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Updated September 2026

☎️ I keep getting unwanted sales calls — how do I stop them, and who enforces it?

Direct answer

Cold calls to consumers are banned or opt-in in most EU countries, and the rest have a do-not-call register: register your number once, and every call after that is a fine for the caller. Tell each caller "remove me, I object" — that objection is absolute under GDPR. Report persistent callers with the number and time to Bundesnetzagentur — Beschwerde über Werbeanrufe (030 22480 500), which enforces the telemarketing rules, and to Landesdatenschutzbehörde (bfdi.bund.de) for the data-protection side. Verbraucherzentrale (verbraucherzentrale.de) collects patterns and scam numbers.

Call firstBundesnetzagentur — Beschwerde über Werbeanrufe
Report toLandesdatenschutzbehörde
If that failsVerbraucherzentrale

🗣️ What to say

"I am registered on the do-not-call list / I object to any marketing calls. Remove my number and my data from your records now and confirm in writing. Which company are you, and where did you get my number?"

🪜 Step by step

  1. Register your numberOn the national do-not-call register; it is free and takes a minute.
  2. Ask, record, hang upCompany name, where they got your number, then "remove me". Note date, time and the calling number.
  3. Objection in writingTo the company, if you know it — GDPR Article 21; marketing must stop immediately.
  4. Report to Bundesnetzagentur — Beschwerde über Werbeanrufe and LandesdatenschutzbehördeNumbers, dates, what they sold. Fines follow patterns of reports.
  5. Block on the phoneBlock the number, enable the carrier's spam filter; report scam calls (fake bank, fake police) to the police as well.

📇 All contacts

Bundesnetzagentur — Beschwerde über WerbeanrufeCold calls without consent are banned; complaint formGive number, date and time📞 030 22480 500🔗 www.bundesnetzagentur.de/werbeanrufe
LandesdatenschutzbehördeComplaints against companies, fines, ordersWhen the company does not answer within a month or misuses data🔗 www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html
VerbraucherzentraleAdvice, template letters, help with mediationWhen the seller refuses🔗 www.verbraucherzentrale.de
WEISSER RINGVictim support: advice, accompaniment, compensationAfter any crime📞 116 006🔗 weisser-ring.de

❓ Frequently asked

They said I "agreed" on a comparison site

Consent to marketing must be specific and separate; buried consent is invalid. Withdraw it in writing and report.

The number changes every time

Spoofing. Report anyway with the times; the regulator traces the carrier behind the calls.

A "contract" was concluded by phone

For consumers, most countries require written confirmation for phone sales; a contract you never confirmed does not exist. Dispute it in writing.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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