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Calls From (514) 447-8031
6 calls reported from this number. According to 2 reports the identity of this caller is fake survey
| Who Called | Caller ID | Date |
|---|---|---|
| unknown | 2012-07-28 | |
| Independent Survey Group | Quebec | 2012-07-28 |
| Independent Survey Group | Quebec | 2012-07-18 |
| fake survey | UNKNOWN | 2012-07-30 |
| fake survey | 2012-07-18 | |
| Montreal, QC | 2012-07-18 |
Comment on calls from 514-447-8031
How do I stop them from calling?
- Ask the unwanted caller to stop calling and put you on their do not call list (they are legally required to comply).
- If your number is registered with the National Do Not Call Registry you can file a complaint with the FTC.
- Block them with a call blocker:
7 Comments
No, Anonymous, you are trying to gain legal compliance from competent scammers who don't care about any no-call registration or laws which govern nuisance sales calls. If you keep pressing keys for ''opt out'' as suggested by a scam caller, you only signal that your number is ripe for yet more trashy calls.
As Andy outlined a couple weeks ago, This ''Independent Survey Group'' (or ''groip'' in sloppy Caller ID tags) has been known in the recent past as ''Political Survey Group'', which renamed ''Political Opinions of America'', which was formerly ''ESA Research'', all in the last few months.
Its so-called ''survey'' is a ruse to cloud the issue of Do-Not-Call compliance. As reported numerous times in many other threads, the real purpose for calling is travel sales, often of a not really free cruise. A few reports say there is a timeshare sales hoop to jump through as well. Any call with a sales purpose is covered by the Telemarketing Sales Rule. The FTC explains:
''Surveys or political polls:
If calls are being made for the sole purpose of conducting a survey or poll, they are exempt. But purported survey calls are not exempt if they are also part of a plan, program or campaign to induce purchases of goods or services. Organizations placing such telemarketing calls must comply with the Do Not Call provisions and are not Exempt Organizations.''
Q&A For Telemarketers & Sellers About DNC Provisions in TSR
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Canadian residents should consult the CRTC rules, which are very similar to those set by the FTC.
Because they use prerecorded messages and deliver by autodialer the faux survey callers are ripe for lawsuits from each of us who get hassled, the one problem being how slick they are about hiding their home bases, which may not even be domestic.
This company has called me once a week for the past month. Apparently whomever supposedly gets rid of your phone number in their computer base is incompetent.
For some reason I thought 514 was Quebec. Guess I was right. That's exactly why I got call display. Calling so many times but I don't answer. I'm still on the do not call list, which reminds me I should check to see if it's still active.
Called repeatedly leaving no message. Once I picked up and said nothing, and there was just a click. Probably an autodialer. I blocked the number and now I'm getting calls from 514-447-8034, which is probably the same people.
keep on calling for no reason
The latest in a string of spoofed numbers used by the Independent Survey Group/Political Opinions of America for a prize pitch scam (for a "free" cruise) disguised as a political opinion survey.
"You have been carefully selected for a survey..." and "you will receive a free two-day cruise to the Bahamas"
You are then asked to press 1 to participate or press 9 to be removed. I did not press anything (being that even pressing 9 would confirm that they have reached a real number, where a real person picks up the phone).