Olde Hornet
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If you're like me, chances are you're constantly getting bombarded by robocalls. You know the type: You pick up the phone only to hear some pre-recorded message -- sometimes not even in English -- about how you owe someone money or you've won a free vacation to Barbados.
These sorts of robocalls are smarter than ever, too. Spammers are capable of spoofing the area code where you live so that it appears to be a local call or even one from a legitimate business you've used. And of course you answer: Maybe it's a neighbor, the drug store or a doctor calling.
Usually it isn't.
I'm going to walk you through how some of those calls happen in the first place, and how to start blocking them.
If you're like me, chances are you're constantly getting bombarded by robocalls. You know the type: You pick up the phone only to hear some pre-recorded message -- sometimes not even in English -- about how you owe someone money or you've won a free vacation to Barbados.
These sorts of robocalls are smarter than ever, too. Spammers are capable of spoofing the area code where you live so that it appears to be a local call or even one from a legitimate business you've used. And of course you answer: Maybe it's a neighbor, the drug store or a doctor calling.
Usually it isn't.
I'm going to walk you through how some of those calls happen in the first place, and how to start blocking them.