Spam Calls over and over and over again....

📎  Robert @RobertY462118 , I luv my CALLER ID & BLOCK THEM LIST.

Be "careful" with "speaking" to them. Some scams are based on "recording" YOUR VOICE.

Take care,

Nicole  👵

We understand your concern, @RobertY462118. We have an article with helpful tips: https://aarp.info/3eoYlkD

Also, we invite you to check the AARP Fraud Watch Network for information about the most recent scams, you'll find tips to stay safe and how to recognize a potential scam: https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/?cmp=SNO-LITHIUM---&socialid=17273132320 - Diana G.

I don't understand this! I've had the same number for many moons and never get these type of calls. Do you have to be of retirement age to get them? Really, this has never been an issue for me. Emails are more common to receive spam, that is. I think it all has to do with AARP, soliciting calls and email [cannot believe the emails I get from AARP, not including newsletters]. They are a business doing business solicitations, all the time, every day. Gives them a bad rep, in my opinion. 

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@RobertY462118 wrote ‎06-10-2025 08:19 PM:

We get 8 to 15 spam phone calls Monday through Friday! We don't have caller ID so we answer the phone, almost every call starts with a recording and then we are transferred to a "specialist". Since they wasted my time I stay on to waste their time and when I tell them to quit scamming people and get a real job they either hang up on me and about once a day they start swearing at me. These calls are mostly for Medicare part C, but are also med health, extended auto warranty, "you've been in an auto accident", ect, ect. Every call is from an off shore call center and the accents are so heavy they are hard to understand. Sometimes we even recognize the voice from an earlier call. We are on the national do not call list but that doesn't seem to help.

So my real question is what can AARP do to help with this situation. I understand from other AARP members and similarly aged people that they are having the same issue. 

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What if it all works out?

I recently joined AARP and now the multiple calls/day have started on my cell number that NEVER got spam calls prior to joining. Is AARP selling our numbers? I have had two other friends tell me that robocalls started only after they joined as well.

I've been getting a ton of these spam/scam calls, as well.  At least 20 per day.

Or, I _was_ getting 20 per day.  I'm now seeing about 3 a day.  And I think I'm getting closer to a solution.

First off, if none of your phones have CallerID (I assume land-line phones?), then be sure to buy a CallerID box that goes inline between your phone and the wall plug where the phone gets its connection.  This is going to be really helpful.  I don't think they cost that much, but buy one for each phone.

If you get a call and there's nothing but silence, I believe this is a robo-dialer that is randomly dialing numbers and marking the number as good if it hears a human voice (live human voice, or an outgoing message recording of your voice for voicemail.)  Then I believe it sends all the "good" numbers to all the scammers.  I think this is how you wind up getting 20-30 scam calls a day.

I've tried cussing them out, I've tried hitting MUTE and setting the phone down until they hang up, I've even gone so far as to buy a air horn and use that whenever I hear that thick accent.  These all just confirm that your phone number is a valid phone number.  And the cycle continues.

Now, when I see a number that I do not recognize, I answer and then immediately hang up.  For some robo-dialers, they'll try to call three or four times thinking that there was an issue with the line.  But even if it doesn't call more after that, I believe it marks your number as "bad" and it gets ejected from the list of "good" numbers.

Just my two cents.

Do NOT answer calls from unknown numbers!! Why? By answering call your classifying number as valid. In the marketing industry valid info is GOLD. This info is shared, loaned, traded, sold to other marketing companies.

National Do Not Call Registry only stops unsolicited calls from reputable companies. It will NOT stop calls from scammers, political groups, charities, bill collectors, surveys, etc. It also won’t stop calls from companies you shared phone number with since they are considered solicited.

NOTE: Phone numbers are recycled like mailing addresses - Someone has owned them before you. You may be receiving calls/texts intended for previous owner(s) of your phone number.

• Extended warranty calls - When you purchase a vehicle from a dealership/car lot they share your info. Be sure to opt out of sharing/marketing with car manufacturer (ex. Ford, GM, Honda, etc.), dealerships, auto loan companies, etc.

• Medicare Part C (supplement) calls -

Remove phone number from your credit reports. Obtain your Free annual credit reports (Experian, Equifax, TransUnion & Innovis). Call the dispute number on the reports and ask CSR what creditors are reporting said info. Locate creditor’s privacy policy and opt out of sharing (ex. Limit sharing). This will prevent creditor from sharing phone number with credit bureaus. Dispute phone number after no creditors are reporting it.

Stop unwanted Medicare age related postal mail - hearing aids, supplemental plans, cremation, life insurance, etc. This will remove your info from several marketing lists which contain your phone number. Do NOT call company to be removed this will just add your number to their marketing list which WILL be shared. Instead email your removal request which can be used to follow up if need be.

Limit sharing with companies you have a business relationship with. Ex. AARP - Visit AARP’s website and select Privacy Hub and/or Your Privacy Choices (bottom of webpage). Both options will direct you to aarp.org/privacy > Fill out form “Right to opt out of sharing”. Enter name/email connected to your AARP account as well as your AARP member number.