The NSA can track every phone call on the planet, record it, and determine where it came from. But, the government cannot or will not stop these telemarketers from India. Go figure.
Received a call from this number today stating they were from Verizon and I had a coupon that needed to be activated. This is the same person who has called me from 000-000-0000. Once I blocked that number they called me from the Washington number. Both numbers asked to verify my company's name, wanted my name, DOB, and who knows what else. I didn't let them get past my name.
The DO NOT CALL registry is a waste of time.
Telemarketers ignore the registry as well as our requests to be taken off their Call list.
For those of you with a computer, go to this website :
http://www.phonetray.com/phonetrayfree.htm
and download this FREE call blocking software for your PC.
It will block over 65,000 numbers.
If there is no number, it can block by name, such as "UNAVAILABLE".
It will block calls that are "allowed by law" : phone surveys, charities, political calls,
or companies with which a consumer has done business.
It will also play a variety of messages; my favorite is :
"We do not accept calls from telemarketers.
Remove our number from your call list as required by Federal law".
It works as advertised and is FREE. The developer asked for a donation if you're pleased.
I was more than pleased and sent him $15.
I do not work for Traysoft - found out about this software from another annoyed individual.
Wish I recalled who it was so I could thank them personally.
My aunt just received a call from this number. The guy on the other end of the line claims to be me. He tells her that he's on a trip to Portugal and he just got arrested after a car accident and needs bail money. He knew her name, my name and my hometown.