They said I was a finalist in a 1 million dollar sweepstakes. she wanted all my information to make sure everything was correct. when I asked her to prove who she was and not a scammer she hung up. I tried to call her back and it just says extension goodbye.
Please realize that:
Your post here will NOT stop the calls. We did not call you. Your caller probably does not read these messages. We cannot block calls to you. We cannot put you on or take you off a list.
Click_for_Info_About_the_DNC_ListThe National Do Not Call list is respected by legitimate telemarketers, but is ignored by criminal telescammers.
Surveys, charities, political calls, NON-sales calls and certain preexisting business calls are exempt from the DNCL.
YOU are your own best defense against unwanted calls! You can use a call blocking app, device, service or procedure to block such calls.
Here are two pages of links to (mostly government) sites in Canada and the USA were you can report phone scams, or learn more about them:
1) First, look elsewhere on this site for an Article, entitled "Where to Report Phone Crime". (It may appear in the column to your right).
2) For a more frequently updated list of complaint sites, with links to government web pages, look here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/complaint_sites.html
If you wish to visit a page of FAQs and REAL answers, try this one
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/faqs.html
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