Central Office:
BRANDON, TX - TEXAS WINDSTREAM, INC.
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fed up -
05-02-2013
This is only one of several numbers that call me from the same outfit. The automated calling system they use is spoofing cell phone numbers from all over to try to make people pick up. Just for example a few that are on my recent call list on my phone- Las Vegas-NV, Tucson,AZ-CO, USA-NY, USA-Kent, WA- and those are just in my last 60 calls. The pitch starts with a recording that says "The FBI reports a home is broken into every 15 seconds in the US.". This has been going on for about 6 months for me. Nothing you do will make them stop. I've tried it all...press 2 to get off the list-BS they called back in under 15 minutes on that one. Press 1 to talk to a rep- Most times they just hang up no matter what you say. One day I asked the guy if the FBI had any statistics on telemarketers being tracked down and getting the S**T slapped out of them. He tried to say something back and I hung up on him. I spent about 2 days a few months back digging into this deal, and the best I can figure out from what I found is that they are a 3rd party contractor for some legitimate business that is violating the do not call list. That's the reason for the intricate phone number spoofing, so they don't end up with a bunch of FCC complaints on the same number and they stay under the radar of the authorities. They get paid if the call is picked up no matter what. Whether you, OR your voicemail opens the line. To them open line=successful call. It's a question of pure volume that they can report and verify back to their client. It's a disaster and I don't see it ending anytime soon. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but If they've got your number you're pretty much screwed.
This is only one of several numbers that call me from the same outfit. The automated calling system they use is spoofing cell phone numbers from all over to try to make people pick up. Just for example a few that are on my recent call list on my phone- Las Vegas-NV, Tucson,AZ-CO, USA-NY, USA-Kent, WA- and those are just in my last 60 calls. The pitch starts with a recording that says "The FBI reports a home is broken into every 15 seconds in the US.". This has been going on for about 6 months for me. Nothing you do will make them stop. I've tried it all...press 2 to get off the list-BS they called back in under 15 minutes on that one. Press 1 to talk to a rep- Most times they just hang up no matter what you say. One day I asked the guy if the FBI had any statistics on telemarketers being tracked down and getting the S**T slapped out of them. He tried to say something back and I hung up on him. I spent about 2 days a few months back digging into this deal, and the best I can figure out from what I found is that they are a 3rd party contractor for some legitimate business that is violating the do not call list. That's the reason for the intricate phone number spoofing, so they don't end up with a bunch of FCC complaints on the same number and they stay under the radar of the authorities. They get paid if the call is picked up no matter what. Whether you, OR your voicemail opens the line. To them open line=successful call. It's a question of pure volume that they can report and verify back to their client. It's a disaster and I don't see it ending anytime soon. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but If they've got your number you're pretty much screwed.
Caller type: Telemarketer
Number: 254-632-5874
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