Guys... Thanks to Lori this is the solution. it's so beautiful to be smart!! Lori, you're so the woman!
Do this and the calls will stop!
785-890-8855 Lance Keys - Goodland, KS
509-779-4543 James Moore - Curlew, WA
773-920-1796 Richard Zucker, Dwayne or Global Crossing - Chicago, IL (Kedzie Co.)
802-759-2575 Addison, Vermont
OK, I called this Global Crossing which is where one of the calls is coming from. Global Crossing is company that owns one of the 5 networks that operate the internet. Some of the calls are coming over their network so they were kind enough to do some investigating for me. Here's the jist of it:
- Scam companies (probably based overseas) purchase the internet space from Global Cross and 4 other similar companies.
- They then set up internet calling and can "mask" the caller ID number you see, which is why so many different names/numbers/locations appear.
- Many times the scammers are even the third or fourth buyers so its difficult to track them (Global Crossing tried but could not).
WE ALL NEED TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
- Call the POLICE and file a report of harrassment. Let the know the above information and that the telephone number most likely is not correct as it is probably "masked".
- Call your cell phone/landline provider and give them a copy of the police report.
- Your phone provider will then track all calls. They also report this harrassment to the feds for further investigation.
Telephone harrassment is a crime but nothing will be done about it unless there are many complaints. Make no mistake, there is no Richard Zucker, Dwayne or Lance Keys calling you. These people take the names of innocent people and attach their phone numbers and addresses so that the caller ID looks like it comes from them. I'm calling the Police and my cellular company now. I hope everyone does the same....If not, look forward to getting these calls for the next three years like I have been!
I also received the call did not pick up because I did not recognize it. No message was left. I called back after I saw Laura and Jerry's post. There was a recording that said that I had reached a number that was not vailid or no longer in service and to check the number.
The number-785-890-8855- has called me multiple times and I just spoke with someone there- they tried to tell me it was to extend my car warranty at which she wanted to know what type of car I drove and my full name- once I started asking her questions (She was Indian as well as the other 10 voices I heard in the background) she began to sound flustered- I asked what headquarters she was calling from and she said she was calling on behalf of Mazda (why would you have to ask what car I drove if you're calling on behalf of Mazda?????) so she eventually put me on hold to speak with her senior supervisor that NEVER got on the phone- she kept trying to get me to hang up so he could call me back but I told her I would wait. After the 4th time of her coming back on the line and telling me he was still speaking with another client she insisted that he would call me back in, get this- 20/30 seconds. Um, yeah.
I don't know what someone can do with my name, type of car and they obviously have my phone number- but DON'T GIVE THESE PEOPLE ANY OF INFO! Sketchy! If you call the number back it says it's DISCONNECTED!!