I get these annoying phone calls on my cell phone. I do not have an unlimited plan so I have to pay for these calls. I can not stop them, they come from many area codes and say they are calling about my credit cards - and then they say this may be my last chance to lower my interest rates. Ha - I have no interest rates because I have no credit cards. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH is all I can say
They've called us so many times we've lost count. We never answer and they never leave a message. Damn Yankees! I am not sure that calling them back and pressing 3 is such a great idea. If you do that, you're letting them know that yours is an active number with a live person connected to it. That's like giving these scammers a solid gold lead.
I, like the rest of you, receive these calls all the time. Our government is WORTHLESS, especially when it comes to blocking these calls. Your only other course of action is this:
Hopefully you have caller ID, if not then GET IT ! Do NOT, under any circumstances, answer a caller you do not recognize. When you do, all you are doing is confirming for them is that they have reached a viable, working number and then they WILL call you back, PLUS they will sell your number to other scam artists so they can call you too. If they continue to call then first, check with your phone service and see if they have a call blocker service (mine does). If I continue to receive calls from a certain number then it goes onto my "Blocked" list. There are also call blockers you can purchase online.
Also, by just pressing 1 or any number they say to remove you from their list is also a scam. It doesn't work either. Also, I turn off my answering machine when I am home. If it answers their calls, then once again it only confirms the fact that they have indeed reached a "Working" number and they WILL continue to call you. Have a pleasant day. Sure am glad too for websites like this.
Thought for the day: I Wonder what would happen if everyone stopped answering these calls. IF they got no more answers then would they just give up and die ?
I will add that by using these tactics, there are days that go by now when I have NO phone calls from scammers! Only had one in the last three days now. Please folks, don't answer these phone calls. Use your caller ID's.