Keeps calling my phone number 6-8 times a day. Called me at 10:49pm eastern time. waoke my baby up.. will not let me press any numbers. or talk to anyone..
I answered the phone, as I have been lately to stop these calls. I answered it and it was a recording saying "Your number was recently submitted through an online purchase or a retailer. To opt out press the number 3 at anytime during this recording." I immediately pressed "3" and the recording stopped. I hung on for about 30 seconds then hung up. Hopefully this works. I have no outstanding bills or collectors so I am answering and or calling back these numbers to get my number off their list. I'm on a "no call" list but seriously.... it doesn't work.
The number called this morning and left no message.
Brendan says it says it comes thru online retailers? The last thing I bought online, I bought at Amazon.com, and they don't have a phone number for me.
The only thing I did online where I gave out my phone number is get my birth certificate. I did that through VeriChek and my state's record's office. A company called USBirthCertificate.com got in the middle of our transaction and took my information, including my phone number. USBirthCertificate did nothing else, even declining my payment (which is why I called VeriChek directly, who told me that USABirthCertificate.com is a scam). So VeriChek and USBirthCertificate.com are the only two online retailers I can think of who would have my phone number.
Another thing I've seen is that companies just plain *lie* and start out their pitch with "You're getting this call because of prior business relationships you have". Prior business relationship is one of the things that keeps companies who violate the Do Not Call list from being fined by the FTC, and companies use this knowledge. They *tell* the people they call that they have a business relationship with them in order to discourage their victims from reporting them to the FTC. The FTC is in the process of changing this particular part of the rule to eliminate the loophole.
Report them to the list anyway, if you're on it. The more instances they can present of this loophole being taken advantage of, the better case they'll have for making the change.