Endless Scam Calls
My mother is in her late 80s and has lived in the same house for sixty-three years. She has had the same phone number for almost that long. She receives endless scam calls all day long. She has fallen for more than one of these scams, but I think at this point she has finally stopped talking to them. Today between 8:30 and noon she has already received eight calls. This will continue into the night. We have tried to convince her to get rid of her phone and use her cell phone, but she refuses. We have suggested turning off her ringer and checking her answering machine throughout the day, but she refuses. We have suggested changing her number to no avail. When we block a number they just call from a different number. We have paid for Incognito, it has not helped at all. Has anyone found a service that can actually stop scam calls? I swear they target residential phone lines knowing most are well into their senior years. I’m in my 60s and none of my peers have landlines at this point and most are well versed on scams so I think the next generation up are their primary targets.