Anyone else getting robodunned by Senior Benefits or similar?

[RAMd®d]

Three-four times a day, I get these calls on my landline, don't judge.

The ringer is off, so I only know there's a call by the handset lighting up or a Missed Call on the screen when I check the state of charge on one phone.

This is more spam calls I've received in a week than another time that I can remember.

They're easy to ignore, as SOP is never to answer unless I recognize the name or number.

So far no one has spoofed a familiar name, business or personal.

[Lizabeth]

Can you block the number as spam on your landline or is it a different number every.single.time?

I had success doing that on a lot of numbers after the parental units passed away on their landline. And got to play the dead card with NRCC fund raisers.

If they don't leave a message it's not important enough.

[RAMd®d]

Can you block the number as spam on your landline or is it a different number every.single.time?


I have limited blocks, but it is a different number every.single.time.

I turned the answering part off long ago.

Most didn't leave a message, and most of the messages left were spam.

This way, I look, and answer or ignore as s appropriate.

So the calls don't bother me, but it's a point of curiosity.

A quick DuckDuck shows this seems to be nation wide with this particular caller(s).

[ka jowct]

Nomorobo stops quite a few of the junk and fraud calls.

[gabester]

My personal cell number has fallen onto multiple illegitimate robocall lists for medicare supplemental insurance, social security fraud, and IRS tax "assistance." The formula's the same in all cases; a robot voice (I've heard prerecorded audio as well as dynamically generated speech, but usually the former, sometimes the same individual doing the same recording but just with different names) leaves a message to call back a number different from the one the call originated from; if you press a number you get transferred to an Indian call center where someone will attempt in broken English to determine whether you meet criteria; then they will transfer you to an actual US government agency where they will listen while you share your social security and other details to complete their identity theft scam.

I've never stayed on long enough to ascertain whether the agencies have any protective measures in place to prevent unsuspecting seniors from getting scammed (i.e. a question like, "Is there any 3rd party listening on this call, did you call this number directly or were you transferred by someone? Hang up and call back directly!")