I, too, am getting those calls. Who in the H#%$&! is that! I will not answer a call that I do not recognize, but sure wish they would cease and desist! Go Away Hoser!
I just got my first call from this # and didn't answer. I have no patience for these scams. I was thinking if you tell them you work at the FCC and your reporting them if your not put on a DNC list it might help. I'm always tempted to mess with them and say there mom just showed up at my house and then get nasty about what your doing to her and maybe there sister wants in or there wife! Have fun with it! I've got some telescamers all worked up and pissed off then i say i'm reporting them to the FBI and FCC! Its worked for me in the past and its fun to make them so mad! But you should report them don't just threaten, reporting them is what will make this stop. pissing them off is just fun!
I've usually never answered in the past cause it's clearly a fake number, but I answered just now. A lady with a heavy Indian accent tried to tell me she was from the us government, and i was randomly selected to receive a free grant because "I had always paid my taxes on time". I realized this is a Phishing scam to get my info. She wanted to verify my name. And then when she wanted to verify my address, I decided to ask her first what address she had and it was some random address I have never lived at in montebello, Ca. Real government, and bank agencies would already have this info in front of them. I asked her name and company name and she said Juliet smith of "grant department". I asked her for a callback number and she gave me 206-201-2474 and said speak with the "financial manager" Dennis Parker. I haven't called that number yet, but it's no doubt and fake number and clearly those are fake names. No person with that heavy of an Indian accent it going to be named Juliet smith hahahaha.
I received a call from the number today and I didn't answer. They called back so a blew a really LOUD whistle in their ear. I hope I broke their ear drums!!!!!!
As soon as you pick up the phone...don't say hello or aything...press the # sign 3-4 times then say hello.
If it was a telemarketer or computer generated call, it really messes up the program and the computer will not know what to do, thus throw your number away...
If it is one of your friends, just say Hello after the # keys and if they ask, explain. It will not inturupt the call...unless of course it is a tomputer generated telemarketer, LOL.
just got a call from the same number and when I answer no one answered back...I tried to call it back and a recording said that I had dialed too few numbers to please hang up and try again, or dial 0 for instructions...(so of course I had to try the 0)...when I dialed 0 just dead air..so I said.."at least breathe hard and make it worth my while...GEEZ!"..but nothing so I hung up.