Have you noticed that you are still getting unwanted telephone calls even though registered in the Federal Trade Commission's National Do Not Call Registry?
I have.
It seems that the registry is useless since unwanted solicitations are being received.
I checked to verify that my phone is registered and it is:
Thank you for registering your phone number with the National Do Not Call Registry. You successfully registered your phone number ending in 0020 on June 12, 2007. Most telemarketers will be required to stop calling you 31 days from your registration date.
Visit https://www.donotcall.gov to register another number or file a complaint against someone violating the Registry.
In the registry's FAQs:
The National Do Not Call Registry was created to stop unwanted sales calls. It’s free to register your home or mobile phone number.
If you’ve already added your phone number to the Do Not Call Registry and are still getting a lot of unwanted calls, odds are the calls are from scammers. Read about blocking unwanted calls to find out what to do about them. If you answer one of these calls, hang up and report the call to the FTC.
Wondering why else you're getting calls? According to the FTC:
After you register, other types of organizations may still call you, such as charities, political groups, debt collectors and surveys. To learn more, read our FAQs
As I was writing this, another scam call came through. It was the usual Social Security "suspicious activity" scam call.
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