Received a call stating they were calling from the CT state dept of health. After informing them I was on the DNC list they informed they had reached my number through a process of Random Digital Dialing. Which is something about how there diaper is set up with the area code and prefix automatically then the dialed proceeds to dial the last 4 digits at random (I guess to avoid any form of discrimination based on income, martial status, or race). After a few more questions I had felt comfortable enough to participate. No indentifying information was asked of me and for some of the questions I refused to answer the interviewer would politely move on to whatever question they had next without any hassle. It's a long twenty minutes but it was informative and overall not as bad as I had thought it was going to be
The callers are rude and refuse to take my number off the list of numbers to call, I am shocked and offended that I'm somehow not allowed to just get my number removed. She says they will put me down as a refusal but can call back and I don't see how that can be acceptable or legal to do with an unlisted, private number.
I too keep getting missed calls from this number, and do remember getting a voicemail about a CT Health survey, although hadn't put the two together until I saw these posts...thank you everyone. Will now put the number in contacts with a do not disturb, right to voicemail. They also tried calling me at home and didn't leave a message there either, hang up but caller id on message was same 802 phone number.
6 calls in two weeks, in spite of our asking to have our number removed from their list. When we said we don't do surveys by phone, the caller asked us to explain why? It must be a scam, leading to some kind of health offering. I am contacting the CT department of health directly, as well as the Conn. Attorney General.