Who Called Us

The FCC has temporarily halted 9 minor unprofitable boiler rooms who will receive a slap on the wrist and be back at it within a few days. At the height of this telephone debacle it's been said that each call center was making 27 calls a second, which is a whopping 2.4 million calls in a single day.

In the meantime the calls will continue since they are making money 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 scam then it is just icing on the cake for them. These people are the lowest form of filth on this planet.
There is a blog site that has information on one of these operations: telemarketerspam.wordpress.com
Please read the blog and report violations to the proper authorities.

The criminals behind this operation aren't going to pay attention to you asking to be removed from their list. Their calls cost them almost nothing and they make millions of them so they have no intention of ever removing someone. When you press a key to talk to them all that is accomplished is to verify that they have a working number. Unfortunately blowing an air horn or whistle doesn't work either. Their headset have noise dampeners plus they are expecting it. However with that said if it makes you feel better then by all means give it a shot.

Despite the best interagency enforcement efforts to combat mass marketing fraud, the FBI remains cognizant of the fact that the only enduring remedy for this crime problem lies in consumer education and fraud prevention programs. Toward this end, the FBI has not only produced its own mass marketing fraud prevention materials, but coordinates on other public information efforts with the DOJ, FTC, and the USPIS, among others. The FBI also supports a consumer fraud prevention website in conjunction with the USPIS which can be located on the web at: stopfraud.gov. Additionally, further information on mass marketing fraud schemes can be found at fbi.gov, ftc.gov, ic3.gov, and stopfraud.gov.

Why hasn't the FBI used the RICO act and gone after these organizations? 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.

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
6. Report any criminal activity to the FBI here: tips.fbi.gov

Robocalls are illegal unless you have given them prior permission in writing (not worded into some small print contract from a 3rd party) and are absolutely illegal to a cell phone. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act permits individuals who have received certain unlawful telemarketing, such as junk faxes or telemarketing calls, to sue the violator in state courts where they may be awarded up to $1500 for each violation.

EVERYONE should be reporting them everywhere that they can. It is important to keep up the pressure even though nothing seems to be getting done, or else the government will just sit back and claim they are doing a good job since there are fewer complaints.
Since this is an obvious attempt at identity theft and is interstate, the FBI should be forced to get involved. Charge them with a CRIMINAL offense and throw them in prison instead of the FCC saying 'Naughty - naughty, now go out and play nice'. (Prosecute them in criminal court instead of civil penalties).
Call Type: Telemarketer

It's....Rachel! As soon as I saw the comment about "credit card services", the name "Rachel" immediately came to mind. The women who did the recordings back in 2007 for a bank in California -- to robo-call delinquent loan clients (from 800notes.com) -- no doubt are getting the same junk phone calls we are....and hating every minute of them. After all, imagine having one of the most loathed voices in North America, and having to hear it come right back at you!

Definitely Card Member Services spoofing another number. They said they were "Card Member Services" out of Orlando, Fl but the number is for Ohio. I though the FTC got rid of these clowns. Oh, well, kept them on the line for twenty minutes feeding them bogus info until they gave up.

I get sick of these calls. How do they get around the no call list? Because they never leave a message and they are a pain, I answer. I then sit the phone down while the person on the other end is blathering on, "Are you there? Did you call to lower your interest rate?" They can hear me doing whatever I am doing, so they know I am there. I like giving it back to them. :)

we don't answer the phone. no message.called back and got some weird message then said the mailbox was full. I will block the number and file a complaint

So annoying!!! A recording said, "This is the call center and this is your final notice...: before I hung up indisgust.

This is an illegal alien scam artist, working for a credit card company, who needs to be deported. Idiot, intrusive, and pesty!

Didn't leave a message.

These assholes call me from 9 a.m to 8 p.m. several times a day on a daily basis. I've tried to be polite but it doesn't work! They've been calling for months now and I am done with this crap!

Called & started talking as soon as mu answer machine started talking. When my answer machine was ready to start recording the call, caller hung up. What was said as m machine was talking was "This is a very important message about your credit card account."

Didn't answer phone as I didn't know the caller; call went straight to voice mail; they didn't leave a message.

I received a call from them this afternoon & never left a message.

Call received at 1:07 pm with the ID showing Richardson, Shaw. "Final notice about credit card rates..." Said I just needed one valid credit card to lower all rates. I think it meant to say they wanted a valid credit card to steal my ID. Jerk. Some posts claim he is a child molester. Wouldn't be surprised.