I got a call from this number at 4:30 a.m. and it sounded like a fax machine. They hung up and called right back! Same noise. This is disgusting... they should not be allowed to make calls in the wee hours of the morning. There's nothing professional or courteous about being woken in the middle of your sleep. I panicked when the phone rang, thinking something awful had happened to a family member. Then, I couldn't get back to sleep. How do you stop these people????
I received two calls within ten minutes of each other on my cell phone originating from (610) 650-2300, today (02/02/10). Fax sounds were transmitting each time. I have not taken any action thus far.
This was definitely Quest Diagnostics trying to fax something. I called the 1-800-433-4988 number listed in a previous post, and the person assured me the faxes would stop within 30 minutes.
Basically if your number somehow gets put into their database incorrectly, they will try to fax you lab results for various patients.
I got 6 calls yesterday and 3 calls today from this fax machine number. Yesterday, I called 1-800-433-4988 (Quest in Colorado) as suggested above, and they seemed clueless, but said they would have my number removed. I called the same number today to say I was still receiving calls and they gave me another number for Quest somewhere in VA or PA, 1-800-877-8824. The guy said he would remove my number from the system. However, since I just received 2 more calls while typing this message, I'm skeptical whether this worked. I'll post a follow up.