Both my regular telephone and my new cellphone get large numbers
of calls from unknown numbers. On my regular phone, they show up on
my caller-ID, with both the phone number and some additional information
such as "800 SERVICES" or "OHIO CALL" or "GRAHAM LAINIE" or "PBIS"
when I'm not available to answer or when I don't recognize
the number and don't feel like answering another harassing phone call.
On my cellphone, all calls cost 18 cents per minute, which must be
pre-paid, so I never take
any of the calls, and only the phone number itself shows up unless I
already know the phone number and have it programmed as a "contact".
Below is a partial index of calls I've received which are either
from unknown parties or from people who are harassing me in some way.
Calls on cellphone, listed in reverse chronological order
- 2008.Jul.07 1118 -- 559-977-7937
(no online information available about this number)
- 2008.Jun.28 0825 -- 408-898-2678
(political organization harassing several other people)
- 2008.Jun.26 1627 -- 510-481-8513
(no online information available about this number)
- 2008.Jun.26 1625 -- 510-481-1083
(no online information available about this number)
- 2008.Jun.25 1521 -- 408-625-0873
(no online information available about this number)
- 2008.Jun.24 1908 -- 952-835-2273 Northland Group
(collection agency, harassing *many* people)
- 2008.Jun.23 1255 -- 952-835-2273
- 2008.Jun.21 1054 -- 952-835-2273
- 2008.Jun.20 1052 -- 952-835-2273
- 2008.Jun.19 1409 -- 952-835-2273
- 2008.Jun.19 1206 -- 914-861-4670
(collection agency, harassing several other people)
- 2008.Jun.19 0933 -- 408-995-6346
(wrong number from somebody named Anna at a termite company)
- 2008.Jun.18 0948 -- 952-835-2273
- 2008.Jun.17 1337 -- 952-835-2273
- 2008.Jun.13 0959 -- 952-835-2273
- 2008.Jun.12 1752 -- 952-835-2273
- 2008.Jun.06 1459 -- 408-710-2170
- 2008.Jun.04 1930 -- 559-977-7937
- 2008.Jun.03 1715 -- 559-977-7937
Left voice-mail at 1718 saying "Hi there it's me"
- 2008.Jun.02 1615 -- 847-557-1100
Arrow Financial Services
Left voice-mail intended for "Missemery Gallego"
- 2008.May.22 1903 -- 559-977-7937
- 2008.May.20 1640 -- 408-661-0322
- 2008.May.20 1616 -- 408-661-0322
- 2008.May.20 1600 -- 408-661-0322
- 2008.May.20 1556 -- 408-661-0322
Left voicemail at 1559, from "Michael", saying that his phone ran out of batteries
- 2008.May.20 1554 -- 408-661-0322
- 2008.May.19 1627 -- 847-557-1100
Arrow Financial Services
Left voicemail at 1631 intended for "Missemery Gallego"
- 2008.May.15 1707 -- 650-201-4256
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Calls on regular phone, listed in reverse chronological order
- 2008.Jul.10 0812 -- 800-403-8950 800 SERVICES
Enhanced Recovery Corporation
I answered, heard nothing, asked "who's there", heard a switch-on of a recording that said very faintly something like "listen for an important message", then silence. I kept asking if anyone was there. Finally I heard the very loud click which indicates that the telephone connection was terminated
- 2008.Jun.25 0922 -- 408-962-0697 GRAHAM LAINIE
- 2008.Jun.13 2213 -- 408-738-3605 ESPINAL JUAN
- 2008.Jun.05 1636 -- 503-925-3744 OREGON CALL
ARS, Sherwood OR
(harassing many people)
- 2008.Jun.04 0852 -- 469-844-3063 TEXAS CALL
ARS, 1 866 915 7220
- 2008.May.21 1608 -- 435-535-0321 UTAH CALL
Smithfield, UT
pre-recorded message, I yelled "don't call this number again" over and over but nobody heard me, message said to call 866-725-4895
- 2008.May.19 1759 -- 435-535-0321 UTAH CALL
I answered, nobody at other end, I said not to ever call this number again. (see more info later)
- 2008.May.13 1053 -- 940-202-4773 TEXAS CALL
Tioga, TX
- 2008.May.12 1712 -- 408-496-2676 PBIS
Pacific Bell Information Services (San Jose, CA)
(selling tickets to police athletic organization in violation of do-not-call list)
I answered, asked "who's calling", not a sound back, then it hung up.
- 2008.May.10 1441 -- 613-688-3625 CANADA CALL
Ipos Marketing Research, Ottawahull, Ontario, Jim.Smith@ipsos-na.com
(1-888-210-7425 1-877-435-7147) (Gatineau QC)
Live person claims computer picked my number at random to call, they're conducting survey of women only, I said I'm on do-not-call list and they're not to call me ever again.
- 2008.May.07 1454 -- 435-535-0321 UTAH CALL (see info later)
- 2008.Apr.30 1543 -- 408-898-2677 CALIFORIA CALL
Pause, then woman asked if I was Robert, switched to another woman who insisted I confirm my identity by telling my social security number before they would tell discuss a confidential file with me
I called police, was put on hold 40 minutes.
I called FBI, got referred to tollfree number for reporting attempted identity theft.
