Got this call today, no name, just the number. Picked it up just out of curiosity. Heard a beep after I said hello, then nothing. Must be a robo call and if I had hung on it would probably eventually transferred me to a real person. After I heard the beep, I hung up, not answering it again.
Calls our home phone. Doesn't speak. Doesn't answer to Hello or Who is this. Received a tape recorded message during the day left on our answering machine that this was out last chance for credit... (have received the same message over 5 times before so we must have our number being giving to an autodialing service.)
Same MO as everyone else: "BROADBAND CNSLT" on Caller ID. Called us at 7:08PM on the East Coast; no msg left and we were out.
Any way you look at it, its ILLEGAL. If they were legit, they'd know they cannot telemarket to those on the DNC list (as we are) and if they aren't legit, then there is no reason to answer them anyway! SPOOFED numbers are ALSO Illegal.
I am curious as to WHAT SHAM they are running.
BTW, I saw a show last night on CNBC's "American Greed: Scams, Scoundrels and Scandels" about a Totally **PHONY**, SCAM 'NAVY VETERAN's Charity' that made HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS that mostly went in Ultra RIGHT WING REPUBLICAN POLITICIAN's pockets including JOHN MCCAIN, GEORGE W., CARL ROVE, and other. Investigators found that the TELEMARKETERS kept **85%** of the proceeds, so that means THEY made 500MILLION+++; likely BILLIONS. If that's not enough to make you NEVER give a DIME to ANYONE who cold calls you, I don't know what will. Virtually NOTHING went to any Veterans in need. ONLY give to charities You KNOW and have 'vetted.' **Small, Local and Volunteer-run is best.** The big ones are just 'Big Business' and have CEOS that are BILLIONAIRES.
Won't respond when you answer ... Called early in morning too ... Third time they have called on a Saturday morning (I write these numbers down) ... Call them back on different phone and just get busy signal ... Just more spam scams