I have started refusing to answer calls from those to rude or sneaky to identify themselves. This caller was, "Not Available". No message was left.....
Got nine (9) calls from this person over the past four weeks . . . call log says "Springfield VA". The first few calls there was no message. Then a male voice with a Virginia accent asks, "Is Steven there?", then hangs up without leaving any message. Calls come any day of the week. Always from 703-372-0787
Many months ago, I came up with a plan: set my ringer to "off" and let my answering machine answer (using the default "robot" voice) after 4 rings . . . if it's a legitimate call, then someone will leave a message. If not, they will hang up. This process screens out ALL unwanted calls and gives me peace and quiet. Otherwise my phone would be ringing off the hook <lol> :-)
My guess is that this guy is trying to annoy me into answering and/or calling him back, so that he can verify my phone number and sell it to other scammers, etc.
This jerk called again this morning and got immediately hung up on. Unfortunately even if your voicemail takes the incoming call from these spammers, they will already know your number is a real, active number and then sell your number to other spammers.
I love this website. The feedback is outstanding and extremely helpful, thanks everyone. I recently invested $89 to buy a CPR Call Blocker V202 (http://www.cprcallblocker.com). This devise is simple to use and blocks up to 1200 calls, including preset categories. The house is strangely quiet these days. Those calls that are not blocked, are quickly verified on 800notes and added to my growing collection of blocked callers. This guy calls and asks "Is Richard there?" He's called frequently from several numbers.
I also received a call from this number at 7:54 pm from 703 372 0787. He just kept repeating himself saying "Is Steven there?" And I said no he's not may I asked who is calling. He began to say his name was Rick from the Virginia state police and he was calling about a Return order. Well when I asked what that was he began to get sarcastic and say uh yeah that's what I said. So that seems to be the only thing different from what I have read in other statements. I don't understand how you can impersonate a police officer and get away with it.