Truecaller Now Offers Protection Against Cold Calls

June 5, 2018 rifetec

There are few things more annoying than having a productive strategy session or one’s lunch break interrupted by a cold call from a random telemarketer or by receiving a spam SMS message. Consumers may try their best to keep their numbers private by only sharing it with selected friends, family, and colleagues, but these numbers may still end up on a call list that they have not signed up for.

In spite of legislation like the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI), which serves to safeguard consumers from telemarketers using their private information to contact or take advantage of them, sales calls, cold calling and phone scams are still common today.

While laws in Nigeria forbid telemarketers from contacting consumers, lodging a complaint with the governing body for consumer protection is a lengthy process and remains a challenge. Luckily, technology exists to help you avoid, block and prevent these kinds of calls and messages from reaching your number. Truecaller is a search technology company that offers users a trio of apps to instantly know who is calling before you answer, whether the call is being made from a landline, mobile number or pre-paid phone thanks to an extensive database of more than two billion numbers.

Truecaller and Truemessenger work together to create a healthier and smarter communication experience for users. It ensures you do not become a victim of harassing sales calls, scams or spam SMS messages. Moreover, the apps provide you with immediate access to an expansive list of the top spammers in your region, allowing you to quickly block calls from all numbers reported as spam. Users contribute information by flagging and reporting spammers to benefit the entire community.

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We have an active community of more than 150 million members that join together to report spam and help you avoid being fooled. Truemessenger and Truecaller will save you a lot of time, heal curiosity attached to missed calls and SMS messages from strange numbers, and help you communicate more with people you want to, In most cases consumers are unaware of their rights, the options available to them to remedy the infringement of those rights or they have the wrong perceptions of these solutions. Anyone with a smartphone can benefit directly or indirectly from the Truecaller trio of applications, which do not only block pesky telemarketers and spammers but also help you connect with people in your circles, making the mobile phone experience more intelligent, relevant and personal.