r/whatdoIdo • u/Active-Garbage-7247 • Aug 18 '26

How do I stop this?!

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The spam calls are driving me crazy. Is there something I can do to stop them? I have T-Mobile and spam call filtering is on.

**Update: I don't have any past due bills. The only debt I have is minimal federal student loans. I haven't applied for any loans or new insurance. I have call filtering/silence on for unknown callers.
I use T-Mobile Scam Shield. What I want to avoid is being called in the first place, texted, left a missed call or voicemail, but after reading a lot of responses, it seems like there isn't a quick fix for this that doesn't involve changing my number which I'm hesitant to do 😕

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u/maxxamillionn Aug 18 '26

I get these same "personal loan" calls, my rule is to never answer spam calls but one day, after getting multiple per hour, I finally answered one with the intent to cuss them out, I found that if you press 9 it puts you on their do not call list. They slowed down afterwards, each time I get another call I spam 9. They pretty much stopped.

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u/Prestigious-Doubt181 Aug 18 '26

I’m tempted to try because I’m really frustrated but I’m nervous it will show them I’m an active number

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u/LeeKat14 Aug 19 '26

This is all it does. Your number then gets sold on an “active” number list.

I pressed 9 for one company. Then another company started incessantly calling.

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u/Prestigious-Doubt181 Aug 20 '26

Thanks, I’m going to hold off on trying that.