The calls spam, also known as unwanted or annoying callsThey are telephone communications that have not been requested by the receiver and that generally have commercial, advertising or even fraudulent purposes. These calls can come from legitimate companies, automated call centers or scammers.
It has happened to more than one that has received a call from this style and not to prolong the situation of discomfort or laziness of continuing They hang the phone instantly. Now, professionals clarify that This action should not be done, because it could be worse than it seems.
Why you have to talk before hanging the calls spam
According to experts, much of these calls are not made by people, but by automated systems that use artificial intelligence. These systems can analyze how the person who takes the call responds: If someone hangs right away, the system detects that the number is active, but not available at that time, so a new call program to try it.
This means that, hanging quickly can make your number identified as “potentially receptive“, thus increasing the chances of receiving more calls in the future.
Therefore, experts recommend keeping calm and, if possible, respond briefly to make it clear that you are not interested. This interaction is usually interpreted by systems as a definitive rejection, which decreases the possibility of calling you again.
Yes indeed, It is very important not to facilitate any personal data, such as your full name, address or bank informationsince this information could be used for commercial purposes or even for scams.
Types of spam calls
In order to detect this kind of calls, the ideal is to know the existing spam types, since they can be in different ways. Some of the most important or that are given more frequently are:
- Automated calls (robollamar): They use pre -registered bots or messages to contact many people massively.
- Unwanted commercial calls: Companies that try to sell you something without your prior consent.
- Silent calls: When answering, nothing is heard and the call is cut; They are usually strategies to verify active numbers or part of automated telemarketing campaigns.
- Scam calls: They simulate being banks, public administrations or known companies to obtain personal information or fraudulent payments.
The only numbers that are allowed to make spam calls
As reported from the government at the beginning of the year, a Ministerial order to prohibit commercial calls from mobile phone numbers. A measure that has been prepared in collaboration with telephone companies and that seeks to protect consumers.
However, said provision collected in the TDF/149/2025 order of the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function It will not come into force until Saturday, June 7.
The Minister for Digital Transformation Oscar López expressed in an interview that “The objective is double: on the one hand fight the scams and on the other identify the commercial callssince we all have the right to know when it is commercial and not confuse them with that of an individual. “
In this way, only this type of commercial communications will be allowed to two numbers: Those who start with 800, 900 either With a prefix from a Spanish province (for example, 91 in Madrid), which will facilitate the identification of the origin of the call.