Why the Do Not Call Registry doesn’t work

This article explains that the US Do Not Call Registry only restricts law-abiding telemarketers and does not block political, charitable, debt collection, informational, or survey calls—nor criminal scam calls—and offers practical guidance: don’t answer unknown numbers, block suspected scammers, report unlawful telemarketing to the FTC at www.donotcall.gov, and consider tools like Malwarebytes Scam Guard to evaluate suspicious communications.