We keep getting calls from this number and several others where, once I answer there is nothing but dead air. I think that this is a robo-dialer. The number is spoofed so calling it back will not help you Find the real owner. Programs like this dial phones in numerical order and log active and inactive phone lines. They will then use the list of active lines for there scams or even resell the list of good numbers to a third party normally based overseas so that companies can try to scam you with "bad debt" collection attempts or other such nonsense.
This works the same way with massive emails. They send out emails in sequence and then check what addresses bounced back and what ones didn't.
There is not a lot that you can do about the calls other than ignore them. You used to be able to block any calls coming from a certain area code but I am not sure if this is still something that someone can do or not. Besides, blocking out an entire area code could cause you to miss important calls.
Just my suspicions.
I've gotten calls on and off this whole week from this number. Only once have I actually talked to another person on the line. She was looking for a "Mary Westover" about unpaid bills. However the woman that was asking for her, was very giggly and sounded really young. So I doubt it was a serious call because I heard someone an older man talking behind her telling her what to say.
Not to mention there was really loud music. Not good music, but the bad music kids these days listen to.
At 4:43 this afternoon, this number showed up on my caller id as Gregory Rebecca. A woman who called herself Emily claimed to be with the National Financial Awareness Center, which according to Emily works with consumers to reduce their debt by 50 percent. She said she was following up on a Financial Relief Inquiry that my husband had placed with her company. No such inquiry was ever placed. Later in the conversation, because I asked her when this inquiry was submitted, she said there was nothing on her commments screen about that, but that it was probably just a short survey that he took--he is NOT a fan of surveys!! So I asked her if she was in Omaha (received another such call from a man with a similar story a couple days ago, same area code, different number); she claimed to be in Colorado, but that her call was routed through a call center number in Omaha. I looked up National Financial Awareness Center online, but could not find such a place. She claimed I would find them on the Better Business Bureau website (which I didn't). I did find something called National Financial Awareness Network, and I told her so--she said, "That's probably it!" She claimed her "company" is owned by Great Leads LLC (I did find a website for them, but still nothing for National Financial Awareness Network). Told her I would have to do some research and call her back. She claimed I could call her at 301-246-0987 (I looked up the 301 area code, and that is Maryland, NOT Colorado). I have not called her back, but I am reporting both numbers to the FTC and any other people I can find. I will not tolerate SCAM ARTISTS!!!
If anyone does start a Class action Law suit I am in. Post back on here about it and i will check. It is Legal. Not even creditor or collectors(aside from IRS and school loan) can harass you. Lets tear 'em up. Called my father looking for me. No company name.