My rule of thumb is to never speak to scammers, nor let their calls go to voicemail. I will answer, remain silent, then let the caller hang up. More times than not, this will stop the repeats after a call or two. I also do this because of the remote chance the call is actually legit.
“I will answer, remain silent, then let the caller hang up.”
That’s my method. I’ve noticed that answering and saying “Hello” keys something on the other end to, itself, pickup and start their spiel. My picking up the phone and not saying a word doesn’t activate the other end, and they hang up.
A “regular” person calling me will say “Hello? Hello?”, when I don’t say anything, and I’ll know generally, it’s a real call. Doesn’t work all the time, but most of the time.
I block the numbers but they just use another one to call from.
I get several (5-10) each day.
My question is why do they keep calling when your number is
listed on the DO NOT CALL LIST? They pay no attention to
that list.
Regardless of how we deal with them it's still an uninvited intrusion into ones home.