What can they do? These are scammers, scoundrels, thieves. They are trying to steal your money, so why would they care about a piece of legislation that they may get fined if they call someone off the do-not-call list?
What needs to be done is to (1) make very harsh penalties, (2) have a mechanism where violations can be easily reported (and allow people to activate tracers on their line simply as a call starts to really track down who they are, and (3) enforce it. I wouldn't mind having airstrikes called in for where these people operate.
- You won a vacation
- Lower your credit card interest rates
- There is a problem with your computer
- You won the lottery (that you didn't even have to enter and buy a ticket)
- Free security system
How many more of these things are there? FBI should be able to go in, taser everybody, no questions asked. And, what, 20 years of hard time at a minimum, with good behavior? And, they all have to share the same cell. There is a phone in that cell that cannot dial out, but all telemarketing calls (and no others) are directed to that cell day and night.
I didn't answer it. They didn't leave message. I assume it is thieves. "Stranger" callers get one chance to leave a message, then I put the number on Digitone call-blocker. Works like a dream: the phone doesn't even ring. This category of phone-call I automatically call RAPE.
Many of these scams operate overseas from countries with different laws and cultures. Some of these cultures don't see a problem with stealing from Amercians.
Received a call from 321-250-1237 on 3/5/2014 at 1:43pm EST. Caller ID displayed "Kissimmee FL". Did not answer and an automated message was left about a "bonus vacation".
This appears to be another scam of the "Free Cruise" variety.
Based on the robocall message and the comments posted here I have added this number to my Google Voice block list.
I answered and was greeted by a recording saying I have been selected for a Disney vacation... Press 1 to speak with a representative or PRESS 2 TO BE REMOVED FROM CALL LIST. Altough it sounded like they hung up before I pressed 2.