The best course of action to take with the scammer calls is to find out what telephone service they use and report Fraud/Abuse to them directly. It can be found online usually.
The Do Not Call Registry is a fraud and a waste of taxpayer's money. If they actually DID anything to stop these calls to the public there would be a decrease in them, NOT AN INCREASE!!
SCAM artists spoofed CallID to
FRAUD DataMine Phishing for ANY personal information!
Protect yourself! SAY NOTHING! 2 second silence is recorded to gather intel on you, then all data is saved in their database and used to pry more from you the next time they call. And they WILL call again. Answer no questions. Don't even verify your name! Tell them NOTHING except:
"Do not call. We are registered on the national do not call list. Each violation will be prosecuted at $500 penalty. DO NOT CALL!" then disconnect and
dial *57 to send a call trace to law enforcement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malicious_Caller_Identification
Remember to follow-up and file a formal police report.
*Unlisted or Unregistered number* RoboCall Scammers.
Caller ID reported "Customer Service" Location: Seattle, King County, WA 98138
Landline Provider: INTERNATIONAL TELCOM LTD - WA
Switch Office: STTLWAKGDS0
Callers claim to be "A Customer Service representative" from Affordable Dental Insurance, Health Stimulus, Credit Card, or other lies.
This # calls daily, offering "lower interest rates if you owe more than $3000."
When they called today, I selected option #1 to speak with a "friendly operator." I told him that my # is on the do not call list and he scrambled to hang up the phone.