I have had ten calls in the last two days, many of them with Invalid Area codes.  Many of the times the exchange codes are also invalid.  I do not understand how this cannot be controlled.  But that is a different rant!  Anyway, what I am doing now is this:

-- Phone rings, I look at the number on TV screen, if it looks phony,  I mute my TV, immediately pick up the receiver after the phone rings only once or twice (you'll learn to be quicker with practice), then it will give the impression that it is a non-working number.  They'll probably try a few more times, from different numbers usually.  But after twelve calls in two days with this treatment, the calls did stop.

Then I got this one today.  Since it was perfectly silent in my house, I picked up the phone and didn't speak (did not breath into the receiver either).  I could hear all sorts of background noise from the caller's end, like in the phone call centers used by phony loan companies or phony pharmacy callers.  It was someone with a heaby accent and he mispronounced my first name.  I outwaited him and he hung up.  Did not call back.

The silence is important.  The minute you say a single word or yell into the phone or use a whistle or other noise device, they know it is a legitimate, working phone number, and they will keep trying.  One thing I have a lot of is PATIENCE.  They can keep calling; I will keep using this method.  We'll see who lasts the longest. I'm betting it is ME.  Try it.  

If you do find yourself talking to someone, tell them your calls are being recorded and reported to the BBB, FTC, your State Attorney General's office, and your local police department.  Then hang up.  Finally, I come in here to see if others are bothered by this number, and I leave this message for everyone one else to see.  Good luck!

I received this call at 11:28am this morning while I was on the phone. I have call waiting so when I hung up it read, "Do not answer" and this #407-476-9999. Glad I did not waste my time.

This is ridiculous, my third call from the idiots under three different numbers. I am starting to run out of numbers that I can block.

I have pressed 3 as instructed to quit receiving these calls to no avail. When I pressed 1 to talk to an operator & told her that I didn't want to be called any more, she replied "you have no interest in saving money?" so I said very sarcastically & nastily "no" to which she replied "well if only we could all be rich bi****s like you!" So honestly I'd like to find a way to take this company to court because they are HARASSSING ME. I get at least 3-5 calls a week from this company & I'm sick of it.

So stupid....the Caller ID actually says "DO NOT ANSWER". I told my husband and laughed. No clue who they are, but if they were legitimate the name of the company would appear, not this stupidity.

If the caller ID says do not answer, what is the purpose of no call list?  Of course I didn't answer, but would have preferred to not even hear the ring!

I really question the caller ID number. Ends in "9999" ? ID did say "Do not answer", so I didn't.

LOL, the caller ID actually came up as "DO NOT ANSWER"

THIS PERSON CALLED FROM 407-476-9999 USING MY WORK PHONE # - SO I WAITED AND WHEN THIS GIRL ANSWERED AND TOLD ME ABOUT A DEAL ON MY CREDIT CARD DEBT OF $3,000.00 OR MORE WHICH THEY NEEDED MY INFORMATION-I ASKED HOW AND WHY ARE THEY CALLING A BUSINESS LOCATION-NO ANSWER-THEY HUNG UP

Rachel from Cardmember Services again.  I hung up as soon as I heard her voice.