Don’t bother, if they can’t leave a message, you didn’t want to talk to them.
I’m never expecting an image from Twin Peaks: The Return. Let alone for something so banal.
I keep a browser window open exclusively for Googling phone numbers. This is way more common than I realized.
Where do you look up numbers. I only find scam sites
Just type the number into google. If it doesn’t come up with a number from a business or you don’t recognize it, just ignore it. Most of the time I just ignore calls, and if it’s important enough, they will leave a voicemail or text me.
I have to admit i lean on the Google call screening hard. In the last year or so I have only had one or two actually try talking to Google. They just hang up
I’m kind of lucky on this front. I got my phone number when I lived in L.A. and later moved (back) to Indiana. My phone number is a California number. I basically know no one in California at this point who would call me on the phone if they wanted to get in touch. So if the area code isn’t from Indiana, except in special circumstances, it most likely is a call I can ignore.
I literally did this the order day because a phone number called twice in 2 days and bypassed my Pixel’s spam filter. All the sites for googling phone numbers are all scams it looks like. Anyone know a good one?
I fucking love not answering my phone. It makes me feel powerful like god or better
Why Google it when Android tells you who’s calling?
Android doesn’t, I think this is a Pixel feature. Source: my junk ass Samsung
Certain Samsung’s have Hiya integration for this kind of thing. In the dialler settings there might be an option for “Caller ID and Spam Protection”.
If only spam callers were unable to spoof phone numbers that’d be great.
That’s true but they usually spoof some person I don’t know. So if I google it and it’s some Betty from East Bumfuck, I know not to pick up. Now, if they spoofed someone I know, that’s different.
I was called by my own phone number once. Nothing suspicious there.
If you answer and it’s a scam then they know you’ll pick up the phone in the future.
meanwhile Truecaller app
I used to use that for ages, but the constant ads made me uninstall it
Same, but Intelius
Holy shit I think a scammer company is using my phone number as a fake employee contact number.
Ten of the last twelve incoming calls on my phone were scam numbers. I haven’t had the ringer or vibrate turned on for my phone for months so I never notice them. My phone does a pretty good job of blocking them and an outstanding job blocking spam texts
This is the way
