Stop Robocalls and Save 58% on Incogni Plan
You know those robocalls and random messages you receive throughout the day? If you’re wondering how these marketers and phishers got your numbers, worried about the risks of sharing your phone number, and want to stop the calls and messages, here’s what to do.
For faster hacking, you can also grab the Incognito deal now and get 58% off the annual plan using code LIFEHACKER. More on this below.
Check if your number is listed online
Start with a simple online search for “people search websites,” enter your phone number into a few sites, and see what comes up. The results may scare you a little, and that’s as it should be. Sites like these, as well as specialized data brokers, make it easy for telemarketers and scammers to obtain personal information online, such as phone numbers, addresses, and even political views, without your knowledge.
Request deletion of your number
Now that you have found some of the top offenders on the site, go through them and manually disable their search results. How to do this varies from site to site, but often sites hide opt-out options in their privacy policies. They want it to be time consuming – and it can be. Do your due diligence and keep a record of which sites you’ve turned down so you can check them every three months or so to make sure you’re still not on their list.
Let Incogni delete your number and relax
You can also save yourself the headache of sending and keeping track of all those requests by signing up for a privacy removal service. A good choice is Incogni , which is offering 58% off annual plans right now with code LIFEHACKER (regularly $179.96/year, now $75.36). You can add up to three phone numbers, emails, and addresses, and Incogni will find brokers who may have your information, send deletion requests, and keep sending them out while you sit back and control the entire process through your control panel.
Your phone number is available for automatic dialing. To avoid unwanted calls, identity theft and phishing, sign up and save on an Incogni plan today.