1.) The calls are coming in from overseas. Which means they are NOT being made in U.S.
2.) They are being used illegally.
3.) All phone numbers, starting with "712-429" that they have called from, HAVE been reported to the FBI.
So just to let everyone know, after a week or so, you shouldn't have to worry about someone calling you off and on. :)
One of the FBI agents had actually called me, and asked me what phone number's the have called me from, I gave them 712-429-0255 and 712-429-0252.
But of course he had a list with many many other phone number's on it as well.
Do not give out any information to this person! He said I had won a $1000 shopping spree and a $125 gift card. He just kept talking and talking, and I really should have just hung up right away. Then he wanted my credit card number....I told him I was suspicious, and he got mad and asked why I was so suspicious about this great offer. and I told him to stop being such a jerk and then I hung up. Told me he was calling from LA...yeah right, my caller ID area code was 712....that is not LA.
Just got the call, did a look-up and found this site. I won a free gas card and $1,000.00 shopping spree,.. Yea, I passed on it. Sounded like the guy from Borat????
the Borat-esque person ("Michael") told me that I won $125 gas card and a trip, asked for birthday information to "verify that I'm over 19", when I would only tell him the year but not the month and date, he hanged up.
also got an earlier missed call from 712-429-0346, sounds like they've got a bunch of those numbers where they're calling from.