312-800-9037

If you really want to call back a toll free number without giving your caller ID to them, you might (repeat: MIGHT) get away with it by signing onto a Skype account and using their dial out feature.  They do not charge anything for dialing toll free numbers (they don't have to, because they probably collect a fee for sending them to the terminating carrier -- remember, the receiving party pays for the incoming toll free call).  Also, they have their own trunk lines from which their calls are placed.  Most if not all of them have Fresno, CA local telephone numbers, so if you call a toll free number in the U.S. from Skype, it probably appears to the recipient as though the call originated from one of Skype's numbers in Fresno, CA.  (Perhaps someone with a real telco toll free line can verify this observation for me, but those are the numbers I get on my own toll-free lines and it is the ANI read back to me by a telephone service provider that allows you test this sort of thing.)

It might be worth setting up a separate Skype account with a handle rather than a real name, using a disposable email address to ensure the greatest anonymity, and of course, not give Skype your real phone number or any further information about you.  You may have to read the terms of use to see whether Skype allows or prohibits users from signing up for their service this way.  However, it is still quite unlikely that any extortionist scammer will take the trouble to trace you through this level of indirection, and you won't be using the service very often for this purpose.

Just be sure NEVER to give any information to the extortionist scammer -- always ask for information from HIM.  And record your call with a tape recorder or one of those digital dictation recorders if you can, letting the scammer know that you are doing it.

I never answer the phone because of the reasons listed above. Legitimate callers who also don't leave a message don't understand how many 100's of these types of calls I receive every month. I cannot remember the last time I answered the phone without looking at caller ID first. If it's an unfamiliar number I don't answer it.

I did not answer.. did not recognize the number.  Wish there was a way to make them STOP!

Righting a blog on these #’s help many people. I for one no longer answer calls from #’s I don’t know. If it’s important they will leave a message.     But more importantly reporting these calls to the “ do not call “ is a waste of time. Call the FTC at 1-877-382-4357 there you can talk to a live person and report up to 5 numbers, or go on line to ftc.gov  ( federal trade commission) and file a complaint. If we ALL do this maybe it will get some attention.

These jokers have a new scam now dealing with medical alert systems.  You can call them and reach a human being direct at 573-568-7760.  I "bribed" one of their telemarketers with the offer of a fake job in order to get that number so please feel free to call these idiots and give them a piece of your mind.

FINALLY I tracked down these jerkwads....you can reach them by dialing 925-420-1419 and hitting 1.  You will be directed to a human who will try to sell you on a "free" alarm system which you pay a monthly charge for monitoring.  The company is Maximum Security Alarms and the call center is located at 1010 Hurley Way, Suite #525, Sacramento, California  95825.  A second number for them which is their operations center and will be answered by a human (Rebecca among others) is 916-437-0900.  They are very helpful in that the telemarketers that have no regard for the law, the do not call registry or your time are the idiots in Sacramento.

If you have been relentlessly harassed by this company, feel free to give them a call.  If you plan to  be aggressive over the phone (I'm not suggesting that), I would recommend you dial *67 first so that your number is not displayed on their caller ID.  Kind of like the same crap they do to us.

Let's give them a little of their own medicine and perhaps they will finally get the message.

Found on City Search  http://sacramento.citysearch.com/profile/4208 ... m_security.html

Maximum Security Alarm / Sacramento / Andrew Higgins. Maximum Security Alarm, based out of Sacramento, California. Owned and ran by Andrew Higgins, his [removed:lang] brother David Higgins and their [removed:lang] father Dennis Higgins. Is just one of many scams this Higgins family and their friends have been doing for a long time, at least 8 years for this company. The awful things they do on a regular basis are just way too much for me to mention and invest any additional time into. They have the most complaints for any alarm company and probably any company for that matter and they wouldn't have this many complaints, especially back to back to complaints unless it were all true. Save yourself a hassle and don't do business or interact with these people on any level.

CAUTION....CAUTION ....CAUTION.....this company is a big scam they are bunch of crooks trying to get people,s personal and financial information and than selling and advertising it to other scam partner companies .me a couple of people i know and have talked to about this company had been warning people of their scam and digital computerized calls where no one is their to answer you if you call back .plus they will call you 200000 times a month sometimes 10 ,11 at night .HEY MR SUPERVISOR ANDREW HIGGINS ................DO YOU KNOW ANY COMPANY WHO CALLS PEOPLE NONSTOP 24/7 AT 10 O CLOCK AT NIGHT AND ASK FOR INFORMATION ????????????GO ASK GOD FOR FORGIVENESS YOU LYING PEICE OF .........9164370450 ,TRY CALLING THAT NUMBER I,VE BEEN GETTING 4TO 5 CALLS A DAY FROM THIS NUMBER AND WHEN I PICK UP ITS A STATIC NOISE INSTEAD OF A PERSON .YOU ARE LYING ABOUT YOUR COMPANY AND ITS SCAMS ..YOU ARE A WASTE OF SPERM LYING TO INNOCENT PEOPLE AND TRYING TO SCAM THEM WITH THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY .YOU AND YOUR COMPANY ARE A DEVIL AND HEARTLESS PEOPLE WITH NO CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS AND RUDE ATTITUDES AND TRAP THEM WITH WRONG AND FAKE INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR COMPANY

My name is Robert Harmon. I am an attorney that specializes in telemarketing issues and is presently investigating Maximum for their telemarketing practices

If anyone receives robo-calls from Maximum, please record the time, date and the caller ID info.If you can take a picture of the caller ID info with your cell phone camera, that is even better.

