WEBVTT ANNOYING, BUT ALSO HARMFUL TO SOME PEOPLE. >> I DON’T LIKE THEM. REPORTER: SOMETHING EVERYONE CAN AGREE ON, THOSE ROBOCALLS THAT LIGHT UP YOUR PHONE ALL TIMES OF THE DAY, FOR MANY PEOPLE MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, OFTEN THE CALLER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LINE IS TRYING TO SCAM YOU. >> THEY WANT TO SAY, WE CAN FIX YOUR COMPUTER. AND I SAY, THAT’S INTERESTING. I WORK IN I.T. EVENTUALLY I SAY, I THINK YOU ARE TRYING TO SCAM ME. REPORTER: HERE AT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE, LISA ENGLISH, WHO DEALS WITH CONSUMER PROTECTION, SAYS CALLS LIKE THAT HAPPEN TOO OFTEN. THE AG’S OFFICE IS PART OF A COALITION WITH 39 OTHER ATTORNEYS GENERAL, MEETING WITH MAJOR TELECOM COMPANIES TO COME UP WITH TECHNOLOGY TO COMBAT THE PROBLEM. THE STATES HAVE MET WITH MAJOR INDUSTRY MEMBERS, AT&T, T-MOBILE, COMCAST, TO WORK TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH A PROTOCOL THAT WILL HELP TO ELIMINATE THE CALLS FROM REACHING THE CELL PHONE, ESSENTIALLY. REPORTER: A PARTICULARLY TROUBLESOME TACTIC USED BY SCAMMERS? NEIGHBOR-SPOOFING, THAT’S WHEN A NUMBER POPS UP ON YOUR CALLER ID THAT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT’D BE FROM A LOCAL CALLER, BUT IT’S NO THE COALITION IS WORKING TO STOP THOSE AS WELL. THE GOAL IS THAT THESE CALLS WON’T COME THROUGH ANYMORE. SOMEONE THAT IS TRYING TO DO A ROBO CALL OR A SALES PITCH, THEY WILL NOT BE HIDING BEHIND A LOCAL NUMBER. REPORTER: WE DO HAVE SOME ADVICE FOR YOU. THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION HAS A LIST OF APPS ONLINE THAT CAN BE USED TO BLOCK SOME SCAM CALLS. THEY ALSO SUGGEST ADDING YOUR NAME TO THE NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY IF YOU DO GET CALLS YOU CAN FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE FCC OR FTC, AND FOR SCAM TEXT MESSAGES, FORWARD THEM TO THE NUMBER 7726, OR SPAM TO REPORT THEM LIVE IN THE STUDIO, CHERISE LECLERC, WMUR