Caller ID said "Federal Financial" - I answered it to see what kind of robo-call it was going to be this time, and I got a woman who said she needed to speak to "the manager." "What is this call regarding?" I asked, and she launched into some story about our company being chosen for a "random" drawing for a "scratch-ticket giveaway" and she emphasized that there would be "absolutely no money involved." I asked her to confirm the company name--Federal Financial Group--because, with a name like that, how can there NOT be money involved? I told her to never call us again, because if I hear from her or anyone else at that scum-basket "company," I will report them to the attorneys general of California AND Utah. Harassment is no way to win clients.
I received a call from this # yestderday. They didn't ask any "private" information but told me I had been selected for a scratch off card. They said they would call me back in a week. Today I noted a "unauthorized" charge to my debit card. DO NOT TALK TO THESE PEOPLE. No idea how they got my info to make charge but they had the full credit card # in addition to the "CCV" code on the back to complete the transaction.
It still works if you call Federal Financial headquarters, 801-495-2009, and ask to speak to the "operations manager" on duty. If it is true or not, tell them you are getting unwanted calls several times a day to a business reverse toll phone number. When you know who to call at a corporate level, it becomes an issue of gains/losses. Remove a few people who called the right person and then keep doing business as usual and screwing the masses, or risk the whole scam by telling those few people to screw off. The calls will STOP within 24hrs. No corporation will risk a huge legal issue over a few people calling to be removed. PLEASE once you have good results post them! If you have bad results post them as well, but you won't. Hell call from a payphone if you are worried.
I got my phones removed several months back. A friend had the calls start on Monday. I personally made the call FROM MY CELL PHONE about his phone number, Calls to his stopped within minutes and I of course have no calls from them. This is real advice, If you take my advice and it does you harm I REQUEST THAT YOU POST YOUR COMPLAINTS as long as you also will post when the results are positive!
What have you got to lose, they call you constantly anyway and it WILL NOT stop EVER if you do nothing!