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Hangs up does not leave msg
I'm not answering a phone number I don't recognize. So, I don't know what or who on the other end.
try to get you to take survey but really a scam to get u to go on a cruise with all sorts of hidden fees
Caller: Polit Research Scam
also, see these two websites allegedly have more information on this number
http://www.scam.com/blog.php?b=24625
http://viewfrommiddleclass.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/following-up-on-quite-the-interesting-telemarketing-call/
Caller: depends on the day
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THIS PHONE NUMBER IS ALLEGEDLY ONE OF MANY MANY PHONE NUMBERS CONNECTED TO ONE COMPANY.
Many people have commented about this so I wanted to share my experience with these calls, after reading all the comments and after having researched FTC harassment policies on phone calls. These type of calls are allegdly NOT only coming from this one phone number. Read on....
This number that you are complaining about, 971-220-1183, is most likely one of a long list of alias phone numbers allegedly used by the same company. This company allegedly used to claim to be Credit Card Services, Member Services, etc. Over that past year, this company allegedly uses this number along with about 100 other numbers from different area codes all over the country. They allegedly change the number daily, weekly or monthly depending on their internal computer telemarketing program. So, one week you may allegedly get the call from an area code in Oregon and then two days later you may allegedly get the call from an area code in Arkansas. It most likely is the same company and this company is allegedly using a different number to call you in the hopes that you will pick up your phone. The company will allegedly keep changing the area code and number until they get the right combination that will make you want to answer the call. Allegedly, from their view, it is allegedly like trying to unlock a safe with the right combination of numbers until they open the safe (in this case, the safe is you and the way they get it open is to use the right combination of phone number that will get you to answer the call). That is why the company allegedly keeps changing the number that you see on your caller ID.
This company allegedly has your phone number on file from some type of list they allegedly bought. The way your number got on their list is not relevant----it could be from almost anything so trying to figure out how they got your number is not going to help you and will just make you paranoid. Having read all the posts on this and other sites like this site about this phone number as well as all the posts on all the other numbers that this company has allegedly used, it seems clear that there is no clear way to determine how your phone number got on their list because people who have posted about this number and other types of calls similar to this number state over 100 different places that they believe their number came from. So, there is no real way to know how they allegedly got your number but do know that they allegedly do have you in their system and they are allegedly going to keep calling and calling and allegedly keep changing their number again and again.
This company is now allegedly claiming to be a political survey company but as other posts have claimed, this allegedly seems to be front for them to get around the Do Not Call list protection of political surveys (political survey companies are apparently exempted from the Do Not Call list so this seems to be the present tactic that this company is allegedly using to call you). As other posters have stated, once you answer the call the survey questions allegedly turn into a survey that is allegedly attempting to allegedly get your financial and personal information. As a responsible adult, we should not be giving out any financial or personal information over the phone to an unknown company that we do not know. Political surveys NEVER ask for this type of personal information (it invalidates their surveys as a matter of academic code) and more importantly, you should just REFUSE to give out any information about your personal financial or identifying information over the phone to any survey company as it is NOT required for ANY REAL SURVEY. Just say NO!
There are a few posts on this and other sites that state that you can ask to be taken off the list by pressing "1" or by going to a website connected to the phone number or survey. Allegedly, when you ask, in any manner, to be taken off this company's list, this allegedly validates your phone number as a "real live" phone number. This allegedly makes your phone number even MORE attractive to the company and allegedly your phone number may be now be considered as a prime candidate for future calls. This is all alleged and there seems to be no real way to prove that this is what occurs. However, when you read the posts from this any other sites like this site, you can see many people who have asked to have their number removed by using either the press "1" tactic or the website tactic (and there are people who have stated that they actually talked to a live person and asked that their number be removed only to be allegedly laughed at and verbally abused by the person who called them).
