how can we stop these calls?
i pressed one and got a rep, asked him not to hang up, asked him to take my name off the list, and he hung up.  i am getting calls like this 2 or 3 times a day.
what can we do?

Don't answer it.

Block the calls, that's what I do, look up any number that you don't know on 800notes and block those that deserve it. That way they only get to call me once!

Blocking the number does no good because it's a spoofed -- fake -- number they display on your Caller ID anyway. They just call back using a different fake number.

Idiot scammers. I never ever ever answer these calls. guess fools just never learn. I will never respond to these inbreeds. The calls have slowed a great deal since I don't answer them. If you ever answer just one of these calls, all that does is let them know they have you hooked and they will continue to call. The only way to stop them... is to NOT answer the calls. Eventually auto dialers deem your number "dead" and will drop it from their calling list.