Who called from 7816649357

Called 4 times in 2days no message on machine.

Yes I know the post is close to 2 years old.  My comments are for future readers.

*67 does not work when calling toll free numbers or government number.  It generally works for other numbers.  However, if they have a sophisticated enough phone system, then the *67 does not work.  I have used the prefix before for some telemarketers and they could still see my number.

*67 is a good precaution, but it does not guarantee your anonymity.

Caller ID says "SSI".  They leave a one word message, "hello?".  The voice has an American accent.

I call back after hours (using *67 to block my number).  I hear the following, "Thank you for calling SSI.  If you recently missed a call from us, we tried to contact you to participate in a survey.  We are not selling anything or asking for donations.  We appreciate your participation in our research and we value your opinion.  However, if you do not wish to participate in future surveys, we understand and respect your decision.  You may choose to opt out by emailing us at [email protected].  Please, remember to include the telephone number you'd like us to add to our no contact list in the body of your email.  Thank you and have a nice day."

Of course, by emailing them, you give them your email address.

I have seen phishing schemes in the quise of a survey.  Sometimes the credit card reduction scams identify themselves as surveys.

I checked online.  SSI has a website https://www.surveysampling.com/.  Some of the phrasing in the message mimics the website.  This appears to be more than the typical sham website that I have seen before.

Probably a legit survey assuming the caller is not spoofing SSI.

Woman with an accent by the name of Ashley Torres looking to speak with our office manager about our "telephone lines." I asked where she was from and she said SSI. Meanwhile, I'm googling the number and found this thread. Needless to say, I placed her on hold and waited until she hung up. Caller ID name was "Unavailable."

woman with heavy accent from "CNS" asking to speak with IT manager. I told her he's not in my building and she hung up. Every time she said something, it sounded like she muted her phone so I wouldn't hear anything in the background. Must be a scam.