Pretty much the same what many are writing here. Breast Cancer--is that a company? Really? After female voice said my name, I tried to interrupt, stop the person from talking, because I don't donate money over the phone for years already--too many scams, misappropriated money, etc. Well, she wouldn't quit. I tried bad language, but she kept right on. It became clear that either she was brain dead, super desperate to keep her job, or simply that it was a recorded message, so I hung up the phone.
You can be nice, polite, but that will NOT get them to stop calling/bugging you. You can be rude; that might just work. Personally, I think I'm going to try the whistle to see how much they enjoy that. I've tried talking trash just to keep the person on the phone, and that seems to work, too, but you have to have some time available to waste while you're using up their time with useless talk.
I'll call the FTC/FCC with a list of so many numbers and NOTHING to show for it. I don't think they know what to do with all this b.s., and in fact, they may have no clue how to really stop it. Be proactive, take matters into your own hands, and try some of the suggestions that people on this forum suggest. They just might work for you, too. Take your time back, keep your money where you want it; JUST SAY 'NO' to telemarketers…and maybe they'll have to get a real job!
These con artists have called early morning, late night, weekends, whatever. I'm blocking them but they'll likely just use another number....
I Never answer the phone unless it's someone I know, just as I never open the door to a stranger. The other day I got a call that came up on the monitor as me, calling from my own phone! My telephone representative said that one freaks a lot of people out, as they may think someone is in the house using an extension.
As a cancer survivor of 14 years and now with a new terminal tumor I hope that these people find themselves in need of assistance some day and find funds are not available because of GREED on their part!