I'm going to assume not safe because I have been barraged with daily calls over the past week or so from multiple numbers beginning with 984-329-33xx but they never leave a message. Given the well publicized scam where scammers record you saying yes before processing an unauthorized payment, I NEVER answer calls from numbers I don't know. If your call to me is not important enough to leave a voicemail especially after multiple attempts, the number gets blocked. because I assume scam.

that no one has ever been scammed that way? But I bet you know absolutely nothing about the IRS scams, the computer tech support scams, the debt collector scams, or the grant/Publisher's Clearing House scams?

Quote:Given the well publicized scam where scammers record you saying yes before processing an unauthorized payment,It is a 'well publicized' RUMOR that doesn't have a single documented case of happening, but that is good practice to not answer unknown calls. This rumor is thought to be just a smoke screen towards over shadowing the real scams (mentioned above). People need to focus more on what is being said by a caller, rather than worry about not saying 'yes'.  A simple yes alone cannot be used to scam you.

Bill collector. They contacted me over a legitimate debt I have. I can't remember the name of the company, but I think the guy said his name was David. They have been calling me from various 984-329-33XX numbers and I finally decided to answer.

You gave money to a "company" & don't remember the name??  A comment like that calls for a SHILL ALERT!!!