Posted on 09/09/2014 9:39:16 PM PDT by KeyLargo
Need advice.
I have been receiving robocalls from a research frim called WHERE AMERICA STANDS RESEARCH - Telephone 847-250-1400. I do not answer the calls, but learned from a Google search what the caller is identified as.
Has anyone else received calls from this research company?
I found this from a Google search:
"Bert PealThe Telegraph & macon.com Yesterday at 7:57pm ·
I would like to let everyone know that "Where America Stands Research" Has called me 8 times today in four hours on behalf of Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois. I wonder if he is aware that he are paying a company to do this research on if I am going to vote for him in the Illinois senate race. I cannot vote in the Illinois race, because I live in Georgia. I have reported them three times today to the do not call list which I am on, and I also even called them back and left a message on their recording machine telling them not to call me ever again. They still continue to call every hour on the hour at least 2 times. I will be contacting the media also about this since it does no good to report them or tell them not to call. the number that comes up on the caller ID is 1-847-250-1400. That is how I figured out what company was doing this."
https://www.facebook.com/telegraphGA/posts/815617035126138
They are total harassment and they are constant. We haven't done any business with any of them and nothing else on that list allows these guys to call. They're completely unsolicited and they're mostly from so called construction Companies who want to do “home improvements” and such.
What happened is we took out a reverse mortgage and the calls started coming in droves. The mortgage co. obviously sold our names, address and phone number to a telemarketing exchange of some kind.
They're trying to get into my 81 yr old mother who I'm a caregiver for thinking it's an old spinster that's recently come into money because of the loan. These guys are dirty crooks. It's amazing how long this has been going on now. Couple years. I just hang up when I see it's a number I don't recognize. If they know us they have to call back and then I'll answer on the second time. Most of the crapweasels won't call back because they are using some kind of computer auto-dialer that dials for them and they only come on if you pick up.
I'm sick and tired of this and the do not call list has been no help at all.
I'm ready to just change the number but I'm afraid it would confuse the heck out of my poor mom.
Some how some calls show up out of area with the area code missing and the pre-fix will be a local number. Or it will give a local name and number no area code. The telemarketers use names you are likely to anser like a health care facility or an air evac medical service etc. Most telemarketers as of late or rude jerks who hang up when you try to say please take me off your call list. Look for another call pushing same crap within an hour different area code.
I’ve tried that one too. They are pretty wise to that tactic and won’t hang on the line long at all.
Oh I forgot to mention I have a private, unlisted number which was great until these guys got it through that mortgage co.
AT&T & other Bells, FCC, & FTC all know darn good and well who is doing this stuff and make no effort to stop. The phone companies rip people off with selling extra service to residential customers to buy for privacy then allow the telemarketers to violate that as well. A win/win for the phone companies. Ma Bell used to crack down on harassing calls and took it serious.
Buy a phone system that allows you to save a caller’s number in the system’s block list. Thereafter, when the system inputs the caller id information that arrives after the first ring, all subsequent rings are blocked and the system issues an automated message to the caller that their call has been blocked. Most blocked callers get the message and almost never call back after being blocked the first time.
The Panasonic residential telephone systems have this feature.
“I’ve not experienced this, but I’d more than likely call Dick Durbin’s office and inform them of this. Also mention that if the calls do not stop you will be calling the Attorney General of your state, the District Attorney of your county and whomever else you can think of in hopes that they will stop these calls.
Maybe that will help???? Sorry you’re having to deal with that. I’m sure it’s aggravating and frustrating.”
Thanks leap.
I was contemplating calling IL AG Lisa Madigan, (daughter of Mike Madigan, IL Speaker of the House and King of ‘Madiganistan’, AKA: Illinois), without bothering to call ‘Turban Durbin’, but they would just add me to their watch list and forward it to Holder’s office as another ‘hater’ :)
Anyway, I’m just letting the answering machine handle the calls.
“Bert Peal‎
That’s a really weird name. How did you even manage to type it?”
LOL
That one ain’t me. That is one of many people that are experiencing the same crap.
I found this article, but their suggestion at the end of the article was to register with the Do Not Call list, which is worthless.
7 Ways Telemarketers Get Your Cell Phone Number
by Christina DesMarais on July 01, 2013
in Phones and Mobile, Tips & How-Tos, Privacy :: 13 comments
If you’re in the shrinking pool of people who still have a land line, you’re most likely inundated with calls from telemarketers.
But your cell phone is different, right? You may have registered on the FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry and maybe you know regulations exist that limit the ways debt collectors and companies selling things can pester you on your cell phone.
That kind of thinking isn’t grounded in reality and, unfortunately, a growing number of telemarketing companies don’t care about lists and legislation and will harass you with unwanted calls and texts on your mobile phone anyway. In fact, one tech analyst recently estimated as many as 100 billion robocalls—those lacking a human being on the other end—and other solicitations are made to cell phones in the U.S. every year.
http://www.techlicious.com/tip/7-ways-telemarketers-get-your-cell-phone-number/
Since it is a government "service", I can only conclude that it provides jobs for the otherwise unemployable "connected", or no-show "jobs" for the same.
I have registered numerous complaints, but there is no way to follow up on the results of your complaint.
Are you sure about that? I block calls on my Panasonic phones but it does not send a message that the call has been blocked.
Thanks Tomkat.
Have you any experience with either of those devices?
Yes, and you’re quite welcome .. check your FReepmail.
Are you by any chance using a Mac?
“Are you by any chance using a Mac?”
No Mac.
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