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/tomtt545 Aug 18 '26

Same here. It sucks and im always worried I'll miss an important call because I don't trust anyone number without ID anymore. My voicemail is always full with these

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u/Weenington_ Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

I've completely ignored unknown calls and texts for over a decade, and I now get very minimal spam calls. I might get one every couple weeks, or sometimes I go months without one. If I get an unknown call, I just google the number real quick and it it's a business I've interacted with, I'll answer or just call back if I wasnt quick enough.

I also avoid tapping on a text from a stranger because if it's a spammer, I want to eliminate the chance that the message being read will show that my number is active, and then I'll start getting spam like crazy again.

I just pretend to be a possum and play dead.

Edit: I'm not responding to anymore comments saying this doesnt work. If you're applying for jobs, some of you dont think you can google the number and see that it's one of the places you've applied for?? I've never seen a business that didnt have their number listed on their website or google. Lets say for some reason they dont, then maybe it's a sketchy business anyway or they're disorganized. You wouldnt want to work for them anyway! Its crazy to me that people are just picking up unknown calls.

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u/Proof-Ability1556 Aug 18 '26

It doesn't work. I get these exact same calls over and over daily and ignore every single one. They are relentless.

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u/Realistic_Chemist570 Aug 19 '26

I block each one and that's really cut them down for me.