4 Reasons Why Scam Calls Never, NEVER STOP !!!!!

[Stuart G]

1. Easy to set up

2. Scammers very rarely get caught, tried, and convicted...(very rarely, if ever)

3. Very cheap to set up

4, A certain percentage of those calls work, and the scammers make lots, and lots, and lots of money...
............and the scammers know that ahead of time...

[In_The_Wind]

1. If you don't recognize the caller's number - don't answer the call.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. That's right. If it's a legit call they can leave a message.

[In_The_Wind]

5. That's the way I look at it. Just because I have a phone doesn't mean I must answer.

I don't answer my door unless I know who's come a knockin'.

[Stuart G]

3. Yes, Caller I.D. is worth the extra cost. OUTSTANDING POINT..!!!

[AirmensMom]

6. That's frequently how I handle it.

It backfired a few months ago when I had a doc appointment. They called to confirm from a different number than what was listed, only the message didn't say they were confirming. It said they needed to talk about my appointment the next day and I should call back. But then no one was there when I called back. I kept calling and getting "office hours are from 8 to 5", no matter what time I called. I called the second number I had and was able to leave a message, but no one returned my call.

Finally my insurance company called them in the morning and was able to get through, we told them their phones were broken, and I got my appointment confirmed. There was no way I was going to drive for an hour if there was actually a problem with the appointment. I did tell the person I talked to that if I was running an office and was confirming appointments without actually saying that's what I was doing, I'd make a second call if I hadn't heard back in a few hours. I mean, really.

I know, it was a comedy of errors to be sure. Still, I will answer unknown numbers if I have an appointment or am waiting for a call from a doc's office. Lesson learned. Sometimes it's a lot less stressful to just answer the phone, put it down and waste the scammer's time while I do something else, and let them give up on their own.

[In_The_Wind]

10. Wow! I'm glad everything worked out alright for you.

[Ron Obvious]

4. Our FCC needs to be tougher on Telecoms

The telecoms know who the scammers are and what their real phone numbers are. They just don't care.

[Wicked Blue]

7. Amen to that n/t

[safeinOhio]

8. Just for fun

when I don't recognize the number, I answer it "Detective Safe, what have you got''.

Not getting as many anymore.

[Patterson]

9. I assume en you answer a scammer, your number gets sold to other scammers.

[Earthshine2]

11. Phone companies profit from them. nt

[LiberalLoner]

12. I use Jolly Roger. This way I get amused listening to annoyed scammers, later.