305-509-6855
Country: USA
305 area code:
Florida (Hialeah, Miami, Miami Beach)
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- Mike| 1 replyNo idea who this is
- DonnyI keep getting calls but I don't answer wonder who the heck it is.
Any idea ?- Caller: No idea
- DaveLand line from Miami. No response to answer. Screwed up spam call box.
- Caller: ?
- MargieI keep getting calls from this number. Don't know who it is.
- DeeI called the number. It is an "Educational Resource" thing. I was told they probably got my number through a form students fill out for scholarships or colleges.
- michelle replies to MikeWhen you AR job hunting these educational resource centers also get your phone number. Some sites for job hunting sell your phone number to these companies. I did notice however, that they moved their offices tothe keys. Wonder of they woukd rather hire me for work than try to get my 45 year old mind back to school.
- pattiep| 4 repliesCall the number back and when prompted, press 1 and your number will be removed from the list.
That's what I did and had no calls after that.- Caller: Education Source
- Call type: Telemarketer
- Slim replies to pattiep| 2 repliesA lot of posters here complain they get many calls from scammers.
A few posters state they get hardly any.
Why the difference? Here are possible reasons:
The most common mistakes made by people who receive calls from unknown numbers:
Answering the phone.
Instead of answering, let the call go to voicemail or answering machine. Legitimate callers will usually leave a message.
Pressing a number "to be taken off the list" ◄- ◄- ◄- ◄- ◄-
That works for legitimate telemarketers, but legitimate telemarketers would not have called you in the first place, if you were on the DNC list. Pressing a number on a call from a telespammer merely confirms you answered the phone.
Returning the call. ◄- ◄- ◄- ◄- ◄-
At best, returning a scammer's call merely confirms your phone is "live", and your number will be added to a list that will be used by even more scammers. At worst, the call will cost you additional fees, if it is from a foreign country, such as Jamaica (876 area code). Also, scammers are now spoofing Caller IDs, so the number you see may not really be the number that called you. It might belong to an innocent, third party.
Arguing with the caller:
Call center employees have probably heard your argument many times. They may either continue to try to scam you, or they will hang up ... but will also make sure some other scammer calls your number, later.
Blowing a horn or whistle into the phone:
Will irritate the scammer. The scammer may then add your number as a "spoofed Caller ID", so others think YOU are calling them, and YOU may hear retaliatory horns or whistles if the irritated called person calls YOU back!
Forwarding the call to a government office.
Not too swift. All that does is tie up a line at the govt office, and record YOUR number as the forwarding number! Realize that your congress person knows phone scams are a problem, and also knows the FCC and FTC have been assigned the task of upholding the laws concerning this problem. Instead, you should report the problem via normal channels to the FTC or FCC.
Giving or forwarding the supposed scammer's phone number to other scammers.
May not be a good idea. The 1st scammer might have used a spoofed phone number, and, if you give it to other scammers, all you are doing is causing more calls to and problems for an innocent person.
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Eventually, after getting many scam calls, some people think their only recourse is getting a new number. That is not true. The "new number" is probably somebody else's "old number", and will come accompanied with its own baggage (and calls).
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What you SHOULD do:
If you are disturbed by frequent calls from scammers / spammers. obtain a call blocker app, device, phone, or service. Google is your friend. Remember, the Do Not Call list is effective to prevent calls from registered telemarketers, but scammers / spammers ignore that policy. - William replies to Slim| 1 replySlim, you left out :
contest entry forms : marketing people sell this information to anyone with a buck, and the buyers of that information think the people who fill out the forms are gullible.
=== I stopped entering contests of all kinds years ago. - Slim replies to WilliamThanks for the reminder!
I'll add it to the boilerplate. - AlanThis person calls me and never says anything , just breaths into the phone ,, Never says anything ,, I gotten this call many time know ,,
- nancy tued call call back press 1 - no more calls!!
- Caller: educational call
- Call type: Telemarketer
- Sharon replies to pattiepThank you for the tip! Called back and just as you said it gave the option to be removed from the call list.
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