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Automated message ABOUT LOWERING MY CREDIT CARD DEBT. "Press 1" to speak to a representative OR "Press 3" to be removed from list. I pressed three and was disconnected. Have done this on four other occasions when they called. So apparently "3" is just to hang up. Once I did press "1" so I could tell them to take me off the list and was hung up on by the representative.

timeshare courtesy call to sell timeshare and not pay mtc fees again!

LOL - I just got one of these too - timeshare again. Called them back and spent 5 minutes getting really excited about it on the phone with them. Then after a while I told the lady that I'd absolutely be ready to do business with them, but just needed one thing...........they just have to tell me where my timeshare is. Since I've never actually seen it. SINCE I DON'T OWN ONE AND NEVER HAVE. There was silence for a couple of seconds, and then they hung up. ROFLMAO!

Called several times hang ups

They left a message for me about "my" timeshare. I don't own one either, and NEVER HAVE!!! WTH??? I've been getting literature in the mail about it too. I have no idea where it's coming from.

I keep getting tons of calls and junk mail about timeshares. I DON'T OWN A TIMESHARE! (and now I NEVER want one!)

Sell your timeshare company

A time share robo call

Someone named Karen reported that this company is called the Isosceles Foundation and they could help me eliminate my timeshare maintenance fees. When I explained that I never owned a timeshare, she offered to put me on their do no call list, but to allow 2 weeks...
As long as they never call me again!

This number called my residence in upstate New York; I let it go to voicemail and a woman's voice (I honestly could not tell if it were a live person or a recording) left me a message regarding an opportunity to stop paying maintenance fees on my time share. The only problem there is I sold that time share ten years ago; why my name is still out there as an owner I don't know.

Called about a deal on my timeshare....I do not own a timeshare..must have gotten my name from a presentation that we attended in Branson last fall. If you go to any of these come on's be sure to list a bogus phone number.

Nothing that you do will stop them from calling you. The major players behind this have made millions of dollars, which means that they are too big to fail.
One of the major players specializes in aiding the rich with tax evasion and shell corporations set up in Belize. You can bet that the well to do in this country are not getting lower your credit card interest rate calls and due to that fact our government just considers a few phone calls a minor annoyance.
The FCC has temporarily halted 5 of the minor unprofitable boiler rooms. They will receive a slap on the wrist and be back at it within a few days.

In the meantime the calls will continue since the major money is being made with what is called a CNAM revenue-sharing program through companies like telephonemanagement.net and CallerID4U.com
In their own words: 'Every day your company makes thousands of outbound phone calls. Every one of those calls generates revenue for many companies, why not yours? Our CNAM revenue-sharing program helps you make money every time a Caller ID request is made by a phone carrier. A high-traffic call center can lose hundreds to thousands of dollars a day to phone carriers by allowing them to charge for access to your own data.'

You can now see why the criminals keep calling even though they know you won't fall for their scam. They are making money even if you don't answer the phone. If someone does make the mistake of answering the phone and falling for their con then it is just icing on the cake for them. These people are the lowest form of filth on this planet. The only way to stop this is to contact the FBI and ask why this crime family is allowed to operate and facilitate the ongoing criminal operations. This is one of the reasons that the RICO act was put in place, so why aren't they using it. Is this because this isn't a high profile, news worthy operation or is the FBI too understaffed and busy with Homeland Security issues. Maybe if we were rich they would take this seriously, but then if we were rich we would be using that criminal organizations services and protecting them instead of trying to shut them down. It is alleged that they launder money from Pacific Telecom through a trust bank account in Oregon and into foreign accounts at Scotiabank in Belize and other destinations.

Why hasn't the FBI used the RICO act and gone after this organization? On October 15, 1970, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1968), commonly referred to as the 'RICO Act', became United States law. The RICO Act allowed law enforcement to charge a person or group of people with racketeering, defined as committing multiple violations of certain varieties within a ten-year period. The purpose of the RICO Act was stated as 'the elimination of the infiltration of organized crime and racketeering into legitimate organizations operating in interstate commerce'. S.Rep. No. 617, 91st Cong., 1st Sess. 76 (1968). However, the statute is sufficiently broad to encompass illegal activities relating to any enterprise affecting interstate or foreign commerce.

