The call has an automated voice that talks about "Google Plus" rankings that the business owner has not claimed. It asks you to press a button to talk to a "Google Plus" specialist. That makes it illegal right there. I have asked to be taken off the call list many times... that does not work (they hang up on you and call back later). As it has been happening more often recently, I have been increasingly rude, hoping these idiots will take me off the list in order to avoid such unpleasantness, but that has not worked either (they seem to enjoy engaging in a flaming contest). So far, I have not been rude when it was a female operator, but that will not be true next time. The fact that they lie about who they are, will not take me off their list and enjoy being rude meas you must NEVER give these people any information. People like these will try to take advantage of you until the day they finally burn in hell.
I am asking everyone to please NOT give ANY information to these scammers. Do not be a fool. Do not make their criminal effort pay-off. If you have the patience and money try send your lawyer after them (I am almost ready to do that myself). If you do not have the time, then at least do as I have been doing... get them to answer and be unpleasant with them. If there can be no legal justice then make your own poetic justice.
I was called again today. Since I did not recognize the voice of the agent and was not felling as vicious at that moment, I again asked to be removed from the calling list. The person again hung up on me. I regret not being rude.
In recent history, I have sent a message to the FTC. They replied saying that they do not investigate individual claims, but will query database claims for patterns. Typical lack of law enforcement from our defunct government. Anyway, lets all play the game so it can work... everyone who comes here pissed off should file an FTC complaint... they will have a pattern in their database to identify.
I also recently sent Google a message of trademark violation. The page I used was asking for a URL... so I might not have used the correct process... but it took the phone number. If anyone knows of a better process, please post a link. I am sure Google lawyers would have time and money to deny scammers rights to use their name.
I really do not have time to play games with these people... but I am so ready to force them to waste their attorney feels on whatever civil nonsense I can bring against them... they should not be able to profit on this harassment.