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Old 09-10-2009, 10:09 AM
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annoying calls from (201) 775-4966 / 2017754966

Has anyone else experienced a phone call from this number? I googled it and many people tend to have this number calling them over and over non stop. I just experienced it yesterday. I wonder if i could block this number or get off their list.

I picked up the phone call and said hello many times, but no one answered and then they hang up within a couple of seconds. I picked up the second time and it did the same thing. So far i've been rejecting the call and it still makes a call to me almost every half hour or so. WTF?
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Try calling your carrier to report it. Not sure if there is anything they can do.
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Old 09-10-2009, 10:47 AM
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i just called back the number.. it said i was calling their customer service line, but didn't say what company or name. It said to press 2 to add my number to their "do not call list." Lets see how it goes!
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It's a company that randomly generates numbers for their automated dialer to call. Once you pick-up, they know the line is live and that the call actually goes to someone, so, they make note of it in their database and sell your phone number (along with 10's of thousands of others in your area code) to companies or organizations that want phone numbers in your area - usually those calling on behalf of political campaigns.

DNC laws and regulations are useless against them.
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