Laury,

I've pressed "1" a couple of times to speak to live agents, but both times they've hung up on me when I complained. That's why I contacted PhoneBusters. However, almost a month later, I'm still receiving these calls. This is probably due to them being a U.S.-based company, despite Caller ID showing a phone number with a B.C., Canada area code. It's very easy to spoof such things.

As for additional charges, I don't think you have to worry unless you gave them any credit card info. Getting that info seems to be their main goal. But, if you do see any odd charges on your phone bill, then contact your phone company immediately and tell them that you're a victim of a kind of fraud called "cramming". For an explanation, see: en.wikipedia.org)

Just another phone spammer offering lower credit card interest rates.

There seems to be two different scams operating from this number.

The first one is an offer to lower your credit card interest rates. The second is the old "prize pitch" where they tell you that you've won a prize (a vacation, for example), but need to pay a fee or buy something to receive your prize.

Obviously, both offers are bogus. The only thing that you'll end up with is a bunch of headaches from either a stolen identity or frivolous credit charges.

As Raymond says, this appears to be a phishing attempt to gain credit card numbers and birth dates.

Reported to the RCMP (via (PhoneBusters.com).

Another call from "Erica at Credit Card Services" with an offer to lower my credit card interest rates. She has a much more pleasant voice than Kami or Rachel. ;-)

Having said that, these calls are still very annoying. As others have mentioned, pressing "2" to be removed from their calling database does nothing, and pressing "1" to complain to a live agent usually results in abuse. As a result, I'm now blocking these calls. It's apparent that neither the Canadian or U.S. DNC registries are able to touch these vermin.

As mentioned by "bob", it was a recorded message about credit card rates. The message was very garbled and then cut off part way through.

Received a call this evening at approx. 7:30 pm.

Refer to my earlier comment left here on Oct. 1, 2009. It was Ipsos Reid again, calling to ask some survey questions. Pretty much the same routine as last time. I declined and the agent thanked me and hung up.

These calls originate from a company based in the U.S. The Canadian DNC Registry doesn't apply to them, unfortunately, so they think that they're free to call us with impunity.

Perhaps the only way for Canadians to deal with it is to file a complaint at the Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre. More info at:

consumerinformation.ca

Got a call at exactly noon PST. After not hearing from these guys for almost eight months, I thought that I'd seen the last of them. I guess that was too optimistic, eh?

Oh well, maybe they'll go away for another eight months. That would be nice. :-)

Well, they've been calling both of my phone lines for about a week. Averaging about two calls a day per line.

So far, I've been home for one of the calls, which turned out to be offers to upgrade my existing Visa to a rewards card, "Balance Protector" insurance (pays off outstanding balances for a fee), and "Info Protector" insurance (identity theft protection). The agent was very persistent, but I kept saying "No thanks" and he eventually relented. He was pleasant, but the hard sell is a major turn-off.

As for RBC itself, I do some of my banking with them, so they can fall back on the "prior business relationship" excuse to justify their calls. Still, if the call has nothing to with my own personal banking concerns, then it would be nice if they'd leave me alone.

They've phoned everyday at noon for the last week and a half. I assume that they want to either sell me another newspaper subscription (I already subscribe to one of their papers), or they have some other promotion going on.

However, I guess I'll never find out what they want. I'm not usually home at noon, and they only leave dead air on my answering machine. But, due to the fact that we have a "prior business relationship", I'll probably keep getting these calls for the foreseeable future.

Shaw Cable phoned at 5:30 pm. The agent (I didn't catch her name) was very pleasant. Since I'm a Shaw customer, she described a few promotional deals that I was eligible for. When I said that I wasn't interested, she said "Okay, thanks for your time. Bye-bye."

No hard sell or pressure tactics. A refreshing change of pace from the usual overly-aggressive phone spammers.

Typical credit card spammer with an offer to reduce debt, lower interest rates, etc. Waste of time, as usual.

EKOS Research called three times today; twice in the mid-morning and once in the late afternoon. I had originally asked to be to removed from their calling database back in February and they left me alone until today. I'm not surprised that this was only a temporary removal.

I guess a nine month break isn't too bad, though. However, it would be nice if they stopped completely.

These calls appear to be from the "Loyalty Marketing Research" division of Ipsos Reid. Apparently, they want to know if I'm satisfied with the service that I've received from my bank.

