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I am now getting these, from "Scott with Account Services" (or Card Services). I jerked him around the other day by telling him I had to go find my credit card (I think I brushed my teeth, or took a dump, or something constructive while I left him on hold). Then I gave him a random number starting with 4, and he said "This sounds like a bogus number."  I asked him why he called a number on the Do Not Call list. He replied, "Shut up, [***]," and hung up on me; I guess I did something to ruin his day. Nonetheless, the dumbbells called again today, but hung up while I tried to jerk them around.

Maybe I should ask their representatives, "Is this Rachel from [explicit profanity] Services?" (Rachel is actually  Dana M. Miano, and her male counterpart is Christopher L. Miano per http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... nforcement-case.) In any event, this is the level of respect with which one should treat these subhumans.

Remember to jerk them around first, though; if you use profanity, or ask to be taken off the list up front, they just hang up on you, and are not punished by having their time (and therefore money) wasted. What they need is to be strung along in this manner a hundred times a day, for several minutes at a time, until they realize that their illegal and harassing phone calls are not wanted.

Another technique is to let them hold, and then tell them you can't find your credit card, so you need a number where you can call them back. If they say they will call you back, insist that you need a number to call them, so you can verify they are a reputable business.