In addition to marking calls as scam, now they simply block them outright. Getting approximately 0 scam calls in the past 2 days.
I have a test/dev phone that I used for a project several years ago with an associated ph#. I forgot about it (don't think about the charges accrued 8^) for several years, but just charged it and turned it on.
It's a number that was never used or answered for 3 years and it gets several scam calls a day. They must be calling every valid number.
These calls are spam for phones. Certainly, there's an obvious pattern that can be identified and then neutralized.
None the less, can't the phone providers detect the excessive outgoing traffic? And if it's a residential number can't that raise a red flag?
The US government isn't in the business of running the internet or phone or micropayment systems, and it's not interested.
Most people leave a voicemail. Thanks to technology, the voice mails get transcribed and I can quickly decide whether I should return the call.
I also see “Spam Likely” for a whole range of numbers. Not sure if it’s Apple or T-mobile but I sure do appreaciate the heads up.