I am on the do not call list yet I get the robo calls. Seriously. Can we stop this - Unless someone prosecutes these people we will be subject to this annoyance.
They also use American names. They use Mark or Jim. Ect....This is so stupid. Really!!! They don't realize that they still have an Indian Accent. ..They have are Dumb [***] people.
The trouble with calling them back is the Caller ID is usually spoofed, so if you call back and harass the person who answers, chances are good that you are harassing an innocent person who has nothing to do with the scam callers, and now YOU can be prosecuted for that harassing phone call.
By far the best course of action is to simply not answer any calls with numbers you don't recognize. If they are legit and want to talk to you, they will leave a message. If they don't leave a message, oh, well, guess they didn't want to talk to you after all.
Calling numbers back doesn't help matters, in fact can make them worse. Its bad because the numbers are spoofed as a ROT. You could be calling some innocent persons number or a innocent business that had nothing to do with the calls. While we understand that is is a frustrating thing, its just a bad idea.
Consider buying a call blocking device or phone. Many are around $50.00 and can block up to 1500 numbers. If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If u have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also.
Report your callers here:
By State DNC lists:
http://800notes.com/res/DoNotCall.aspx