202-580-8200

A man with an accent called my business and said he was told to pass on a musical message to me, he started pressing phone buttons-I asked what this was all about and he said have a good day and hung up.  Scary.

received 2 calls from this number

They call repeatedly but I don't pick up when I see them on the Caller ID.  They come up all over the place in a Google search as frauds of some form.

I did not answer this number as I did not recognize it.  They called for an hour and did not leave any messages.  I searched on the Internet and found this site.  It was scary and strange.

call came in at 7:00 pm with recordings about a detective sounded like a sound boards from "ebaums" 202-580-8200 somebody was screwing around

The BTN for all outgoing calls made through Skype is

1-202-580-8200

BTN = Billing Telephone Number aka ANI aka CN.

2025808200 is skype.

Telco VERIZON NEW YORK, INC - New York

Next time they call, inform them you're contacting local authorities and the IP address has been logged with skype.

This person called the call center where I work. When I asked for the number they were calling about they responded mechanically by using what appears to be sound files running on a pc. They continued to respond to whatever questions I  had asked  by using prerecorded sound bytes that were on their computer. I reported them to the company I work for. They asked questions via sound bytes that were vulgar and disgusting and sexual in nature. If and when I find out who the number belongs to and where the call came from im going to prosecute them. I looked at the account they called about and saw  many calls that were made regarding that account that were prank in nature. They used fictitious names and were attempting to get the account moved shut down etc. They are now being investigated by the company I work for.

Hello!

I've posted this on a few other forums as well.  It might be useful to you...

I am one of the callers for whom caller ID shows up as 202 580 8200.  I am a legitimate user just trying to do business.  I have the option to use the regular phone, but I choose Skype when I can (even though the quality can be low).

Why would someone use Skype when a toll-free better-quality 800 number is an option?

Because caller ID cannot be blocked when calling an 800 number.  

*67 blocks caller ID for toll calls but it doesn't work for 800 numbers.  Few people know this.  The result is that companies can collect this piece of data about a customer without the customer being aware of it.  It is not unreasonable for a customer to see this potential as creepy and sinister.  To protect one's self from yet more hidden data collection by companies, a savvy caller uses Skype.  This results in the appearance of the 2025808200 number on the caller lists.

It is true that adolescents and other dopes can abuse their anonymity.  You all should be aware however, that the 2025808200 number represents many different callers, not just one particular joker.  And, as it has been suggested, most of them are legitimate and real business.  In fact, I would like to suggest that they are your SMARTEST customers!  :-)

Crank calls may ultimately be the cost of doing business with 800 numbers.  But, threats are a completely different story.  It is an absolutely legitimate concern of 800-number-using-companies for the law to be able to trace a threat (with due process and all that).  While I don't think it's impossible to trace a call over the internet, it sure is a lot harder than tracing a regular caller ID blocked call.  

Maybe the best bet is to work cooperatively with Skype and the other "powers that be" to figure out a way for the law to trace threats when the occasion presents itself.  It is a bit of a "wild west" situation as things currently stand, I'll give you all that.  If we are all successful in civilizing this little corner of the internet/phone world, customers will be able to protect themselves from hidden data collection, AND companies will be able to protect themselves from threats.

Yours,

Name Withheld (of course! :-) )

Just recieved a stupid call.

Someone calling from this number playing messages back from other people he has called. He is not original. He likes to spend his Saturday nights doing stuff like this. Somebody needs a girlfriend.

We received 2-3 calls from this number about 2-3 minutes in length where they left a voicemail message for us.  There was nothing said, you could hear some breathing on the line and some faint whispering in the background.  Noone ever said anything and 1 call was 1 min and 45 secs in length, one was 4 secs and the other one was exactly 2 mins, none of which we picked up, and voicemail got all 3 calls from this person.  It appears that they are scam artists, fraudulent, people.  Those that do get a live person when this number appears, watchout for them!

We have had several fraudulent transactions associated with this phone number.  DO NOT under any circumstances do any business with anyone using it.  It's organized crime from Eastern Europe.  They have people in California too.

dude... i didnt know they made chat rooms about this stuff. this dude pissed a lot of people off. the message he left me was pretty offensive and i wouldnt want little kids hearing it... but it was pretty funny. everybody got a good laugh out of it, and it made my day!

We just recieved 8 calls from this number -- we work for a call center. Initially we tried calling the number back and of course it didn't work... so we looked it up online and oddly enough everything we just experienced was in here.  That's crazy...

I get this number trying to pass off fraudulent orders at my electronics store.  It happens at least twice a week.  If you see this number, please just ignore them.  They are trying to get products with other people's credit card numbers

Our Call Center received over 20 calls one night from this number. We experienced a woman caller crying. A man caller who was breathing hard. Our call center is open 24 hours. We received the calls during the overnight shift.

Some people have nothing better to do with their time. They need to get a life.

Apparently someone from this number called and changed my CC PIN.  They of course then took some money.  So people hiding their ID thru this number aren't always just pranksters.  I'd just like to know where they got the info to do so.

I got a call on friday at 7pm. i justed wanted to check it out who called and so happen to come across this page from the same number that called me. What is this a freak show or just someone who is watching our every move??????????????????????

This might help you:
I called my cell phone using a calling card from CAN CALL company. On my cell phone it displayed as 1 202-580-8200.