Any criminal activity can be reported to the FBI here: tips.fbi.gov

What To Do When You Get an Illegal Robocall; ftc.gov
1. Hang Up. Do not press 1 or any other numbers to get off the list and NEVER call them back
2. Consider blocking the number or on a cell phone add it to a contact list and assign NO ring tone
3. Report it at fcc.gov
4. Report it at ftccomplaintassistant.gov
5. People should continually file complaints with their Attorney Generals office
Register your phone numbers online at donotcall.gov or call (888) 382-1222 (must call from # you want removed).

There is a blog site that has information on one of these operations: telemarketerspam.wordpress.com

Time Share....You qualify now to eliminate your dues, sales pitch. If there is no caller ID we never answer. At least this robo call leaves a message. Annoying!

I do not answer, a message is left on the answering machine that they want to eliminate my timeshare fees...I do not own a timeshare.

Call to to cellphone nbr on Do not Call Registry. Caller was offering to purchase TS to eliminate unwanted TS maintenance fee. keep getting same sales pitch from multiple numbers and request they remove my number as it is on the Do Not Call Registry and is a cell phone.

Wolfknife, I plainly linked to the DNC FAQ I was referring to. Toward the bottom it explains what happens to complaints and how they may be used. It's by far simpler to read than the average contract. Would the extra mouse click have killed you? I just think to avoid frustration, and potential swindles, it's better to make informed decisions than uninformed leaps of hope. Sorry if what I'm suggesting makes too much work for you.

everyday getting calls from this number atleast 5 times.

@Resident47 "If you'd read the federal DNC terms like you were supposed to, you would know were not promised a magical shield which repels all unwanted callers..." Can you recite this fascinating document verbatim for us? I have always wondered if somoene actually has enough time in the day to read the absurd amount of langauge in things like cell phone contracts and appliance warranties. Does it get lonely?

I receive more than 10 calls in a day don't know who is it and want them to stop calling and no answer

I've been receiving 25 or more calls PER DAY from this number. If I dont answer, they leave a message about how to lower my energy bill. If I pick up, they hang up. I've tried opting out to no avail. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!!!

i received calls all through the day, it says it is from an energy company providing alternate service to PSE&G

Showed Marysville, WA on my cell phone. First call: no answer. Second call: recording beginning, "This call is concerning your electric bill with Ace..." Hung up.

People, it should be plain by now that verbal demands and keypresses are not going to stop criminals with autodialers. Those false ''opt-out'' provisions are only there to create an illusion of legitimacy.

FTC advice on junk callers with autodialers
ftc.gov

I've received countless calls from this company. The call says it is from Marysville, WA. I have told them numerous to take my number off their list. I've also tried pressing 3 to be removed from future discounts. They called 5 times in 15 minutes!

FK, your DNC registration will never be seen or acknowledged by these phone scammers, and legitimate sales callers get 30 free days to bomb your phone. If you'd read the federal DNC terms like you were supposed to, you would know were not promised a magical shield which repels all unwanted callers.

Q&A: The National Do Not Call Registry
ftc.gov

this number have been calling me for the past 4 days and they literally called me 3 times in the past hour.I registered my number to Do Not Call so hopefully they wont call again. I am so sick of it

Call from a company to lower my energy bills. I have every reason to believe its a scam. They call EVERYDAY. Today I got a person on the line and asked to be removed and they hung up on me.

Stop calling me ............... I am getting Area code MARYSVILLE, WA>..

unknown

I keep getting these calls from 360-xxx-xxxx, this one is 360-322-6030 as "out of area" on June 26. Every one I have answered has been a scam. The name is usually reported as Ind Sur Group although sometimes it comes up as a mis-spelling of that or as "unknown" or "out of area". It's a fake survey to "win a cruise from our sponsor". It's may actually be a way for you to part with your private data and MAYBE buy a cruise - I don't know, I never get that far - but others' report it so. NEVER give your personal information to ANYONE over the phone! You do NOT know who is on the other end! Other numbers I've reported include:
425-390-8930 on June 29 as Ind Sur Group
360-460-1844 on June 28
360-461-4559 on June 20,
360-474-3936 on 6-18-2012,
425-390-8919 on June 14,
206-496-0953 on June 11,
360-474-3915 on June 7,
503-457-1368 as Ind Sur Groiup on June 4, and
206-496-0946 as Ind Sr Group on May 31.

Same as GA Native's ("I picked up after the third ring and they hung up."), except the call came @ 8:46 pm on 06/25/12.

Called at 8:10 pm on 6/25/2012. I picked up after the third ring and they hung up. Caller ID says "unknown name."