What is the scam? Phone call asking if Ben Brittain (Me) is available. Then immediate hang up.

[Phoenix7]

I agree with the "never say yes". I have been practicing that for a couple years.

I used to say "who is this?", but lately if I'm someplace really noisy (like the gym) I just put it on speaker phone so they can hear, or if it's not too noisy I literally cough to trigger whatever sound activation they have. I wait 5 seconds to see if they speak and if it's someone I have done business with. But if no answer or they don't convince me, I hang up. Them knowing my name doesn't even count. They have to assertively justify why they are calling very quickly.

 

[SPODE]

I NEVER answer unless I know who it is. I am very close to enabling "Only accept calls from people in your contacts" option.

 

[megadesertdiesel]

I NEVER answer unless I know who it is. I am very close to enabling "Only accept calls from people in your contacts" option.

I have been doing this on my work phone and personal phone for a few years. I have never missed an important call, if its someone i know from a different number they leave a message and i call them right back.

just this week my work phone has screened 14 spam call and my personal 5 spam calls.

 

[Spize909]

I auto-reply with "please text me" and 95% of the time it comes back as unable to send because it is a landline. At that point they either leave a message or don't. Usually don't.