Getting more calls after signing up on the Do Not Call List

Spoken like a true nitwit.

Okay, let's review this one more time for the kids who skipped class:

Expecting a criminal to obey the Do Not Call Registry is like expecting a fleeing bank robber to stop for a red light!

Only law-abiding citizens abide by laws.  It's just that simple.

Bingo!  Now will all the kids who don't understand what was said please come to the front of the room for a tinfoil hat that says "I am special" on it?  We have plenty of cool colors on it and here is a piece of candy for you.

The only 'joke' here is your post!

Also you need to understand that some calls are exempt like political calls, surveys, etc.

Not that anyone should/would, but can you un-register your number from the DNC? It looks like you can from the Canadian and Australian DNC's, but I haven't seen anything obvious on the US DNC.

I think I know, but why would I post it where shills and scammers would see it-I can see it possibly backfiring in a big way

Google is your friend.

It has one safety feature  - you have to do it by phone from the phone you are removing.   I put Mom's cell number on the list from my computer.  To remove it I would have to visit her and borrow her phone.

If there was a way that could be exploited, I'm sure they already know what it is and would be doing it. It's easy enough to check if your number is on the list, and since they never expire, if people were having numbers drop off the list someone would notice. It just seems like eventually, most numbers will end up on the DNC and pretty much be there permanently. Obviously, there no consumer pressure to change this.

I've seen that process for Canada and Australia, but not for the US (Google apparently wasn't enough of my friend today).

It's noted in the FTC's consumer Q&A page for the DNCR. I keep the URL handy and have placed it many of my relevant comments here. This evening the page was among the top six results in a test search on StartPage, Google, and Bing using only the most vague phrase string I could imagine people using: "Do Not Call". Individual results may vary.

National Do Not Call Registry

quote, confirming Not Mike's comment:
  "Can I take my number off the Registry?
  Yes. You can delete your number by calling 1-888-382-1222 from the telephone number you want to delete. ..."

I'd agree that if illegal callers feared the DNCR enough they would already be trying to dump people's registrations fraudulently. Junk sales calls can still, and often do, violate several other laws apiece aside from any invoking a governmental opt-out program, so stealth deletion of registration would be a lot of work for little gain.

>> stealth deletion of registration would be a lot of work for little gain.  <<

Yep.
AND, if the DNCR phone system uses ANI (Automatic Number Identification) rather than CID, the system would detect if the caller was spoofing somebody's phone number.

... well, at least, it should detect the difference.

As inefficient as the government can sometimes be, I'm confident they use ANI. Of course, I wouldn't expect that number to get that many calls, anyway.

I've noticed I get at least 10-15 a day !  I get so mad and I tell them I am on the DNC List and they snicker and say what's that? I tell them they know and now that I've got their number I'm turning them in . So I have one day of peace and after that it's constant and doing a report on them does not do any good !!  I wish I was the person that the report were going to and I had the control as to what happens to them.  When I worked in the judges offices and I called people about their fines and I gave them so long and even out of state people I had their drivers license taken from them.  People thought just because they got a ticket here in PA. And lived in another state they were free and clear until I informed them that their state would work with us and take their license and boy I got their money that day or the next!  I want to do this to them !!!

I believe most people really do not understand what the National Do Not Call List is and how it works?  Adding your number does not stop calls from scammers.  Only legit companies use the list.  Surveys, political calls, and charities are exempt from the list.   If you had any contact with a business before adding your number to the list can still call you.