> Just received a call. No msg. Is there anyway to stop this?
Not currently. These companies are like email spammers in that they're predatory, ignore the law, and will dissolve & reincorporate continuously under a bewildering number of names, addresses, etc.
There are two ways I can think of offhand that might work, and both of these would apply somewhat to email spam as well:
First, state or federal law enforcement agencies need have procedures in place so they can pose as gullible customers when they receive these calls (and you know they do), sign up, and then follow the money. If the scammers are anywhere in the US, prosecute the hell out of them. Won't happen because most local LEOs are too strapped for time & cash (and the scammers probably aren't in their jurisdiction), and the Feds don't bother until it gets into the hundreds of thousands of dollars (or someone "important" is inconvenienced).
Second would be to force the telcos to drop calls that forge the caller ID info, plus fining them bigtime whenever they sell phone/VOIP numbers & access to known scammers.
In short, follow the money trail and punish those who benefit in any way from these activities. Contact your congressperson (via handwritten letter!); tell them your vote goes to whoever does something about this growing problem.
call came in on cell at 12:13p.m. E Didn't answer and searched for this type of list. I don't have callerid on house phone; thankful for it on cell.
After reading above - I, too, am interested in the fraud or other result from someone signing up for the car warranty; can't imagine anything real in such an offer.