have received calls from 416-000-1357, 416-000-3571, and 416-000-7935 for the last week on my emergency phone (Rogers pay-as-you-go). They have left messages several times which I am being charged for, even though I don't listen to the voicemail.
Bell cell phone. I've gotten 4 calls from 416-000-1357 but refused to answer them. I'm also getting calls from Washington and California even though I don't know anyone from those states. I suspect that it may be related to the "Do Not Call List".
Check out this Toronto Star article and RCMP comments about the compnay that cold call Canadians selling them car warranties - ""Your factory warranty is about to expire ... You are still eligible to reactivate warranty coverage ... This is the final call before we close the file. Press 1 to speak to a representative about your vehicle, press 2 to be taken off the follow-up list."
Sound familiar? Chances are if you're living in Canada and own a phone you've received one of these calls.
If so, you might have noticed they're coming from all over the U.S. – Nevada, California, Florida. .
But watch out, police say. The people calling you don't actually have any idea about the warranty on your car. They don't even know if you have a car.
They're cold calling you from call centres in the U.S. and trying to sell you on a warranty that many mechanics may not honour, industry officials say.
"It's a nightmare," said Lou Robertson, head of Phonebusters, the RCMP's anti-fraud unit, which has received countless complaints from people receiving the call.
"They lead you to believe that there's some type of urgency. They're walking on a very fine line. I'm sorry, but it's not a proper way to do business in Canada."
When the "do not call" list was created, cell phone numbers were automatically added. That list was then sold to american and european companies as they cannot be charged under Canadian law for making calls from the list.
The latest number I was called was 1-416-000-1134. I am called more and more on my cell pay-as-you-go. My number is not listed and if I pick up the phone, it cost me 40 cents instantly. If I call back, I get message the number do not exists, check and dial again. Since numbers don't exist, scammers are using some Rogers or Bell "not used numbers" list. I think Rogers and Bell could be charged because scammers have access to their data base and that they do not seem to do anything about it.