Why Robocallers Win Even if You Don't Answer
Ignoring a robocall doesn't keep some scammers from making money from caller-ID services
By Sarah Krouse
Caller ID is feeding one of the very problems it was developed to stop: junk calls.
Illegitimate robocallers, or outfits that flood American landlines with marketing calls, use the decades-old identification system to make money, even when no one picks up.
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