I have received calls from this number on more than one occasion.I decided to put a stop to this nonsense. I called the Dept of Corrections in N.C. to report this problem. I spoke with someone who will pursue it, but I also received from her a number to call to their billing dept. If you phone this number and follow the prompts to "other issue" you can speak with someone who can block your phone number from receiving calls from any phone in their corrections system. It is free and takes just a minute to set up. Otherwise their people tell me if you answer the call it goes through prompts to accept,decline or block the call which will then block that number only. I figure it is worth a little time to be off those bozos calling list for good.So here is the number to call: 1-800-844-6591.
I live in Washington state and received a call from this number on 5/28/07 at 1:52 pm and it came up "private caller". I called this number back and it was answered with a message noting "the department of corrections number you are trying to call doesn't accept incoming calls". This number has a North Carolina area code and I don't know of anyone there. I'm wondering if they are now training convicts to be telephone solicitors!!! Who's bright idea is it to do that and possibly have them obtain private info on us usable for identity theft!!! I
I live in Washington and received a call from this number on 5-30-07, in the evening. I didn't answer the call. I had no idea where the call even was from until I did a reverse look up. I don't know anyone at this number...if it is a corrections facility...in North Carolina? They must think they can call whoever they want!
I live in Alaska and got a call from this number on 06.03.07 at 5:39pm. I tried to call it back and I get a recording saying "The department of corrections number you trying to call does not accept incoming calls." First of all, it is a North Carolina area code. I do not know anyone in NC or in Prison. Secondly, the call was made at 9:39pm North Carolina time. Don't inmates have a bedtime!!!!
I live in Washington and got a call from this number at 10:39pm on June 6, 2007 and received the same details that I had reached a dept. of corrections and that they do not accept incoming calls. 10:39 PDT is 2:39am EDT. Maybe this is a scam perpitrated by someone who's either not at the prison but using their line, or someone who's not an inmate? I'm positive that I don't know anyone in either North Carolina, or jail (well, besides Paris Hilton, and I think I recall every station in the world confirming she's in California)