This is one of those areas that make people hate the economy that looks good on paper. If the economy is so good why is there so much industry around scamming me out of my money in ways that should be pretty simple and straightforward to stop?
The first rule of avoiding scam calls is to never answer unknown numbers, and even some known ones.
Curious? Bored? Worried it’s an emergency? Wait the extra minute it takes for the call to go to voice mail, then decide if it’s legitimate.