I do the same, Clem. Then again, I screw around with Nigerian princes, telling them I'd love to help them free up their vast fortunes by providing a bank account for them to bounce their bucks into. I never let it go anywhere and always give them fake info - sometimes stringing them on for weeks on end. Unfortunately, these robocall turds have much more high-tech means to determine that I'm just goofing on them and get rid of me much quicker. I wish there was a way state's attorneys general could come down on them and get it all stopped.
I think having fun with these low life's is great, but those of you who give them fake credit card numbers -- do you realize when doing that you could be giving them someone's credit card for real. I also notice some people make up fake social security numbers to give them -- this is also wrong to do. Somewhere, somebody will have that number. Like I said it's fun to mess with them but do it so no one else out there get's hurt. I also think the more you mess with them the more they call. Just like the window's scam. I just block them. This credit card scam has way too many numbers to block. I just don't pick up the phone. I check on here first to see who has called. Then I either block or don't answer. My phone only rings 4 times and goes into the answer machine. Being on the do not call list is great, but they cannot track down spoof numbers.
I do not answer calls I do not recognize... especially out of state calls. I get them almost daily-never the same state or number. Once when I was uninformed as to these bozo calls, I answered. They said they can lower my credit card rate. I laughed because I do not own a single credit card and when I told him that he just hung up. What a tough job they must have. How many successful calls do you imagine they have in a day? I hope they work on commission. I imagine they quit real soon, thus making the credit card company able to keep their payroll to a minimum. They are using and abusing their employees.! BTW the do not call does not work with them because they do give a phone number on my caller ID. They never leave a voice mail message. I'm tired of the calls!!!