This is a criminal extortion ring operating out of India. ABC News released an investigative report on it in June. The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud:
Got a call from this number today. It was a recorded message about updating a Google search listing. I believe there was an option toward the end of the recording to press a number if I wanted to be removed from the calling list. I simply hung up... figured hitting a number would only confirm I had listened to the message and invite them to keep calling or move me to a different list.
How did you identify this call to Bandrep? brandlocal.com which the sales associate, Kyle, disclosed as their website gives a re-direct to freegames.4dq.com which attacked my computer with a rootkit virus that was blocked by Norton IS. Whois shows Brand Local as registrant with Winnipeg address and phone number which number is bogus. Can't find anything bad about Brandrep