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[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I went to the USA for three weeks 8 years ago. I had a US prepaid phone with a number never published anywhere except my close family. I got three SPAM calls within these three weeks. Being back in Germany with my 20+ years old number I have received one call since.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 1 points 5 months ago

And usually those aren't from within Germany, but some scammers calling with Lithuanian or Moldovan numbers. At least those were the ones I got.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Living in Germany, I never got any - until I had to register with my phone number at an American company (for work). Now I get 3-4 spam calls/messages per week.

[–] Muscle_Meteor@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago

Haha i moved from Canada to Germany. In Canada i would get at least 3 a week, in Germany I don't think i've gotten one yet in the two years i've been here

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago

Never got any

[–] pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

One every ~5 years (Austria)

[–] krimsonbun@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

From Spain, I get a lot all the time

[–] Servais@dormi.zone 1 points 5 months ago

It seems to be spread across the whole country

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Poland: very rare, 2-4 per year

[–] Sir_Fridge@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Netherlands. They're rare but I do get the ones where they immediately hang up as it starts ringing and then hope you call back so they can charhe you money for it. But number recognition helps because generally I don't expect to be called from Nigeria or something.

[–] SRo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago

1 or 2 in 40+ years

[–] SteveXVII@pawb.social 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Living in the Netherlands: none as far as I can remember.

EDIT: spelling

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 5 months ago

Netherlands, haven't had one in years, would say perhaps one in about 8 years?

I do make sure to share my contact details only with people I want to share them with

My 20-year-old Microsoft e-mail address though? That gets spam on a daily basis since the Twitter breach

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Netherlands, I'm getting them off and on. I get scam SMS, WhatsAppor phone calls. Maybe 20-30 a year, but they aren't spread evenly. There are times I seem to be getting them all the time

It sucks because I know where they get my number. My elderly dad gets hacked and scammed constantly on Facebook. So if he has my number in his contact, I have to suffer as well. There should be some technical protection against that

[–] englislanguage@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 months ago

Living in Germany, I get rarely get any. Usually about 1-2 per year. Last year was an exception, where the same entity (computer or very confused person) called me like 5 times before I blocked the number.

I gave out my number a lot in groups, but avoid giving it to online or delivery services.

[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 1 points 5 months ago

Very rare.
I always reject any marketing spam when signing.

[–] Kallioapina@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Finland here. Havent had one in 10 years or so?

But I do agressively forbid sharing my contact info through governmental blocks on sharing them/forbiding the sharing when I start using new services. Also I'm not in business as employer or as a freelancer.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

(France) I'd say I get an average of 5 a week since the end of last year. Before that they were very uncommon.

I'd love to know what shitty company is selling my number to these guys because I pay a fee to my operator to have it unlisted, so it is not publicly available...

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

France is weirdly bad for spam calls. Also has the second highest percentage of anti-vaxers after the US

There's a connection there but I'm not seeing it

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Tbh we are the OG anti vaxxers because of that one paper about the link between aluminum adjuvants in vaccines and autism IIRC. But that trend died down in the late 90's and we imported the new and improved brand of anti vax movements from the US with the COVID...

[–] tarmarbar@startrek.website 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In Croatia, let's say one attempt a month. I'm calling it an attempt since I let Android block them automatically.

A spam call getting through the filter happens maybe once a year.

But they never call again after I have my fun with them :D Delisting your number in the public phonebook helps.

[–] lily33@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How do you block them automatically?

[–] elmicha@feddit.de 0 points 5 months ago

Look for something like "caller ID and spam" in the settings of your phone dialer app. I'm not sure if it's only available in newer Android versions, or only for Pixel phones.

[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I know OP didn't ask, but as someone in the US I get at least four calls per day on weekdays. Sometimes ten. Weekends are a little better. But I do have two numbers, the second number is also forwarded to my cell phone. So it's probably marginally higher because of that.

[–] onion@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

WTF how do you live like that, I'd get a new number

[–] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

It doesn’t matter they will quickly find it

[–] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

I get at least 2 a day, US as well