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UPDATED: Well... looks like I've l̶o̶s̶t̶ won the battle against scam callers
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BradC:

--- Quote from: Whales on January 29, 2024, 11:27:41 am ---Update: Shared home phone has had no telemarketer calls for the past few days.  Putting it on the Australian DNC list seems to have made an immediately impact, like magic.  I'll keep watching it.

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They’re just pausing to lull you into a false sense of security.
Whales:
Update 2: Not so magic after all.  Got one (and exactly one) today.  I answered it with "Hello" and then heard the bubble/pop sound effect that their software always seems to play before someone joins the calll.  I should have stayed on the line and found out what they were selling.
Halcyon:

--- Quote from: Whales on January 31, 2024, 12:24:02 pm ---Update 2: Not so magic after all.  Got one (and exactly one) today.  I answered it with "Hello" and then heard the bubble/pop sound effect that their software always seems to play before someone joins the calll.  I should have stayed on the line and found out what they were selling.

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The DNC register really only functions to filter out legitimate sellers/marketers. The dodgy/scam callers will completely ignore the register. But, it at least gives you the confidence to know that if you still continue to get these nuisance calls, there is a strong likelihood that their intention is malicious.
Whales:
Final update: sometimes still getting a few calls per day that we don't answer (CIDs are numbers from around the country).  Perhaps the DNC had an effect, perhaps it didn't, our scam call load is probably already lower from not answering them in ages.
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