telemarketers have been around for
decades oh gee I can't talk right now
ones but in the cellphone era they've
gotten a lot more advanced Robo callers
can automatically dial your number and a
human doesn't even get involved until
you pick up for some of you that
probably means several annoying calls a
week but there are some things you can
do to stop them let's back up for a
second though
how do Robo callers get your number in
the first place
there are a lot of tricks they use they
can get your number from a variety of
sources like dialing 1-800 numbers
filling out forms online even charities
will sell your phone number to third
parties there's no foolproof way to
prevent Robo callers from getting your
number but there are a few things you
can do to mitigate the chances of it
happening treat your cell phone number
like your social security number or your
credit card number don't give it out to
a party you don't trust if you have to
give out your number use an alternative
like maybe your work landline or even a
landline you have at home that you never
answer but what if it's too late
what if Robo callers already have your
number there are a few ways they trick
you into answering one thing they do is
spoof their number so it looks like it's
coming from the same area code you're
more likely to answer a phone call from
a neighbor than a random number across
the country sometimes they'll even block
the caller ID so you're curious enough
to pick up if you don't recognize the
number calling you just don't answer no
matter what trick they used to get you
to answer it's annoying
but you can fight back first if a robo
caller gets to you you can block that
number from calling you again it's
actually really easy to do on iphone go
to your recent calls and click on the
eye next to the Robo caller that just
called you then scroll down and click
block this caller it's a little bit of a
different process depending on which
Android phone you might have but go
through your call log and you should see
the option to block it Android users
also get an extra bonus Google software
can automatically scan a number before
it calls you and let you know if it's
spam or not then you don't even have to
answer the government can help you out
too the FTC has a National Do Not Call
list that you can enter
your cell phone number into and if a
robo caller calls you anyway you can
report them and they'll get fined most
wireless carriers offer tools to block
spammers and Robo callers so ask your
carrier what they offer if all else
fails there are a few apps you can
download to your phone that promise to
block Robo callers Robo killer and true
caller are two popular options they
charge a monthly fee but they promise to
block 90% of robo calls Robo killer has
a cool feature that lets you send
messages back to Robo callers so you can
give them a taste of their own medicine
you just call me in a vocal training
exercise mode okay doctor six months -
go on - unfortunately there's no way to
block 100% of the robo calls you receive
they're constantly finding new ways to
get to you but if you're smart and
proactive you can drastically reduce the
amount you receive and your nervy that
you feel like giving like an honest
opinion on whether you think my voice is
nice or not are you cool with that