866-516-0115

I received 7 calls from this legitimate number.  I called back, dialed 0 for customer service, and reported misuse of their phone number.  The rep asked for my first name, verified my phone number, and identified the inmate who was calling me as Nina J. Taylor.  This person is unknown to me, so the rep blocked her from ever calling me in the future.  Good customer service rep!

Just call back, hit 0 for cust service, and ask them to identify and/or block the inmate from calling again.

Not a scam.  For me, it was a legit call from an inmate in a Louisiana prison. The initial recording said who was calling and after I accepted the call, he had one free minute to talk.  Then I was asked to enter credit card info to continue the call.  This phone calling service for inmates is provided by Telmate.

i keep getting calls that say if you want to accept call press 1 if you want to decline call press 2

I do not want to get a telephone call from 8665160115

>> I do not want to get a telephone call from 8665160115  <<

There are several techniques folks have used to supposedly stop further unwanted calls.  Here are some:

Technique	How It Works	Pros / Cons
Do Not Call List	NOT a call blocker!	Prevents calls from legitimate telemarketers ONLY
Blocking service	Simultaneours Ring Blocks crowdsourced list of numbers	Bad Guys can spoof lots of different numbers, but services are quick to react.
Call Blocking Device or App	User chooses numbers for blacklist (blocked)	Bad Guys can spoof lots of different numbers, user must choose what to block.  100% effective against 2nd (or later) calls from same number.
Call Blocking Device or App	User chooses numbers for whitelist  (all others blocked)	Difficult to defeat, but if user forgets to add a friend, the friend is blocked
Call Blocking Device or App	Challenge-Response system (automatic blacklist)	Difficult to defeat.  Robocaller cannot respond to challenge, so number automatically blacklisted. User can also set up their own blacklists or whitelists.  Not 100% effective against human spammer-callers.
Blowing horn or whistle into phone	Irritates spammer	Does not work.  May lead to unanticipated results.*
Arguing with or swearing at spammer	Irritates spammer	Does not work.  May lead to unanticipated results.*
Repeatedly calling the spammer back	May contribute to the problem, rather than the solution	The other phone may be that of an innocent third party, since spammers spoof numbers!
Forwarding the spam call to another phone	May contribute to the problem, rather than the solution	The other phone may be that of an innocent third party, since spammers spoof numbers!
Entering into a LONG discussion with the spammer	Prevents individual spammer from making calls while talking to you	Slows down spammer's call rate, but also ties up your phone.  Does not affect other spammers in the same or different call centers.
Do not answer unfamiliar numbers.  Let call go to message system	Legit callers usually leave message.  Spammers usually hang up after 3 or 4 rings.  Consider blocking the latter.	Some spammers let it ring for more than 4 times
Technique	How It Works	Pros / Cons

* "Unanticipated results" include:

• Spammer sharing your number with other spammers.
• Spammer spoofing YOUR number, so it appears on others' Caller IDs  (see   https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/spoofing-and-caller-id  )

If you want to report potential fraudulent or scam calls, here is a list of links to (mostly government) sites in Canada and the USA were you can report those scams, or learn more about them.

http://phonehelp.2truth.com/complaint_sites.html

For info on FTC and communication initiatives to stop robocalls and other illegal calls, click "FTC", below.


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By all means, ignore the guidance published directly behind your impossible demand. 800Notes is not a messaging service. 800Notes does not send alerts to your callers when you post here, a bulletin board style of website with public access. You must direct your demands to the sources of your unwanted calls.

I don't like to receive phone calls from jail or from people I don't know. If they call again I will have no other course but to sue the police department for the lack of control over the use of the phone. Have them sign to make a call or something

If it's not a scam why do they ask for a credit card before you can talk to the inmate calling?

This is a telmate service for inmates in prison. A search shows several jails use this service. I do not know anyone in jail or prison. A search shows this number to be from Oklahoma County Jail.

Received a call from 866-516-0115. It was the Los Angeles Jail. Someone is in jail.

Who called me this morning from this number?

You could have read any one of the 13 pages of posts to find your answer.

It is a 100% scam from an inmate.

It is a 100% scam from an inmate.

It is a 100% scam from an inmate.

Blocked jail number clogging my email

A call from Washington County Jail powered by Telmate which is an inmate communications service for inmates for over ten years located in Fruitland, Idaho - A search shows this number to be from Fruitland, ID.

Prepaid call accounts are set up by the called party (e.g. the inmate’s family/friends.) to eliminate the problem of collect call blocks. Inmates can place prepaid calls to cell phones, office phones, hospitals and other commercial phone numbers that normally do not accept collect calls. When an inmate calls the end user, the call charges are deducted from the called party's prepaid account.