I DO NOT answer phone unless I recognize number. My ans. machine is NEVER on. Friends/relatives know my cell. If I answer then YES, they will sell the number. I keep a LIST beside my phone with these numbers and when a new number comes in, I find it n call notes. This has cut down on many, many calls because I DO NOT ANSWER.
Another day, another weirdo caller. Came here to see who this number belonged to b/c caller ID stated "INCOMING BABY".
Didn't answer call. They left no msg. Who knows; maybe it is like someone earlier stated regarding Right to Life campaign. Don't know. Regardless, caller ID name is weird! When I heard who was calling I said it must be the STORK. Then I thought, perhaps we are under attack? Was this a warning? Nah... Gotta be the STORK. Just wish I knew if it was a girl or boy!!! :-)
This call came in as "Incoming Baby." WTF is an "incoming baby?" The caller did not leave a message, but it was obviously a scam. I have an unpublished phone number and am on the Do Not Call (state and federal) lists. I have no idea how these scammers get my number.
It's called robo-dialling. They call all numbers in sequence. They also totally disregard the state and federal DNC lists. Just block and ignore their calls.