You should do what I do when I get a scam call. 

 Especially if it’s any government fucker!!! 

 If you do, say I’ll call you back on official number. Hang up. 

 And plz for the love of god don’t get the number from THEM 🤦‍♂️ 

 text maxi here 

 It's also a great way to get annoyed even if it isn't a scam. Voicemail maxi. 

 Only from #s I know, which is about 5. 

 It's been that long, I wouldn't know how 😂  

 I almost never get spam calls because I'm somewhat protective of where I put my phone number, but I do occasionally get a wrong number that could also just be a scam attempt.

In general, if a number isn't in my contacts, I don't answer. If it's important, they can text me. 

 i pretty much only get wrong number calls these days, and i try to avoid using services that use SMS verification at all

it's pretty clear to me that the phone companies are not letting numbers fallow a while before assigning them to new subscribers, i'm constantly getting calls from people speaking portuguese expecting some other person to answer 

 I keep my phone on DND with a whitelist of a select few exceptions.  So, I don't even know when most people call until I get a silent notification after the fact. 

 I hate calling 

 I know when I go to the mailbox that even though it'll be full, there will probably be nothing but junk. Mostly the same with email, social media, television..

And I get the exact same feeling every time my phone buzzes. Basically, it's just more bullshit I don't want and never asked for, tossed atop a giant pile of previous crap...