It is obviously profitable for these scammers to keep calling or they wouldn’t keep doing it. The Do Not Call list is not being enforced. The only way we can stop the scammers is by not answering the phone when they call. EVERYONE should have Caller ID. You should NEVER answer the phone if you don’t recognize the name or number. If it is actually someone you know, they will leave a message and you can phone them back. If they don’t leave a message, you can be sure it is a scam call. Do not try to call that number back for two reasons:
1. It will let them know that it is a live number and they will sell your number to other scammers which will result in more calls.
2. If the Do Not Call list is ever enforced, you will have no recourse since you initiated a call to that number.
In addition to not answering, you can block unwanted calls. My Panasonic phones will let me do that. All I have to do is check the Missed Call Log and when a suspicious number is shown, press MENU, then go down to SAVE CID, then SELECT, go down to CALL BLOCK, then press SELECT, and then SAVE.
I also purchased a Sentry 2 Call Blocker from Amazon for $59. It is probably one of my best investments. It has a 9,999 number capacity and is very easy to set up. You just plug it into your phone. There is no additional charge to your phone bill.
It looks like it is totally up to us to stop the robo and unsolicited calls. So let’s band together and stop answering the calls. When it no longer becomes profitable, they will stop.
Yup, AMG. Tired of all these calls, mostly ignore and block, but from time to time pick up to talk to these people and try to dissuade them. He said it was an "accident" that I got called. [***].