I have had the same call. A woman calls, says she is with "holllywood kids" or something like that, and asks for the woman of the house. She then asked my wife "how many kids are in the house" and "do we see them more than once a month". After my wife replyed she asked the caller what the call was regarding, to which the caller replyed "we'll call you back" and hung up on us. I *69 the number and the same woman answered by saying "customer service". I asked who I was speaking to but she did not want to tell me. She then said "we'll call you back" and hung up on me again.
Who ever this is - it's creepy, especially considering they are asking about the children in the house. I called the police but they said "unless they continue to call, it is not considered a harassing phone call".
If anyone has any info about this 201-373-8332 number or the company itself, please let me know by posting it.
Thanks
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Have been getting repeated calls up to half a dozen times a day. Here's what I've dug up so far through WhitePages.com. Isn't time that we started on online petition for an international do not call list?
Unpublished or Unavailable
(201) 373-8332
Type: Land
LineProvider: Verizon
Location: Hackensack, NJ
What I found is that this number actually belongs to an organization called Feature Films For Families. I contacted this number (tried a number of times actually) and finally got through. Long story short... this number took me to a call center based out of Barrie, Ontario. The Customer Service Representatives there can do two things for you. 1. Enter your number into the "Do Not Disturb" database to have it stricken & 2. Change the time of day the auto-dialers contact your home (apparently some people WANT this service - right...).
This organization uses a slew of numbers around the states to harass private citizens. I also found the following:
Lucre, Inc.
Grandrapids, Michigan
http://www.lucre.net/contacts.htm
They lease the line to this company. I have verified this through my phone service provider and contacted them with a message to report the abuse.
I wish the powers that be (the CRTC for example) would listen to the public and just outlaw such practices. Then again, perhaps not enough of us citizens are concerned enough to get together and put an end to this crap! At the very least we know you and I aren't alone. LOL