470-237-5719

Received a call from 470-237-5719.....caller ID said "United States"....and of course no message was left.

I got a call from this number and I didn’t recognize it so I didn’t answer, no message was left so I texted “new phone who dis” because I recently got a new phone so I thought it might be one of my friends. It’s been 2 1/2 hrs and still no reply

Did you get a new phone NUMBER, or just a new phone with the old number?  If you got a new number your caller was probably looking for the person who had the number before you got it.

Got call from the number at 8:53pm.  No message.  This has been my cell number since the last millennium, so the new number theory doesn't apply.

If you ever posted your phone number on a social site, or used it when ordering online, or typed it in an insecure computer, or gave it to a friend whose computer was attacked, or filled out an entry form at a fair or a supermarket, or used it on a contest entry form, or put it on a postcard for a magazine or purchase, or were among those whose information was hacked from some organization, or obtained a "new" phone number ... your number is probably known to the scammers.

Allow me to present another possibility in a very simple fashion ... not to insult your intelligence, but to attempt to get the idea across to even those who have difficulty understanding more complicated answers.  Click on the "Info" line, below, to learn about that possibility.


There, now you know all about how spammers can dial YOUR phone number, even if it is unlisted, and even if only relatives know it, and even if it is on or off the DNC list.

I hope that helps prove the DNC list DOES work!  It helps prevent calls from registered / legitimate telemarketers, but it is not able to stop calls from telespammers.  It is also NOT designed to stop political callers (who usually get the numbers from voter registration lists), calls from charities, or some other companies, such as debt collectors; or some companies with which you have done business in the last 18 months.

Here are two pages of links to (mostly government) sites in Canada and the USA were you can report phone scams, or learn more about them.
* First, look elsewhere on this site for an Article, entitled "Where to Report Phone Crime".  (It may appear in the column to your right).

* For a more frequently updated list of complaint sites, with links to government web pages, look here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/complaint_sites.html

For the latest news on US government and industry efforts to stop illegal or unwanted robocalls, see:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/initiatives.html

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Number with no name.  Sent it to voice mail and no message left.  Assume it to be sales of some sort

Don't recognize this number. Been getting some calls from charities I don't trust so I didn't answer.