This company continues to call my cell phone and does not leave a message (I do not answer) despite the fact that my number is listed on the Do Not Call registry. If I answer with my company name, they hang up. Found out this is a company claiming to be called "Energy Efficiency Program" who wants to come out to my home and do an energy efficiency audit, and we can all guess how that supposed "audit" would come out. The Energy Efficiency Program is just that, a PROGRAM, not a legitimate company! Steer clear of these scammers!
This company continues to call my cell phone and does not leave a message (I do not answer) despite the fact that my number is listed on the Do Not Call registry. If I answer with my company name, they hang up. Found out this is a company claiming to be called "Energy Efficiency Program" who wants to come out to my home and do an energy efficiency audit, and we can all guess how that supposed "audit" would come out. The Energy Efficiency Program is just that, a PROGRAM, not a legitimate company! Steer clear of these scammers!
I'm not sure the hell good the DO NOT CALL list is good for, I keep getting calls from this number and They come across the caller ID as American Heart but they are some kind of energy company - sick and tired of these calls.
>> I'm not sure the hell good the DO NOT CALL list is good for, <<
Apparently you had difficulty reading the words on the DNC site.
Perhaps you can stay awake long enough to read the following:
The Do Not Call Registry is not a magic switch attached to your phone line, that will block calls.
The DNC list can help stop calls originating from legitimate, registered telemarketers.
* Your calls were not from legitimate, registered telemarketers.
* Therefore, the DNC list cannot stop those calls.
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The DNC list does not automatically block calls. Instead, it provides a list of "do not call" phone numbers to telemarketers who registered their businesses with the FCC, and who pay a fee for the list. The DNC list administration is supported by these fees.
The DNC list exempts political callers, survey organizations, charities, and companies with preexisting business relationships, as well as debt collectors and certain nonprofit organizations, but these organizations usually have their own, internal Do Not Call list (ask them).
The DNC list is not effective against criminals, spammers and scammers, because those telescum are not registered, do not subscribe to the DNC list, and do not care if you are on or off that list.
It can 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 spamming telemarketers!
The DNC itself has no enforcement authority - they forward complaints to the appropriate agency.
There is no significant drain on your tax dollar because the DNC is funded by the fees they charge registrants.
Here is your reading assignment, if you doubt what I have stated:
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/
Read the above sentence again.
If you want to report a specific scam to the appropriate government site,
Look here first:
http://800notes.com/arts/I2neMkbUAAo/where-to-report-phone-crime
If the reporting site you wanted is not in the above list, try this one:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/complaint_sites.html
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.