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Something to keep in mind about all these continuing bothersome calls for surveys, so called charities and so called charity pickups despite asking them to remove you from their list:

Call centers have sprung up in my town that make use of the survey and the charity loophole around the do not call list; they have been a headache for law enforcement, emergency services, neighboring businesses and residential areas.  When I ask any patrolling officer in town about these call centers, they are quick to state their frustrations about the criminal activity that some of these call centers have brought into the area. Several law enforcement agencies regularly visit some of these call centers looking for warrant arrests etc.  I have heard from sources including from frustrated employees that work for these call centers complaining about the drug activity, vandalism of cars and neighboring businesses, break-ins and theft, drinking while on the job, smoke breaks are actually marijuana breaks, drunk driving, very dangerous driving, tons of tossed out litter of empty liquor containers, trash, food etc.  I’ve even heard that the mangers are also involved in criminal activities and have even preyed on their legitimate employees who are simply trying to eek out a living on horrible wages.  Also the operators are untrained in a very high turn around, poorly managed and dysfunctional work environment.

Also realize this when you call a companies’ customer service line and get horrible service from the call center that’s been hired by the company.  One time while on a call with our bank’s customer service, the operator was so loopy that it required ending the call and calling again to try and get someone else to help, think about that when you call a companies’ customer service and the conversation gets odd, off the wall and obtuse – you may be talking to an operator that’s drunk or on something.  After 6 months of getting a different and wrong answer to our ongoing problem each time we called our bank’s call center, we gave up and closed the account.

With so little police left in our town due to cutbacks, they can’t always respond to vandalism and break-ins when it’s witnessed as they have their plate full responding to the major emergencies, this allows the criminal activity free reign, the neighborhood becomes the hood.  Some insurance companies require proof of private security patrols before they will honor a claim due to vandalism or theft leaving the neighboring businesses off guard and uncovered.  These businesses also have the added cost to hire private security, install security systems/monitoring, upgrade lighting etc.  Then there are the dangers and headaches to the nearby businesses employees such as their cars being vandalized or broken into.  Some businesses simply give in, pickup and move out of town.

One of my neighbors owns a call center and he requires that his operators are bonded, but I guess there’s no laws requiring this – there should be.  Right now in my town it seems like anybody can start up a call center and hire questionable labor for cheap without much regulation.

I my efforts the past several years to try and get something done, I am most struck by the fact that there’s no real help, everyone is more worried about being sued than dealing with the obvious problem - you are on your own....

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HAHAHAHAHAH.......... Take a look at ALL of the people posting about a phone call.WOW. A lot of you posted several times taken a lot longer to do that then just answering a simple phone call that would take 3 minutes for a survery WOW.............

Sounds like one of the privacy invaders is having a bad day in the survey boiler room. Hey, you should get used to the abuse if you're one the other end of these calls (which it sounds like you are) because it's only going to get worse. Can't get a real job can ya!?

I rec a call fro this number last night. My number is on the no -call list as well.

I just  called it back.  It was Gallup.  I am also on do not call, but i think charities, political calls and opinion surveys are exampt.

Said they were calling about my bank account.  Had my banker's name but asked about a call I made on ____ date in 2012. Only the thing is... I made the call the day before. He had my banker's name. I told him I don't remember what anyone's name is and asked him why he asked about my account. He said it was to do an evaluation of my experience.  I said I didn't feel comfortable about it and hung up. I called my bank, who verified it was Gallup when they called, but they put me on a Do Not Call list.

Stop  Gallup Poll from Calling

Yeah just got called by this number. They claimed they got my number using a random number generator.

God damn it. How can we report this? There's no way this is legal. They don't follow proper guidelines for telemarketing etiquette!

Getting unwanted calls from this number.

I actually work for Gallup inc and probably have called some of you disgruntled people before

Ill start off by saying
1) no we do not have anything more then a name, bank you visited, and your number we called you on, who supplies us with this? your bank. THEY DO NOT GIVE US ANY ACCOUNT INFORMATION WHAT SO EVER
2) as for dialing during supper, we call all over the us all day, so if it happens to be 6pm supper in your house it could be 4pm getting off of work somewhere else, we don't mean to and besides who eats supper at the same time?
3) the DO NOT CALL LIST applies to TELEMARKETERS ONLY, we do not sell anything, that being said, we can call you all day every day
4) GUESS WHAT?!?! IF YOU PEOPLE USED COMMON SENSE AND WEREN'T COMPLETELY RUDE AND IDIOTIC, ALL YOU SIMPLY SAY IS " i do not feel like participating in this survey, please take me off your list" and then your off the list
5) we get evaluated on everything we say so thats why we say the call is recorded, and why we are not rude whatsoever.

These are Bill Collectors..... not Gallup

Getting calls from this number but have not answered becouse it is unknown by me.

I received a call from this number and they did not leave any message.  My telephones are registered on a do not call list so they should not be call me.  How can we prevent this from happening?

Telemarketing research does NOT apply to DNC list... Thank you very much.. In fact, we wouldn't be having this silly argument if you had read the DNC list TOS agreement... But you failed to do that obviously and you can only blame yourself for your own stupidity.

HEADS UP PEOPLE!!! Telemarketing research does NOT apply to DNC list...Such as the Gallup Poll. Thank you very much...

If surveying was against the law, it would be impossible to know the mandatory statistics of health clinics and hospitals that the govt. demands for individuals such as you and me... So next time you receive a call for a SURVEY from a legitimate company such as the Gallup Poll, either bear with it, and finish the survey or ask to be taken off the call list.

In fact, we wouldn't be having this silly argument if you had read the DNC list Terms of service agreement... But you failed to do that obviously, and now you can only blame yourself for your own stupidity!

Gallop Poll. Ask if I voted or will vote for him. I said no i would nver vote for an anti-american, anti-christian, God destructive nappie headed muslim man with a jihadist back ground.

keep calling on cell phone. i am on nocall list

Just block them from your phone, that is what I did.

These idiots have phoned me at 7.30pm GMT for the last 3 days asking me to do a www survey on health and well being in my area. They call themselves Gallup Poll.

All i can say is that the health and well being would be 10x better if they didnt call. The next time I see that number they better be prepared for a fog horn blasting down the phone. Ha Ha