>> Why doesn't the government do something about these people? <<
Um ...
The REAL question is "why don't YOU do something about it?"
Y'see. a free or inexpensive call blocker is effective in stopping calls from these scammers.
If you happen to return to this thread, here is some educational material for you:
The FTC and top communications companies are meeting, to determine what they can do to stop robocalls and other illegal calls. Here is a link to a frequently updated page, showing the history and progress of their initiatives:
http://www.phonehelp.2truth.com/initiatives.html
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Scammed my Mom out of $124.45, stating they were a diabetic company, the man said he was a diabetic and he cured his diabetic nerve pain, his eye sight returned almost back to normal and he felt better than he had in years. My mom is a 79 year old diabetic patient, that has diabetic nerve pain in her legs and her eye sight has gotten worse over the last year, this fool scammed her into buying a 90 day of who know's what kind of pills, that has not even showed up at her door, but has collected the money from her bank account, I went to the bank and had her account changed so no more money would come out of it. I don't even know what other information she gave them.
I am getting the same bull @#$% calls and when you call it back is says it is a wireless call out of order. I "wish they would stop! my phone is for my children to get a hold of me only..
Have been calling on a regular basis. No matter how many times they are told to stop, they continue. Why doesn't the government do something about these people? If it were American citizens, there would be a nation wide manhunt.