Yep just got 3 calls from those numbers today in under 45 mins. I called the number listed above by
Robert...just on a whim...and a lady answered who confirmed it was the Home design center...when I complained about the calls, she asked for my number...and bingo I was in their database. However she said there was no "disposition on the account"....uh ya ok thats why I just happen to have 3 calls today and Im in your database...but of course it wasnt from this company. She did mention that "Service Magic" was listed as handling this account....so I have no idea if that helps anyone out or not.
Just as the above folks I thought I recognized the number as well, since it's in a neighboring area code. Answered and heard someone breathing, I think he didn't hear me answer. I just sat and listened for a minute to the background noise which sounded like some kind of call center. He never said anything, I think he thought he got an answering machine or something. Anyway I hung up. It's probably a company that was hired by some remodeling company to make outbound calls to find leads.
Oddly enough my fiancee is a remodeler himself, ha ha! Who recently got a full time job because of the economy. So it's not surprising these people are resorting to paying lead generation companies to find leads for them, what I don't understand is how they make any money because everyone I know absolutely hates telemarketers and would never buy anything or make an appointment with one of them. Just crazy they stay in business! They must be preying on the elderly.
RECEIVED THIS CALL 11:30 AM AND THEY ASKED FOR ME BY MY FIRST NAME. THE CALLER HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I TOLD HIM HE WAS CALLING A BUSINESS - EVEN THOUGH I LIED TO THE CALLER. JA JA!!
I FIGURED IT WAS A TELEMARKETER FROM THE GET-GO. TURNS OUT THAT IT WAS A SPOOFED NUMBER. CALLING THE NUMBER BACK IT STATES THAT THE VOICE MAIL BOX IS FULL.
RECEIVED ANOTHER CALL FROM "HOME DESIGN CENTER" AS USUAL - - FROM A SPOOFED NUMBER.
BELOW ARE THE FIVE OTHER NUMBERS THAT THIS SCAM COMPANY USES...
323 450-1197
323 450-1138
323 450-1148
323 450-1109
323 450-0047
received a call from "the foundation" asking for my husband. The caller was very evasive about it but said my husband signed up and wanted a construction estimate. I told him my husband was a contractor and finally hung up after he tried everything to get to speak to him anyhow.