I've started a new response when I'm not too rushed and am feeling playful: I say to the caller that in order to get through security I need their full name, date of birth and home post code. It's amazing how many hang up straightaway! 😂 (Then I block them). When I have a missed call - like you where it only rings once or twice) I use a website called https://who-called.co.uk/
It's very useful usually

I scam them back. Yes if I have nothing better to do then I keep them on the phone for as long as I possibly can. String them along and make them believe that they are in a chance of trying to rip me off. I have chatted to scammers, told them rice is boiling over and all sorts of other things to keep them waiting.

I give the phone to grandma. Now picture this, you have a charming, kind hearted grandma engaging a scammer on the phone, keeping them occupied for more than an hour. She listens attentively, poses endless questions, and recounts delightful stories about her cats, all the while believing she is talking to her long deceased brother Stephen in Minnesota. The grandma is having the time of her life, chatting away with the scammer while simultaneously outsmarting them.

We just sit back laughing our tails off

We had friends over a couple of weeks ago when my phone rang. I was fairly sure it was a spam caller. I was right. He wanted to confirm a few details so they could finish processing my loan application. Lol!!! 🤣🤣🤣 When he asked for my name I told him it was Mark Knopfler, he is the lead singer of Dire Straights. I told them I was so glad they called. That we needed that $60 million dollar loan in four days to complete the deal. And, how soon could we expect the $60 million in our account. The guy started stuttering and said his authority ended at $10,000. That his company would not be able to help us. I kept asking if he was sure. That they had mislead us into believing they were ready and able to be our financial partner. Finally the guy got so stressed out that he actually hung up on me. Lol!!! Everyone was rolling in laughter and was wondering how I came up with that line. 😁😂😂😂😂

I used to put my son on the phone with them when he was a toddler

Constantly

I just hang up, once though when dad was still here there was a scammer who made him think it was his nephew and was asking for a large amount of money!!

A whistle that I kept from my raving days, a sharp blow of that in their earhole is very effective.
Also, if I'm not expecting a call from a non contact I ignore the call then block the number.

I don’t answer calls from numbers I don’t recognize, and I never call anyone back until I’ve googled the number 🤷‍♂

I am at a point I won't even answer my phone anymore.

I don't answer calls from numbers not saved in my contacts

Dont give my number to stores that ask for it then dont answer any numbers I dont know

I answer the phone and don’t say anything so they think it’s not a real number.

When it says spam I answer Immigration

Either don't answer or if you do, hang up then immediately block/delete the number (if the caller-ID info is not being blocked).

I always pretend im an old lady on the phone. And play it out until they hang up

Usually playfully until they get angry with me, swear at me and hang up.

I'm generally a little shit in that I just string them along for absolute ages...providing I have nothing else going on in my day...Just BS them with all manner of illogical mumbo jumbo and numbers!

🙂

Hand the phone to your toddler and say it's Santa Claus.