I get scam phone calls on a regular basis. The latest one was a computer-generated voice claiming to be a security expert from Microsoft and alleging "errors and fraudulent behavior" within my computer network, ultimately threatening to file a police report yada yada yada call me back at number.
Anyway, I know how to handle the phone calls, but I'd very much like to help people fight them, or at least identify them.
USA.gov links to the FCC Consumer Complaints website, which led me to filling out a prohibitively lengthy and detailed report that seems like they'll end up getting in contact with me about it and also seems to be more about telemarketing than full-blown phone scams. A ddg search for "report a scam phone call" leads to the FTC which has a much more user friendly reporting system and reportthecall.com which seems independent of any government agencies.
I called the number in the recording to verify it. A man with a non-American accent answered claiming to be some security agency. I, probably against my better judgement, simply said "You're a straight fraudster and I've got your number." and then went to report the number and the call and began to wonder: where?
With all 3 of these reporting sites, which one should I go with? What's SOP? And why is this not easier?
