Verizon doesn't want you to be able to block scammer calls because Verizon is making a lot of them. I don't have or want Verizon and yet I receive telemarketing calls from them daily. And they will not stop calling on my numbers which are all on the do not call registry.
Report them here:
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx?panel=2
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
And you should consider buying a call blocking device or phone also..
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=call+blockers
Call from 860-000-0000 with silence on the other end. I do get calls with the credit card crap. Last one I answered, asked the guy to hold a minute then talked in the background like someone else was in the room " you completed the trace? Great" then I went back to the phone and said DHS you have been traced. Guy on the other end started swearing and hung up fast
They also called my cell phone number. I did not respond to it. i figured out that it was a scam, telemarketer or even a debt collector. i am not sure who they are. A very suspicious phone number. i will not answer them. Verizon says to block all unwanted calls. it is a nice benefit to have on your cell phone. Plus being on the National Do Not Call List. Hang in there! Do not answer unwanted or unrecognizable numbers! Block them! Thank you all for your remarks! They are helpful to me!