Like the others who've posted here, I don't discuss my banking habits with strangers, so I declined to participate in their survey. However, their questions did seem kind of innocuous. Telling someone that I'm happy/unhappy with my bank doesn't seem to be the kind of thing that a scammer would be interested in. :-)

This company phoned shortly after the new Yellow Pages were delivered to my house. They pretty much followed the same routine as I described in my comment from last year (August 15, 2008).

As mentioned, they are the U.S.-based subsidiary of the firm that delivers the phone books in my city (Vancouver, B.C., Canada). That explains why the call display shows "Colorado" and the 303 area code.

Have been receiving calls from this number and other similar numbers (604-495-4813, 604-495-4817) for a little while now. Sometimes, it only rings twice before stopping. Other times, there's just dead air on the answering machine.

Googling this number brings up a ton of complaints posted on other phone spam reporting sites. So far, nobody has a clue what this person/company is calling about. Is it a telemarketer, survey, or charity? The name probably stands for "Event Processing Centre"... so, what "event" are they "processing"?

As mentioned by others, these are Sears delivery reminders. I'm expecting a new leather sofa on Monday, so these were legitimate calls.

However, according to the call display, they called eight times between 10:58 am and 5:48 pm. No message was left on any of these calls. One would think that a single call with a message left on the answering machine would be sufficient, eh?

Received a call from Telus Mobility this afternoon. As mentioned by other commenters, they were pushing their cellphone services. I expect these sorts of calls because I'm a Telus customer (Internet & home phone). They're allowed to call me because of our "prior business relationship".

I get cellphone services from another carrier, though, so I always tell them "no thanks". So far, they haven't given me the hard sell, as experienced by Larry (in his comment from April 13, 2008).

Basstel phoned a few minutes before noon today, but nobody answered when I picked up. I could hear people talking in the background for a few seconds, but that's it. Pretty odd.

Even odder is that they would be calling on the first Monday of August, which is a civic holiday in B.C. I never would have expected to get a telemarketing call while enjoying a long weekend. But, perhaps I can excuse them since they're in Manitoba and may not know about it.

The final thing is that I'm already a Vancouver Sun subscriber. My office has a Vancouver Province subscription under my name. So, technically, we have a "prior business relationship". However, trying to sell me multiple subscriptions to either the Sun or Province seems fruitless.

Received a call today from the "Small Business Finance Centre" (AKA "Small Business Funding Centre") offering a free publication that describes how to obtain federal loans/grants for small business owners. They're based in Ottawa, but are using a New York telemarketer to get around the Do Not Call restrictions.

To be blunt, SBFC are scammers. Once an agent has you on the line, they give you the hard sell. The supposedly free publication turns into a $600 fee (two payments of $297 to 350) to obtain the information necessary to get the grants. Don't get sucked in! This information can be found for free with a bit of research. The federal government's "Canada Business: Services for Entrepreneurs" website is a good place to start: canadabusiness.gc.ca (Click the "Financing" link for solid info on loans and such)

Got seven calls from these cretins, spread out through the entire day, at 9:10 am, 9:18 am, 11:18 am, 11:32 am, 11:33 am, 11:37 am, and 5:52 pm. That four-call stretch in nine minutes must be some kind of record!

Nobody on the line when I answered, and no messages left when I didn't. Pretty damn annoying.

Started to get calls from this number yesterday. Same spiel as other credit card scammers, i.e. reduce your interest rates and eliminate existing debt.

Got another call from these cretins as I was sitting down to dinner. Same tired spiel as before about reducing interest rates and eliminating debt. Talking to an agent solves nothing. All you can do is block this number, if you have that option.

As for being on the Do Not Call registry... Unfortunately for Canadian residents, these U.S.-based scammers can call with impunity because our Canadian DNC registry can't touch them. The only thing that will stop them is if Canada and the U.S. get together to create a North American DNC registry. I'm not holding my breath.

Another credit card scammer with the same old schtick about eliminating your debt. Anybody who falls for that line of BS deserves to be scammed.

Anyway, they claim that pressing "1" will remove your number from their database. I doubt very much that they will honour it.

These scammers use several numbers from the same Massachusetts area code and prefix. The others that call me regularly are (978)-570-2039 and (978) 570-2040. So far, I've been blocking them because (as others have noted), the Canadian DNC registry can't do anything about U.S. companies phoning up here.

I guess turnabout is fair play, though, because Canadian companies have been getting around the U.S. DNC registry in the same manner for several years. Maybe it's time for a North American DNC registry, eh?

