Here's the answer to all our prayers. I found this on a site I posted a telemarketer's number at. I tried it and it WORKS! I put the tones at the beginning of my phone greeting about three months ago and in the last three weeks have had "ZERO" calls. Whover posted that "THANK YOU, THANKI YOU". Here's what I found:
Telemarketers almost exclusively use autodialers to make their calls. One out of a thousand will have live reps doing the dialing. When these dialers connect (you answer the phone) they first listen for any tones generated. If no tones are detected they then transfer the call to one of the reps in a call center. If the autodialer hears the 3 beeps from dialing a "DISCONNECTED" number, the number that was just dialed is automatically "REMOVED" from their list. Below is a link that has this tone plus the verbal message. You DO NOT need the verbal message. Download or copy the "DISCONNECTED" MP3 or WAV file to your desktop. Create or change the greeting you have when someone calls you and you're not available. At the VERY BEGINNING of your message place the 3 tones (NOT THE VOICE MESSAGE) then continue with your usual or normal greeting. The autodialer will hear the tones and BINGO, your number will be removed since they think it's a disconnected number. DONE. In a few weeks you will be removed from all or most of the lists. Of course you may have to explain the tones to the callers you DO want to speak to but that's a small tradeoff. Pass this info on to anyone you know that gets junk calls or even help post this on these websites. If you continue getting calls after reading this, it's your "OWN" fault! END JUNK CALLS.
Pay your bill and they won't call you. It is Santander Consumer Credit. If they are calling, you owe money. If you post here saying they are calling and you don't owe, you are mistaken. Pay your bills and creditors don't call you. weird.
What if Santander calls and asks for someone I don't know? Per Section 804 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, they can only call you once if you're not the debtor. Any violation of the Act makes the Santander liable for your actual damages (hospital bills for panick attacks, perhaps?), plus any other damages (panic attacks not involving a trip to the hospital?) up to $1,000.
I also have been getting NUMEROUS calls from this number. No voicemail ever left. Thanks for letting me know it's my car note people trying to be slick because they already know most folks do not answer 800, 866, 877 numbers.