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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.A few years ago my friend was receiving persistent calls from a young woman, so I answered the phone and made idle chitter chatter as if she was a really good friend, I asked if she was having a good day, remarked on the weather etc etc...she made her apologies, hung up and never called back.
Alternatively, you could try picking up the phone and not saying a word. The silent treatment might be the best deterrent.
This might give you a laugh and some ideas as well:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/People_and_Places/Question221993.html
The advice I got was to just remain silent. It seems to have worked. I had lots of them at one point, then I tried this tactic and it died off for over a year. Then I had one recently at xmas...realised straight away and kept silent again. They soon get bored when they realise they're not provoking a response.
I don't recommend reacting.
I swear my aunty used to have this evil high pitched whistle for freak callers. I know it's not ideal, but I think I would potentially think about keeping a log of the calls just in case...
Also, I know you mentioned you wouldn't want your unknown number calls barred as your dad is a Dr...but perhaps for a month or so could you get the calls barred and ask your dad to phone you on a mobile?