Joe,

I feel your pain. These calls are coming from a Massachusetts-based credit card scammer. Since they are calling from outside Canada, our DNC registry doesn't affect them, unfortunately. Your only recourse may be to block this number, if you have that option.

They also call from (978) 570-2340. Block that one, too, for good measure.

Back in October 2007, I requested that they remove me from their database. They flagged my account (note: I am a Shaw Cable TV customer) and, for the next 20 months, I did not receive another telemarketing call. However, today, they finally called again. I was not home to answer and no message was left.

So, I guess I'll have to ask them to remove me from their telemarketing database once more. And, hopefully, it'll be another two years 'til I hear from them again. (fingers crossed)

p.s. My call display now shows "SHAW" associated with this number. Earlier calls showed "Unavailable". At least they are no longer hiding their identity.

These people have called a few times, but today was the first time that I picked up. It turns out to be just another credit card scammer with the typical "This is your final notice" spiel.

These guys always call around noon on Sundays. Annoying.

This company performs market research and surveys, among other things. They called today to ask about product branding.

As others have mentioned, this is Sears. They are likely calling in regards to either an extended service agreement, warranty extension, repair service follow-up, or Sears credit issue. For example, today, they phoned to follow-up on the warranty service performed on my snowblower. So, in my case, this call was legitimate.

However, in the past, I've also had the dead-air/hang-up calls that others have gotten. Obviously, something is wrong with the dialing software that Sears is using.

This is the third call that I've received from EKOS Research in two days. As "Raq" mentioned in an earlier comment, they try to sign you up for recurring surveys. Unfortunately, Canada's DNC registry doesn't cover phone survey/market research calls, so these people can call with impunity.

Okay, I just learned that Allstream was formerly AT&T Canada. They were bought by MTS a few years ago and renamed. So, it seems likely that they were trying to sell long-distance plans or somesuch.

According to reverse lookup, this number belongs to MTS Allstream (a Winnipeg, Manitoba-based telecom company). Hung up when I answered. Not sure why they'd be calling me (I'm in Vancouver, B.C.) and, frankly, I don't really care.

This company is Ipsos Reid, calling to ask survey questions. They've called repeatedly, but I haven't been at home to answer any of them. So far, they've just been leaving dead air on my answering machine.

I've started to receive calls from Ipsos Reid again. These are the first calls I've received in almost exactly six months as I asked to be removed from their calling list back in April. Looks like I'll be asking for my number to be removed again. Hopefully, they won't call again for another six months.

Received another call from this number at 10:06 AM PDT. As before, it was a recording about lowering my credit card interest rate. And, as before, I could not get through to a human to complain.

Well, now that Canada's Do Not Call Registry has finally kicked into gear, we may finally be able to say goodbye to cretins like these. I registered my numbers on September 30 and the Registry will be in full effect by October 31. We shall see.

Another one of these "small-business loan" outfits masquerading as a government agency.

Rob,

Yes, the number belongs to the St. Andrew Roman Catholic Parish. As mentioned in my earlier comment, the number connects to the St. Andrew Catholic Regional School (which is right next door to the church).

I can almost imagine all the little kids, sitting at folding tables in the school's gymnasium, phoning people to offer them business loans. ;-)

This number called again today. I answered, but there was nobody on the line. So, I followed-up on the information in PDC's comment (left on Aug. 4, 2008) and found that PDC is the sister company of the firm (teamcanwest.com) that delivers White/Yellow Pages in my area. Therefore, it's possible that this call is connected to the recent delivery of the Yellow Pages to my house. If so, then I suppose that I technically have a "business relationship" with these people. These calls still feel very "spammy" to me, though

Also, it seems odd that the Caller ID always shows "Colorado" and the agent asks if I got my Verizon phone book. As mentioned in my earlier comments, Verizon does not offer any services in Canada (except for some business services in partnership with MCI Canada). So, there's really no reason that I can think of for Verizon to call me.

Hung up on me when I answered the phone. Didn't even get a chance to yell at them. ;-)

According to this recorded message from "Teresa McDonald" at the "Business Funding Centre", this is supposedly a means for B.C.-based entrepreneurs and small businesses to receive start-up funding from the British Columbia provincial government and the Canadian federal government. The message skipped and jumped so much that I couldn't figure out how exactly the scheme works, but the phone number quoted at the end (613-686-1157) is in a Kingston, Ontario exchange and is listed on other "WhoCalled"-type sites (do a Google search for more info).

