Best practices to keep annoying robocalls at bay. According to the FCC, there are some easy steps you can take to help reduce robocalls:
- Don't answer calls from blocked or unknown numbers.
- Don't answer calls from numbers you don't recognize.
- Just because an incoming call appears to be from a local number, doesn't mean it is.
- Don't respond to any questions that can be answered with a "Yes."
- If someone calls you and claims to be with XYZ company, hang up and call the company yourself. Use the company's website to find an official number.
- If you do answer a call and hear a recording such as "Hello, can you hear me?" just hang up.
- The same goes for a call where you're asked to press a number before being connected to a representative.
- When you answer a call and interact with the voice prompt or by pressing a number, it lets the spammer know your number is real. They can then sell your number to another company, or begin targeting your number more frequently.
Link:https://www.cnet.com/how-to/heres-everything-you-can-do-to-stop-annoying-robocalls/