'Carey Johnson' who stated he was a contractor called about 5PM tonight. Said he was going to be in area doing estimates. Usual scammer junk. You could hear other call center lines working in backround. I asked if he was a criminal scammer and he laughed nervously and said I must be 'very unhappy' and hung up. Not sure if these toads are the Platinum/Coast/Tri Cities construction scammers but bet they are.
I receive at least two calls per day from this number,1st call in the A.M and the 2nd call the P.M.This goes on for about a week then stops.then starts a new cycle.
I receive calls from these people regularly. Today, when I answered the call, I asked them to take me off of their list. He responded, "For a small fee." I laughed, thinking he was, of course, joking and said, "No really, take me off your list." He responded again, "For a fee." I then asked him for his number and information so I could report him and he hung up. Totally shocked by this blatantly illegal behavior.
I have received a call from this number for months now, but because the number is not familiar to me I do not answer it. Well, this morning after being prompted by my mother I answered it. The person on the line asked for me by my last name. I asked her who was calling, and she asked me did I need any home improvements... I stopped her right there and said oh construction telemarketer. She then said could she say something before I hang up. I said to her I will not hang up if you take my number off her call list, and then she hung up on me.
If I wanted to annoy these callers, as much as they annoy me, I'd call their scheduling callback number from a phone that has blocked caller ID... much like the Fake caller IDs they use, and the Magic Jack numbers they regularly cycle through.
To block your caller id for one (1) call:
(This may not work, if you don't have outgoing call block feature - check with your phone provider)
Pick up the phone and listen for the dial tone
Dial *67
Listen for the dialtone beeps then the dial tone again
WITHOUT hanging up, dial 1-310-817-3688
When they answer ask for "THE HOME DEPOT"
They regularly use fake company names like "the home center" "LA home center" "home design center" anything to avoid getting caught. Asking for the Home Depot will get them really confused. You be more confused.
This company sells your contact info to a contractor who may or may not know that this company calls people from the DO NOT CALL list.
If you'd like to report them, you can use the fake # and also report the 817 number above, on the www.DoNotCall.gov complaint form (only if your number is on the Do Not Call list already)