Received a call on my mobile phone, claimed to be doing a survey for USC or something.
Caller persisted in asking questions requesting personal information (e.g. my age) even after being told that the number was a mobile phone and that the call was unwelcome since I pay for the minutes used.
Received a call on my mobile phone, claimed to be doing a survey for USC or something.
Caller persisted in asking questions requesting personal information (e.g. my age) even after being told that the number was a mobile phone and that the call was unwelcome since I pay for the minutes used.
Been calling my cell without leaving messages. It's annoying... because i have to think twice if i'll pick up or not especially that I'm waiting for important calls that may not come from phone numbers in my address book. So I checked, and it seems that there are a few more 657 area codes doing this. But oh well, so here, let me join the report. Bad people... go to hell!
Received numerous calls from this number and after reading this blog refuse to answer....I think they are getting the numbers from face book or something. No one really has this number.....
It appears you are lost, in a strange version of the Internet, where you are unable to comprehend the pages you view.
Why do you think WE are calling you?
This is a discussion forum where one can report or describe suspicious or unknown phone calls, but reporting them here does not stop the calling. YOU have to take action to do that! (google is your friend).
This post has two parts. The =second= is for people who are interested in the realities of the Do Not Call list. The =first= is for people who have difficulty understanding long explanations, but think the DNC list does not work.
1)
The DNC list is not a magic switch attached to your phone line, that will block calls.
The DNC list is intended to help stop calls originating from legitimate telemarketers.
* Your calls were not from legitimate telemarketers.
* Therefore, the DNC list will not stop those calls.
2)
The DNC list does not automatically block calls. Instead, it provides a list of "do not call" phone numbers to legitimate, registered telemarketers who pay a fee for the list.
The DNC list exempts political callers, survey organizations, charities, and companies with preexisting business relationships, as well as debt collectors, but these organizations might have their own, internal Do Not Call list (ask them).
The DNC list is not effective against criminals, spammers and scammers, because those people do not subscribe to the DNC list, and do not care if you are on or off that list.
Its purpose is to stop calls from legitimate telemarketers, and it does a pretty good job at that. Just think ... if there were no DNC, you would be receiving incessant calls from BOTH legitimate and scam telemarketing callers!
Here is your reading assignment:
https://www.donotcall.gov/
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resource ... try/enforcement
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... lemarketers-pay
Remember, the FCC's Do Not Call site is a good one to report unwanted calls from LEGITIMATE telemarketers. To report spammers and scammers, visit the FTC site, at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
If you receive calls even after reporting them (and waiting a sufficient time), then you should consider using a call blocker app, device or service as your first line of defense. Google "call blocker" to see such things at Amazon or other sites.
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