They called and did not say anything when I answered, so I hung up.
Caller ID: "1ST AVE MACHINE" (very strange).
This number (possibly a payphone in the Bronx?) is probably being spoofed by a call center in India. These crooks are pretending to be the phone company, the electric company, or the gas company. Obviously they are not from any utility or legitimate company.
Do not give them any of your personal information. Hang up immediately and report them to www.donotcall.gov.
Add this number to your phone's address book under SCAM or block the number if you have that capability.
Oh, wow...did THAT telemarketer call the wrong place. I'm in a bit of a "mood" today. I answered the phone to long silence. When the caller finally said hello, he asked, "How are you doing today, madam?"
To that, I answered, "Oh, I'm just terrible. I just found out I'm pregnant but it's not my husband's baby. He worked off shore on an oil rig for two months at a time and I just get so looooooonely. So I had sex with my neighbor. NOW I'm pregnant and don't know what to tell my husband, because he's good at math and will know the nine months don't add up."
To THAT, the caller hung up. I LOVE jacking with these a-holes!!! For the record, I'm not preggers and would never cheat on my husband. :)
Answered the phone and after a looonnnnngggg pause, this fellow says "Hallo, how are you doing today?" in a thick Indian accent. I reply "Just !@#&(!@ wonderful, now start reading your script..."
Without missing a beat, he then proceeds to read his script, which starts off by saying "I am calling from your local phone company...' at which point I rudely interrupt and say "Oh really? So just what phone company would that be?" "I am with your local phone company..." "What company is that?" "Uh, errr, uhhmmm" to which I replied "You're lying!" and hung up...
The parent company for this and many other numbers is MCI Metro Ats, Inc. They have a profile on Manta.com as a crank calling company. They have also listed themselves on Yelp. Leave a review!
http://www.yelp.com/review_share/cdoIirAN_yu88MQfHEPuiA/review/R1-2TLVVQwIBhBmN_LZ_KQ?fsid=QE7bs-H2glAEW4eSY0ndqw