866-395-5829

It says "Toll  Free" on caller id.

I answered, and a male voice asked if "Lora" were there, and hung up as soon as I said "yes".  Caller ID said "Unavailable"

A male called and asked if we were a private investigative company, and then hung up.

Showed up as "Toll free call"
Called back, name is something like Apstar financial. Lets you leave name and # for removal from call list. We'll see.

Same thing happened to me, something Apstar or Allstar financial.

This number calls constantly.  I finally answered it.  The male caller asked for a specific family member.  I asked to take a message and he hung up.

Call came in on my cell... I don't answer numbers that I'm unfamiliar with.  I usually Google it to see if it's anything important.  Thanks to you guys, now I know.

Just got a call from this number. Didn't answer. Don't think I ever will.

Called at about 11:15 AM EDT and they said they were a credit card processing company and when I mentioned we didn't need it the man got upset and started yelling at me.  I hung up while stating have a nice day.

Just got another call from this number, didn't answer and they did not leave a message

This company, Abstar Financial, is located in San Diego CA.  They are a credit card processing company.  They call my business line several times a day. They are very evasive with information and insist that I need their services.  When I tell them I already have a merchant account through my bank, they become loud and demanding.   I have requested removal each time, but they hang up on me as I start to ask for removal.  When getting calls like this repeatedly, I usually end up calling the sheriff in the county in which they are located.  In a couple of instances,  the sheriff has actually paid the company an in-person visit and given them a verbal warning.  

When people like this call, the first thing I do is ask for their name.  Then I say, "I'm sorry, I didn't get the name of your company."  I then ask them what county and state they are located in.  They do not want to give this information, so I tell them I like to know who I am talking with before discussing business.  That way, if they continue to call, I simply contact their local sheriff.

A man called as asked if I took Visa or Mastercard for my business. I said No and he said ok Thank you and hung up.

Got a call today from 866-395-5829. Caller asked if we took credit cards. I said yes we had taken them for 10 years or so. Caller then said she had dialed wrong number and hung up

On October 30, 2007 at 1:37 pm, I received a telephone call from 866-395-5829 on my cell phone.  The caller did not leave a voice mail message.  Since I didn't recognize the caller, I didn't answer.  I filed a complaint with the FTC Do-Not-Call Registry concerning the caller.

call came in simultaneously on two of my business lines, so i suspected it was a nuisance call.  answered the first call, no one on the line right away so i hung up to answer the second call. a male caller asked for me by first name.  i said "she's not available, may i take a message?" he said no thanks and hung up.  *69 confirmed that both calls came from the same number.

Call to cell phone Nov 6, 2007, 2:54pm PST.  I saw the 866 prefix, so I answered but didn't say anything.  After about forty seconds someone asked for me by name but then hung up right away.

Yes, this number has been calling me too.  I am also on the do not call registry. I suggest everyone complain to the do not call registry. There is a significant fine that they can pursue.

It did occur to me that maybe all of us should figure out what makes us similar...maybe then we could find out how these people are getting our numbers.  For example, I am a verizon wireless user, I recently filed a claim with verizon. Maybe there are some other similarities.

Got more info for you.  This is a national sleazebag broker for credit card processing.  They have outside commission salesweasels in some major metro areas and anyone can sign up on their website to be a "sales agent."  When William first called, he said he got my number from a friend (and he named a correct friend) and made it sound like he was wanting to hire my company to do some work for him.  I entered that into the contact notes in my phone to remember to thank Wesley.  When I called back to pursue the business, it turned out that they just wanted to "learn more about" my business and see how they could "help maximize our advantages in the marketplace" or some such drivel.

The one who called me back today, Mike, tried hard to get an appointment at our office but finally agreed to meet me at a local coffee chain to discuss how they could sell me something, no more pretense about wanting my help, this is pure sales slime.  So after the country-dumb trick of agreeing to meet him, I asked how they heard about us.  Mike claimed they only ever take contact info from DNB, no mention of my friend Wesley.

Oddly enough I don't intend to attend the meeting.  Hey, if you waste my cell minutes, I can waste your gas.  [***]. I wonder how many appointments he'll let me reschedule before he figures it out.  

I got him to spell everything for me.  Company is AppStar at appstarDOTnet.
Corporate Office Address:
8825 Aero Drive, Suite 300
San Diego, California 92123
Phone: (866)754-5368
Recruiting Hotline: (866)712-3547

Refused to give me a local contact number so there's definite dishonesty afoot.  Hope it helps.

Received a call last week from this company. Was very insistent about getting info about my business. Reported them to my bank.  They need to be stopped.