This board is simply a sounding board for people to vent and inform others of scam telemarketing calls they receive. There is no authority associated with the 800notes site to stop these callers. In order for people to collectively stop these type calls they must act together - and TAKE ACTION! It doesn’t do any good to complain about a caller on this board unless you then take the next step and do something about it! The caller ID number is usually a ‘Spoof Number” – A Fake! Never, never, ever engage the caller or call back the number. The false robocallers will then capture your number as a ‘live one’ and use it over and over and sell it to other scammers. The same goes if it prompts you to ‘press a key’ to ‘opt out’ of their calling lists, or be transferred to someone, as this will only ‘log’ your number as a working one and make it ripe for future calls and to be sold to other scam companies as well.
The best option is simply to hang up, keep your own list of calling numbers with dates and times and report them to the FCC below. There is space on their complaint form to list several calling dates and times of a repeat caller.
The DO NOT CALL list is worthless, they do not act on anything, just build a database of numbers.
In order to do something to help stop these type calls, everyone - EVERYONE needs to file an online complaint directly with the FCC. If they receive enough complaints about a particular number - they will act on it. Do it today and pass along the info:
I have received a call from 813-899-2012 three different times in the last 3 weeks....they ask for my husband, won't leave a message, told me they are a holding company...all 3 times they have called late evening......annoying!
This number called our business today at 1436 hours. As with so many others, the call disconnected without anyone on the other end. Caller ID showed "LJ Bay Area Ho..." (Holdings, apparently.) They have an "F" rating with the BBB because of their continuous pattern of hang-ups, calling DNC listed numbers, failing to comply with requests for them not to call, etc. www.bbb.org/west-florida/business-reviews/tel ... mpa-fl-90046512# Considering they are apparently from the fraud state of the world (Florida), I can't say I'm surprised.
L & J Bay Area Holdings hasn't called me since 4/9. Before that, they called once or twice daily from a few numbers also using different names. I hoped they had given up but their back calling again.
They called on 06/04/2014 @ 02:33 PM.