Then please contact me at 1-203-542-5619 . With your help, we can put a permanent stop to this.

Mr. Harmon, you sound legitimate, but as you know if you are an attorney, it is difficult for someone posting here to make that assessment without some sort of independent confirmation.  And there may be some things in your post that might even make another attorney a bit uncomfortable -- for example, most attorneys cannot say that they "specialize" in telemarketing issues.  A more attorney-like way of saying that (and one that seems to be encouraged by most state licensing authorities) might be to say that you "limit your practice to" telemarketing issues, or that you "practice extensively in the area of" telemarketing issues.  "Specializing" is usually reserved for areas in which there are separate licensing or certification authorities other than a standard state bar license, such as patent prosecution or (until about 1966) admiralty law.

Also, your phone number has a Connecticut area code, but searching the Connecticut lawyer license status database at http://www.jud2.ct.gov/attorneyfirminq/AttorneyFirmInquiry.aspx for "Harmon" does not find anyone with the first name "Robert."  I realize that you can live in a state other than that in which you practice, and that the 203 number may be your home phone number or just one chosen or assigned at random, not necessarily for any nefarious reason.  But it would be helpful to those trying to reach you to be able to somehow independently confirm that you actually are a lawyer in good standing with the state bar of which you are actually a member.  Since you are required to keep such records up-to-date with the courts or bars that license you, they should have a good telephone number and address for anyone interested in contacting you during normal working hours.

These are just some helpful suggestions to you to convince people here, who are so used to scammers and liars and therefore not always trusting of someone who calls themselves an attorney, that you actually are who you say you are.  I'm not accusing you of anything.  But you should, at least, understand the rather tough crowd you are talking to.

So here is the information on the company calling you and a telephone number for the owner's cellphone. Feel free to give him a call and a piece of your mind... Maximum Security Alarm / Sacramento / Andrew Higgins. Maximum Security Alarm, based out of Sacramento, California (1010 Hurley Way, Suite 525, Sacramento, CA 95825). Owned and ran by Andrew Higgins, his [removed:lang] brother David Higgins and their  [removed:lang] father Dennis Higgins. Is just one of many scams this Higgins family and their friends have been doing for a long time, at least 8 years for this company. The awful things they do on a regular basis are just way too much for me to mention and invest any additional time into. They have the most complaints for any alarm company and probably any company for that matter and they wouldn't have this many complaints, especially back to back to complaints unless it were all true. Save yourself a hassle and don't do business or interact with these people on any level. You can reach the owner Andy Higgins on his cellphone @ 916-223-6311. He will tell you that his company in no way calls people on the Do Not Call Registry. I believe that's a lie because if you google Maximum Security Alarms and look at a few of the RipOff Reports and such, you will see action has been taken against them for doing just that. The following describes a pending government action that has been formally brought by a government agency but has not yet been resolved. We are providing a summary of the government's allegations, which have not yet been proven.

On February 5, 2013, the State of Missouri filed a petition for preliminary and permanent injunctions, restitution, civil penalties and other court orders against Maximum Security Alarm. The petition alleges, in part, that Maximum Security Alarm engaged in a pattern of outbound telephone calls violating Missouri's No-Call List Laws by contacting telephone lines placed on Missouri's Telemarketing No-Call List in an attempt to solicit customers for home security systems. The petition also alleges that Maximum Security Alarm caused the telephone to ring repeatedly in an annoying, abusive or harassing manner by soliciting consumers after they had made known they did not wish to receive calls and utilized methods to circumvent caller identification services. The petitions seeks to enjoin Maximum Security Alarm from making telephone solicitations to those who have placed themselves on Missouri's No-Call List, require MSA to pay $5,000 per violation of the No-Call List Laws, pay the state for all investigative and prosecution costs, and to pay the State of Missouri an amount equal to 10 percent of the total restitution ordered against Defendant. This matter is currently pending. Caller: Maximum Security Systems Call Type: Telemarketer

The  half  wits  using  this  number  today   block  it  tomorrow  a  different   number  &  the  FCC  is  more
interested  in  law  biding  citizens  calls  rather  than  crooks  like  these  creeps.

This number has called my house repeatedly over the past 2 weeks. Every time I pick up the phone they hang up.

What's the deal? Do they want me to block them? Are people that ignorant?

Rec'd a call from them today around 5:45pm on my cell phone.  They said I had signed up for some contest and won a cruise from Carnaval Cruises or (Some Other Cruise Company I can't remember).  They wanted me to press 1 to accept, which I did not. The message repeated and then disconnected.  I added them to my reject call list.  

 Cruise scam.  Can't even hang on the line for old Silverado.

Google caller ID lists this as a Chicago, IL number. I did not answer and no message was left. Adding to my blocked list.

Got this call today on my cell phone. I didn't answer and they didn't leave a message. Scam, I'm sure.

same here ~~~~scammer for sure

message claims to be Cl or royal caribbean cruise..... SCAM

Scammers? These are debt collectors. Where did you get your info?

They use an autodialer