SCAM SCAM...eventually they ask for your credit card numbers. THEY HAVE NO STREET ADDRESS AND NO WAY TO HAVE YOU CALL THEM. The only recourse, I've found, is to report the number to the FTC. FIrst, register your number on the do not call list at http://www.donotcall.gov Once you have been registered, report each and every call, the date and time of call. It takes 2 minutes to do it. This company uses numbers in many, many area codes. I've googled at least 10 or more. All the same. I talked to the guy today and told him to take me off the list and he said I had to call my bank to request that. THIS IS ILLEGAL, people. According to donotcall.gov, You may file a complaint if you received an unwanted call after your number was on the National Registry for 31 days. You may also file a complaint if you received a call that used a recorded message instead of a live person (whether or not your number was on the Registry). AND I FIND THIS INTERESTING... "A consumer who receives a telemarketing call despite being on the registry will be able to file a complaint with the FTC, either online or by calling a toll-free number. Violators could be fined up to $16,000 per incident. "

Giving out your number isn't the problem. They use auto-dialers, they just go down the list. I have 2 cell phones and home line listed with Do not call. When I get a number I don't recognize, I don't answer. I can then use the info saved by phone logs, to enter that info on Do Not call.gov and turn them in. I got a call at 5 to 7 in the morning, didn't have my glasses on, so I answered it. Robo call in Spanish. will add that one when I go to Do Not Call. I wait a week, and add several calls a week. I read somewhere, it's better to not answer if you don't recognize the call number, they will not keep calling a number that doesn't answer.

I found this article in a newsletter I get from a company called the Data Doctors: Why am I getting so many robocalls these days and what can I do to stop them? Answer This question was answered on March 7, 2019. If it seems like you’re getting a lot more calls that are either a robocall, a scammer or someone trying to sell you something, you’re not imagining it. According to call statistics from companies that monitor unwanted calls, the percentage of calls has risen steeply over the past year from 3.7% of calls in 2017 to nearly 30% in 2018. What’s worse is they predict by the end of the year, you can expect about 50% of the calls to your cell phone to be a nuisance call. Why It’s Accelerating One of the biggest reasons that we’re experiencing a huge increase in robocalls is that the technology to call millions of phones every day has gotten extremely cheap and easy for just about anyone with a minimal amount of tech skills. Why the Do Not Call Registry is Useless It doesn't hurt to register you phone number(s) with the https://donotcall.gov registry, but don’t expect it to do much for you. Only legitimate marketing companies that are willing to follow the rules will comply with this registry. If you do get a call you’d like to report, you can do so here: http://bit.ly/2Ut3E6K A growing number of the junk calls and text messages are coming from scammers that are operating outside of the U.S. through VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) so they’re not going to bother paying attention to the registry. Also, the registry does not apply to political calls, non-profits and charities or polling organizations and any company that you’ve either done business with or sought information from in the attempt to do business. Those businesses can call you for up to 18 months after your last interaction. Neighbor Spoofing You may have also noticed that a lot of the calls are coming from your same area code and some times with the same prefix as your phone number. This spoofing of the caller ID is done automatically by the robocall systems to make it look like someone in your area is calling you in hopes that you’ll answer the call. Never Say ‘Yes’ One of the many scams used by these robocalls is focused on recording your voice saying ‘yes’, which they can use as your voice signature for future scams. They’ll usually try at the very beginning of the call by asking something like “are you the homeowner” or “can you hear me?”. What Can You Do? The first thing is stop answering any call when you don’t recognize the number; let it go to voice mail. If you have one of the newer Google Pixel phones (2, 2XL, 3 or 3XL), there is a cool little utility in your Phone app that will allow you to screen calls using the Google Assistant – Google is working on making it available for other Android devices. The telecom industry is working on a caller verification protocol, but until then, there are apps available that will at least try to determine if a call is potential spam, including HiYa (https://hiya.com), YouMail (https://youmail.com), NomoRobo (https://nomorobo.com) or RoboKiller (https://robokiller.com).

DH got that call yesterday. The day before, I got the one that said thank you for my prime membership of a couple of hundred dollars and to press a number if there was an error. We disconnected from both, they were just two of a handful of annoying calls. At a time when phone is the only way I'm keeping track of my mother in her care facility and some of those calls are coming on the caregivers cells phones, not through the main switchboard number that I recognize. A little thing within a week of too many little things!