MorningGlory Posted December 9, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted December 9, 2016 7 hours ago, Out of the Shadows said: which makes the no call list useless N0, not at all. If you're on that list most telemarketers won't call you and, if they do, you simply remind them that they are in violation of the law by calling you. You won't hear from them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted December 9, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 307 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,136 Content Per Day: 4.63 Reputation: 27,816 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted December 9, 2016 Legitimate telemarketers will abide by your request "Put me on your DNC list"...they do not want to get fines or lose their State License,if they did not know & you tell them "This number is a registered DNC # with the FTC",they will not call again.......the problem is that most of the annoying & persistent callers are not legitimate & they could care less,they "spoof" their own # & can make whatever they want to appear on your caller ID.....then there are the "fishing" calls,as long as you answer the phone,your number is then "live" & guess what? It is sold as a "live lead".... Best not to answer unknown callers,unknown numbers....legitimate callers will leave a message & say why they are calling.......I simply do not answer...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running Gator Posted December 9, 2016 Group: Royal Member * Followers: 8 Topic Count: 91 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 10,596 Content Per Day: 3.69 Reputation: 2,743 Days Won: 25 Joined: 06/16/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted December 9, 2016 37 minutes ago, missmuffet said: Huh? You give them your phone number to block it. Legitimate companies will follow the guidelines of the No Call List. Legitimate companies account for about 5% of all telemarketing and such calls. The rest are made by people who use fake phone numbers and hope to get that 1 in a 1000 person to answer them and fall for the scam. I was called today by a very official sounding agency, which left me a voice mail. They did not use my name at all just told me to call them back. A 2 minute google search found pages of scam warnings, court cases they have lost and even a warning from the State of Washington Sec of State's office. Technology makes it too easy to hide and too easy to dial 50,000 numbers an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted December 9, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 307 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,136 Content Per Day: 4.63 Reputation: 27,816 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted December 9, 2016 Thats right (I just said that?)& most States prohibit the use of most auto-dialers or the guidelines are very very strict ,so guess who's calling...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted December 9, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,991 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,689 Content Per Day: 11.81 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 18 minutes ago, Out of the Shadows said: Legitimate companies will follow the guidelines of the No Call List. Legitimate companies account for about 5% of all telemarketing and such calls. The rest are made by people who use fake phone numbers and hope to get that 1 in a 1000 person to answer them and fall for the scam. I was called today by a very official sounding agency, which left me a voice mail. They did not use my name at all just told me to call them back. A 2 minute google search found pages of scam warnings, court cases they have lost and even a warning from the State of Washington Sec of State's office. Technology makes it too easy to hide and too easy to dial 50,000 numbers an hour. Ok I see your point. So no matter what you will probably get a few unwanted calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coheir Posted December 10, 2016 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,458 Content Per Day: 0.55 Reputation: 729 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/09/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/31/1950 Share Posted December 10, 2016 5 hours ago, Out of the Shadows said: Legitimate companies will follow the guidelines of the No Call List. Legitimate companies account for about 5% of all telemarketing and such calls. The rest are made by people who use fake phone numbers and hope to get that 1 in a 1000 person to answer them and fall for the scam. I was called today by a very official sounding agency, which left me a voice mail. They did not use my name at all just told me to call them back. A 2 minute google search found pages of scam warnings, court cases they have lost and even a warning from the State of Washington Sec of State's office. Technology makes it too easy to hide and too easy to dial 50,000 numbers an hour. yes you are right oots; the exchange (first 3 digits ) can only have 10,000 numbers ( 322- 0000 to 9999 ) assigned to it. so a town with 5 of these 3 digit exchanges has 50,000 phone numbers available for use 5 exchanges x 10,000 is 50,000 if like my town we have ( 215 and 597 ) 2 exchanges or 20,000 numbers available. So it is easy enough to have a machine or a person call every number in exchange 476 because there only 10, 000 numbers in each exchange 0000 to 9999. ofcourse these are land lines not cell phones. One can locate the number most times by going here http://800notes.com/ and put in the number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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