Got a call from this number. Came up on my caller id as Lower Your Cost. I did not answer and they did not leave a message. I just added the number to my do not call list. But I am registered with the do not call registry and have figured out that it does nothing. It is a waste of time to register on the do not call list.
I bet if a candidate took up the cause to get rid of these kinds of calls,...he/she would do good in the polls. I just get the phone number in the caller ID slot. If they don't leave a message and I don't recognize the number then they get blocked by the Panasonic phone. I still think there should be an open season on telemarketers.
I was able to trace a similarly spoofed number back to it's origin and I'm betting the same scumbags are using this one too.
Marketing Source One
608 S. Washington St., Ste. 101
Naperville, IL 60540
(312) 873-3733
I've filed complaints with the IL Attorney General and the national DNC registry. It will only get worse if Congress passes proposed legislation that will allow telemarketers to call cell phones. This piece of trash has been calling mine already using spoofed numbers.
Received call at 4:45 pm November 29 from this number. I pressed "1" and got a poor connection. The person then hung up. I called back and got the message to press "1" to be removed from the call list. I am betting it has no impact. I have filed many complaints about similar calls with the responsible Federal agency. Nothing happens.
THIS IS A SCAM. This is a version of the advance-fee-for-something scam where something is a grant, grant paperwork, business plan, loan, scammed-money refund, lottery winnings, interest rate reduction, tax reduction, gift card, refund, doggie, cruise, vacation, free gas, etc., and the advance-fee is for tax, shipping, registration, insurance, secure handling, processing, etc. They may send you a fake check, may want your credit/debit card or bank account number, or tell you to wire cash via Western Union, Moneygram, etc. They can put recurrent difficult-to-cancel monthly charges or a 1-time charge on your card or bank account, and sell account info to other criminals and you'll have to replace accounts altogether. Wired-cash is irretrievable - once it's picked up at the other end, it's untraceable and gone. If they want you to call them up for instructions, they may tell you not to discuss the wire with Western Union desk clerks but the real reason is WU clerks are familiar with these scams and will warn you not to wire the money. If you give them the WU Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) for the wire, they can pick up the money from anywhere in the world. Report to US Postal Service Inspectors https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: There is someone out there attempting to falsely link our company, Marketing Source One to these calls. Let me state this emphatically and unequivocally; Marketing Source One is in no way associated with this phone number. This misguided individual posts under the monikers: "Bull" or "Lee". We don't understand why this individual is attempting to smear our company's good name by blatantly fabricating this false, negative information. We intend to vigorously pursue each of these libelous postings (through all available legal means and regulatory channels) including all individuals who (opt to buy into these falsehoods and perpetuate this individual's smear campaign and) falsely accuse our company of actions for which we have absolutely no association or responsibility whatsoever. Cease and desist from making these libelous postings.