Telephone harassment?

[gord99]

More than once, for a few days in a row the phone will ring but when I pick up no one is there.   Could it be that some telemarketers have a tool that does this as revenge for hanging up on them? which I sometimes do.   Does anyone know any good web sites devoted to this?   And-recently after saying "not interested have a nice day" and hanging up I got several calls where the voice said "you have a land line message from-( I forget what number ) press 1 to listen."  When I did a voice said "who is this" and after a few of these I said "who the *censored* is this!"  and I immediatly got a call with no one there. 

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Sounds like someone is toying with you.

When you pick up the phone, be as silent as you can and see if the person on the other line hangs up.

[Computer Hope Admin]

I've got a few calls like this as well there are some automated systems out there that seem to have a few issues. There really isn't too much (I believe) that can be done about it, but know an issue exists out there because I've googled the number coming through on the caller ID and found several posts about that number.

[skiilady]

Hi, Have you thought about using the No Call Regesty. I use it and it works wonderfuly.
skiilady

[patio]

I just leave the cordless phone next to the stereo when this happens......they never call back.

[Zylstra]

https://www.donotcall.gov/
US Only.
If its telemarketers, they will have to remove your number from their list within 30 days of subscribing to this service.

Automated systems amaze me. Predictive dialing may be causing the system to call you more than once.
Some people play the call tone that tells the dialer that the number no longer exists.

If you have caller ID, and if you have the number, consider blocking it. That, or dial a certain number (I cant remember, I think its *69, another forum member may verify this, it will tell you the last caller) to find out what the number is.

[homer]

i always try to sell them a subscription to "The Province" newspaper.

[!*~.:Pink Floyd:.~*!]

I get calls like this too once and a while.

 I just hangup

its like a popping sound and it sounds like someone is clicking there tongue at the roof of there mouth with what sounds like a neck popping.

[Zylstra]

What one of my teachers does is:
Once they ask for a person of the residence, let a long pause, and reply:
"Their tied up, I'm robbing their house."

Heck, they live in India. What are they going to do?