They just called again. Didn't recognize the number and didn't answer. They don't leave a voicemail so this must be a scam or just more telemarketing nonsense.
Guy purporting to be from "home protection" looking for an "advertising opportunity". Asked if we would be interested in a "wireless home security system" in exchange for a small sign on the lawn. Yeah, right.
Caller: "John from Home Protection"
Call Type: Telemarketer
I just got another call from these people. Since they've been calling so frequently, I decided to answer to see what they REALLY want.
They just hung up on me. No person on the other end of the line, no recorded message saying to "hold for the next available operator", no elevator music. Just dead, then the hang up.
These kinds of companies are known to make automated phone calls and when the phone is answered, it verifies to their computer that it is a valid number. They then sell that number to telemarketers. Now that I've answered, I know that the next couple of weeks will be full of unwanted sales calls from a variety of new numbers. Oh well. I knew this was a possibility when I answered the call.
BTW, being on the Do Not Call list is useless. All they do is electronically compile all your complaints against a telemarketer and when you finally contact your attorney general's office and take the telemarketers to court, the DNC registry will provide copies of your complaints. That's it. They don't prohibit unwanted sales calls. Unscrupulous scammy telemarketers don't follow the DNC rules anyway. They usually make their calls from "spoof" numbers that aren't real, can't be traced back to them, and they have so many of these fake numbers it's hard to put a block on your phone to keep them all from getting through.