The caller, California ( displayed as ID on our phone ), called us for 2nd time @ 14:35,01/27/2015. I was outside. When I returned the call. The number is not in services. According www.800notes.com, it started calling people randomly since 05?30/2014. It called us 11:22, 06/18/2014.
Caller: California ( spoofed number.) . I reported it to FCC.
NEVER answer a call that has the exchange prefix starting with "0" or "1". So, although 210 is a valid area code for Texas, real phone numbers require the exchange (the next three digits beyond the area code) to start with 2-9 in the North American Numbering Plan Administration area (NANPA) which is the U.S. and Canada. So, 714-123-xxxx, 512-098-xxxx, 972-145-xxxx, even 888-188-xxxx, are ALL spoofed. (and the ever-popular 123-4567 ???... come on!)
They're crooks! And these crooks are stupid just like a lot of other crooks: bank robbers who write their holdup notes on the back of their own, personal deposit slips; fugitives who get pulled over because they commit dumb traffic violations or who just don't bother registering their cars; shoplifters who walk out wearing stolen merchandise with the tags still showing. These crooks are sailing with their pirate flag raised; they dumbly chose an impossible number (more of a "red flag", really).
If they have to resort to faking their phone number, you do NOT want to do business with them.
I write down all the telemarketer/robo calls that hang up after 3 rings and never leave a message. Got a lot of 424 area codes for a couple of weeks, but not any lately. Got the 310-154-8595 maybe once, but now the 818-154-8595 keeps calling. Of course I never pick up on any of these numbers that don't identify themselves, but it is really annoying that they continue to pester us with the calls anyway. Would like to smack them upside the head and yell at them to stop bothering people with their junk calls, but that will happen when pigs fly, I guess. There. Now I feel a little better.
This is a spoofed number.The number automatically disconnects after the caller uses it, so it cannot be traced to the scammer. I blocked it anyway, so the next scammer can't use it. :-)