Hey - I think this number DOES have to do with the magazines. I just had my "freebie" subscriptions cancelled on Saturday, and this number has tried to call me 5 tiems a day ever since!!!
ick! i signed up online for some free coupons and stuff. i don't even remember the site. it asked for phone number and tried to back out, but i guess it saved my info anyway.
Caller said he was calling with information about our education. I asked how he got this phone number and he said through the internet because we requested information. He told me the info was requested at 5:05pm on 9/23/09 through a website. Funny thing is at that time no one was home, we were out to dinner. I asked him to remove my number and he kept talking. He had an indian voice.
The guy with the Indian sounding voice called me on November 26th, around 5 p.m. He said I had requested info through the internet also, and that he wanted to know if I'd be transferring to a college within the next 3-6 months. He asked for personal info that I was reluctant to give, such as: what year did I graduate from high school, my date of birth, can we contact you through this number. I gave the year I graduated, the year of my birth, and zipcode. But this is too much to be asking without giving out more information about their company. He said after I give out this info I will then transfer you to my supervisor, whom sounded as if she wasn't even 18 years old. I ended the call then.
I called the number back today, Saturday, got a recorded message that said that the "Education Center" is closed. Call back during normal business hours. I don't think this is a legitimate company. The Indian sounding guy said that he could sign me up for medical billing training after I told him what my major in college was. This company should be reported. I also said we are you based out of. He said the University of Chicago, which is a reputable university.