In this era where it seems (and maybe it's reality) that we receive more bogus, phishing, sales and solicitation calls than calls from those we know, I long opted to answer, "Who's calling."  Where I recognize the number as legit I answer the call with "This is Corey" or if the caller ID makes clear I know the caller,  i often state hi or hello (name of caller) because the caller knows they are reaching me and recognize my voice.

I find it strange that the caller does not ID their company or "affiliation".  They just give a first name and ask if I am me and I respond, "Who's calling."  And I state please remove my number.  It has reached the point where I recognize the callers.  In many cases the caller ID states a stranger's name or falsely states a legitimate company name but nothing that relates to the caller's company; I respond that's not what the caller ID says.  

I do not believe in a response stating who I am, or a greeting such as "Hello" or "yes" when I receive these bogus calls.

Sometimes the calls come to my landline; other times my cell.

The caller or the recording says it will repurpose my debt - I respond 'no debt here'

And frankly it's none of their business if I (or anyone for that matter) have any debt, own a car, has any credit card, etc.

I find it interesting that those calls tend to occur at times when friends, family and colleagues are less likely to call.

And the calls tend to repeat; unlike with commercials, the repeat attempt achieves nothing.

And if you block the number, another one seems to be used.

How do you handle these annoyances?