calls block them, worked a treat on the landline.