[Lx]

I keep getting a recorded message on my machine about an important business message and then they leave an 800 number for me to call. How do I get them to put me on their do not call list without calling their 800 number?

Anyone else getting this type of call?

[Michael Barnes]

Call from a payphone..or from a public area work phone, or, hehe....better yet, goto your local DNC office in the area and ask if you can "call your wife"..

[justlurking]

I keep getting a recorded message on my machine about an important business message and then they leave an 800 number for me to call.

This is a typical message left by a collection agency. Legally, they can't leave a message identifying themselves (because someone else might hear it and embarrass you).

They aren't necessarily looking for you: they may be looking for someone with a similar name or even someone that is/was married to someone with a similar name (this actually happened to me). They pick your number out of a phone book and put the burden on you to "prove" you have nothing to do with the overdue account.

I put a stop to it by sending them a certified letter that further calls would be considered harrassment and I would file charges with the police. I even quoted the relevant state law. They haven't bothered me after that.

[tdadams]

I've been getting a call like that almost everyday for about a month now. I don't know how naive these people have to be if they expect me to call them back when they leave a pre-recorded message on my machine and don't give me the first clue what the call is about.