Nov 24, 2014
The auto dialers call hundreds of random numbers at once, hoping something goes through. I've heard that hang-up calls are done to see if the line is active. If the call is answered, it's flagged as an active number to be called over and over again with a real person on the other line. I accidentally answered one of these last week (it was a local number; I thought it might be one of my sons' friends) and have been inundated with calls since.