3 Reasons You Need to Know Who is Calling You

We are so used to being bombarded with unknown and blocked calls almost on a daily basis. Sadly most of them are meant to take our data or our money. As you are probably aware, the US has a serious problem when it comes to robocalls.

The total number of robocalls placed in 2019 was 54.6 billion, yes that many. The growth in robocalls year over year: 108%, the average number of monthly unwanted calls received per person: 14 (exactly double the 7 unwanted calls Americans were receiving at the end of 2018). 2020 has been a bit more promising with a visible decrease thanks to the FCC and phone company providers. But the threat is still present and here’s why!

You might be in danger of losing money

The first way is very direct, scammers choose to spoof numbers that you are familiar with, some similar to your area code that you wouldn’t think twice about answering and they turn out to be foreign numbers that bill you tremendously. The second way takes a bit more effort on their side.

It is usually a relatively simple scheme that prays on fears that are already present. So often they say they are IRS or the CDC and that you might owe something pr that you need to pay something to ensure that you get the proper health protection at this time of health pandemic.

In this case, you can feel comfortable hanging up. All government agencies have come out and given a statement that they will not be requesting money via phone. Especially the IRS.

Finally, there are some usuall tricks, pretending that they are a charity, a tourist agency and that you need to pay money to the bank. The best course of action is to hang up, use a trusted reverse phone lookup, and chek who it really is on the other side of the line.

You might miss out on something important

That is the biggest fear that most people have. That the phone call that they reject is an important one. But the fact of the matter is, it is far safer to take a few moments and call someone back once you have verified their identity.

Reverse phone lookups are perfect for this, especially if you have one that you can access quickly. Just hang up, input the number into a search and in just moments you can get the answers you need. You will be calling back that number in minutes if it is important or you will be reporting it or blocking it if it turns out that it was a scam call or a robocall.

Knowing who is calling you gives you the power back and you get to decide whether or not you want to interact with them.

You can protect your loved ones

Our elderly are in danger the most and they are far more trustworthy to callers. Consumers Union estimates that phone scams total $350 million in losses annually. Hundreds of thousands of consumers submit complaints to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) each month, voicing their distress over the incessant ringing of phones. This distress, especially if occurring in an older adult’s home, may exacerbate existing health problems or even lead to new problems, such as anxiety and sleeping disorders.

 Additionally, older adults are disproportionately affected, as they are perceived to be easy targets and tend to have traditional landlines with limited robocall-blocking options. More alarming is that once a person answers a potential scammer’s call, their telephone number is marked as “live” and the number of calls likely will increase. Knowing who is calling can help protect them from all sorts of frauds lurking out there. So teaching them how to check who is calling might be the best way of protecting them.

Go over the whole thing with them, discuss why it is important not to trust everyone who calls and why they need to hang up and check the number before taking any additional steps. That way they will stay protected. Their finances, personal information, and their stress levels will remain intact.

So now you have all the data and you can fully comprehend why it is important to know who is calling you before answering the call.

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