They left a message saying, "This is the return call you have requested regarding the back brace commercial you saw on TV, which is covered by your insurance. Press 1 now to be connected to one of our agents. Or press 2 if you no longer wish to receive the information you called about." Needless to say, I never saw this commercial, never called for more information, and never pressed 1 or 2. Probably a scam.
(607) 216-9728 Yet another number from the back brace scammers. Why are all of the phone number they use from NY? The half dozen or so numbers that I get from these low lifes are. Anyway, plop ...
Not really odd. These scumbags have boiler room call centers that spoof their number when they call you. They use auto dialers to dial a series of phone numbers (xxx-xxx-0001, then it calls xxx-xxx-0002, then 0003, 004, etc.). Depending on the autodialer they use, the auto dialer may not be smart enough the recognize that the dialed number connected to voice mail. The dialer heard a voice then transferred the call to a live agent. The lazy agent gets the call and assumes it's a live caller. That's what you heard on your answering service, the agent not knowing it wasn't a live person and fumbling to disconnect the call. The phone number they use changes every so often so it's almost impossible to block them permanently.