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Flbudskis t1_jcj2chb wrote

I will get zero scam calls a week. MY roommate will get 5-6 a day. It makes no sense.

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quintk t1_jcjngis wrote

I assume it is “phone hygiene”.

My personal phone gets a scam text a month and rare calls. My work phone gets multiple texts a day and at least a couple calls a week, many scams, some from local shops I assume the previous owner of my number did business with.

I’m guessing the work number was either in a publicly facing directory (our company doesn’t do that, but maybe the previous owner) or maybe it was recklessly handed out to every random company and typed into every web form that asked. (Seems likely from the local business calls.)

I’m reminded of computer viruses. I’ve never in 20+ years of computer ownership had a virus or other malware impact my machine. I know a few people who had this happen constantly, especially in the aughts. I’m no internet saint and did the usual amount of piracy for someone my age. But clearly some people use technology differently!!

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duckforceone t1_jcjqdfp wrote

i registerred a website...

then i started getting scam calls every week...
Asked the website host/domain to please make my info private, or remove it, but they wouldn't do that.

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Amauril_the_SpaceCat t1_jcjywis wrote

You have to pay extra for that, with some registrars. I use Porkbun and it's included, can definitely recommend.

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StarGaurdianBard t1_jck22zb wrote

My phone number was leaked during one of the many data leaks that seem to happen every year, after that any chance for good phone hygiene was donezo

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