How to Stop Annoying Mystery Robo Callers and Business Spam Calls

We all have mobile devices and most of us are glued to the daily… so it’s pretty much the best way to contact millions of people around the world. However, it’s gotten quite out of control lately with all of the spam and robo calls that are just coming in non-stop!

For offshore business and scammy operations, it’s a fraudulent haven for making money off the unsuspecting and even for businesses looking to simply push their legitimate services call after call after call. Just like there are spam emails, spam blog comments, and spam forum and social media postings… this wave of spam phone calls is just the latest way for unethical businesses and startups to make money.

Unfortunately, more often then not, most of these call are routed from other countries, and may even show up as a local number on your mobile device. This makes it even more annoying to find and report them, let alone stop them.

The good news is there are some ways to not only block, look up and avoid these numbers… but there are some fun ways to mess around with the robo callers and India call centers as well.

Here are some fun and useful resources to help out in the process.

Start With a Reverse Phone Number Lookup

Your phone should be a helpful part of your life. When you receive multiple calls from people you do not know, it becomes a nuisance. If you notice that your phone is ringing more than normal you need to start looking up the numbers with  reverse phone lookup. Several numbers from strange area codes may be from telemarketers or bill collectors. You may even be getting calls from people trying to reach someone else. Enter the number on the reverse lookup site to receive information about the person or company that is calling you. Make a list of all the questionable numbers you receive and get started quickly

The option is also there to check out the FTC site and add your name to the do not call list, but as most of us already now — it usually doesn’t make a difference. It’s kind of like trying to unsubscribe to as many emails and newsletters in your inbox, but you just keep getting more and more.

Learn How to Individual or Bulk Block Numbers By Mobile Device

Once the number is listed on the site, you are given information about the person calling. Sometimes you get a name of a person or company. If you are familiar with the caller, you can return the call and find out what is needed to stop excessive calls. If you are given a spam warning or do not know the caller, it is best to block the call.

There are several reverse phone number lookup sites out there and plenty of them provide useful information for free. When someone gets a spam call, they often get pissed off and want to report the numbers online, so there is a good bet the number that just called you is already listed as a spammy number somewhere online.

Either way, one of the best ways to stop unwanted calls is to understand how to bulk remove, ignore, or report numbers based on the mobile device you have.

Working Methods to Block and Protect Your Number from Spam Calls

Your goal is probably to reduce the amount of mystery calls coming to your phone. Look up all the numbers you are unfamiliar with and block the ones that are not relevant. If you are receiving a lot of telemarketer calls, find out how to get off the call lists. When you block a telemarketing call, they often try again with a different phone number.

It is important to be clear about ending the calls if you talk to a telemarketer. You must be firm with your demands and keep blocking the numbers. Bill collection calls can be stopped by communicating with companies when you are late on bills. They can often decide with you and lessen the calls. Blocking these calls is also an option, as you can call the companies yourself when you are ready to resolve payments.

Get Revenge By Wasting the Time of a Live Call Center

Most robo calls start off with a random call, then if they can tell someone picked up the call, it will then forward over to a live person. Usually there is a pause or click noise, which is easy for people to tell right away that it’s an annoying spam caller.

The good news, is that there are plenty of prank apps and tools out there to turn the table.

Apps like robokiller.com make it easy to download the app, then have it run on your phone. It’s cool because the premium version is working off an ever expanding list of all users who are getting phone calls, so the app is actively blocking and reporting new calls all the time.

Even better, when a spam call does come through, you can set it up so there is a fake conversation that will drag on for several minutes and completely waste the time of the call center person. It also records such conversations for funny audio files you can listen to later on.

We All Hate Spam and Robot Calls… So When Will Then End?

It feels like an invasion of privacy when mystery calls take over your phone. You may wish to keep your phone available for calls from family or your business. Do not rush to change your phone number. As you can see from the examples laid out above, there are plenty are ways to solve the problem and discern between proper calls and those from telemarketers with a reverse phone lookup. With a little effort, you can enjoy your phone again.

And in the best situations… don’t get mad — get even!

Block their numbers, report them, and even use the prank call apps to give them a taste of their own medicine.

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