As for this number, it belongs to St. Andrew Catholic Regional School in Bridgeport, Connecticut. If they truly own that number, then telemarketing seems like a weird sideline for a Catholic school!

They called a year ago to see if we had received their phone book (see my comment from Aug. 18, 2007). Once again, I have to ask why they would be phoning me about a phone book when I am not a Verizon customer. For that matter, I'm in Canada where Verizon doesn't even offer any services.

Frankly, this is a waste of both my time and theirs.

Apparently, this is a company called "Wilkins Research Services", based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The usual spiel is that you have a chance to win a trip for two to Florida (or some other vacation spot) in exchange for participating in a survey.

The agent that I spoke with seemed friendly. She just said "Okay, no problem" when I declined the survey and asked to be taken out of their database.

I received the first call from Telepoll Canada yesterday at 6:00 pm. They called again at 9:00 pm. Both times, they left 90-second messages consisting of dead air and various clicks.

On their website (telepoll.net), they practically crow about their ability to interrupt your dinner anywhere in North America. But the site also has a wealth of contact info (telepoll.net) for their management team. I suggest phoning one of them or sending an e-mail to have them remove you from their calling database if you can't get through to an agent during one of their calls.

They've called at least a dozen times over the past week, but nobody was on the line until today. The first thing that the agent said was "Please don't hang up, I'm not trying to sell you anything!" I guess they get a lot of that. Why am I not surprised? :-P

Anyway, she wanted me to participate in a survey. I said no, and asked to be removed from their phone database. She said that she would do so. We shall see.

Ipsos Reid has called twelve times in the last four days, according to my call display. I wasn't home for any of them, except for the twelfth call today. I answered and was asked to participate in a survey. I said that I wasn't interested and asked that they remove my number from their database. The agent said he'd do that, thanked me, then rang off.

Seemed like a fairly painless process. We shall see if they carry through with their pledge to remove me from their database.

I hadn't heard from the jokers for more than a month, so I thought that I was finally rid of them. Well, they've started to phone again with the same "free cruise" baloney as before.

This is the third time they've phoned in the last two days, yet they always hang up before I can say a word. Not exactly a good way to drum up business, I'd say. ;-)

By the way, Karen still managed to get her sales spiel in, even while I was in the middle of complaining. Looks like I'm going to get some brochures in the mailbox whether I want them or not.

Had a very bad time with Weedman, today. I have two phone lines in the house; they phoned six times on one line and twice on the other, all within a span of 1.5 hours. Most were hangups, but I managed to get an agent named "Karen" on the line once. After I explained how annoying these calls were, she explained that the hangups are due to an automated system that listens for two rings, then picks up on their end and waits for a voice. When it detects nothing, it hangs up. That's why most of these calls end after three rings. By the time that we hear the third ring, the automated dialer is already in the process of hanging up.

Anyway, Karen said that she would put my numbers on their do-not-call list. She also stated that it would take up to four days for the numbers to be removed. I do know that the number removal works, but is only temporary. The last time that I was put on the DNC list, they began calling me again after exactly eight weeks.

So, in the meantime, I guess the only recourse is to call the BBB.

After an absence of nearly eight weeks, Weedman has started calling me again. So far, it has just been hangups whenever I answer the phone. Doesn't seem like a very good way to drum up any business... ;-)

As Tammie mentioned earlier, this is Shaw or one of their affiliates. I'm a Shaw Cable customer, therefore I'd expect to get calls from them about their other services due to having a prior business relationship. So, this isn't phone spam, in my case.

Still annoying, though.

Mr. A,

Thanks for the useful info. I hope it helps somebody.

Unfortunately, it didn't help me. I just received another call from your company a week after asking your phone agent to remove my number from your database.

The caller (a real human, not a recording) wanted to ask some questions about my current house and if I had plans to buy a new house. Although I didn't let him continue, I suspect that this was another mortgage scam.

I told him to remove me from their calling list and he said that he would. We shall see.

It's the same old spiel about winning an all-inclusive vacation after a "relative or friend" entered you in a draw at Bloomingdale's, Walmart, etc. Anybody who falls for this racket needs their head examined.

Same spiel as everyone else: a free Caribbean cruise. I'd say that it's time to contact Phonebusters (1-888-495-8501 or phonebusters.com).

This is the third call from MCS in as many days. Obviously, pressing "3" to have your number removed from their database doesn't work.

mixbsd: By the way, "vishing" is a combination of "voice" and "phishing". Instead of phishing for info through the internet, a 'visher' perpetrates his scams by telephone/VOIP.

