757-216-1981

Caller ID says CONSUMER SVCS. This is the fourth different number from which we've received robocalls with that ID in the past month.

Caller said final call to reduce CC rates. What a bunch of losers. You would think after multi calls to my unanswered number
they would stop but noooo. Bugger eating morons.

Same old recording from the credit card scamming folks, just a new faked number

Message about my credit card

Caller Stated "how many [***] did you put in your mouth to get 1/2 Million dollars in dept."

Whoever it is do not call here thank you.

I googled the number and found "Foster David K DDS, 609 Lynnhaven Pkwy, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 216-1981" - weird because a woman caller left a cutoff voicemail message regarding something about "this will be last call to get your credit rate reduced press 1 to talk to someone or press 3 to get removed from list".  I wonder if someone working for this dentist is using his phone to make the call.  I hope it's the last call, getting sick and tired of receiving these scam phone calls.

Same old tired robo call. I did what I always do: report it to www.donotcall.gov. Takes two minutes, so hopefully everyone starts doing that. If enough people report it, I'm sure the gov't will promptly shut it down in oh, five, six, seven years. Dr Foster has a legitimate web site, and a different ph#. He ain't to blame.

757-216-1981  3:45 22 Oct 14  This is the first time I was called by this number. My SENTRY BLOCKER was ON and dumped the call. Consumer SVCS (AKZ Card SVCS) claims they will reduce your credit card bills. . All they really want is your credit card number.  When you answer, you will be out whatever balance is left on your credit card. This is a pure criminal scam. Let's blow these crooks out of the water. Get a call blocker!!

Here is a full text solution for killing robo calls that I provided to our local police department!!!


                         DEFEATING HARASSMENT AND ROBO CALLS

 I had been receiving harassing telephone calls for several months, but the number of calls per day finally exceeded my toleration level. The calls were from a person living in Highland, who will remain nameless, and from telephone solicitors/robo call operators from around the country. The telephone company was unable to block the calls because many of the harassment calls were being generated using a device called an ID spoofer which generates phony caller IDs on your phones caller ID display. The telephone solicitors are largely criminals and scammers who refuse to follow federal no-call laws.

 One of the options to defeat the harassment calls was to change to a new unlisted telephone number, but this would be giving-in to the harassment. It would also make it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for legitimate callers, friends, and family from around the country from contacting me.  Paying the telephone company for providing a call blocking service would be costly and time consuming. Legal action and call tracing by the phone company using back tracking through the local telephone switching matrix is possible but difficult, especially when caller ID spoofers are used to impede normal call tracing. There had to be a better option, and there is.

 I am a retired military officer. One of the many training courses I attended in my 27 year career included training in “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu. One of the maxims is to know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never need to fear a battle. The harassment calls, robo calls, telephone solicitors, political calls, Etc, are engaging in an “act of war” by essentially taking over my telephone. I proceeded to research the situation and develop a plan of action.

 I had been program manager and program engineer for installation of many USAF class 5 digital telephone exchanges, but had been out of the business for many years. In talking to the police and the telephone company technicians, I found out about the new technology to generate digital spoofing calls with phony Caller IDs from computer APPs. This matches with the pattern of the Caller ID data I had recorded from the harassment calls.  Analysis of the data confirmed that I had both robo scammers/solicitors and an individual in Highland responsible for the harassing calls.

 Research also showed call spoofing can be generated from smart phones, I-pads, computers, robo call devices, or any device with phone access and a spoofing application. Some devices will allow spoofing and also generate robo voice traffic. Additional indication of spoofing is the fact that the Caller IDs sometimes had full 10 digit numbers and other times had only the 7 digit local origination numbers with known out of state robo call messages.
 

 Caller IDs with only 7 digits originate from within the local area code. One of the local calls used my own phone number as the caller ID, and two of the phone numbers used phone numbers with only one digit different from my phone number. I confirmed that the owners of these local phone numbers had no one at home when the calls were made. Spelling errors and robo messages from these numbers clearly proved use of a spoofing application.

 I have found an effective way to combat these harassment/robo callers that has been over 90% successful. I spread the word by posting the following to 800notes.com/phone and other selected web sites each time I receive a harassment call.

