(Picture alt text: a screenshot of my phone’s call log, with numbers redacted (just in case). The phone numbers (except for one) are all spam calls)

I’m not sure if this is the correct place for this, but I am at my limit with these.

Constantly throughout the day I get spam call after spam call. I constantly report them to Google (I’ve got a Pixel 5, if it matters), yet nothing changes. This has been happening for months.

These calls will also leave the exact same, completely silent, 4-second voicemails. I will block and report spam, but you know how it is. There’s no way to turn voice mail notifications off, and I wouldn’t necessarily want to, because I know I’d miss something genuine or important.

What do I do? Is there anything I can do, beyond changing numbers? Even then, I’m sure a new number would exist in some database somewhere and be victim to more spam calls. This is heinous.

Thanks for reading. I’m just so frustrated.

Edit: this got a lot more attention than I anticipated. I appreciate the suggestions for different spam blockers and settings! It’s also nice knowing I’m not alone. Hopefully, at least in the US, we’ll get some real legislation eventually that will kill these spam calls once and for all.

  • fine_sandy_bottomEnglish
    91·
    10 months ago

    If you’re not getting calls it’s just coincidence. Scammers don’t have a unified do not call register.

    You’re just wasting your time.

    • KmlSlmk64@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      10 months ago

      Arguably what he is doing is for good, because he is also wasting their time, not being able to scam actual victims.

      • fine_sandy_bottomEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        Not really. If you really wanted to help your time would be better spent volunteering for an organisation that teaches tech literacy to people.

        Also I don’t really believe OPs claims. Sure OK occasionally you might get a scammer to talk for more than a few minutes but not often.