My wife had a call from this number this morning, but did not pick up suspecting it was another scam. We know no one in the area code they called from and assume if the caller was "legitimate" they'd be leaving a message. They didn't.... Interestingly, only a few minutes before she got her call, I had a single ring on my cell from 336-477-8803, which 800notes.com contributors say is the same scammer group.
Yes, these calls are frustrating. Unfortunately scumbags call because they know the law off averages are on their side and they're going to get lucky every so often and steal some poor gullible soul's money. What they do is a big business, and they are making billions of dollars bilking easy "marks". They also know they are never going to get caught. I have seen no significant effort by our federal or state representatives to stop this thievery. Wonder why OUR elected officials seem so uninterested in protecting their constituents from phone predators.