Call Blocking Devices

They have the addresses when they case a neighborhood, finding the matching phone number is their challenge. Property ownership is online in a lot of places and the name of the owner of a home can be found easily, from there the challenge is to find a phone number for the occupant of the home. It used to be easy because of the white pages for residences, and then listings on the Internet.

That's what I was thinking.  Lots of people have gone cell-only.  It would be hard to match those cell numbers to house numbers.  They'd probably have to steal mail or hack the cell provider's computers.

Also, so many people screen calls a call that is not answered does not necessarily mean no one is home.

With some of the data breaches that have occurred in the last couple of years, some of that information can be found as well. Even though they know the credit card numbers from those breaches are now invalid, some of the other information still is valid and useful for phishing. People get new credit cards, but generally not new home/cell phone numbers and addresses after a breach. After all, how many people have information held at these companies: http://www.bankrate.com/finance/banking/us-data-breaches-1.aspx

For those not wanting to click through, they are: Anthem, Ashley Madison, Ebay, JP Morgan Chase, The Home Depot, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Target, Global Payments, Tri Care, Citibank, Heartland

Another "breach" :
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/04/after-tax- ... -ssndob-logins/
After Tax Fraud Spike, Payroll Firm Greenshades Ditches SSN/DOB Logins
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Unfortunately most phone carriers (land line) charge for blocking. My carrier charges $1 per day per number. If I blocked every scammer number it would cost a fortune.

You don't have to use your carrier's blocking service.  You can buy an electronic box at Best Buy or on Amazon.  It plugs into the phone line between the wall and the phone, and it plugs into an electric outlet.  Your carrier would not know you have this type of call blocker.

That's an absurd amount to charge. What carrier is that?

I had RCN for a time and that is what they charged as well.  Found out the hard way.

Love that you list calls, have for  year looking for solutions, to make carriers step  up; hoping  the do not call list will at some point work or the FCC will spend our  tax payer dollars for a more up to date  solution and for these slime sucking, low life, bottom feeders are prosecuted. As an older gal, that  may  be a wish fulfilled from the grave, but... I guess I am  not the only one obsessed. Do contact Consumer union, they are working on solutions. In the mean time, I will log and use my whistle. The whistle  at least gives me instant gratification, something we all  need.

I had to replace my phone system and found that Panasonic make a phone that blocks phone numbers and hole area codes....checkitout

The new Panasonic blocks whole area codes and up to 85 numbers...

The Panasonic cordless model KX-TGF34n (n=number of handsets) will block up to 250 numbers (combination of individual 10 digit numbers and number ranges).  If you enter 800, that will block all numbers starting with 800.  If you enter 80, that will block all numbers starting with 80.  I don't own Panasonic stock, I'm just providing some experience data points.

That's what this thread is for! 😊 It covers calling device & the phones plus other free applications and blockers. I prefer a device since it does the same and more numbers.Hopefully newer models will add more area code blocking in the future.

If it's available get a panasonic DECT 6.0 cordless phone. Does not have white list though, but it can do all the other things on the phone itself.

Do not call means do not call. Thats why people are registered in the do not call list!!