Who called from 9374121189

Got the call this afternoon...answered and played along.  searched the # while talking with the guy with the thick accent.  Said he was from National Grand Center and I won a trip...someone in my household filled out a ballot.  LOL, wouldn't happen.  Anyways, there were a couple of options for the trip...his supervisor called me back...they knew my last name.  Tried to get me to agree to go to a local place for a presentation and to pick up my voucher for the free vacation.  Nothing in life is free...can't imagine it is real.

The call was from Deerbornistan, Michigan. U.S. headquarters for ISIS. Keep hanging up. If they keep bothering you then contact the DHS (Dept of Homoland security) to see why they are allowed to stay.

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http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel17.shtm
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/scam-alerts
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0076-telemarketing-scams
http://www.usa.gov/

Consider getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $40.00 or so. If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number. For tracfone & straight talk:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id ... .tracfone&hl=en

http://extras.straighttalk.com/en

http://www.youmail.com/home/carriers/straight-talk/block-number

https://www.straighttalkwirelessforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6803&t=55006

Report your callers here, not just to the DNC alone:

https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx?panel=2

For text messages: forwarding any text message spam you get to the short code  “7726,” which spells “spam” on most phones, to alert your network operator to the abuse. ATT won't accept 7726 But they will accept BLOCK and return a message that the web site is blocked. forward the texts to 7726 or BLOCK, depending on your phone carrier.

By State DNC lists:
http://800notes.com/res/DoNotCall.aspx

FCC Abandoned Calls Complaint form:
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/1088D-R.pdf
email:  [email protected]

To file complaints on Foreign company's:
eConsumer.gov: Report Your Complaint
E-mail: [email protected]

Called, did not answer as I know no one in Ohio. Blocked, even though I am on the useless "DO NOT CALL" registry (FCC; an example of wasted tax money by our government!), after reading previous comments.

>> I am on the useless "DO NOT CALL" registry   <<

Exactly how is the DNC list useless?

Legitimate telemarketers use it to prevent calls to registrants.  Just think - if there were no such list, you would be getting calls from BOTH legitimate and scam "telemarketers".

The DNC list is NOT a call blocker! If you thought it was, you are very much mistaken.

The DNC list does not apply to charities, political calls, surveys, debt collectors or companies with which you did business in the last 18 months.

The DNC list is ignored by spammers and scammers, and those criminals usually use VOIP or burner phones, and cannot be easily traced.  Kristi Thompson of the FCC explained that it can take her anywhere from five to ten subpoenas to trace a single robocall back to its origin

Is there ANY law that is 100% effective in preventing criminals from disobeying it?

The FTC penalizes organizations located in the USA that violate DNC provisions, but only if those organizations are identified!  Have you done your part to identify your callers?

The DNC organization does not sell its list to non-registered telemarketers.

All this information, and more, is available on the DNC site, for those who have the cerebral capacity to read and understand.  Apparently you do not qualify, but prefer to mislabel things that you do not understand.

If you want more protection than provided by the DNC list, get a call blocker app, device, or service, and learn how to use it correctly.  Try a little self-responsibility!