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This has helped me immesurably. Only people in my contact list can actually call me.
Linkme: Blacklist Plus Pro
I guess link bot doesn't watch this sub. Here.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vladlee.blacklistplus&hl=en_US
If you're an Android user I can't recommend Blacklist Plus enough (I am not affiliated with them in any way, just a happy user).
>I have Android
This does the same thing for Android and is free. There is a paid version for $2.99 but I am not sure the difference.
> some of my family has numbers similar to mine, so blocking that format wouldn't work for me.
It allows your contacts to pass through even when the number is blocked via the wildcard list, so luckily there is a solution to that problem.
Every Android phone I have ever used either had it built in or at worst download an app. I assume iPhone can match that functionality.
One example app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vladlee.blacklistplus&hl=en
I use an app called Blacklist Plus on Android that lets me add phone number patterns to a blacklist.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vladlee.blacklistplus
I think this app does what you want https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vladlee.blacklistplus