I get a lot of these calls (in spite of TPS) but rarely answer the phone unless I am expecting a call, since I can rely on 90% of them being spam. I leave it to BT Answer to record messages and check for them once a day. Since my phone rings 11 times before that service cuts in, only determined callers get heard as spammers give up at about 5 rings.
If I do get caught out, I note that nearly all spam comes from two sources, an alleged BT and an alleged Microsoft, both with dire warnings of some kind. Quite often there is a giveaway background noise, clearly some chat room, before anyone speaks, a sign to ring off before listening further.
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