Called today and yesterday. I have ties to Miami so I answered. My warranty expires this month so part of me listened. I got to the last step before running the file he told me to download, but I got smart, Google'd the number while we were on the phone and came across sites like this.
I said "Oh sorry. I have to go", but before that, to make sure it IS a scam, I asked for a call back number. He didn't give me the one he was calling on, but a different one - 408.659.4283.
He was speaking really aggressively towards me, and that rose my suspicion. "Ma'am are you there? Just press the button. Run the program ma'am it'll only take 5 minutes. Honestly. Ma'am, just do it now." "No. Bye, [***]."
SO PLEASE BEWARE! My suspicion was heightened even more considering just days before, Microsoft remotely fixed issues with my laptop and I didn't have to download a product that stated with" FREE".
For a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number. For tracfone & straight talk:
For text messages: forwarding any text message spam you get to the short code “7726,” which spells “spam” on most phones, to alert your network operator to the abuse. ATT won't accept 7726 But they will accept BLOCK and return a message that the web site is blocked. forward the texts to 7726 or BLOCK, depending on your phone carrier.
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB115812
Report your callers here, not just to the DNC alone: