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Sales Calls from Telus
Does it strike anyone else as ironic that it is the telephone company (or companies) that makes having telephones such an annoyance? I'm referring to the fact that telephone companies are the major s...
A high percentage of the "sales calls" these days are from overseas scammers and not the companies they pretend to be affiliated with. They frequently pretend to be from telecom companies. Many will use lists of phone numbers that they buy from certain sites or data brokers, and others will just use a random number dialer. Calls at all hours is a more common occurrence with the overseas scammers. If you've ever used your phone number in association with any online account, data brokers will have it. Especially after the countless data breaches across the internet.
If you are a Telus or Koodo customer, turn on Call Control. It's free and will help filter out the majority of the calls.
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Community Power UserA high percentage of the "sales calls" these days are from overseas scammers and not the companies they pretend to be affiliated with. They frequently pretend to be from telecom companies. Many will use lists of phone numbers that they buy from certain sites or data brokers, and others will just use a random number dialer. Calls at all hours is a more common occurrence with the overseas scammers. If you've ever used your phone number in association with any online account, data brokers will have it. Especially after the countless data breaches across the internet.
If you are a Telus or Koodo customer, turn on Call Control. It's free and will help filter out the majority of the calls.
