Does Anyone Answer The Phone When They Don't Recognize The Number Anymore?

I usually ignore calls from numbers I don't know, because I'm anti-social and if it's important, they'll leave a message. But it seems to me recently that the number of calls from God knows who has drastically increased.

The last three hailing from Columbus - NE, Fort Worth - TX and Tucson - AZ.

So I Googled the numbers and apparently they're all scam type things. Is this a recent development to the world or just me?

I actually used to enjoy wrong numbers back in the day. My favorite of all time was the morning I got 3 phone calls from a woman in Slovakia. But now it appears hilarity has been usurped by dirty gits trying to get cash.