I called that number, John came on line promptly to take my report./li>
- 2008.Apr.30 1450 -- 678-797-9355 FIDELIS
Collection agency for Wells Fargo Bank
Human came on promptly and I explained how their previous call was recorded message, so they'll be at the end of the line, getting paid back after all my other credit cards have been paid off.
- 2008.Apr.30 1404 -- 678-797-9355 FIDELIS
Collection agency for Wells Fargo Bank
Recorded message, no human on line.
- 2008.Apr.30 1059 -- 650-111-1125 CALIFORNIA CALL
Pre-recorded advertisement for carpet cleaning.
I called police, talked to Cortezi who said to call FBI or go on Web.
I called FBI in PA, told no phone number but go online to www.donotcall.gov.
I went there, but that site requires JavaScript.
- 2008.Apr.24 1928 -- 800-797-6048 800 SERVICES
- 2008.Apr.15 1337 -- 978-826-1081 CAMBECE LAW
- 2008.Apr.01 1908 -- 302-497-0510 DELAWARE CALL
- 2008.Mar.28 0900 -- 951-808-5410 CALIFORIA CALL
- 2008.Mar.13 0940 -- 678-797-9355 FIDELIS
Jeaniene was on live, told me it's collection agency for Wells Fargo Bank, said she might accept a payment plan of $300 per month after I finish paying off Union Planters, said she'll send confirmation information of debt-assignment in mail, said I can reach her directly at 877-668-0661 #2237.
No such confirmation letter ever arrived, as of 2008.Jul.12
- 2008.Mar.13 0926 -- 678-797-9355 FIDELIS
I asked who was calling, no response, I asked again, pre-recorded message started "This call is for", I asked again who was calling, it hung up mid-recording with loud click.
I called police to ask what current procedure is for such harassing calls, but desk officer was too busy and will call back, but never called back.
- 2008.Mar.11 1020 321-766-6535 FLORIDA CALL
- 2008.Mar.10 1616 408-569-3522 GONZALEZ JUAN A
- 2008.Mar.04 1357 614-503-4256 OHIO CALL
- 2008.Feb.29 1155 619-377-4635 CALIFORNIA CALL
- 2008.Feb.29 0855 408-898-2678 CALIFORNIA CALL
- 2008.Feb.27 0834 215-789-4116 PENNSYLVANIA
- 2008.Feb.26 1406 262-586-4429 WISCONSIN CALL
- 2008.Feb.25 1834 423-648-4908 CHATTANOOGA, TN
Wilkins Research Services Inc.
- 2008.Feb.22 1521 319-447-5488 IOWA CALL
humanresources@magid.com, Frank N and Marilyn Magid, 2184 Linden Dr SE, Cedar Rapids, IOWA 52403-1701, home phone number is 319-365-6018
- 2008.Feb.22 1318 678-797-9355 FIDELIS
- 2008.Feb.22 0841 213-985-4216 CALIFORNIA CALL
- 2008.Feb.15 1045 205-419-8979 ALABAMA CALL
- 2008.Feb.14 1515 206-888-1934 ITL
- 2008.Feb.13 1711 831-240-1303 ARS NATIONAL SE
- 2008.Feb.13 1139 612-307-5880 MINNESOTA CALL
- 2008.Feb.08 1540 408-898-4879 CALIFORIA CALL
- 2008.Feb.07 1639 877-858-7463 877 SERVICES
- (gap where I got more than 25 new calls and didn't transcribe them from caller-ID unit before they disappeared)
- 2008.Jan.30 1432 214-416-2069 ARS NATIONAL SE/li>
- 2008.Jan.29 1704 800-260-9125 800 SERVICES
- 2008.Jan.26 1135 408-332-2672 CALIFORNIA CALL
- 2008.Jan.25 1652 917-567-9167 ARS NATIONAL SE
- 2008.Jan.24 1958 312-296-8114 ARS NATIONAL SE
- 2008.Jan.24 1807 408-496-2676 PBIS (info later)
- 2008.Jan.18 0912 404-978-5657 ARS NATIONAL SE
- 2008.Jan.10 1330 773-617-3327 ARS NATIONAL SE
- 2007.Dec.31 1024 408-871-5800 CALIFORNIA CALL
- 2007.Dec.31 1016 253-872-5800 WASHINGTON CALL
- 2007.Dec.28 1557 718-924-4926 ARS NATIONAL SE
- 2007.Dec.26 0937 408-898-2677 CALIFORNIA CALL
Silent
I called police, who told me that I need to say "You must have the wrong number. Don't ever call this number again." then if they call again with silence again I can file police report.
- 2007.Dec.26 0814 480-588-0744 AACC
I answer but there's already some recorded message playing, and nobody listening to me tell them to stop.
I called the local police, got officer Fekete who used database to get name purpose and tollfree number, 800-545-9931.
I called and they said they were looking for somebody else sharing firstname Robert all this 1.2 years, and now my number is removed from their list, they say anyway.
- 2007.Dec.21 1617 404-397-6697 ARS NATIONAL SE
- 2007.Dec.20 1805 714-863-8761 ARS NATIONAL SE
- 2007.Dec.18 1935 404-591-3692 MB SOLUTIONS
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