Called me March 23, 2010 around 11:30 am. Caller ID just said NEW YORK. This might be a continuation of the junk phone calls I've been getting ever since I made the mistake of asking for insurance quotes on GoHealthInsurance.com back on March 5 (starting a few minutes after logging out).
I recived a call from caller ID, Bronx, NY. The man asked for my wife. I told him she was not at home and asked what it was about. He was telling me how I could save money with a debt reduction program. I told him I was not interested, he would not hang up so I was forced to haung up on him. He called back 6 more times. I asked to be removed from his calling list and he said he could not do that. The last time I asked him to hold on for a minute and I put the phone down and he avetually hung up and didn't call again. I am going to look into filing a complaint with the NYS Attorney General's Office.
Today, 3/26/2010 I received a call from American Financial 718-547-3397 The caller had a foreign accent and inquired about the debits I have. When I told him, all was taken care of he became very abusive and started saying "F--K you, I'll keep calling back your an A--Hole jerk" I hung up and checked the caller ID for the number. I called it and it was a non-working number. I then reported it to the Atty Generals office 1-800-771-7755 I hope they get this creep before he swindles someone out of their savings.
Next time just tell them to "hold on" and "you'll get whoever they're looking for". Leave the phone off the hook til they hang up. Keep doing it til they get the message. Works for me since we never use our home phone. If you need the phone, maybe more of a pain than it's worth. At least I feel like I'm somewhat of a pain in their necks instead though. :)