Block Robocalls
Stop scam calls cold.
Carrier blocking
- AT&T ActiveArmor — free.
- Verizon Call Filter — free.
- T-Mobile Scam Shield — free.
- Already on your phone, often.
- Blocks known scam numbers.
- Use first.
RoboKiller
- $3.99/month or $40/year.
- Aggressive blocking.
- Plays funny "answer bots" for scammers.
- Wastes their time.
- Most popular paid blocker.
- Highly effective.
Hiya / Truecaller
- Free with optional Premium.
- Caller ID enhancement.
- Spam warnings on incoming.
- User-reported numbers.
- Simpler than RoboKiller.
- Good free option.
iPhone built-in
- Settings → Phone → Silence Unknown Callers.
- Unknown numbers go to voicemail.
- Free, built-in.
- Scammers usually don't leave voicemail.
- Real callers do.
- Most effective single setting.
Do Not Call list
- DoNotCall.gov — register free.
- Reduces telemarketing (legal).
- Scammers ignore — but legal.
- Combine with phone blocker.
- Takes 31 days to work.
- Worth registering anyway.
Senior-specific tips
- Don't answer unknown numbers.
- Real callers leave voicemail.
- Hang up on robocalls immediately.
- Don't press buttons.
- Don't say "yes" (recorded for fraud).
- Block + report each scam.
iPhone Silence Unknown is magic
For seniors getting too many scam calls, the most effective single setting is iPhone's "Silence Unknown Callers." Enables this, unknown numbers go straight to voicemail. Real callers leave message. Scammers don't. Free, built-in, transformative. Combined with carrier's free spam filter, blocks 95% of scam calls.