Claims to be selling a home security system based on "your having a General Electric home security system installed three years ago". They are trolling to see if you have a home security system which means "easy to break in". Do not give them info and call your local police to let them know this scam is happening. It is illegal to do such sales but they are hiding behind "oops, record error re the system".
Quote:How do I stop these calls??
Have you considered obtaining a call blocking device, app, or phone? Google (or your favorite search engine) IS your friend!
Realize that the Do Not Call list is NOT a call blocker!
Here are some tried and true methods for reducing or eliminating repeated spam / scam phone calls: Click on the Info button, below, to see them (Javascript required)
InfoWant to stop repeated telescam phone calls?
Try these alternatives:
1. Do not answer the phone if you see an unknown number on your Caller ID ... let it go to answering machine or voicemail. Many telescammers hang up after three or four rings.
2. If you have a smartphone, get one of the inexpensive or free phone blocker apps at your online app store, and learn how to use it.
3. If your cell is not "smart", read the manual to learn how to set up a "group". Assign the scammer's phone number to that group. Also assign a "silent ring" to that group. You will not hear future calls from that number.
3a. Alternately, assign a "silent ringtone" as the DEFAULT ringtone. Then, assign your favorite ringtones to friends, family, contacts, businesses, etc. That way, you will not hear your phone ring, even if the scammer changes numbers! (Disadvantage: if you forget to whitelist somebody, you won't hear their calls, either)
4. For cell phones or landlines: Contact your phone service provider. They may have a facility or method to allow you to block numbers.
5. If you buy things online, you might want to google "phone blocker" to see what devices or apps Amazon or other sites have to offer for landlines or smartphones.
6. DO NOT call unknown numbers back without checking who called (800notes is your friend)! All that does is verify your number is "live". Instead, read this:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/one-ring-cel ... ing-your-wallet
If you want to report potential fraudulent or scam calls, here are two pages of links to (mostly government) sites in Canada and the USA were you can report those scams, or learn more about them.
Look here first:
http://800notes.com/arts/I2neMkbUAAo/where-to-report-phone-crime
If the reporting site you wanted is not in the above list, try this one:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/complaint_sites.html
Please reply to this post, to let us know you read it, or will try some of the suggested methods.
Have no idea as to what this call is regarding. Didn't answer, will not answer, Don't care.
I don't owe anyone, don't know anyone that lives in that area code. It's been so nice for three whole days with no one calling my phone. I guess I will give up my land line. Hate to do it as I hate cells but our worthless gov. either can't or won't take action. Would like to get rid of them as well.
Claims to be selling a home security system based on "your having a General Electric home security system installed three years ago". They are trolling to see if you have a home security system which means "easy to break in". Do not give them info and call your local police to let them know this scam is happening. It is illegal to do such sales but they are hiding behind "oops, record error re the system".
Called me early today around 8:20 AM. I didn't answer the call as usual whenever my CID registers an incoming call as "Unavailable." No message was left in voice mail but I'm about 100% sure it was some lying scumbag dirt ball SOB with some kind of scam. I think it's atrocious for ANY one to call a person's home that early in the morning unless they have some kind of relationship with the person being called (relative or friend, for example). As the old folks "back in the day," would say about a seemingly impossible situation, "If they can get a man on the moon..." then certainly there should be a way to stop these dirty bums from spamming and annoying people by constantly calling them at all hours of the day at their homes, especially early in the mornings or at dinner time and "family" hours.