These one-ring and no-message-left calls are ways for scammers to validate live phone numbers. It's a way to set you up for future calls. That way they can use -- or pass around to others, probably for a fee -- a live phone number for a scammer to use in the future. Those calls can appear to come from any number, since caller ID information can be faked.
You should never call back when you get such a call because that only validates your phone number. It's a sad statement, but caller ID has become untrustworthy at the hands of these crooks, who are calling from overseas somewhere, beyond the reach of any law in the US.
I started getting calls on my land line years ago. Bought a Panasonic phone that has call-blocking built in and used it. When I got rid of my land line, I started getting unwanted calls on my cell. It's an Android phone. I found a free call-blocking app in the app store and installed it. Now, once I use that app to block a number, when a call comes in from that number the phone does not ring, the app answers silently and immediately hangs up, so the caller can't even leave a message. It's worth looking into, if you are using a cell phone.
For regular land lines, your phone carrier might offer a blocking service. If not, there are devices you can buy and I believe there is software you can download to use in conjunction with a land line that does the same thing my app does. Google CALL BLOCKERS and find one that works.
Got a call from 925-403-1431, they did not speak but just listened as I said hello' hello! Then caller hangs up so I redial but get the message; sorry the person at extension 8182759671 is unavailable and users box cannot accept messages, SCAMERS UGHHHHHHH!!!!
What I really don't understand what's the purpose of these calls if they never leave a message?.. or if you pick up the phone and said hello, they don't talk and hang up. How can they scam if they don't talk, ask question or offer or say something? So what's the deal here? Can somebody explain and don't complain?
These one-ring and no-message-left calls are ways for scammers to validate live phone numbers. It's a way to set you up for future calls. That way they can use -- or pass around to others, probably for a fee -- a live phone number for a scammer to use in the future. Those calls can appear to come from any number, since caller ID information can be faked.
You should never call back when you get such a call because that only validates your phone number. It's a sad statement, but caller ID has become untrustworthy at the hands of these crooks, who are calling from overseas somewhere, beyond the reach of any law in the US.
I started getting calls on my land line years ago. Bought a Panasonic phone that has call-blocking built in and used it. When I got rid of my land line, I started getting unwanted calls on my cell. It's an Android phone. I found a free call-blocking app in the app store and installed it. Now, once I use that app to block a number, when a call comes in from that number the phone does not ring, the app answers silently and immediately hangs up, so the caller can't even leave a message. It's worth looking into, if you are using a cell phone.
For regular land lines, your phone carrier might offer a blocking service. If not, there are devices you can buy and I believe there is software you can download to use in conjunction with a land line that does the same thing my app does. Google CALL BLOCKERS and find one that works.
@F.U. I can explain this 2 ways. Most people dont believe me but this is how it really works. The first explanation is that a computer calls your phone and if you answer, the computer redirects your call to a live person to sell you solar panels or whatever but there is a few seconds delay from the computer and the live person the computer is trying to connect with so when you are saying hello and no one is on the other end, it is during this delay. The 2nd explanation is that when caller ID first came out, no businesses would sign up for it so AT&T decided to pay businesses every time they called someone on be-half of their business and caller ID was used to drum up business for caller ID. So now there are people that create a business, phony in most cases, and by blocks of telephone numbers (10,000 at a time ) and enter those numbers into a computer that robo dials every number and they dont care if you answer the phone or not, or hang up. all they care about is that caller ID was activated so they can get paid by AT&T for using caller ID for their phony business. They have a computer do all the work while they just sit back and collect money. Not a bad way to make money. People dont believe this but it is true.