800-736-7608 you mention is listed here: http://fa.smithbarney.com/facilityfiles/sb005 ... e479a56b512.pdf
Anthony M. Gallea
Managing Director-Wealth Management
Senior Portfolio Management Director
Smith Barney
7575 Pelican Bay Blvd. #1105
Naples, Florida 34108
1-800-736-7608
I answer and get an automated voice, I press zero and some other numbers and get another voice launching into some script.
"Are you a human?" I interrupt, not interested in the credit card scam script.
I say I feel it is rude to make outbound calls with an automated script, and I would like not to be called again.
He tells me there is a procedure for being removed from the system.
"Technically after I ask you to stop, further calls are harassment, but that's okay tell me about the procedure."
"Well you are going to keep getting the calls if you are going to be an a**hole about it."
"Did you just call be an a******?"
Phone goes dead for some reason. Ha ha.
Being polite and keeping them on the line as long as possible is still likely the most effective way to reduce their profitability. My argumentativeness today was a mental error. Last week I think I kept them on the phone for something like 20 minutes - if more people do this it will become harder for them to make money. That's the only thing that will stop them.
I don't think do not call lists can work. If the phone companies were serious they would implement a spam blocking like system. The problem with that is the phone companies think these guys are great customers.
I called them at the corp headquarters. I was abusive to the fellow. He asked what the purpose of the call was. I replied that I am going to call and be abusive and continuously waste their time in the same way they do. I hope you all join me in polluting the lines of that company.
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We need to make the telephone carriers responsible for these criminals that use the phone lines to carry out their schemes.
Think about it: Grant the phone companies the authority to investigate the multitude of complaints against these phone numbers. Track down the physical address(es) and disconnect service. Track down the person/people responsible for paying these bills and fine them exorbitant amounts because they are using a legitimate business to conduct criminal activities. Press criminal charges.
The government is willing to do only so much, folks. We all know this is very low on their priority list. These criminals are stealing millions from hardworking joes like you and me. It's got to stop.