They called me last night at 9:30 and again today at 2:45. They have called a few other times but I didn't note it. One time my husband answered and said, "sure I will answer your questions if you will give me your home # so I can call you at home while you are trying to relax so can ask you a bunch of stupid questions". The lady just hung up.
They call several times a week. They don't say anything when I answer and don't leave a message when the machine picks up. I have called the number and it says if you want to be put on the Do Not Call list to call the number it gives. I would love to talk to someone so that I can quiz them!!! If I do get someone when they call I, too, will pretend to be a business!!!!
They called me last night at 9:30 and again today at 2:45. They have called a few other times but I didn't note it. One time my husband answered and said, "sure I will answer your questions if you will give me your home # so I can call you at home while you are trying to relax so can ask you a bunch of stupid questions". The lady just hung up.
Interesting posts re; this number. On my caller ID it was listed as "Bank of America". They left no message, (what a surprise), so I researched them out. It is a number located in Reseda, CA (Southern L.A.) and comes back to a business called PAETAC, now a part of another business called Windstream.
This group is just one of dozens of such businesses who set up inter-connectivity for anyone who wants to "mass" advertise via "mass" phone calling. As you might expect this number is not their actual business number but one of numerous ones they can use.
Think of these "businesses" as legalized con-artistry. They are the telephone version of the email spammers who use mass-mailing to email addresses that are routed so as to not go directly back to the original source.
Unfortunately, there are three truths about these people and only one way to deal with them. The three truths are:
First, there is no such thing as a "Do Not Call" list, at least in the regard that it's there to stop these people from harassing you. "Do-Not-Call only works with reputable businesses who sign on with them. There are the rare case or two where the spammers use the same number too many times and the DNC may send them a warning. But the numbers change so much it is hard to track them all down. Oh, and the DNC wants a whole lot more complaints against a specific number than just the few you see on the internet.
Second, there is no way you can stop these people from calling you primarily because they're randomized to the degree they don't even know who they're calling. When someone answers or calls back, you are then routed to an operator bank where they try to sell you whatever it is they're selling.
Third, and sadly, the most prevalent truth is that many of us get all this harassment because a significant number of people are fools who will listen to these people and buy into whatever it is they're selling. As such, these spammer-scammers don't care who doesn't respond to them, they only care about the "marks" who do. To them, if they throw out a thousand phone calls and one person bites, they've had a good day. But the fact is, a lot-of-people bite...which is why they continue to be in business. If no one ever fell for these cons, the incessant calls would stop.
Finally, the only way to deal with these calls without giving up or changing your phone setup is to "block" their number. This is becoming such a big problem today that many phone manufacturers are including "call block" if you are subscribed to a service with your phone provider. My old phone (Panasonic) only had 20 call block slots, but my newer Panasonic has 250.
So, when I get these calls I check the number, find out it's junk, and block them...and it works great. One ring and they are disconnected. This not only works for telemarketers, but for all the unsolicited political garbage you get during election years.
Anyhow, these are my thoughts, hope this helped some of you who are frustrated over these jerks.
My caller ID said "Bank of America". Normally I don't answer because I know why they are calling (to see if I want a new mortgage with a lower rate...I don't). Today, however I answered. I spoke with two very poite guys and one of them was a home loan officer. Before he started on his "spiel" I told him why it would make no sense for me to get a new mortgage. I did this without providing any personal information and he asked for none. He listened, agreed with me and said good-bye. Hopefully they will record that in their computer banks and not call me again.