I checked around. This phone number is 'called' Tea Party Patriots. Apparently they don't have anything to do with the 'tea party'. The common characteristic among the call recipients is that someone in the household (or the address) might have voted for the Republicans (GOP) in one of the last 2 elections. So this number (group) is being used to harass these people till they get fed up with the Tea Party and stop supporting it.
I can't get more information to find out if this is a Democratic funded scammer or someone doing it on his own funds to try help the Democrats.
Remember the IRS!
Maybe, this is a variant on the same kind of harassment.
If it is really the Tea Party calling, they would wait to talk to you about their cause and ask for your support or at least, for a donation. This number just calls till you want to pull your hair out. No other intent behind it.
I have been getting calls several times a day from this number. No message left on my machine. I did call them back today and listened to message. Pressed zero for do not call and says could take up to 48 hrs to update list.--we will see. Sounds very legit and professional.
Well, this is the one and only number that at least identifies themselves, states their purpose, and allows you to at least attempt to stop them from calling. Kudos to them. These types of calls wouldn't be half as annoying if all businesses would employ this strategy. Nothing worse than the ones where you don't get a message and no one answers when you call back...OR it's some pre-recorded cr@p where half the message is usually cut off, and again you get no one when you call back etc, etc.
Listen to the recorded msg after calling them - after pressing zero, thay ask you to enter your tel#. Not much risk there, they could capture the number anyway. I entered my number, we'll see if the calls stop.
WHY should you have to call and ask to be placed on their do not call list? I am on the do not call list and I get the calls.! I wish I could charge them for my phone and inconvenience.