Apr 21, 2015
Afraid the landline is slowly being taken over by those with evil intent, however, scammers can't play a game by themselves. Not answering the phone and shutting down voice mail to unfamiliar numbers could be the best defense. My landline used to get pelted with almost daily by worthless calls, but shutting off my machine and not answering seems to have cut back on the volume. They're courteous enough to bother me, I'll return the favor giving them the idea my number is inactive. That way they can't resell it to other scammers since I don't take the bait. Don't return unknown calls either.