Feb 21, 2008 at 2:39 pm PST.

I just received another call saying that I had "won a Caribbean cruise, press 9 to talk to an agent", etc. This is the first time that I've seen this number, although it appears to be the same people who call from a Florida-based company using several other numbers (notably 802-681-4148 and 727-831-2410)

This call was extremely garbled and staticky. I could barely make out an offer for a long distance calling plan before the caller hung up on me. Very strange.

I got the same spiel as everyone else, i.e. I had won a draw at Kmart for a trip. Well, considering that there are no Kmarts in B.C., obviously this is a load of BS.

I had a week's respite from the Weedman until they called again today. The guy on the phone was very pushy. When I refused their offer of a free evaluation of my lawn, he wanted to know what was was wrong with me. "But, it's free!" he kept saying.

Even if they offered to pay me to evaluate my lawn, I'd still refuse to do business with these cretins.

Well, they're still calling. Twice yesterday and twice today. As before, they let it ring three times, then hang up, so that the answering machine doesn't pick up. Looks like I'll have to call them again and tell them to piss off.

I can't wait until Canada's Do Not Call registry comes into effect on Sep. 30, 2008. It can't come soon enough!

Well, this is the third time that they've phoned and hung up right in the middle of their opening sentence. If it wasn't so damn annoying, I might find it humorous. Anyway, I phoned them back and actually got a real person on the line. I told him to remove my number from their database. We'll see if they honour that request or not.

"Chris" phoned again, and hung up again, right in the middle of a sentence. So far, this telemarketing technique is not making much sense.

Well, they phoned again today and I picked up. The fellow asked for me by name, then said "Hi, my name is Chris", then promptly hung up. Very odd.

Apparently, this is the Weed Man lawncare people trying to drum up some business. They've called a couple of times in the last few days. They always hang up after the third ring to avoid letting the answering machine pick it up.

This number has called several times per day for the past two days. Regardless of whether I pick it up or let the answering machine pick it up, all I get is a few seconds of static, then a hangup.

Pretty damn annoying.

Well, they called again, a few hours later, on my other phone line and left the usual spiel on my answering machine. Very annoying.

I just got a call from "Rachel" with another offer to lower my credit card interest rates. She really gets around, doesn't she! She's called me from half a dozen U.S. states in the span of only two weeks. ;-)

These people have been calling on and off for a few months to say that I've won a Caribbean cruise. If you "press 9 to talk to a live agent", you get routed to a Florida call center where they put on the high-pressure sales tactics. No matter how many times you ask to be taken out of their database, they will always call you back after a short time.

They appear to be the same company that calls from (727)831-2410 (which is also based in Florida).

Kami/Cammie called again today after more than a month's absence. Apparently, asking to be removed from their database gives you a one month reprieve before they start calling you again.

Anyway, she's still plugging the "Feature Films For Families" thing for Dove Foundation. She asked for the woman of the house, I told her there was no woman of the house, then she asked if there were any children or grandchildren in the house. I suppose that if I was a single father, then that question would have made sense. So, at that point, I told her to remove me from their database again. She cheerfully wished me a good evening and rang off.

It doesn't seem like anything will stop these people short of a bullet to the head. :-/

These people have called several times in the last week. When I answer, the line is always dead. If I don't answer, they don't leave a message. That's okay with me, though, because the Dove Foundation/Feature Films For Families is a convicted Do-Not-Call registry violator. I have no interest in anything that they have to say.

This number has called repeatedly for the last two weeks. Most of the time, the line goes dead as soon as I pick up.

Very odd.

I've received this same spiel ("Rachel from Cardholder Services") from two different phone numbers today; this number and (702) 818-2427. I've also received calls with this recording from at least three other numbers.

Obviously, "Rachel" really gets around. ;-)

Got another call from "Rachel from Cardholder Services".

This is the third call this week from these people. I've pressed 3 each time to be removed from their list, but it's obvious that they ignore it.

I picked up the phone, but there was only a series of clicks. Perhaps their tape machine got stuck? I can only hope.

I believe this is Shaw's promotions department, trying to get people to sign up for cable or Internet services.

They've phoned me repeatedly over the last year or so, but I don't really consider them to be a phone spammer. After all, I am a Shaw Cable customer, so there is a "prior business relationship" there.

However, most of the time, I can't understand a single thing that the agents are saying. They either need to have more English language training or learn to enunciate their words more clearly. Also, it would be nice if they didn't fill up my answering machine with garbled, unintelligible messages.

