Got a call from this number but I didn't answer. I assumed it was another bill collector as I am like a rash on their computers.
Interesting to compare the different caller ID variances though. They've apparently changed this number to now read "Cellular Call"
Called me at 8:05 PM CDT. Stupid boat horn and caribbean music and something about a free cruise. I played along. Pressed 1 for the survey. Answered the questions: Age, Homeowner/Renter, Diabetic?, Education history, English/Spanish speaker, whether you buy groceries with a credit card or with your check/debit, if you have a septic tank, if you have health insurance, if you have or were interested in a timeshare... etc. Then "You earned a free Nassau Island cruise for 2. Press 1 to provide your name for your boarding pass...all aboard (SO CHEESY)" [Thinking in my head how can I get a week off work and drive myself to Florida to ever take advantage even if this IS real??] Pressed 1 for the agent. He asked my name, I asked what this is about and he said I get a free cruise for answering questions and he needs my name, telephone, zip code. I asked if I could get something else like $100 free gas and he said I can only get a cruise (If anyone offering you $800-1200 free cruise declines to give you $100 free gas, its fake I figure) So I asked about the company and he said "I work for Answer Solutions" and hung up.
I have recently moved into this Apartment and I suspect they are collecting my demographics for future telemarketing. I have been getting tons of calls about credit card debt (which I do not have) and from spanish people (which I do not speak), and they know when you hang up, and how long you listen to the automated pitch. I suspect marketers are mad about paying for these "dead numbers" so they do this to find out what marketing I may respond to. I know this information is valuable, but I doubt enough to give out free cruises. My demographic is similar to my neighbors (and yours too probably, just look at your neighbors) so my answers just gave leads for about 700 apartments in my complex (they know where you live too, phone company sells all that info unless you pay for unlisted number). As far as the free cruise goes, I will not know, nor do I care.