The FTC just took down 5 of these scum suckers. Obviously they have a few more to go.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/11/robocalls.shtm
What To Do When You Get an Illegal Robocall; http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/robocalls
1. Hang Up. Do not press 1 or any other numbers to get off the list.
2. Consider blocking the number
3. Report it at http://www.fcc.gov/complaints
4. Report it at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
5. People should continually file complaints with their Attorney Generals office.
Register your phone numbers online at http://www.donotcall.gov or call (888) 382-1222 (must call from # you want removed).
In order to stop this we need legislation making it illegal to charge for caller ID. If a phone service wishes to operate it would need to provide the caller ID at no charge to other phone providers and to it's customers as part of the service. Here is the $50,000 solution that the FCC is looking for and it doesn't cost anything.
Many of the disposable numbers come from Pacific Telecom Communications Group and they are currently under investigation and in the midst of various lawsuits. (The principles involved have been part of actions by the FCC under other business names). Here is an excellent blog site that I found that explains how this company is getting away with this activity.
http://telemarketerspam.wordpress.com
Been getting these calls for months from a bunch of numbers. I save them to the SPAM so I know not to answer next time... Also now I have a little list. It is clearly a scam or phishing attempt.
The message is always the same, about "some good news" about "lowering your rates". And then "press 1 for more information".
I have pressed one several times and tried various ways to politely ask to be removed from their list. Last time I politely asked what business they were and they said "card services" and I asked, yes but who are you affiliated with? Expecting something like "capital one" or "chase". And the answer? "Your Momma <click>". They always hang up when I ask a question.
Here is the list of numbers so far. I am reporting it for each with this same content.