Call came in on home phone at 7:08PM ET, while we were out. Caller ID said "Out of Area", always the FIRST CLUE of a SPAM Call because legitimate companies are PROUD to say who they are. PARTIAL recording said something about air pollution ....all the way to Maine. Said to "press 9 to speak to someone about getting our indoor air quality tested."
Area Code is ATLANTA, GEORGIA, but suspect it is SPOOFED. Not sure there are any exchanges with a zero in the middle. Usually ONLY Area Codes have "0" or"1" in the middle.
First of all, if this is a real thing, they've VIOLATED the DNC list by SOLICITING us in the first place.
Secondly, Using a ROBODIALED RECORDED MESSAGE is ILLEGAL.
Third, No legit company says to "press 9 or any number to speak to someone; they give a LEGITIMATE number to call back or verify their legitimate legal existence. ONLY COLD CALL SCAMMERS try and get you to react in the moment without time to think.
Suspect this is the NEW CREDIT CARD PHISHING SCAM.
Why are "WE" the first one to get this call - or at least the first to post here?
They offered me free water testing, so I signed up. Later, being paranoid, I wondered if this was a development of a recent attempt by NESTLE to open a water pumping and bottling plant in Montague, which would lower everyone's water table. But a neighbor said it was a marketing call to sell water purifying equipment. But, we are on a NO-CALL list, so they had no business calling.
I received a partial message yesterday from this number and, just as reported by Bothered Yet Again on June 14th, it was about an offer to check my indoor air quality. Of course, this is illegal because I've never done business with this company so they have no right to call.
By the way, my phone allows me to block up to 30 phone numbers. I reached the limit with this call!