Received call from Home Security by Jason. Told him to take our phone number off the list. Never apologized and just hang up. Have reported to Business Bureau.
I have ask this security/alarm company to STOP calling me I answered the call and informed the person on the other end that I live in an apt and do not need their services, they just keep on calling.
I would like to know how these people get your phone number.
>> I would like to know how these people get your phone number. <<
Wrong question.
Instead, you should be asking how to stop the calls.
Modern technology has given telespammers the tools to call you.
Lawbreaking telescammers ignore both the Do Not Call list and any request you might make.
Modern technology can also protect you, if YOU do a few simple things!
The most effective thing to do is to get a call blocking device, service or app.
Then, use it correctly.
Google "call blocker" for more information. There are available apps (some free) for smart phones, and services and devices for landlines.
If you cannot use or afford such a tool, then:
• Do not answer calls from unknown numbers ... let them go to voicemail or answering service. Telespammers usually hang up after 3 or 4 rings.
• Do NOT return calls from unknown numbers! All that does is verify your phone number, and make it more valuable to more spam groups! And, in some cases, those return calls may cost $20 or more to complete. If the incoming call was important, they would have left a message!
• If you have a "dumb" cell phone, assign the scammer's number to a group named "scam" (or similar). Then, assign a silent ringtone to that group. (This also works for smartphones). The spammer will usually hang up before the phone goes to voicemail.
• Another option, for cell phones: Assign a "silent ringtone" as DEFAULT. Then, assign your favorite ringtones to all known friends / family / business numbers. That way, you will hear rings ONLY from those you wish to contact! You will not hear scammers' rings, even if they change their number! (This is also called "whitelisting", and will cause you to miss calls from non-whitelisted numbers).
If you want to report potential fraudulent or scam calls, here are two pages of links to (mostly government) sites in Canada and the USA were you can report those scams, or learn more about them.
Look here first:
http://800notes.com/arts/I2neMkbUAAo/where-to-report-phone-crime
If the reporting site you wanted is not in the above list, try this one:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/complaint_sites.html
Got a call from this number, I am from the Memphis (901) area, so I figured it was just a wrong number. Did not answer. They left no message. I now see it is a scammer and will block them.
As far as free call blockers for cell phones, my choice is Advanced Mobile Care, made by ioBit. This app can block calls and also serve as an antivirus for your Android smartphone. The only thing I cannot get it to block is calls from Unknown/Unavailable numbers. Very minimal space and power required, I highly recommend it. This is not a paid ad and your experience may be different, but I just wanted to share because I'm a normal guy who hates spam calls too. :)
Have been calling twice a day every other day. Answered once and received a pitch for some home security nonsense, politely requested that they remove me from their list and was abruptly hung up on. Calls continued. Block these idiots and report them to the FCC for good measure.