Asked for my husband by his formal, legal name... not the name he goes by, so we knew right away this call was not from someone we knew. I had the speaker phone on and we could clearly hear other calls going on in the background. Told the caller we do not accept telemarketing calls and we are on the DoNotCallList. The caller was aggressive, and pressed to speak to my husband. Said he was NOT a telemarketer, but was an established mortgage business out to save homeowners.
NOTE to self: Hmmm.... so if the call continued, he'd be pressing for financial information? The kind that could lead to identity theft? People, do NOT give any information to someone who calls your home!! Ask them to send you something in the mail. (They will not.)
I also don't answer the phone if I do not recognize the caller. This number (from my own area code) keeps coming up on my caller ID and they never leave a message. I thought I'd do a quick websearch to find the owner of the number. I'm glad I found this site - looks like it's just ANOTHER solicitor.
I got a call from this number asking for my husband. When I said he wasn't available the woman said she would try later. I have was able to check the caller ID number and I dialed it only to have it answered by a fax tone. http://www.reversephonedirectory.com/ tells me this about the number:
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Elm Grove, WI Waukesha Us Xchange Of Wisconsin Llc Dba Choice One Comm Wi