This number called at 17:40 PST. I answered and waited for someone to come on the line. When a guy finally responded, he said, "Hello, how are you doing tonight." I replied, "I'm on the "do not call" list, and this means do not effing call." Then I hung up and blocked the number. These people - all of them - are con-artists and criminals.
A call from this (possibly) Kern County invalid number arrived today. When the call rolled to voice mail, the caller left no message, just dead space. This is typical of robocallers (unlawful telemarketers) who use automated dialers to troll the phone lines desperately seeking live persons to victimize instead of inanimate answering machines. So there!
Another call from this invalid Kern County invalid number arrived today, just 8 days since the last call on Oct. 10. When the call rolled to voice mail, the caller left no message, just dead space. This is typical of robocallers (unlawful telemarketers) who use automated dialers to troll the phone lines, desperately seeking live schmucks to victimize instead of inanimate answering machines. Makes a valid case for letting the answering machine take calls from unfamiliar numbers, valid or invalid.