They call, I answer he informs me that they a "local ranking listing" company. I tell him I already taken care of this. He hangs up before I could even finish my sentence.
Received call from very hard to understand foreigner who kept asking me if I was the ooner. Took two repetitions to figure out she was fishing for an owner.
FRAUD !!! FRAUD !!! FRAUD !!! Calls from Washington DC (202)393-8026, and (202)292-4852 and Sanford FL (321)832-7622.. But caller claims to be calling from California. Sounds like one of those Foreign Call centers in Asia. Pushy! Rude! Arrogant!
SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE A SCAMMER WHO USE TO CALL MY PHONE WITH A FAKE COMPANY LAST YEAR (Home Security, Credit Card, Vacation, won a lottery, and one more I can't remember) Same numbers, three different "companies".
Telephone Consumer Protection Act, (TCPA)
47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1)(A)(iii) prohibits calling cell phones (whether the call is from a live or a recorded message).
47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1)(B) prohibits calling landlines or cell phones with a recorded message unless the company calling has a business relationship with the recipient.
47 U.S.C. 227(b)(3) provides consumers harmed by violations of the TCPA with the right to sue the violator for $500 per violation. If the violator knowingly broke the law, the court can order them to pay up to triple damages.
Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
47 C.F.R. 64.1200(b)(1) requires that recorded messages state the identity of the business responsible for the call at the beginning, and 64.1200(b) requires that they state the telephone number of the business during the call.
47 C.F.R. 64.1200(c)(2) prohibits calling any number on the national Do Not Call list.
Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act
16 C.F.R 310.4(b)(iii)(A) prohibits calling anybody who has previously asked not to be called.
Calls from this number were driving me crazy so I decided to mess with them as well. I pretend to be an old English grandmother with a heavy accent asking them how their day has been, wondering why they don't call more often. I have kept a few on the phone for several minutes!