This is the SECOND call we have received from these people. Their schpeil is that there is some 'widely publicized electric rate reduction' that 'my electric company' is aware of, etc. They also claimed that we should have received, in our electric bill, notification of this rate reduction. When I said we did not receive that, & that I had not heard about it they went into their pitch. Neither time they called could they even name my electric company (in fact they named the wrong company on the 2nd call) nor did either of the callers identify themselves or their company. When they were told that we were uncomfortable with the call, they initially pushed a little, but ultimately just hung up. I really don't know what their agenda is, but i thought they may be looking to 'sell' electrical rate contracts or something. But if that were the case, they would not be a)hanging up on prospective customers, b)they would have our info & freely give their own. Oh, and PS - we're in New York, thank you, plus ALL of our numbers are registered on the National do not call list - to which i have reported these schmucks!
The Do Not Call Registry is just another taxpayer funded government program designed to cost at least one order of magnitude more than any value it delivers and give jobs to people who otherwise could never find real work. In the case of this particular government program I would up the one order of magnitude to two orders of magnitude. It is less than useless!
I got this call today and the person said "I NEED to talk to the person in charge of the electric bill !! Then went on to tell me about a notice on my bill about a rate reduction and said he had to wait on the line until I would get my bill. I said "I don't think so" and he said "ok, buddy" and hung up.
I get calls from this # from 2 times a week to 2 times a month. I say the same thing everytime but it doesn't make any difference. This is what I say to all strangers who call.
"No one at this home has ever, or will ever talk to strangers on the phone" or a variation - "I'm not allowed to talk to strangers" and I hang up.
But these lists are all pulled electronically from the phone company's records and they are not going to take the time to eliminate your #.