You will also notice that usually when someone posts on this and other sites and advises people to NOT to press "1" or NOT to go to the website or NOT to call back the number and asked to be taken off, almost immediately after that post someone responds with a new post that they had done one of those 3 things to be taken off the list and LIKE MAGIC (ha ha ha) ,it worked for them. Wow, so cool that it worked for only these people so fast. I wonder who these special people could be that have the magic touch to get their phone number removed from the list so easily. Does it seem a bit odd that every time someone posts that you should NOT validate that your phone number is a working number by pressing "1", going to the website or calling the company back, that someone else IMMEDIATELY posts that you SHOULD do this? Connect the dots folks---you validate your phone number is real and live when you ask to be taken off their list. Also note in reading the posts that you still have hundreds of other people claiming that when they tried to be taken off the list all that did was accelerate the phone calls that they got. Your choice as to what to do. (watch for a post below this to claim that they pressed "1" and it worked like magic for them!)
Everyone likes to win something. Sweepstakes, trips etc. The alleged claims that you are eligible or have won something are all allegedly a hook to get you to give personal and financial information to them. They allegedly feed on your belief that you are "special" and "important" and they allegedly try to gain your trust through flattery and disarming your defenses. What would you tell a child to do in these cases? So, then follow your own advice and be vigilant about your personal and financial information and don't talk to strangers who claim to want to help you.
Other posters have stated that they answer the call and the questions and attempt to waste the callers time by being evasive or staying on the call for as long as they can. One poster from another site allegedly stated that she had put her 5 year old daughter on the phone to talk gibberish to the caller. OH NO---you should probably think hard about letting your kids talk to these people!! It is recommended that you do not spend time on the phone trying to waste the time of the telemarketer from this company as all you are doing is setting yourself up for future problems. This is not advised and allegedly only puts you at future risk. Folks, you are allegedly dealing with a very intricate, very polished, time tested and very slick pitch. Be on guard!
Some advice received from unidentified law enforcement is to NEVER answer the call. If you have the ability on your cell phone to ignore the call by pressing a specific button, this is even better. Not all phones have this ability. If the call goes to voicemail. there is not a lot you can do to prevent this. These type of companies allegedly do not leave voicemails --- they just allegedly call and call until someone picks up. When you don't pick up, they allegedly go on to another phone number.
The Do Not Call list is allegedly not going to help you but YOU SHOULD register a complaint for each occurrence and for each number. FTC recommends this for each and every call that you consider to be harassment. The Do Not Call list is very hard on the option of "left a recorded message" so if there was a recorded message left on your voicemail OR if you did actually answer the call and there was a recorded message, please select this option when you file your complaint. Yep, the FTC really can go after a company when they leave an unsolicited recorded message. You can really get the attention of the FTC if you state that they left a recorded message so if there is a possibility that the company left a recorded message or you heard a recorded message (called a robo call), please list this in your complaint on the Do Not Call list. Although there are exemptions for "political" organizations, you can still complain if the call was not "solely" political in nature (they attempted to get other personal information or financial information from you)
You can try to block the number that the company is allegedly using that day but you will just allegedly have to add future numbers that the company allegedly will use in the future. Many phone companies offer the block list but you allegedly will quickly fill up your block list with the various iterations of the phone number that this company is allegedly using to call you. Today it may be this number and tomorrow, it may allegedly be another number allegedly coming from the same company. Be on guard against this when you look at your caller ID. This company allegedly has many heads but one body so remember that when you see these type of calls in the future.
This is not legal advice and should not be construed as such. You have to make your own decisions.
Good luck.
Recent Complaint Activity for (971) 220-1183
FCC Complaint suggested caller name as John
04/06/12 10:45 AM
FCC Complaint suggested caller name as Card Holder Services
04/02/12 09:28 AM
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03/26/12 09:30 PM
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03/26/12 05:47 PM
FCC Complaint suggested caller name as no idea
03/26/12 05:26 PM
FCC Complaint suggested caller name as ESAT services
03/26/12 01:33 PM
FCC Complaint suggested caller name as Political research
03/26/12 10:49 AM
FCC Complaint suggested caller name as no name
03/26/12 09:35 AM
FCC Complaint reported as spam
03/26/12 09:25 AM
FCC Complaint suggested caller name as Tom with "Home Protection"
03/15/12 03:46 PM
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