Australia - https://www.donotcall.gov.au/
Canada - https://lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/en/Consumer/Register-your-number/#!/
United Kingdom - https://www.tpsonline.org.uk/
United States - https://www.donotcall.gov/index.html
the United States one is very funny
When I did it, you could opt out electronically for 5 years, but a lifetime opt out requires you to mail a printed form. I’m guessing the lenders have something to do with that and are banking on most people not having a printer.
Edit: Or having to deal with paying for a stamp and putting something in the mail.
But yes, I love their 90s clip art.
These list also make you a likely target for scam calls.
How do these lists make you a likely target for scam calls?
They have a list of valid numbers and since they are scammers they don’t care if they are breaking the law by calling you.
Jokes on them. I haven’t answered an unknown number in years. Probably why I get so few scam calls.
Pretend you are running a scam call centre. Wouldn’t you like a curated list of known real phone numbers and names of people that are likely to answer their phones because they are used to only getting legitimate calls?
Scamming outfits often use these do not call lists
Belgium - https://www.dncm.be/nl/home
Spain - https://www.listarobinson.es
France - https://www.bloctel.gouv.fr/
Turkiye - https://iys.org.tr/
