Hot in Phoenix wrote:
>I've decided that the Do Not Call Registry is a total waste.
You are wrong.
The Do Not Call registry stops thousands of law-abiding businesses from calling you. You just can't *count* calls you *don't* get.
Expecting the Do Not Call law to stop criminals from calling is like expecting a "No Trespassing" sign to prevent burglaries.
Many telemarketing and scam calls originate form overseas, beyond the jurisdiction of U.S. laws.
And finally, one benefit of the Do Not Call Registry, even when it's violated, is that you no longer need to wonder if the call you get is legitimate: If they're calling, they're criminal.
I received the call but did not answer. When the answering machine picked up they hung up. I called back to see what they wanted and got a recording about lowering my credit card interest rate. There was an option to get off their calling list by pressing 1. I did that hoping that they won't call again. Anyone else that gets this call don't give them your credit card numbers as you don't really know what they will do with them.
They called me this morning. I started questioning them as to who they are, and what they get out of this. She got a bit defensive and was ready to hang up. She asked me for my card # and this is when I grew even more suspicious. She asked me for my cc exp date. She asked me to confirm my home ph #. I then told her I could call her back. She gave me a toll free #, her first name and ext #. I tried calling it back and it answered financial svc consulting. I called the local police and they said no crime was committed. oh well. I immediately called my cc company on the card they would "lower" for me, and put a temp freeze.
Call claiming to lower my Visa card account to 6%. I don't have a Visa credit card, but for fun I played along until she insisted that I give her my card number "for verification." It was obvious that English was not her first language from the sound of her heavy accent. I almost felt sorry for her, stringing her along while she struggled with pronunciation. But she's working to scam people so I don't feel bad for making her work hard for nothing.