# Telephone Harassment of the Elderly

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**Created:** [November 9, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telephone-harassment-of-the-elderly/1024713 "2025-11-09T19:34:19Z")\
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Come to think of it, it’s our area code + first digit that’s blocked rather than the specific exchange.

From May 2023:

> [@Damn phone scammers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-phone-scammers/983668/12):
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> I noticed that our nomorobo had somehow been disabled. It’s now re-enabled but some of those blocked numbers still try calling – primarily numbers which supposedly belong to [SAIC](https://www.saic.com/). I picked up once and it was a robocall about Medicare supplement plans.

Hardly any spam calls get through now but they primarily seem to be about Medicare supplements, especially this time of year. My SO likes to mess with 'em.

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