You said "The DNC is not a department of the government. "
Actually, the DNC *IS* a department of the government. I discovered that when, during the government "shutdown", all of a sudden, I was getting more telemarketer calls than usual, and I went to that website to see if my phone # "dropped off" their list.
There was a notice on their website that due to the goverrnment shutdown, the DNC site was disabled, as they are a government agency. www.donotcall.gov
Call from347-502-2530 at 519 PM today. Caller ID said NEW YORK. I let answering machine take it. A recorded female voice said, "please stay on the line for an important message. A live representative will be with you in less than 30 seconds. ". Then the line went dead.
I have AT&T and I am turning on my Anonymous Call Rejection (ACR). It's free and all I have to do is get a dial tone and hit *77. It can be canceled by hitting *87. ACR blocks all calls where the caller conceals their name or phone number, such as private caller or unknown name. It won't block them all but it will stop a lot of them.
347-502-2530. I got the call a few minutes ago. The conversation started this way, can you hear me, can you hear me. Then he said he was from AARP. I told him I don't have AARP just my Mother. He than proceeded to ask if he could have my mailing address to get information for her for the up coming changes in AARP. I told him that if she has AARP then she would of already got the information. But he kept on asking for my mailing address. I told him that I would have to ask my mother if she received a letter from AARP telling her about the changes. He said ok well in the meantime can we get your address to send the info for her, I said NO I have to talk to her. He said well we might not be able to call back. "Duh" he isn't calling back because I felt it was a scam. Also this number came on my phone as a cell phone number. Who calls from a company on a cell phone to talk to clients. Scam scam scam that's all I can say. It just didn't feel right talking to him.
Received two calls today from this number. I didn't answer the phone. I never answer any calls I don't know.If it is someone who knows me they will leave a message.