The definitive playbook for beating spam calls.

Block them for free. Stop being a target. Or hand them to an AI crew that wastes the scammer's whole day — and turns it into content you can share. Your call.

Free guides for iPhone & Android · No number change · Your real callers always ring through
55B+
robocalls / year in the US
$25B+
lost to phone scams
3
ways to fight back
$0
to start blocking today
Three ways to win

Block it. Un-target yourself. Or weaponize it.

Most sites give you one trick and a paywall. This is the whole map — free, honest, and complete.

Pillar 1 · Free forever

Block spam calls for free

You don't need an app to start. These are the built-in, no-cost tools — do them today.

📱 iPhone

  1. Silence Unknown Callers: Settings → Apps → PhoneSilence Unknown Callers → on. Anyone not in your contacts goes straight to voicemail.
  2. Block a number: in Recents, tap the ⓘ → Block this Caller.
  3. Carrier spam filter: install your carrier's free app (AT&T ActiveArmor, Verizon Call Filter, T-Mobile Scam Shield) to label + auto-block known spam.
  4. Report iMessage spam: tap Report Junk under the message.
Downside: "Silence Unknown Callers" also silences legit calls from numbers you haven't saved (a new doctor, a delivery). That's the gap Spam Slayer's screening closes.

🤖 Android

  1. Caller ID & spam: Phone app → ⋮ → Settings → Caller ID & spam → turn on "See caller & spam ID" and "Filter spam calls."
  2. Block & report: long-press a number in Recents → Block / report spam.
  3. Silence unknown: Settings → Blocked numbers → "Unknown" (Samsung: Smart Call / "Block unknown").
  4. Carrier filter: same free carrier apps as above.
Google's spam filter is solid, but it only knows numbers already reported. Fresh scam numbers slip through — which is where conversational screening wins.

☎️ Everyone — the free basics

  1. Register on the National Do-Not-Call list: donotcall.gov. Free, 5 minutes. Legit telemarketers must stop; it also gives you standing to report the ones that don't.
  2. Never press a key ("press 1 to be removed") — it confirms a live line and gets you called more.
  3. Don't say "yes." Scam recordings harvest a "yes" for fake authorizations.
  4. Let unknown numbers go to voicemail. Real people leave a message; robots don't.
Report persistent spam at ftc.gov/complaint and reportfraud.ftc.gov.

🚫 Block spam texts

  1. iPhone: under a spam text → Report Junk; enable Settings → Messages → Filter Unknown Senders.
  2. Android (Messages): long-press → Block → "Report spam."
  3. Forward to 7726 (SPAM): free spam-reporting shortcode all major US carriers honor.
  4. Never tap links in a text from an unknown sender — that's how they confirm you and phish you.
Spam Slayer's free tier blocks known spam texts automatically so you don't have to play whack-a-mole.
Pillar 2 · Get off the list

Stop being a target in the first place

Spam isn't random. Your number is bought and sold. Cut off the supply and the calls dry up.

Pillar 3 · The fun part

Weaponize it into content

Why just block a scammer when you can waste his entire afternoon? Route suspected spam to a crew of believable AI characters — listen in live, and keep every call as a clip.

Hank Jr
Sweet Texan kid, endlessly agreeable
Boris
Slow, slippery Russian mark
Johnny
Brooklyn wiseguy who's seen it all
El Vato
Fast-talking hermano, always off-topic
Wilma
Sweet foggy grandma, all afternoon
🎧

Listen in live

Sit in on the call in real time and hear the crew string the scammer along — or read the transcript after.

🎬

Every call is a clip

Recorded and captioned automatically. Post it, remix it, build a whole channel out of scammers getting owned.

🧠

Believable by design

Real voices and real personalities crafted to gain trust, keep the caller hooked, and throw one curveball at the end.

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The blocker that fights back.

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The Shield — Free
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  • Blocks known spam & scam numbers
  • Screens unknown callers — real people ring through
  • One-tap "Report spam"
  • Two-minute setup, no number change
The Crew
$4.99/mo
  • The AI crew answers your spam calls
  • Listen in live + full transcripts
  • Every call becomes a shareable clip
  • Daily rundown of who called & how long the crew held them