You caused your own problem-------Once you answer one of these calls you told the computer that it has dialed a valid working phone number and when you tried to call the outbound call centers computer you told the computer that you are a sucker and are interested in their scam.. These calls are generated from computers that start from number one in a area code and keep calling until they get answere. There is always a moment of silence after you answer these calls as the computer identifies a voice and tells a live person that a "sucker" is on the line. If you don't know the caller--don't answer--if it is important there will be a voice mail message. Not long ago a elderly lady answered one of these calls and thought at first it was a relative because the id said "New York" and she knew someone in NY. When she answered "YES" to one of the questions it codt her $6000.00 for a security system. She tried to get her money back, but the judge said she answered "YES" to many of the questions and provided person