DO NOT ANSWER PHONE....DO NOT CALL BACK....THEY DON'T CARE..
THEY ARE FISHING FOR VIABLE PHONE NUMBERS AND WHEN YOU ANSWER THAT JUST VERIFIES YOU OWN THE PHONE......DON'T PRESS "1". Either . That lets them get more info....they then sell your number to other companies and you wind up getting more calls. It's annoying for sure but just let it ring, after awhile calls will decrease....I only get maybe 3 a week. Now...just steel yourself, don't answer, check your caller ID. Most of the time they are robocalls....why do you think most don't speak.....they just want viable numbers which you give them when you answer or call back.
Also. Do not answer for cancer, children's, police or fire dept, heart etc...salvation army etc.
Reputable charities do not use these phone calls. You don't know who you are sending your money to.
They use names that are similar to reputable charities, trying to fool you.
I found this out the hard way, and trying to pass on a warning
why, oh why, would anyone give a credit card number over the phone to a complete stranger??? again, way to stop these morons is to JUST NOT ANSWER!!!! there are seven pages of 800 notes telling you why you should not give these people any info and anyone that thinks they're legit ???? --- i'll take a pound of whatever they're on!!!!!