The call come in phases , none for a long time then boom !
Over past few days , i have had loads of microsoft ( not them ) , amazon and my isp , allegedly.
I have to answer the phone when it rings because my wife is seriously ill in hospital.
I am in england and was wondering if other countries get these calls.
Here (USA), I get:
Car warranty
Credit card limit increase
House security system
Completely unknown, because thy don't say anything
And they are not targeting you specifically. Literally just robodialing every possible number until they get an answer.
I use Ooma for my house landline. I have a second phone number, that has never ever been published, anywhere. Never given to anyone, private or public.
I'd have to look it up just to see what the number is.
A few months ago, I gave it its own ring tone. That number gets these as well.
And these numbers are on the Federal DoNotCall list. That means nothing, because these call centers are overseas somewhere. You can guess via the accent.
I once had a young lady start swearing at me after I tried to ask her if the words FTC and FCC meant anything. She discovered I was "American" and commenced to calling me names.
In theory, if you get to a human and request that your number be deleted from their list, they MUST remove you.
However, their workaround for that is...they hang up as soon as you start the request.
"Please remo..." click"
They can then, theoretically and semi truthfully, state that you never actually requested to be removed.