Irritating Phone Calls

[Consultsone]

I am a passive aggressive with caller ID and don't answer unknown numbers.
If I accidently answer ... I just hang up ... no point in bothering or wasting my time.

[webmasterdn]

I know what you mean.... Just today I had the same conversation with my staffs from another site. Glad I can share it here.

[sommap]

I keep getting that one about lowering my credit charge debt or interest rate.  I have followed the directions for not getting more of those calls, but it doesn't work.  The calls come from all different numbers, but the voice on the line sounds the same.  If I answer,now I hang up. 

[Sunshine4372]

Yeah, I noticed some of the offers you have to leave a phone number.  I give them my cell number, and then when I see a number I don't know, I just ignore it.  Some of them has given me a chance to opt out, which is nice.

[hollylynnlecompte]

yeah those calls are aggravating! they keep calling me still! and ive told them to stop numerous times.

[woods6]

I put mine on the DND list as well and still get everyone wanting to donate or buy something 

[lynnc35]

Turn your ringer off, or vibrate if a cell phone while the baby is sleeping, tell them when they call that you are on the do  not call list and they will be reported if they call back. See if that gets anything done.

[animikokala]

It's almost guaranteed that, for people on do not call lists, anyone who calls about any kind of unsolicited offer is a scammer.  You can report the numbers, who you talked to, etc. at https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx?panel=2

I've only had one telemarketer-type call since I got on the registry last year; After I told them not to call again I looked up the number online and found it was a scam.  I reported the number.

Here is the description for complaints:

You may file a complaint if you received an unwanted call after your number was on the National Registry for 31 days.

You may also file a complaint if you received a call that used a recorded message instead of a live person (whether or not your number was on the Registry).

*Reminder:Even if your number is registered, charities, political organizations, and telephone surveyors may continue to call you. Companies with which you do business may also continue to call, unless you have asked them to stop calling you. If you have asked them to stop calling, please keep a record of the date you made the request and include that information in the comment section of any complaint you submit against that company. Click Here for more information about the companies that may continue to call the numbers on the Registry.

Debt collectors may also continue to call you whether your number is on the Registry or not. If you have a complaint about a debt collector, please Click Here to file your complaint. For more information about your rights regarding debt collectors Click Here.

[samrhett2]

It seems to me like you have to re-register your number every so often with the Do Not Call registry, but I can't remember.  I don't have a landline anymore either, but my mom does.  This week she got a phone call and the caller said, "Grandma?"  Because she is a grandma to a young man she answered back and said "Is this Nick?"  To make a long story short, it was a scammer trying to make my grandma believe he was a relative who was in trouble in jail in Mexico and he wanted her to wire him money.  She is hard of hearing and thought she was actually talking to my nephew. 

Thankfully, she told him he would have to call back when my dad was there and he said he would call back in 1 hours.  We quickly figured out it was a scam.  We called the police and asked if they wanted the information and they said, no it would be too much trouble to track it down.  Be Careful!

[kay7]

I've been on my state no-call list for well over a decade and yet I still get those 'lower your interest rate' recordimgs & when I hit the button to connect & tell them not to call me again, they hang up 

[ktheodos]

Yeah...i get them too.......I just hang up immediately

[animikokala]

I've been on my state no-call list for well over a decade and yet I still get those 'lower your interest rate' recordimgs & when I hit the button to connect & tell them not to call me again, they hang up 

The ones that continue to call like that, and hang up on you when you call them back are more than likely scammers.  Their numbers definitely need to be reported.

[devideddi]

i dont even like to be on the phone any more

[ashsmith91]

Yea, my dad [when i lived with him] got rid of our home # bc of all that junk.
and i kept getting threatening calls from an ex employee on my old cell # so i changed it, then when i started on all this offer stuff, i used my real number, and i started geting calls.. so  i stopped using it and used my old cell # or old  home #. im not getting junk calls anymore.. lol