Robocall to lower my interest rates on ANY credit card I have. Next time I am going to press 1 and pretend I'm interested. Heck, I'm home all day anyway, why not have some fun.
I used to think that way too. Problem is when you talk with them - then they know they have a 'live one', meaning they will now have your number to sell to other scammers. Also make a note:
Many shysters hide behind the guise of SURVEYS, CHARITIES ETC. In this day and age you never know 'who' you are really talking with. I talk with NO ONE. I never answer my phone unless I know 'who' is calling, once you 'answer' they 'Have Your Number" and they will not only call you time after time but 'sell' your number to other illegal scammers. Also if you follow their suggestion to 'opt out' you have only given these shysters confirmation of your number. Many are just 'mining' for people to prey on, especially the 'robo callers'. And of course it does not matter if you are on the Do Not Call List because criminals don't care. They change their number as often as we change our underwear so as not to be discovered by the FCC.
I do the same thing, with caller ID, I don't answer any call that I don't recognize the phone number, and the DO NOT CALL LIST is a joke. Although the Today show just ran an piece on dealing with telemarketers, one lady filed a class action suit and they stilled called her, but this time she recorded them and asked and told the person, she has a class action suit against your company, why are you still calling them. Having this I know she'll win her case, You go girl. I have a micro-cassette recorder, I'm going to start recording them, and file my own class action suit, after all I've been unemployed so long, I could use the money. And the thing about the piece from the Today show, the president was driving a ferrari.