T-Mobile Blocked 21 Billion Scam Calls In 2022

Every year without neglect, nosotros're sure that we've all received a couple of spam/scam calls. These calls are annoying because the numbers are generally unknown, which means that information technology'southward hard to tell if this is a legitimate phone call from a company, or a scam phone call.

However, it seems that T-Mobile is doing their role to block these calls and according to the carrier, they claim that for 2021, they have managed to cake a whopping 21 billion scam, spam, and unwanted robocalls made through its network to its customers. This is thank you to the carrier's Scam Shield robocall and scam protection service.

According to Jon Freier, President of T-Mobile'due south Consumer Group, "Attempted scam calls hitting record highs in 2021, only with Scam Shield nosotros are identifying or blocking an average 1.8 billion calls each month — or 700 calls per 2d! — for our T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile customers. We are the only provider protecting every single customer with the costless scam-fighting tools in Scam Shield, regardless of their plan or device."

While 21 billion calls is an impressive feat, we have to wonder how many did sideslip through nether the radar. After all, there is no perfect system, but nosotros suppose it'due south still a good effort. Freier adds, "We know that scammers won't stop as long as they continue to be successful, so we are doing everything we can to make their job as hard as possible. Scam Shield leverages T-Mobile's powerful network to help go on our customers protected in real time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week."

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