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Spam/Scam calls from fake local numbers
I have begun to get three to six calls daily from random supposed local numbers which begin with a little "gong" noise when and if I answer. They all proceed to a foreign voice claiming to represent ...
T-Mobile Scam Shield is very effective. I don't think a spam/scam call has gotten through it.
Before there was Scam Shield, I used Hiya. It had a setting to block spoofing calls that used the same area code and prefix as my own number.
I know this isn't exactly what you want, but it works really well: Apple setting: Phone > Silence Unkown Callers > On. Callers in your contacts will go through. Any legitimate callers not in your Contacts can leave a message. (Then you can add them to your Contacts so it will ring the next time.) In my experience, the bad guys never leave a voice mail message.
Yes, that's always an option, but puts you totally off the grid. Wanted to be able to receive calls as necessary. Seems like there ought to be a filter of some sort to allow calls to be simply rejected as opposed to sent to voicemail.