NRG Reseach called three times in the last two days. So, far, they haven't left a message. Apparently, they are looking for a live person to answer their survey questions.

Gordon,

I pressed "3" the last time these jokers called, as described in my last comment. However, they called again today.

Obviously, they are not honouring the removal request.

I'm in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.

The recording said that I'd won a trip to Cancun. Press 1 to accept, press 3 to decline.

Which one do you think that I pressed. ;-)

KC,

No need to be rude. Obviously, not everybody here has heard of that scam.

As for the rest of us (who haven't been pressing "9"), we've been trying to get through to a real person when these jokers call. How else do you expect Canadians (who do not, at present have a "Do Not Call" registry... as you should well know being in London, ON) to notify this company that their calls are not welcome?

I'm in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Got a call from this number today. Caller ID showed "Michigan". When I picked up, there was no answer.

Maybe they didn't like the sound of my voice? ;-)

I thought that I'd seen the last of these jokers, but they called again today after a week-long absence.

Apparently, they didn't believe me when I told them to stop calling or I'd hunt them down and ram their phones up their asses.

I'm in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. I got the same spiel as everyone else about winning a free cruise. Annoying.

I'm in Vancouver. B.C. Canada. No answer when I picked up the phone.

If this is about Verizon phone book delivery, then why are they phoning Canadians? Seems like a waste of our time.

Today's call from Dove Foundation went a little differently from previous days. The woman posing as "Cami" today was very polite, unlike some of the others.

When I picked up the phone, she said, "Good afternoon, may I speak to the lady of the house?" When I said that there was no lady present, she said, "I'm sorry to have bothered you. Thank you for your time."

At that point, I asked if she would remove my phone number from their calling list, and she replied, "I certainly will. Have a nice day. Bye-bye."

It was a refreshing change from the usual nasty badgering that I've come to expect from them. But, having said that, I still want to kick these people down a deep well.

This telemarketer has called a few times in the past few weeks. I answered today in the hope of telling these people to stop calling, but there was so much background noise on their end (sounded like loud music) that I couldn't understand a thing that the woman said. She kept talking and talking, so I told her to stop calling, then hung up.

Just a waste of my time.

Acrobat Research called again today with another survey involving what I consider to be my private financial/banking information.

I declined to participate and asked them not to call again. We shall see.

I'm in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. This company has called three times over the last two days. So far, they have not left a message.

As a few others have noted, Dove Foundation has begun to call Canadian numbers in the last couple of weeks.

I'm in Vancouver, B.C., and have two phone lines in the house. Both lines get at least one call per day from Dove. If they get the answering machine, the leave no message. Even if I answer, they hang up most times. Once in a while, they ask for the lady of the house, but since I'm single, they have no use for me. That's fine with me because I have no use for them, either. :-)

This number began to appear on my caller ID, beginning about a week ago. The display shows "Long Distance - Unavailable". They call several times per day, but never leave a message. I haven't been home to answer it, but I suspect that it's another one of those mortgage scams.

Hopefully, this kind of crap will end soon, as Canada is finally instituting a "Do Not Call" registry. It can't come soon enough, in my opinion!

I got the same spiel as everyone else (i.e. lower your interest rates, press 1 to talk to an operator, press 3 to discontinue, etc.).

I have no idea why these morons bother to call Canadians.

"Rachel" called again today after a two month absence. Same spiel as before: We're from your credit card company, you qualify for a mortgage, blah blah blah.

Stupid and annoying.

Ex Telus Client,

You need to do some more research! It is not a Telus number - it's one of several dummy numbers used when the caller is masking its ID.

The real culprit is Primus! See the following for more info:

dslreports.com

This company phoned twice before, but I did not pick up. Each time, no messages were left on the answering machine.

This time, I picked up, but there was only a faint clicking before it disconnected. Annoying and a waste of time.

I'm in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, and this mortgage referral company from Iowa has called several times over the last few days.

Do they seriously believe that I would want to remortgage my house through fly-by-night phone spammers in another country via a cold call?

I'm in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. "Debit Control" has called half a dozen times over the last two days. I have two phone lines in the house and they both ring one after the other. Obviously, they're just doing a phone book attack.

Anyway, the thing that bothers me the most is that a Wyoming company would bother to phone people in Canada. Not only would it be unlikely for anybody (in their right mind) to do business with obvious scammers/spammers, but do they seriously think that I'd re-mortgage my house with a company based in another country? Get real.