Person with strong accent asked if he was talking with some name, not mine. I said it was a wrong number and then he wanted to talk with the person responsible for my computer. He said that he had been affected by some type of very serious problem, and implied he was calling from Microsoft. He asked me to turn on my computer, at which point I told him not to call again and hung up. I've received one more call that I did not answer.
I agree! Caller ID is the best way to avoid this scamming and phishing nonsense. Since I've been having a WHOLE BUNCH of unsolicited calls in the last several months, I finally purchased a new Panasonic phone system that allows you to block any number from the handset. AT&T can't do this for you in any successful manner so I went with a phone system that does allow me to do that. Once the number has been blocked, when they call again it rings only once and then cuts them off. It will show on my caller ID as CALL BLOCKED. Now I don't have to go running to pick up a phone call thinking it may be some one I know.
i also keep recieving this call but i have not answered it so they have been calling for two weeks straight....so freakin tired of it....caller id reads its fm new jersey but i cant call number bk....201-200-9999
201-200-9999 called my work phone..I let it go to voice mail..check message..dead air <click>. I hope this is the end of it. if not i will have to redirect these incoming calls to the cops..hehe