There is a phone number that appears to be a landline that has been calling my phone twice a day for the past 2 weeks. I have determined that it is spam; therefore, I blocked it 3 days ago. This morning, I received another phone call from this same number, and it shows as "unblocked." What is causing this number to unblock itself?
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iPhone 12, iOS 18
Phone numbers can be "spoofed", that is, the purported number is actually a fake. Such numbers may appear to be the same when received on your phone but may in fact be different to the system and hence may get past any blocks.
Your best option may be to turn on "Silence Unknown Callers" in Settings -> Apps -> Phone so that these spam calls don't ring on your phone, though they get routed to voicemail so you may still get spam recordings. Then just make sure that anyone whose call you want to receive immediately is in your Contacts. You can also contact your cell carrier about the issue, though there may be nothing they can do.
Regards.
Phone numbers can be "spoofed", that is, the purported number is actually a fake. Such numbers may appear to be the same when received on your phone but may in fact be different to the system and hence may get past any blocks.
Your best option may be to turn on "Silence Unknown Callers" in Settings -> Apps -> Phone so that these spam calls don't ring on your phone, though they get routed to voicemail so you may still get spam recordings. Then just make sure that anyone whose call you want to receive immediately is in your Contacts. You can also contact your cell carrier about the issue, though there may be nothing they can do.
Regards.
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This makes sense. When I run it through reverse phone lookup it says it’s a landline that is not registered to anyone. I turned on the spam block with my carrier but it’s still coming through. I’ll try turning the silencing on and see what happens. Thanks!
I do not do any of the items you listed as I have worked in law enforcement for 7+ years and am very cautious with my cell phone.
Landline number unblocking itself on iPhone
