[Second Amendment First]

I had a call from 268-762-0023 this morning and it rang twice. I don't answer unknown calls but often google them to see who's calling. Crooks who do this should be castrated.

[tomkat]

Crooks who do this should be castrated

Three or four times, piecemeal-ish.

[latina4dubya]

i do the same thing when i get calls from unknown numbers... this past week i have received 3-4 phone calls from weird 4-digit numbers... like 1003, 2019, 3008, etc... of course, i did not answer, but i do wonder about the strange 4 digits...

[DannyTN]

"Crooks who do this should be castrated."

True but the phone companies need preventive measures on this type of activity.

• There should always be a warning that a line is a pay or international line before the call is connected.
• The money for such calls should be held in reserve for a month. And returned to callers if it appears there was abuse.
• A computer program could easily check to see if pay lines are calling customers and hanging up.
• The phone companies should prosecute the callers.
• And they should refuse to take calls and/or charge extra from countries that do not assist in the prosecution.

[Balding_Eagle]

Thanks for posting this.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Thanks for the info.

[JimRed]

You’ll be charged $19.95 for the international call fee itself and $9 per minute thereafter. “Oftentimes consumers say they hear music and then advertising, so they think nothing of staying on the phone. It’s easy to see how quickly charges for these international calls can add up," said Shelley Polansky, vice president of communications for Better Business Bureau Serving Northern Colorado and Wyoming

Since the service provider who bills you has to send funds, there should be a trail leading back to the perp.

[MeshugeMikey]

Thank you.

I never return calls from numbers outside my area code that I dont immediately recognize.

[Pit1]

Received this note from a friend and registered.

I’ve received a few unsolicited calls on my cell phone trying to sell something.  If you’re having similar experiences, click on the link below to stop those calls.  Yes, even for cell phones.

http://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/donotcall/donotcall.htm

[Biggirl]

My cell phone early this week stopped a cell phone from processing a call.

[Carpe Cerevisi]

[IYAS9YAS]

Got one the other week. I don't answer calls from numbers I don't know, and I certainly don't answer calls from area codes unfamiliar to me.

That being said, one nice feature of my smart phone told me the call was from the Dominican Republic, so I certainly wasn't picking up. I do the same thing, unfamiliar number, no message or weird message, or something related to an account, I look it up first.

[4Liberty]

Bump

[Count of Monte Fisto]

The NSA knows who these people are. Send the Predator Drones after them.

[silverleaf]

Ive gotten a one ring twice in the past 2 nights on our landline, just after midnite

wonder if it’s the same scam?

[NWHawk]

bookmark

[don-o]

I know you would never fall for this.....Right?

[goodnesswins]

I let any call go to voice mail except those in my contact list...and then I might check voice mail every few days...I did NOT get the phone gene.

[MHGinTN]

I’ve had recent calls from an area code which is not listed as a valid area code. How do they do that!?

[bigbob]

they could flash “FREE $$$$” on the caller ID and I would never be curious enough to call them back.

[SkyDancer]

I only answer calls that are in my directory. It comes up with the name of the person. You’re not in there I don’t answer.