I get them every day either from CARD SERVICES, all in Caps on the caller ID or cardservices, all in small letters with strange area codes. I've written the "DO NOT CALL" Gov with every call and there is nothing they will do about these type calls. It's a shame when an older person that does not feel very well most of the time, gets calls from the B A S T A R D S, probably calling from everywhere. Although I can just unplug my phone, I don't want to as it is connect to my life-saving devices. I was on the phone with United Healthcare trying to find out why they don't cover RESCUE INHALERS anymore unless they are the very expensive ones where the co-pay is about the same as the cheapest. Also I wanted to ask them why a cancer pain drug that cost about $47.00 a year ago for a three month supply is now $600.00. I guess that is what we will continue to have under the Healthcare Act. Anyway, while I was on the phone with the Insurance Company, cardservices call twice and as you know you get a dull beep that will drown out a conversation. I had to re-ask my questions twice. Need help for the DO NO CALL, seemingly idiots in Washington DC
After the recorded message, I selected to speak with their rep. First I asked where they were calling from -- they said Orlando. They told me I could reduce my rate on the credit cards I have, and I asked if I needed to buy or do anything in exchange. They said no, only to verify some information. I asked what kind of information, and they said balance, etc. I said, if they were calling on behalf of my credit card company, they would have this info already. Then I asked what else, and they hung up.
They're really not doing anything illegal,except violating the 'do not call registry' which our government does not enforce! Ethically,it is wrong to cheat and deceive the low income, uneducated and elderly,but this could not have been going on for 10 years if people did not 'take the bait'..Spreading the word of this scam,especially to this group of vulnerable persons,will dry up the scammer's income and our phones will stop ringing!
The number belongs to PacTel, but the spammer is making it show up on your caller ID without PacTels' knowledge or permission.
They are using a non assigned number to "SPOOF" your caller ID. This is to help them 'hide out' from the FTC. It doesn't really work, but I guess it makes the morons doing all the calls feel better.
All of those Oregon and Washington state numbers that show up are faked or spoofed. If you call it back you get the message that the number is out of service or disconnected or cannot be dialed. This is the smoking gun of a scam operation faking their caller ID info.
There is nothing that PacTel can do to prevent or stop this. The crooks behind the calls are just plugging these numbers into their VoIP (internet phones) and they don't care.