Thanks for your post...
I was getting frustrated too because I receive phone calls from 405 562 85 87 from a Hindu guy that calls himself a lawyer. I don't get it; this idiot keeps asking for some Jessica Watson; I explained that that was my number and he just kept asking for the same person over and over ( about 50 times a day from different phone numbers) .. I started receiving this calls after applying in care.com and career-builder.com
I can't believe this carrier-builder.com has a commercial and gets away with using our information for scams.
I don't think is worth it to put the phone number on this applications, after all the jobs are fake and we get stuck with the nonsense phone calls to the point that made me change my number.
before this so called Hindu lawyer at 405 562 85 87, I was receiving about 150 calls from incomplete numbers. I called back and there was a message that says it was from Verizon and to push some bottoms to get to my account... some other numbers were disconnected withing seconds. I called Verizon with all the numbers; they said the numbers did not exist but they did not care much that someone was using a message with their name; so it made me think that Verizon is involved on this BS somehow.
They said they were from Baker & Harris Lawfirm and that I needed to speak with their Paralegal. I am a Paralegal and work for an attorney so of course I asked for the attorney info and was put on hold and they never came back.
One of the local stations ran a story about a SCAM that is happening. I live in Oklahoma and have received calls from this and other Oklahoma area code numbers recently that are not in my phone's contacts. I don't answer calls that aren't in my contact list.
The story mentioned that you might get calls from numbers with no message and no one there when you answer. Most people will immediately dial back the number and when you do you will find it is actually a number off shore and is an adult chat line. Your phone bill will show a $40.00 charge for your return call and if you hang around on the line it will cost you an additional $10.00 a minute.
If you don't recognize the number, don't answer it. Anyone who is trying to reach you will leave a voicemail message. No message probably means it was a scam call. Also, don't call back numbers you don't recognize. You're only asking for trouble.