Caller immediately hung up when I answered. I called the number from my cell phone, and it immediately went to a voice mail message that said, "Thank you for calling back." If you are not interested in our promotions and wish to be put on our 'do-not-call list', please press 1 now..."
I never oblige these message requests with a response. I want them to think that I dialed a wrong number, thus not confirming their initial call to me. That would give them both my cell# and my landline# that they originally called.
Only three days have gone by since their last call using a different number, but the same recorded message. We are on the Do Not Call list, so this call certainly says a lot about their business ethics, doesn't it?
I wish I had a quarter for every time a robo call voice said "...this is your second and final notice..." This one's so stupid, yet people fall for it. Don't answer your phone, people, if you don't recognize the number.
"[female voice]This is a very important message about your current credit card accounts. This is your second and final notice to lower your credit card interest rate and payments. Press 1 now to find out the terms conditions and associated changes before the next billing cycle. Again, this is your final notice as it relates to the financial stimulus. So press 1 now to take advantage of this today."
Thanks to Google Voice ( www.google.com/voice ) you can hear this recorded robo call on my Spam Calls web page:
I, like the rest of you, receive these calls all the time. Our government is WORTHLESS when it comes to blocking these calls. The only other course of action is this:
Do NOT, under any circumstances, answer a caller you do not recognize. When you do all you are doing is confirming for them that they have reached a viable, working number and then they WILL call you back AND sell your number to other scam artists so they can call you too. If they continue to call then first, check with your phone service and see if they have a call blocker service (mine does). If I continue to receive calls from a certain number then it goes onto my "Blocked" list.
Also, just pressing 1 or any number they say to remove you from their list is also a scam. It doesn't work either. Also, I turn off my answering machine when I am home. If it answer then once again it only confirms the fact that they have indeed reached a "Working" number. Have a pleasant day. Sure am glad too for websites like this.
These people are domestic terrorists. Make contact with them at your own risk! Once they located me two of them knocked on my door. Dressed in long black trench coats, dark sun glasses, black hats... one carrying a ball bat. Fortunately, I have an escape tunnel in my basement and was able to get away. However, they were able to track me using technology - and now I can't return home or to my job! I picked up a new disposable cell phone from a store - and they still called me on that new number. Everytime I get a new phone, they find out! These two guys seem to anticipate where I will be and show up. They are getting better at finding me - and almost caught me last night! My advice - DO NOT ANSWER!!