yes I just got a call from a Karen just wanted to speak with the doctor herself about an appointment since she was referred but didn't have a name to give me and was very quick on the phone the caller id did come up BIJO so I looked it up and here I am thank you for making this aware to all
IT'S A SALES CALL FOR A BUSINESS DIRECTORY CALLED DAG JEWISH DIRECTORIES INC. (they have several websites: http://jewishyellow.com/ and http://dagmedia.com/ and http://dagjewishdirectories.com/) Info on the company is here: http://dagjewishdirectories.com/jypjobsus/profiletwo.html
Very, very, very shady. CALLER MISREPRESENTED HERSELF AS A CONSUMER LOOKING FOR SERVICES and will go through a whole song-and-dance routine pretending to be someone else so that "the owner of your business" will call her back.
Our business received a call from this number. The caller identified herself as "Karen Gold" from "The Dewey Center". As we are an art school, she asked if we had art classes and then asked some other vague questions about the school. She wouldn't give me any information other than "I want an art class for a group of people but I want to speak to the owner".
So I told her all about the programs we offer and that we do have classes for groups. When I asked her questions about what kind of class she was looking for, she cut me off with, "Look, honey. I just want to talk to the owner, it'll be much easier that way. I don't want to go back and forth getting information from you and then him or her and then you again".
She demanded I take her name (Karen Gold from the Dewey Center) and number (201-794-1006) down and have the owner call her back. When we hung up I Googled the phone number she gave and found this site. I'm really glad I didn't waste any more time than was already taken up by this company's scam phone call.
Thank you 800notes.
P.S. - I am sending a copy of this post (on business letterhead) through snail mail to the Federal Communications Commission. If you would like to also, see this excerpt from an article called "How To Make A Telemarketing Complaint": http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/consumer/a/callcomplaint.htm
"If mailing a complaint, send it to:
Federal Communications Commission
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
Consumer Inquiries & Complaints Division
445 12th Street SW
Washington DC 20554
Consumer Private Right of Action In addition to filing a complaint with the FCC or FTC, consumers may explore the possibility of filing an action in a state court."
They are still calling. I got a message from Karen today from this number. Voicemail left no information whatsoever. It just said, Please call me back. I'm so glad I saw this.