Dec 10, 2012
Spam, Scam, and Phishing Callers: Are the people we complain about here at 800notes and other similar sites. We have no control over the calls that come your way.
YOU only can control those calls. Check your Caller ID. If you see a name and/or number (or no number at all) that you do not recognize, do not pick up the call. If you should pick up the call, hang up immediately. If you do listen to the recorded message, and it tells you to push a particular number, don't push anything. Hang up.
There have been suggestions over the last several months that if you pick up the call, and it turns out to be bogus, hit the # key repeatedly. This is supposed to jam the caller's system, but I have no documented proof of this. I screen my calls with Caller ID before I pick them up,