I saved an email from a long time ago about what to do with with these automated calls. Don't know if it really works but I guess it is worth a try.
What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer !!!
I got a phone call from unknown international caller and was told that I won a holiday in Florida. I spent an hour on the phone with these people (silly me!!) and explained to them that I was interested in the holiday but didn't have the money in my account as I hadn't been paid yet. They said they needed some money in order for me to receive the information about the holiday. I gave them my card details but emphasised that there was no money in my account. When they put pressure on I said that I had changed my mind. They said they would refund my money and hung up. The following week I noticed that £200 had been taken from my account even though I had gone to my bank the same day of the phone call and stopped my card. I now hope and pray that I can get this money back! I was conned as I haven't received any information in the post. I know next time just to hang up when I hear that I've won a holiday!!
Me too they told me that i win 13 days in Florida; i'm a truck driver and i know the Florida but i don't have time to spend there. they told me i'll receive informations by post; i didn't receive anything yet.
I saw: MATZA LTD EBENE MU on my bill.
This is the second time this has happened to me but from a different number. They call EVERY SINGLE DAY on my stink'n cell phone. I've missed all the calls so far from both numbers (even though there's been around 30), so if I answer next time i'll tell them to F Off!