On: Ask HN: What can we do about spam calls with spoof...

[fredophile]

Move to another part of the country.

I got my current phone number when I first moved to the US. Now I live on the other side of the country. The spam callers always use the same area code as my phone number in an attempt to appear like local numbers. Anytime I get a call from a California number that isn't in my phone I can safely ignore it.

[skolos → fredophile]

I can confirm. I am in the same situation and it works well, although I still hate distraction these calls produce.

[mfoy_ → fredophile]

Works in Canada too.

But the more people do it, the less useful it will become.

[hindsightbias → fredophile]

Looking at my log, <50% are from my same area code.