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This jerk,"Chris" calls our area numerous times per year. He lies about being with Microsoft Tech. This is the first time that his number appeared.
 If he calls, give him the number of the local police, as your number. That will fix his scrawny neck.

Calls saying he is from Microsoft.  My computer has no errors and wasn't even on. I've told them to take me off their list but they always call back.

Modern technology has given telespammers the tools to call you.
Lawbreaking telescammers ignore both the Do Not Call list and any request you might make.

Modern technology can also protect you, if YOU do a few simple things!
The most effective thing to do is to get a call blocking device, service or app.
Then, use it correctly.

Google "call blocker" for more information.  There are available apps (some free) for smart phones, and services and devices for landlines.

If you cannot use or afford such a tool, then:

• Do not answer calls from unknown numbers ... let them go to voicemail or answering service.  Telespammers usually hang up after 3 or 4 rings.

• Do NOT return calls from unknown numbers!  All that does is verify your phone number!  And, in some cases, those return calls may cost $20 or more to complete. If the incoming call was important, they would have left a message!

• If you have a "dumb" cell phone, assign the scammer's number to a group named "scam" (or similar).  Then, assign a silent ringtone to that group. (This also works for smartphones).  The spammer will usually hang up before the phone goes to voicemail.

• Another option, for cell phones:  Assign a "silent ringtone" as DEFAULT.  Then, assign your favorite ringtones to all known friends / family / business numbers.  That way, you will hear rings ONLY from those you wish to contact!  You will not hear scammers' rings, even if they change their number!  (This is also called "whitelisting", and will cause you to miss calls from non-whitelisted numbers).

If you want to report potential fraudulent or scam calls, here are two pages of links to (mostly government) sites in Canada and the USA were you can report those scams, or learn more about them.

Look here first:
https://800notes.com/arts/I2neMkbUAAo/where-to-report-phone-crime

If the reporting site you wanted is not in the above list, try this one:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/complaint_sites.html

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The gent called himself "Alonzo" and said he was from a real estate company.  When we told him to take us off his list, he got huffy and called us rude.