Telemarketing scammers use the internet's VOIP technology to "spoof" their phone numbers, which means they can get your Caller I.D. to display anything they want, from inactive phone numbers to FBI Headquarters (great for scamming). For that matter, if they're using the internet to place phone calls, they don't even have phone numbers.
Do Not Call List was good while it lasted. Waste of time today.
Best hope is for the phone company to start blocking calls from spoofed phone numbers.
In summary, telemarketing scammer phone numbers displayed on your Caller I.D. is universally spoofed and useless for reporting to The List, the FCC, the FTC, or anything, except for 800notes.com; thanks.
My number is on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) national Do Not Call registry.
I received a call from 703-763-4665 on November 30, 2011. My Caller ID displayed the letters "Out of Area" and the telephone number. It is likely a fake telephone number but that does not matter.
The woman whose automated voice I heard said she was calling for Cathy's Carpet Cleaning Service and I was a past customer. I have never heard of this carpet service and I doubt it is the real name of the service. Online sites say it is really "Northern Virginia Carpet Cleaning Service."
EVERY TIME I receive an unwanted call such as this one I report it to the FTC using its online complaint format. It doesn't matter if it is a fake name, number or not. I provide the date, time of the call, what Caller ID displayed and the message if there was one. I have decided to let the FTC know that people are tired of unwanted calls.
These companies/individuals know that most people will not bother to complain to the FTC - that is what they are relying on. Thus, they stay under the FTC's radar. Complaining at this website, other than identifying the caller and letting others know they are not unique, does little to stop the calls.
If more people would complain to the FTC and not just complain on this forum, the FTC WILL take action against these annoying callers. The FTC does not act on one complaint alone. It takes many complaints before they will take action - but they DO take action if enough citizens complain.
You, too, can submit a report at (note this is a new URL address as the old email address states it is not in service):
Received an automated voice mail from Kathy about Carpet cleaning on November 22, 2011 on my cell phone while roaming. Had to pay roaming charges.
Now I get phone calls from 703 359 6443 on my house phone about carpet cleaning. I do not have carpet.
I keep getting calls from this company. They tell you to press 1 for additional info. When you it tells you all their operators are very busy and to leave your name and number and they will return your call.