How to stop automated callers from China leaving voicemails?

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mattwnz

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#237794 18-Jun-2018 15:15

I have been getting several automated calls from china during the night, where they leave a message. So I have to pay to check my messages only to find a chinese automated message. Is there a way to block those types of calls? I imagine vodafone are making a bit of money off them as people check their messages. I really wish NZ telcos had a form of capcha system to show that a real person is calling, so these automated dialers from overseas couldn't call.

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#2039851 18-Jun-2018 15:45

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12062260

It’s been going around ^
I was getting them but haven’t had any for a few weeks.

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#2039852 18-Jun-2018 15:45

Short answer no, can only disable VM or get on a plan where the calls are free.

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#2039855 18-Jun-2018 15:46

And fyi.. https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=40&topicid=230555&page_no=6

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#2039858 18-Jun-2018 15:48

Hashtagtruth: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12062260

It’s been going around ^
I was getting them but haven’t had any for a few weeks.

Thanks for the link. Hopefully telcos in NZ will fix this, as they have manual capcha systems in the UK.

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#2039869 18-Jun-2018 16:02

mattwnz:

Hashtagtruth: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12062260

It’s been going around ^
I was getting them but haven’t had any for a few weeks.

Thanks for the link. Hopefully telcos in NZ will fix this, as they have manual capcha systems in the UK.

Regards,

Old3eyes

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#2039872 18-Jun-2018 16:09

old3eyes:

mattwnz:

Hashtagtruth: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12062260

It’s been going around ^
I was getting them but haven’t had any for a few weeks.

Thanks for the link. Hopefully telcos in NZ will fix this, as they have manual capcha systems in the UK.

??

The caller enters in a code that is read out, to prove they are a real person, before they get connected to the person they try to call. Similar to the type used on website forms. Proves they are a real person and stops automated caller, until these automated systems start to use voice recognition systems to beat it.