You know the deal. Another scammer. Not a working number.

Hangup call today at 6:41 pm.  Will report to no mo ro bo.

I don't understand the point of calling someone, then remain silent or hang up when the recipient picks up the phone.  What are they telemarketing if they don't talk.

Your caller is a robodialer that dials thousands/millions of calls a day. A robodialer may call 15 numbers at a time. The first person who answers the phone gets the recorded message, or a foreign/domestic scammer. All the rest go back into the pool & called again later. In other cases the robodialer is trolling for live/active numbers. The most valuable for the scammer is the cell phone with text. An email to text program can send out millions a day for almost zero cost. All it takes for the scammer is a few bites, & someone to click on a link they shouldn't of.

Thanks for the explanation, Badge.  I get a lot of repeat calls from the same numbers that I've been ignoring.  Maybe I should just answer and talk, then I'll be taken off their re-call list, hopefully.  Otherwise, the public  is screwed.