Didn't answer the call. Read the comments here. Called the number back and got a recording that let me have our # removed (took 30 seconds or more to get to that). "Police Int'l" looking for participants for a dry eyes study.
Yes, we get these stupid phone calls too here in Paradise. At 5:30 in the morning! We thought it might be an emergency and ran for the phone - for nothing! I wish for the evil person behind these calls nothing but the worst in life.
I have zero tolerance for these nonsense calls when I am paying for a private number. Jut reported them to DNC list. I am always thankful for those who post here, and use this site as backup to show that others are also annoyed by these calls.
I've gotten calls from this so-called "Research Study" caller i.d., so I looked at my owner's manual for my Radio Shack-purchased Panasonic cordless phones, and blocked the number. Now, it rings once, then my phone gives the caller a message stating that the number they called from is blocked, and my system hangs up on them! If no caller i.d., i.e., "blocked number," "unknown number,", etc., it does the same thing. For $69.99, it's a bargain, especially since it can store up to 30 blocked numbers!! Of course, I then report it to the FTC on their website (www.ftc.gov/complaint (I think)).