Alva Review-Courier -

Every day at home my landline rings with calls I don’t want to answer. I can expect at least one call per day from “Unavailable” and one from “Toll free number.” I have an answering machine, so callers I really want to talk to can leave a message. Some of the recordings are obvious scams such as problems with my icloud account (which I don’t have) or a problem with an Amazon order (they only email me).

I’ve registered on the national Do Not Call list for both my landline and my cellphone. It helps, but the scammers don’t care if they’re breaking the law so they ignore the restricted list.

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