It appears that this is one particular gang working under a variety of names. Among them:
ID Crime Watch
ID Protect
ID Watch
Protect Senior ID
Secure ID
Secure ID Service
Senior Crime Watch
These are/were web sites associated with this gang:
http://www.idcrimewatch.com - ID Crime Watch (site no longer on line)
http://www.kmrmedical.com - KMR Medical (clone of idcrimewatch.com site - no longer on line)
http://www.protectseniorid.com - Protect Senior ID or Senior Crime Watch (clone of idcrimewatch.com site)
http://www.secureidservice.com - Secure ID Service (clone of idcrimewatch.com site)
http://www.uslifecare.com - US Lifecare
http://www.westernmedicalgroup.com - Western Medical Group
Other possible sites:
http://www.seniorfirstmedical.com - Senior First Medical
http://www.actionmedicalgroup.com - Action Medical Group (Clone of seniorfirstmedical.com web site)
All 8 sites are hosted at 192.41.94.149 and all have domain registrations through GoDaddy using the Domains by Proxy service to conceal the name and address of the domain owner(s). Most show a street address of 831 East 340 South, American Fork, UT 84003 with differing "suite" numbers (130, 150 and 200).
They call from many phone numbers, which are probably spoofed in order to conceal their identity and location and to deliberately deceive call recipients into thinking it's a local call (local area code), so they're likely violating the Truth in Caller ID law as well.
Called, but we did not answer thanks to all the postings. Hope we avoided being placed on an active call list.
Btw, one of the guys in our company had his cell phone number hacked by a telemarketer. He received thousands of return phone calls from irate people wanting to know why he called. He never made the calls. Those scumbags can steal your phone number caller id, so don't be too quick to flame someone as they could be an innocent victim, too. Just saying...
You are absolutely correct on this. Seems to be the newest trend in spoofing caller ID. CCS has started using these tactics also! Extortion scammers have been known to use real attorney's and law firms names!
Be safe, be aware, don't abuse someone on the end for something they didn't do. Hang up and report the calls appropriately:
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx?panel=2 <telemarketers only, survey's that sell, sales,service>
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
The number is probably spoofed as being in Rhode Island area code. Thetly are probably outside the country in places like eadtern europe or southeast asia or india.
They are probably offshore in eastern europe and are just spoofing the number as being from Rhode Island. Don't answer the phone and let it go to vm or answering machine or just hang up. Do not answer any personal questions not even your name. They don't want to sell you identiy theft protection they are phishing to STEAL your identity. .