Jul 26, 2013
These are scammers living in some foreign country. There are few legal consequences, and very little you can do to stop these callers: even on a do not call list, or blocking numbers. While there are a lot of tricks that you can use to aggravate them (whistles, loud noises, asking them a thousand questions etc.) these actions will only make you feel better. Do not answer the phone if you do not recognize the number. If it is important they will leave a message. I got an answering machine at Goodwill for $3.00 and it has served well. Get an emergency cell and do not give out the number to anyone but close friends, family etc. I have a tracphone for that purpose: emergencies. I am still working off an initial investment of 20 dollars airtime after six months.
I have had a huge rash of these calls lately as well. They don't even need to know your number: they just dial a set of numbers in a block of numbers--that is why few things work. They spoof real numbers to avoid detection. Good luck.