*     HOW TO DEFEAT HARASSMENT/ROBO CALLS!!   CALL BLOCKERS WORK!!
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  I research a harassment/scam caller then post this msg every time a robo number calls.  NEVER press X to opt out, and NEVER respond in any way because it just adds your name to multiple robo calling lists.
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  The federal no-call list is a joke - the government does nothing.  The phone company wants the money from robo companies and will do nothing to stop the harassment/robo calls.  Local police do not have the manpower or technology to track/block these calls. Most robo callers are criminals/scammers.  Here is a one-time relatively low cost way to beat those harassment/robo calls.
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 I have now defeated >90% of harassment and robo calls.  I went on-line to Amazon and purchased an in-line "CPR CALLBLOCKER"!  It has an inventory of up to 1200 numbers in your call blocker list.  Be careful in setting up the list or you get unexpected blockages of valid incoming calls. Start by blocking all calls using caller ID’s of UNAVAILABLE, PRIVATE, or WITHHELD.   I have also blocked many robo area codes which have no friends or family – 201, 212, 231, 303, 304, 305, 307, 312, 321, 323, 331, 347, 360, 401, ,513, 516, 518, 608,  630, 650, 708, 740, 757, 773, 810, 815, and 970.  To block robo calls from area codes with friends and family, DO NOT block the area code, use ONLY complete (area code with phone number) 10 digit number inputs to the blocking list.  Add to the list when a new robo/harassment caller gets through!  Never use 7 digit inputs to the blocking list or you will have problems!  Keep a complete written list of area codes and individual blocking numbers.  A small glitch when entering a number into the list can mess up your entire blocking list requiring a hardware reset and complete reprogramming of the list.
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  Harassment/robo callers frequently use a spoofing APP to create phony incoming caller ID’s on your phone. Hidden characters in a spoofer Caller ID’s number can sneak the robo call past some blockers.  I use a separate secondary SENTRY BLOCKER that ignores hidden characters and blocks/kills the call when it’s on.
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  There are many brands of call blockers other than the ones I have described.  Choose yours and BLOCK THOSE HARASSMENT CALLS!!!!!
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  It is really great fun watching my call blocker light-up and then hang-up when the harassment/robo Caller ID matches the blocking list!!!  I especially enjoy it when the call blocker hangs up on a persistent harassment caller!!!  Take back your telephone from harassment/robo callers!!!!

CALL HISTORY
May – 37 harassment calls
Jun– 31 harassment calls –purchased call blocker
Installed blocker!
Jul– 26 harassment calls with 7 auto blocked.
Aug– 35 harassment calls with 23 auto blocked and 12 new numbers added to blocker list
Sep– 38 harassment calls with 26 auto blocked and 10 new numbers added to blocker list.  2 calls got past blocker list. Secondary blocker was turned off.
Oct – 32 harassment calls with 25 auto blocked and 4 new numbers  added to blocking list. 3 calls got past blocker list because of illegal char in Caller ID.  Secondary Sentry Blocker that kills hidden characters was turned OFF pending completion of white list.  (History current as of 22 Oct)
 

BLOCKER CONFIGURATION


                            |-------------CPR BLOCKER------------PHONE
                            |
           --------------|-------------SENTRY BLOCKER-----ANSWERING MACHINE
                            |
                            |-------------CID RECORDER------HOME PHONE

 CPR BLOCKER has blocker list of 1200 entries for area codes and/or phone numbers. On
                            detection of block listed numbers the blocker hangs up all lines. All other
                            callers are passed thru unless Sentry Blocker rejects/hangs up line.

 SENTRY BLOCKER hangs up on all black listed phone numbers. White list numbers are ignored
                            or passed thru for phone/answering machine. Non-listed numbers have
                            British/Spanish/German msg for solicitors to hang up, and all other
                            unlisted callers to dial zero to leave msg on answering machine.
                            When Sentry Blocker is OFF, all calls pass thru to phone/answering machine
                            unless blocked by  CPR BLOCKER.

 HOME PHONE rings once if CPR BLOCKER or SENTRY BLOCKER blocks call. Call rings
                            thru if blockers are OFF or call is passed by blockers.

Called left no message.

757-216-1981 4:66 23 Oct 14  This is the second call in two days. My call blocker dumped them!!! Some people report that this is an off shore based robo service, but when you call back the number you get a legit U,S. phone number that gives you a line of B,S, I believe these are home grown criminal scam artist. All they want is your credit card number so they can use every last bit of your remaining credit line, If I can get one person to install a call blocker I have achieved my goal by posting this msg, Sink their battleship with your call blocker!!!!


