180-050-9652

keeps calling

Not sure where these guys came from. The guy who answered the phone said they were from ICS Info Services. Tried to look up in whitepages/ yellowpages/ ASIC sites but no such company. They were offering to come to the house for a discussion about tax break and will give u a workbook. The lady who was promoting this was really persistent. Watch out!

called 3 times in past 3 weeks, asking about income/house/mortgage. offering come to your house for 45-60 minutes free information etc..., but they never come....., better watch out!!

keeps calling my house phone, never had the problem when I was with BT, now I have switched over to Talk-Talk,it seems they sell on your number.

Even though TPS (telephone preference service) covers cold calls from the UK, it does not from International numbers. :(

several calls to my mobile.  all hang up as I answer.

Called my mobile a couple of days ago and said I had won a choice of free dvd's. It was a bad line, so I said I wasn't interested, and hung up. They've called me again today but I ignored it.

Got several calls from these people with South Asian accents - very persistent requesting financial information. Wished to make an appointment to discuss tax minimization strategies, so I was not impressed. I pointed out that their techniques also breached Federal Privacy Law by being unresonably persistent in seeking personal information. Only after being very abrupt would they go away.

Called my home phone telling me they were not telemarketers and weren't trying to sell me anything that they were completing a survey and that they would not call again. They asked questions about employment/property ownership and market value/income and how much I owed on my home loan.I told them alot of the info they wanted was confidential and they laughed and said I may be eligable for a free info pack on how to pay off my mortgage in 10yrs and save 50% on tax each year.I then recieved a call the following week asking if I remebered talking to them and they wanted to set up an appointment to come to my house however, they had information I did not tell them like my husbands name and made their own assumption as to how much I earn per year and when they told my the house address they had for me it was definately not mine! I think they just pick numbers from service providers. They rang me to confirm my appointment I told them I was unable so they say a their manager Kate or Brett will call back in a few weeks, lets see what happens next????

I have been houndeed by these scumbags for the past three months, even this week they ring my home as well as mobile and if you answer they just hang up. have no idea what this is all about. just becareful and don't give out any information or do as I do and tell them whatever comes to mind, you know once upon a time and half ago..... well anyways i am sure you get the idea. Identity fraud is on the increase and every body should be extremly wary of these idiots.

My wife received a 'survey' call from these guys, which was followed up to me with an offer to save $1000s on tax etc.  Very high pressure, refusal to listen, take no for an answer or deviate from the script, which ended up working on my excessive sense of politeness.

We accepted a visit from a consultant.  It turns out this number (ICS) must be telemarketing contractors.  The company using them is Emery Group (emerygroup.com.au).  They appear to be a regular financial advice company based in Perth with a focus on real estate.  What they are selling is a 2 hour 'educational session' for couples at a cost of $40.  From what I can gather they will use it to present a plan of continual gearing, borrowing against your house (e.g. 'buying an investment property every 2 to 3 years') with a particular tax setup.  Presumably the investment properties are found through them.  Supposedly they do not contact you after the session, leaving it up to you to contact them.

Keep receiving calls from this number, the guy has an indian accent. Very persistant in getting personal details and setting up an appointment for someone to come to my house to see me. Apparently can save up to 50% on tax etc etc. Will not take NO for an answer. Be very weary... these sleezbags are dodgy!!!

CARE: they are also giving out 1800509443 as a number to call back on.
I had the same issues as everybody else, persistence bordering on harrassment to book an appointment and I got really concerned about how they had got my name, phone number and address and what they were doing with the information they had collected. So I requested them to destroy all of my information and telephone number and not contact me again.
I rang the caller ID number and requested information on the company (care: I have no way of verifying that any of the below details are legitimate)
Company name: ICS Information Contact Services (located in South Melbourne)
They are QUOTE "a private advisory bureau" (which I queried the meaning of and was advised that they educate tax agents and financial advisors)
Pls exercise care and don't release any information.

I have also received a phone call from this number on 27 October 2009 at 17:05. Again, it was a male with an Asian accent. I asked him if he was a salesman and he replied "Ummmm errr not exactly...", then went on to trying to sell me house insulation. The call then was brought to an abrupt end when I explained to him that I already have perfectly good house insulation.

I am TCP registered but as others have already said, this sadly cannot stop international calls. I am going to circulate this number to my friends and family.

Asian lady who we could not understand.
Very persistent.
Hung up on them.

Wish I'd had a chance to look these guys up on the net while I was on the phone to them.  They tell you that they got their information from a survey you particpated in within the last 6 months, however some of the information (such as my name and the address) were wrong, which they say must have been as mistake made at the time of the survey.  They are very persistent and although I was suss, I did fall for making an appointment, although I advised them I would need to call me the day before to confirm, which they haven't done so I presume they don't want me to back out (which I will be doing in a hurry!!!).  They did say that I could ask the rep to leave at any time and they would do so, so guess I will be testing that theory.

Claiming to be, "Information Contact Services from South Melbourne", twice strong Indian accents.  Annoying, they refuse to take "don't call me" as a response.

Received a call from what I can only assume was this number as it came up on my phone as "OVERSEAS". Female caller with Indian accent. Asked her how she got my number and she immediately told me she was not a telemarketer and was not trying to sell me anything, that she was ocnducting a survey. I asked how for and she said ICS. I asked who they were and she said "Information Customer Survey". I asked again who that is and she said they are in South Melbourne and are doing a survey. She then asked me if I work full time and I said "I am not answering your question. You have not told me who you are and why you are callling". She kept saying she was from ICS and was doing a profile of employment etc... I said "Yes, but who is it for, the government, a university, who are you doing research for????". She would not give me information so I told her to please remove my name from whatever register she had gotten it from. Before I could say anything else she hung up on me.

Wow! Just got another call 10min later from "Jenny" from ICS. Repeated the exact same spiel and when I asked if she was the person who had hung up on me she hung up on me AGAIN!

6 .00 PM. Received a phone call from someone claiming to be from ICS in South Melbourne. I told her I was on the 'do not call' list, and her call was illegal, and I would be reporting it to the police.

Hi
I received a call tonight, supposedly from a Tania from ICS.  I, like many others are on the 'do not call' list, however, 'research companies' are currently excluded.  I said to her that if she answered one of my questions, I would answer hers.  My question was, where are you calling from?  She went back to her script and stated she was from ICS in South Melbourne.  I insisted, that if she answered one of my questions, I would answer hers, at which point she hung up on me.

I googled and like others communicating on this site found that it is probably not a so called 'research' company.

PS// appears that we can turn the tables on these companies that call us at home, regardless of whether we are on the Do Not Call List, by asking Telemarketer, a personal question, for eg,
What company are you calling from and where is it's physical location
What country are you calling from?

Cheers
Margaret