Call was not answered as I do not answer calls from unknown numbers (and I don't give telemarketers the "courtesy" of telling them not to call me, I signed up on a list for that). Caller did not leave a voice mail. Company has called at various dates/times from different numbers/locations making it (almost) impossible to block. I have reported every call to the FTC (and continue to until I have all their numbers blocked).
If you are on the Do Not Call Registry and have not done business with this company for over 18 months, please report them here:
https://complaints.donotcall.gov
If information on 800notes is correct, every call is (allegedly) from a company named Feature Films for Families, a company I've never done business with. If you search every number in the list on 800notes you will also see a "plant" post from the company at the top on 20 July 2009.
My call log for this company (times are CT):
+18562955532 - Camden, NJ
1/25/11 4:39 PM
+13128785552 - Chicago, IL
1/26/11 6:31 PM
+19173985540 - New York City, NY
1/28/11 7:57 PM 13 days ago
OK, Now I'm really ticked off! These people are RELENTLESS. They have called my cell phone without permission for over a month now from lots of different numbers with lots of different area codes. If you don't answer for 2 weeks with them calling you twice a day beginning at 8 a.m. Eastern time from 856-295-5532, then they start calling you from these other numbers trying to trick you into answering! What jerks! If I do not recognize a number, I don't answer it. If it's a legit call from a reputable company, they leave a message. Everyone else can hand by their thumbs before I answer their calls.
They are violating the TCPA by robo-dialing your cell phone:
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) does many things - including prohibiting debt collectors from calling your cell phone without your permission. Each unauthorized call could result in the debt collector paying you up to $1,500. Here's some helpful information on the Act and how it might affect you.
What is the TCPA?
The TCPA, which was signed into law in 1991 under the first Bush Administration and codified under 47 U.S.C. 227, prohibits calls using any automatic telephone dialing system or artificial or prerecorded voices to:
•Emergency telephone lines
•Telephone lines of any guest room or patient room at a hospital, health care facility, elderly home or similar establishment
•Telephone numbers assigned to paging services, cellular telephone services, specialized mobile radio services, other radio common carrier services or any service for which the called party is charged for the call
•Any telephone call to a residential telephone line
•Send unauthorized faxes
The only way that a caller won't violate the statute is if express consent has been given - and violations of the TCPA are steep. An unintentional call carries a damage amount of $500; an intentional call carries a damage amount of $1,500. That's per call and regardless of the purpose of the call. In other words, if they call you using an automated dialing system without your consent, they've violated the Act and you are entitled to damages.
How does it affect you?
Most debt collectors use automatic telephone dialing systems to contact debtors. You'll recognize this when you go to pick up the phone and there is a slight hesitation on the other end. In fact, most debt collectors are calling nearly 100 people at a time just waiting for someone to answer. Although many have stopped calling landlines, cell phones are another story. Since more and more people are using cell phones either instead of, or in addition to, traditional landlines, debt collectors are finding their cell phone numbers using skip tracers, calling them and hoping that they don't realize that the TCPA has been violated.