*     HOW TO DEFEAT HARASSMENT/ROBO CALLS!!   CALL BLOCKERS WORK!!
* *
   I research a harassment/scam caller then post this msg every time a robo number calls.  NEVER press X to opt out, and NEVER respond in any way because it just adds your name to multiple robo calling lists.
* *
   The federal no-call list is a joke - the government does nothing.  The phone company wants the money from robo companies and will do nothing to stop the harassment/robo calls.  Local police do not have the manpower or technology to track/block these calls. Most robo callers are criminals/scammers.  Here is a one-time relatively low cost way to beat those harassment/robo calls.
* *
  I have now defeated >90% of harassment and robo calls.  I went on-line to Amazon and purchased an in-line "CPR CALLBLOCKER"!  It has an inventory of up to 1200 numbers in your call blocker list.  Be careful in setting up the list or you get unexpected blockages of valid incoming calls. Start by blocking all calls using caller ID’s of UNAVAILABLE, PRIVATE, or WITHHELD.   I have also blocked many robo area codes which have no friends or family – 201, 212, 231, 303, 304, 305, 307, 312, 321, 323, 331, 347, 360, 401, ,513, 516, 518, 608,  630, 650, 708, 740, 757, 773, 810, 815, and 970.  To block robo calls from area codes with friends and family, DO NOT block the area code, use ONLY complete (area code with phone number) 10 digit number inputs to the blocking list.  Add to the list when a new robo/harassment caller gets through!  Never use 7 digit inputs to the blocking list or you will have problems!  Keep a complete written list of area codes and individual blocking numbers.  A small glitch when entering a number into the list can mess up your entire blocking list requiring a hardware reset and complete reprogramming of the list.
* *
   Harassment/robo callers frequently use a spoofing APP to create phony incoming caller ID’s on your phone. Hidden characters in a spoofer Caller ID’s number can sneak the robo call past some blockers.  I use a separate secondary SENTRY BLOCKER that ignores hidden characters and blocks/kills the call when it’s on.
* *
   There are many brands of call blockers other than the ones I have described.  Choose yours and BLOCK THOSE HARASSMENT CALLS!!!!!
* *
   It is really great fun watching my call blocker light-up and then hang-up when the harassment/robo Caller ID matches the blocking list!!!  I especially enjoy it when the call blocker hangs up on a persistent harassment caller!!!  Take back your telephone from harassment/robo callers!!!!

CALL HISTORY
May – 37 harassment calls
Jun– 31 harassment calls –purchased call blocker
Installed blocker!
Jul– 26 harassment calls with 7 auto blocked.
Aug– 35 harassment calls with 23 auto blocked and 12 new numbers added to blocker list
Sep– 38 harassment calls with 26 auto blocked and 10 new numbers added to blocker list.  2 calls got past blocker list. Secondary blocker was turned off.
Oct – 34 harassment calls with 27 auto blocked and 4 new numbers  added to blocking list. 3 calls got past blocker list because of illegal char in Caller ID.  Secondary Sentry Blocker that kills hidden characters was turned OFF pending completion of white list.  (History current as of 23 Oct)

4 calls in two days.  They vary the phone number but it always begins with a V.  I have had about 15 calls in a one month span, about 100 over a period of 6 months.  It is some sort of credit card scam from what I can gather...they keep changing the number but remember it can be identified by the V.

I, too, bought the Sentey Call blocker that can block up to 10,000 numbers. It has worked like a charm. I never even hear the phone ring. The only downside is that it disables my caller ID on the Panasonic phones, but luckily the phone in my kitchen still shows the people who call. This is been a godsend!!!  I highly recommend this. In fact, a friend of mine bought one after I raved about this. It's a must have for your home.

3rd time this week from this "company" Consumer SVS.

Another unwanted call: 757-216-1981
Didn't pick it up.
An annoyance!

Got another call from Card SVCS (28 OCT 14) who also uses many other fake CIDs. If you check my blocker diagram, I also have a separate Radio Shack Caller ID recorder so I can review the calls the blocker killed. I then respond here to their harassments.

 The CPR Blocker lets me block area codes and individual numbers. Some area codes are forest fires of robo callers and that kills a bunch at one time. See my blocker layout on how to use a CID recorder.

Let's sink these idiots!!!

Just get Ooma, a VOI service. They have two blacklists. You can controls who gets through.

this company calls all the time, fishing for credit card information. i have asked several times to be removed from the list, and have registered with the do not call list. they call incessantly, at any hour of the day. when i block one number, they call from another! we feel completely harassed in our own home! i have filed several complaints with federal dept of consumer protraction, to NO AVAIL! i am now reaching out to my local government! HELP!!!
we want them to cease and desist from contacting us any further! i don''t believe this is a legitimate business, when i''ve asked for a supervisor they hang up. i don''t want any further contact from them. i want them SHUT DOWN

Many of these callers will have a 4 to 5 ring limit on their call attempt. If you do not have caller ID or are unsure if the number is legit just let it ring. If it rings more than 5 times it MIGHT be legit. Just my observation, others may vary...

757-216-1981. Same old scam, someone (a robot) wants to "lower my credit card interest rate." I know they are lying because I do not have any conventional credit cards. [***].