719-219-7191

Caller from Colorado area.  Person (who speaks english) -- what a shock.  Started in with "hello this is security systems.."  I stopped them at that point and said, thank you but I am not interested in any security system and since I am on the Do Not Call list I will be reporting this call.  Thank you.  And hung up.

Another unwanted robo call! I kept asking them to tell me why they were calling, after ten seconds the call disconnected. When will all these unwanted instrusive calls END????

Secure Services is the company that bothers us.  I did not answer and they hung up. I called back about a dozen times and when trying to get information they immediately hung up.  It is a boiler room operation and it's just a bunch of kids doing outbound calling.  Eventually I did engage one guy who did stay on the line.  He is in college working towards a degree in cyber security.  I wished him well and told him to get out of there soon.  Other than that this is just a pure annoyance. I also asked him if they are associated with Monitronics and he said he thinks they may be a competitor.

These people called and I asked them not to call again -- they used profanity and theanted to harm me and my family.

Very rude telemarketer.

Another unwanted robo call, after I answer the call disconnected!

Todays flavor of the week number for the scam security company. They get paid for each call that goes through. Part of the way they phone companies use the caller ID service. Need to  block their calls so they can't get paid.

They called me and I told them I was at work and couldn't talk.   Asked them to call my home number.  I gave them the number of our local police department.

The name of the company originating these calls is VMS ALARMS and they are located in Rhode Island.

Their website is vmsalarms.com and their phone is 1-866-493-1253.  Feel free to call them and tell them what you think of them, or google them and see their long history of corruption

I did just that called the 800 # provided above and they have an option for the hiring dept., the sales dept. went to voice mail of course. I asked why I am getting their calls and how can I stop it, answer was they will give to IT dept. and the calls will stop, I asked how would that be better than the federal DNCL that I am on, no clear answer but she was very apologetic and hopefully this will work.

Did not answer phone. These scum are too lazy to even invent a respectable false calling number. "719-219-7191?" Are you effin' kidding me?

Yet another different security system scam.

Report all telemarketers to the FTC and your local DNC registry.

I called these guys up and just find it hard to believe that american citizens are mass phone bombing eachother. Either way I told A manager off that worked for VMS told them that whoever they pay for the "sales leads" is just straight up hustling them for money. This [***] is out of hand, These security system phone calls are BY FAR one of the worst mass phone bombing people EVER.

SOMEONE DOX THESE SOB's and ill see to it they get their websites, residential mail boxes, faxes, places of business, and so on are HARASSED TO LIVING HELL.

Check out the research done on this scam company at:  
http://www.ohiowhatever.com/telemarketers/VMS-Alarms/

"Versatile Marketing Solutions is a Massachusetts corporation located in Rhode Island doing business in Ohio as VMS Alarms. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Corporations Division lists Versatile Marketing Solutions, Inc. with identification number 000855474. The company's web site states that it is a Monitronics authorized dealer.

If you're called by this company, file a complaint with the Ohio Attorney General's Office at http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/ConsumerComplaint.aspx
  Also, be sure to file with the Federal Trade Commission since the FTC has previously investigated VMS at length.

that linke for the ohio attorney general does not work.

Announced today 3/12/14:

http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... called-millions

FTC Reaches Settlement With Home Security Company that Called Millions of Consumers on the National Do Not Call Registry

The Federal Trade Commission, with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice, has settled a complaint against a Massachusetts-based home security company that illegally called millions of consumers on the FTC’s National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry to pitch home security systems.

According to the FTC, Versatile Marketing Solutions (VMS), under the guidance of its owner, Jasjit Gotra, called millions of consumers whose names and phone numbers VMS bought from lead generators. The lead generators claimed that those consumers had given VMS permission to contact them about the installation of a free home security system, but in reality, they had not. In its complaint, the FTC alleges that the defendants’ tactics violated the Commission’s Telemarketing Sales Rule.

The sales leads were obtained by illegal means through rampant use of robocalls from “Tom with Home Protection,” fake survey calls, and calls to phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. According to the complaint, VMS subsequently called these consumers without first checking to see if they had registered their telephone numbers on the DNC Registry.

In addition, the complaint alleges that VMS ignored warning signs that the lead generators were engaged in illegal telemarketing practices. For example, many consumers contacted by VMS complained that they had not given the company permission to call, nor had they given permission to receive a robocall. Despite mounting complaints, VMS continued buying leads from the same lead generators, and calling consumers using those leads.

“Companies that use lead generators must exercise due diligence when they buy lists of phone numbers,” said Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, “or else they can be on the hook for illegal telemarketing. Relying on a say-so that the numbers were obtained legally, or that the consumers have agreed to be called, even if their numbers are on the Do Not Call Registry, isn’t enough.”    

According to the complaint, between November 2011 and July 2012, VMS made more than two million calls to consumers to try to sell home security goods and services. Of those calls, at least one million were to phone numbers listed on the DNC Registry, and more than 100,000 were to consumers who had previously told VMS not to call them again – another violation of the DNC rules.

The stipulated final court order settling the charges prohibits VMS and Gotra from making abusive telemarketing calls and from calling any consumer whose number is on the DNC Registry, unless they can prove that they have received written permission to make the call or that they have an established business relationship with that consumer. Further, it bars defendants from calling any consumer who has previously told VMS not to call them again. The order also places restrictions on how defendants can obtain and use lead-generated phone numbers in the future.

Finally, the order imposes a $3.4 million penalty judgment against the defendants, with all but $320,700 suspended due to their inability to pay. The entire amount will become due if the defendants are found to have misrepresented their financial condition.

The court settlement announced today resolves the FTC’s complaint against Versatile Marketing Solutions, Inc. also doing business as VMS Alarms, VMS, Alliance Security, and Alliance Home Protection; and its owner, Jasjit Gotra.

The Commission vote authorizing the staff to refer the civil penalty complaint to the Department of Justice, and to approve the proposed consent decree, was 4-0. The DOJ filed the complaint and proposed consent decree on behalf of the Commission in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on March 10, 2014. The proposed consent decree is subject to court approval.

NOTE: The Commission authorizes the filing of a complaint when it has “reason to believe” that the law has been or is being violated, and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. Consent judgments have the force of law when signed by a district court judge.

Information for Consumers and Business

The FTC has a new blog post for consumers on the DNC Registry, as well as two consumer education videos explaining robocalls and describing what consumers should do when they receive one. The Commission also has a new blog with business education information. General information on the DNC Registry is also available on the website.

The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC’s online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 2,000 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The FTC’s website provides free information on a variety of consumer topics. Like the FTC on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to press releases for the latest FTC news and resources.