202-609-7609

Have called 3 times in last 24 hours,,leaves no message

Once/day April 26-28 so far.  I don't pick up

don't know... left no message.

3 May 2012: received call at 8:19 PM. let it ring, they left no message.

Has anyone developed telephone software that can eliminate telemarketing, thieves, criminals, politicians, charity phone calls.  Their calls are a big waste of our time and energy! It might be better to have door to door salespeople show up at your front door in lieu of receiving garbage phone calls.  At least, when you tell the door to door salesperson you are not interested, they go away.  The telemarketers, scammers, politicians, thieves and charities are like a noxious weeds, they keep coming back no matter whether you threaten or plead with them...go figure? Hey, only in America?

Something to keep in mind about all these continuing bothersome calls for surveys, so called charities and so called charity pickups despite asking them to remove you from their list:

Call centers have sprung up in my town that make use of the survey and the charity loophole around the do not call list; they have been a headache for law enforcement, emergency services, neighboring businesses and residential areas.  When I ask any patrolling officer in town about these call centers, they are quick to state their frustrations about the criminal activity that some of these call centers have brought into the area. Several law enforcement agencies regularly visit some of these call centers looking for warrant arrests etc.  I have heard from sources including from frustrated employees that work for these call centers complaining about the drug activity, vandalism of cars and neighboring businesses, break-ins and theft, drinking while on the job, smoke breaks are actually marijuana breaks, drunk driving, very dangerous driving, tons of tossed out litter of empty liquor containers, trash, food etc.  I’ve even heard that the mangers are also involved in criminal activities and have even preyed on their legitimate employees who are simply trying to eek out a living on horrible wages.  Also the operators are untrained in a very high turn around, poorly managed and dysfunctional work environment.

Also realize this when you call a companies’ customer service line and get horrible service from the call center that’s been hired by the company.  One time while on a call with our bank’s customer service, the operator was so loopy that it required ending the call and calling again to try and get someone else to help, think about that when you call a companies’ customer service and the conversation gets odd, off the wall and obtuse – you may be talking to an operator that’s drunk or on something.  After 6 months of getting a different and wrong answer to our ongoing problem each time we called our bank’s call center, we gave up and closed the account.

With so little police left in our town due to cutbacks, they can’t always respond to vandalism and break-ins when it’s witnessed as they have their plate full responding to the major emergencies, this allows the criminal activity free reign, the neighborhood becomes the hood.  Some insurance companies require proof of private security patrols before they will honor a claim due to vandalism or theft leaving the neighboring businesses off guard and uncovered.  These businesses also have the added cost to hire private security, install security systems/monitoring, upgrade lighting etc.  Then there are the dangers and headaches to the nearby businesses employees such as their cars being vandalized or broken into.  Some businesses simply give in, pickup and move out of town.

One of my neighbors owns a call center and he requires that his operators are bonded, but I guess there’s no laws requiring this – there should be.  Right now in my town it seems like anybody can start up a call center and hire questionable labor for cheap without much regulation.

I my efforts the past several years to try and get something done, I am most struck by the fact that there’s no real help, everyone is more worried about being sued than dealing with the obvious problem - you are on your own....

(202) 609-7609 is from the Restore America SuperPAC called to solicit money for the upcoming presidential election.

Partisan political group seeking $$$.  Group is dishonest, as they use a number for caller I.D. that has been disconnected;  no way to block calls.

WWJD?  Probably not shady crap like Restore Amerikkka does.

Romney campaign solicitation.

Romney campaign solicitation
just keeps calling even though I try to block

this person never specks,just hangs up.

202-609-7609 belongs to "Restore America Voice Pac" a political action committee that will go away after November of 2012. I will be using this number when I apply for insurance online and ask them to call me. That should tie up the line for the next 5 months.

Annoying calls 3 times a day from this number

rec'd a call from this number today, didn't answer.

We keep having the same problems with these loop holes and scammers. We get calls daily almost and at least several times a week. And you'll find all those numbers on these types of websites with everyone complaining yet nothing being done. We're on the national do not call registry and have been for years. We put in a complaint each time we get a call, but still the calls keep coming from the same numbers. And yes, it seems that no one enforces the do not call registry. And even if you answer these calls and maybe there's a person at the other end and you tell them to take your phone number off the list, they say they will but they don't and you get another call later in the week. And has anyone other than me noticed they use cell phone numbers so they can't be traced? I think the only thing we can do is keep a list of each of these types of call, the numbers called from, called to, whether computer or person, what they say their business is, the date and time of the calls and take them to court.

don't believe the hype that Ron Paul can't win.... HE CAN - VOTE WITH YOUR HEART .... don't believe the media's lies!

I blocked the [***] why can't you???/

I got a call from this number and the caller ID said it was from "Defeat Obama".  When I answered, there was silence on the other end.  I guess this sums things up perfectly...the GOP wants to defeat Obama but, other than that, they have nothing to offer this country...

I'm tired getting calls from this number er 3 times a day.  Its from Defeat Obama is what the caller I'd says.

I just called 202-609-7609 and it's some kind of conservative political action PAC.  If you stay on the line and wait for choice numer three (I think) you can put in the phone numer you wish not to receive anymore calls to.  This was a education for me.  My husband and I have been getting these calls for days ... we went from not answering ( eating dinner of course) to answering and still nobody there.  I haven't put my number in yet, but I will, I sure don't want this going on until November.

Cheers
Maureen