These jerks call everyday, always from a WA or OR area code. I think they are purporting to be a political survey group just to get around the rules of the Do Not Call list. Wish I had the time to prove otherwise and take them to small claims court, They're just trying to hawk some "free" trip scam.
Called and woke me up at 9:53 this morning (I work nights, so I usually sleep from 4 AM - 11 AM). Didn't leave a message.
I've been getting calls from this area code and ac 206 for the last month or so, both home phone and cell phone. They hang up after the answering machine kicks in. Both numbers are listed on the federal DNC list.
Copy of the complaint I just submitted to the NC Attorney General:
Phone call from "Independent Survey Group" saying if I completed a 30 second political survey I would receive a free 3 day Caribbean cruise. Took the survey then was connected to "Jim Wright" with "Caribbean Cruise Lines". He told me about the cruise (several minutes) including the detail that it would be aboard the ship Bahama Celebration. (I checked online and that ship belongs to Celebration Cruise Line.)
He said the only thing we needed to pay was $59 per person port taxes and asked for a credit card number. I had known it was a scam all along but played along to get as much information as I could, so I hung up at that point.
Not sure if this is the cruise line trying to use this bogus "political survey" to subvert do-not-call or if (more likely) the entire thing is a scam just to get the credit card number.
Political surveys are exempt from the DNC list. However, it is illegal for automatic dialing and computer calls to cell phones. A little research on the web gave me instructions on how to stop the calls and possibly get compensated for the calls to my cell phone. Google "how to stop political calls", there is a lot of info out there!
Rejected call and they left no msg. Called number back and British accent stated the number is temporarily unavailable and to try call later. Obvious scammer.