I got a call from this number this morning. It's the same auto answering as the other telemarkerters about lowering my interest rate. The best thing to do when you get these robocalls is to ignore them. If you answer, they'll know you are there and they will continue to call. Blocking these annoying numbers will only generate different numbers from the same telemarketers. Obviously, someone is having loads of fun doing this. Don't give them the satisfaction by getting upset. It's not worth it.
According to my newspaper, yesterday, the Feds made them stop. Well, that lasted all of 24 hours and now they are back annoying me again. THIS IS HARASSMENT!!!!
Hey Y'all. Look on youtube for 'Card Services'. There are some excellent videos that show how to harrass them at their own game. Note that the longer you can keep them on the line without actually giving them any information that they can use to steal from you the less efficient their operation is. If they don't profit, they just become more welfare sponges. NOTE: the purpose of their call is to get your credit card information, etc so that they can steal from you. Give them phony card numbers etc so that when they try to steal their attempt will be caught. Don't waste time with government complaints. The govt could care less about regular people AND if the thieves make more than they are fined they have made a profit. Getting an air horn is a really good way to annoy them back. Enjoy!
The FTC just took down 5 of these scum suckers. Obviously they have a few more to go.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/11/robocalls.shtm
What To Do When You Get an Illegal Robocall; http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/robocalls
1. Hang Up. Do not press 1 or any other numbers to get off the list.
2. Consider blocking the number
3. Report it at http://www.fcc.gov/complaints
4. Report it at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
5. People should continually file complaints with their Attorney Generals office.
Register your phone numbers online at http://www.donotcall.gov or call (888) 382-1222 (must call from # you want removed).
I have greatly reduced the number of calls to my cell phones by going to my carriers website (Verizon) and they allow me to block up to 5 numbers for 90 days. Since these scum change numbers every 30 I have had a very peaceful time. Call me once shame on you, call me twice shame on me. I also put it in my contacts list under Scum Suckers and assign it NO ring tone so at least after the first call they won't bother me anymore (I have filled all of the numbers in each and am up to Scum Sucker 47 now). This is only a whack-a-mole solution however it is the only one I can offer.
If you want to stop these calls then you need to dry up their revenue source. Your phone company is charging you a fee for caller ID. Your phone company pays the scammer for sending their caller ID information. Your phone company pays only a fraction of a cent per call and you pay $5 to $15 to your phone company. The scammers send out millions of calls per day which amounts to a significant amount of money however your phone company is charging a large amount to millions of customers. This may have something to do with the phone companies inability to stop these calls. You can also see why the criminals keep calling even though they know you won't fall for their scam. If someone does make the mistake of answering the phone and falling for their con then it is just icing on the cake for them. These people are the lowest form of filth on this planet.
In order to stop this we need legislation making it illegal to charge for caller ID. If a phone service wishes to operate it would need to provide the caller ID at no charge to other phone providers and to it's customers as part of the service. Here is the $50,000 solution that the FCC is looking for and it doesn't cost anything.
Many of the disposable numbers come from Pacific Telecom Communications Group and they are currently under investigation and in the midst of various lawsuits. (The principles involved have been part of actions by the FCC under other business names). Here is an excellent blog site that I found that explains how this company is getting away with this activity.
http://telemarketerspam.wordpress.com
Company claims to be card holder services. say they want to lower my interest rates. When questioned, they do not know my current accounts, but got mad when I asked them who they represented.