I've been getting calls from this number from a woman with an Indian accent, asking to speak with "the owner of the business." On subsequent calls she's also occasionally asks for me by name "May I speak with Steven G----." She purports to be offering some cash business financing. She's mentioned the name of the company but I can't remember. It's a name that suggests they provide capital in the form of loans to businesses.
I always have her hold on ("Let me see if he's available, can you please hold? He's on the other line but I think he's about to get off."), put my phone on mute, and let it sit there until she hangs up a couple minutes later. I've done it to her five of six times, and she keeps calling back like a clingy ex-girlfriend. She'll eventually get the hint.
Word of advice: Never hang up on telemarketers. When you cut it short and hang up, you are doing them a favor. Instead, take up as much of their time as you can without taking up too much of yours. Telemarketers rely on non-interested people hanging up on them or cutting it short so they can move on to the next call. Their conversion rate is way too low to spend any more than 20 seconds with people who are not going to convert. So if everyone would just keep on the line for at least a minute or two, the bottom would fall out of their business model.
I have gotten so many calls on my cell phone from this number I gave it contact status on my phone and have named it Annoying Incessant Call. I answer and get hung up on. I can sometimes faintly hear a man's voice in the background before the disconnect so I know there is an actual person on the other end. I have tryed to tell them to stop before the disconnect. I have tryed calling back only to get a busy signal. I have even tryed texting the number to ask them to stop. I have no doubt I will get another call in about 20 minutes.
Why does the FCC require you have a contact name and the business name? Without these you can not file a complaint. I operate a business and this person is costing me money. Thanks Obama good for nothing!
Our office receives calls from this number constantly. If anyone picks up and answers, nothing is said from the other end. It's quite annoying and something needs to be done about it. I've implemented a call block.
When I answered the fifth call of the day, this time, Raul came on the line and offered a Cash Advance against our credit card receivables. I asked him how come the dead silence when I answer and he said sometimes the robo-caller doesn't recognize when the call is answered or the volume of call responses overwhelm the system. I 'played him' to get info on whose's making these calls.
SO NOW WE KNOW WHO THE CALLER IS!!!! Or who they claim to be.
OBTW, I googled them and came up with all sorts of lenders but not them. Phishing???
He took some basic info, said we qualified, and said an Underwriter will get back to me shortly.