Poll of the Day > My landline phone number was placed on the do not call list on may 20th, 2004

(+) Yeah! (+)

Well, there goes MY plan for removing all of those unwanted robocalls!

oof

I'm surprised to learn that scammers won't honor a list.
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I actually think the DNCL only protects again more traditional telemarketing and not robo calls.

correct
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argonautweakend posted...

I actually think the DNCL only protects again more traditional telemarketing and not robo calls.

Eh, I thought this was a joke topic. The DNC List works by levying fines against businesses who call consumers who register for the list. It's an after-the-fact system that really only impacts legitimate businesses (although most businesses will buy the DNC List each year and use it to scrub their leads to comply with the system). Most of the spam robocalls don't have an actual business attached or, iirc, even a legitimate phone line.

And for organizations engaged in fraud, they're already conducing criminal activity so the threat of fines is minor compared to the threat of prison. CAN-SPAM works in pretty much the same way, meaning it also does nothing to deter illegitimate businesses.
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The calls I get are all scammers from Pakistan. Pretty sure that is where I heard the majority are based.

How do you get on the DNC list? Is it free?
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Zeus posted...

argonautweakend posted...

I actually think the DNCL only protects again more traditional telemarketing and not robo calls.

Eh, I thought this was a joke topic. The DNC List works by levying fines against businesses who call consumers who register for the list. It's an after-the-fact system that really only impacts legitimate businesses (although most businesses will buy the DNC List each year and use it to scrub their leads to comply with the system). Most of the spam robocalls don't have an actual business attached or, iirc, even a legitimate phone line.

And for organizations engaged in fraud, they're already conducing criminal activity so the threat of fines is minor compared to the threat of prison. CAN-SPAM works in pretty much the same way, meaning it also does nothing to deter illegitimate businesses.

Spammers usually call in from a spoofed number and then request you call them back at a completely different number that will actually reach them. They frequently will make their number look like its local so you might think that someone you know is calling you to trick you into picking up, when the real number is some 800 number instead.
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the people doing the robocalls give no shits about any lists or laws

dumbass boomers give them money because they dont understand how anything works, so theyre gonna keep calling everybody
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Zeus posted...

I'm surprised to learn that scammers won't honor a list.

They don't. They have access to the list but they don't read it. It is too inefficient to do that.
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Zeus posted...

I'm surprised to learn that scammers won't honor a list.

When you're already planning to break the law by scamming someone or phishing someone, why the fuck would you give a shit about breaking the law by ignoring the Do Not Call list? It's like going out of your way to not jaywalk on your way to murder someone on the other side of the street.

Though the plus side of the Do Not Call list is that you know that the dozen unsolicited calls a day you're getting are all garbage and safe to ignore, because no one legitimate (other than charities or politicians) is going to be calling.
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Why do you have a land line grandpa?
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@lihlih posted...

How do you get on the DNC list? Is it free?

https://www.donotcall.gov/
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EvilMegas posted...

Why do you have a land line grandpa?

I don't know about US, but ISPs here include it with their services.
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