You answered a spam call because it had your area code, and you assumed it was a client. Now you get up to a dozen scam calls and texts every day. You keep blocking them, but they always come from new numbers and it’s driving you insane.
Sound familiar?
If it happened to you, know you haven’t done anything wrong. Scammers buy, sell, and trade phone numbers like currency. All it takes is one answered call for your number to be marked as “active” and passed around.
The Federal Trade Commissi