Jan 27, 2012
If you recognize the number or answer these calls the hear the message start...don't say a word. My phone company said to dial *65 and hang up. (star 65). That sends a tracing message back to the phone company so they can follow up. Now that is all I do if I answer one of these intrusive calls by mistake. I agree it's next to impossible to keep a list of all the phishing calls when they keep bouncing all over the country/world through automatic dialers. Check with your phone companies to confirm that *65 has the same trace function in their system. It seems that I am getting fewer phishing calls since I began using this remedy. They will continue to find alternative phishing routes, but this (*65) might help authorities track and prosecute the majority of offenders.
Please try *65 and remember to pass it on to your friends. Good luck!