203-998-7000

Another spammer.

I wish that cell phones had a feature where you could identify a phone number as that of a spammer.  Now I have a bunch of contacts labeled (Spam01, Spam02, etc.) with no ring tone assigned. I have to add spammers like this to those types of contacts.  It would be great if there were ONE button I could press that would do the same thing and I wouldn't have to manage my spam contact list.

Agreed, I do the same thing as you.  I have a long list of SPAM contacts set to no ring and no vibrate.

I label my Crap Caller1, Crap Caller2, etc. I think I'm up to 15 different #s right on my cell phone.  I've saving them for my letter to the FCC.

The FCC has temporarily halted 9 minor unprofitable boiler rooms who will receive a slap on the wrist and be back at it within a few days.  At the height of this telephone debacle it's been said that each call center was making 27 calls a second, which is a whopping 2.4 million calls in a single day.

In the meantime the calls will continue since they are making money with what is called a CNAM revenue-sharing program through companies like http://www.telephonemanagement.net and http://www.CallerID4U.com
In their own words:  'Every day your company makes thousands of outbound phone calls. Every one of those calls generates revenue for many companies, why not yours? Our CNAM revenue-sharing program helps you make money every time a Caller ID request is made by a phone carrier. A high-traffic call center can lose hundreds to thousands of dollars a day to phone carriers by allowing them to charge for access to your own data.'
You can now see why the criminals keep calling even though they know you won't fall for their scam. They are making money even if you don't answer the phone. If someone does make the mistake of answering the phone and falling for their scam then it is just icing on the cake for them. These people are the lowest form of filth on this planet.
There is a blog site that has information on one of these operations:     http://telemarketerspam.wordpress.com
Please read the blog and report violations to the proper authorities.

The criminals behind this operation aren't going to pay attention to you asking to be removed from their list. Their calls cost them almost nothing and they make millions of them so they have no intention of ever removing someone. When you press a key to talk to them all that is accomplished is to verify that they have a working number. Unfortunately blowing an air horn or whistle doesn't work either. Their headset have noise dampeners plus they are expecting it. However with that said if it makes you feel better then by all means give it a shot.

Despite the best interagency enforcement efforts to combat mass marketing fraud, the FBI remains cognizant of the fact that the only enduring remedy for this crime problem lies in consumer education and fraud prevention programs. Toward this end, the FBI has not only produced its own mass marketing fraud prevention materials, but coordinates on other public information efforts with the DOJ, FTC, and the USPIS, among others. The FBI also supports a consumer fraud prevention website in conjunction with the USPIS which can be located on the web at: http://www.stopfraud.gov.  Additionally, further information on mass marketing fraud schemes can be found at www.fbi.gov, www.ftc.gov, www.ic3.gov, and www.stopfraud.gov.

Why hasn't the FBI used the RICO act and gone after these organizations? On October 15, 1970, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1968), commonly referred to as the 'RICO Act', became United States law. The RICO Act allowed law enforcement to charge a person or group of people with racketeering, defined as committing multiple violations of certain varieties within a ten-year period. The purpose of the RICO Act was stated as 'the elimination of the infiltration of organized crime and racketeering into legitimate organizations operating in interstate commerce'. S.Rep. No. 617, 91st Cong., 1st Sess. 76 (1968). However, the statute is sufficiently broad to encompass illegal activities relating to any enterprise affecting interstate or foreign commerce.

What To Do When You Get an Illegal Robocall; http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/robocalls
1.    Hang Up. Do not press 1 or any other numbers to get off the list and NEVER call them back
2.    Consider blocking the number or on a cell phone add it to a contact list and assign NO ring tone
3.    Report it at http://www.fcc.gov/complaints
4.    Report it at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
5.    People should continually file complaints with their Attorney Generals office
6.     Report any criminal activity to the FBI here:    https://tips.fbi.gov

Robocalls are illegal unless you have given them prior permission in writing (not worded into some small print contract from a 3rd party) and are absolutely illegal to a cell phone.  The Telephone Consumer Protection Act permits individuals who have received certain unlawful telemarketing, such as junk faxes or telemarketing calls, to sue the violator in state courts where they may be awarded up to $1500 for each violation.

EVERYONE should be reporting them everywhere that they can. It is important to keep up the pressure even though nothing seems to be getting done, or else the government will just sit back and claim they are doing a good job since there are fewer complaints.
Since this is an obvious attempt at identity theft and is interstate, the FBI should be forced to get involved. Charge them with a CRIMINAL offense and throw them in prison instead of the FCC saying 'Naughty - naughty, now go out and play nice'. (Prosecute them in criminal court instead of civil penalties).

My SPAMMER or DO NOT CALL log contains 67 numbers............. ugh, might be time to get a new number.  I hate these scumbags.  I don't have a 'no ring tone' on my phone, so i set them to the old car horn.  (i love the CRAP CALLER ID, LOL)

First got a call on my cell from this number 203-998-7000 I did not answer.5 minutes later a call from 601-887-0000.

Some phones do.  HTC Android phones have "block caller" if you long-press the number in the call history.  Automatically dumps them to voicemail.

If you use Google Voice, you can just "Block Caller" and it plays a disconnected number greeting for that number in the future.

screen says Stamford, CT

Why the hell are you calling me twice a day. STOP it is annoying

Two calls today, both with only silence.

Two calls in the same day, I'm on the DNCL! WHY are you calling me!?

Once i confirm it is Chris Williams......... etc. -any questions?

and as for the other spammers, any information leading to the physical location of the origin of these calls warants a $10,000 reward and $10,000 once the job is done - I am a business owner and cant afford to change my 20 year plus phone number - every time i get a call could mean a $70k profit ... and am being spammed to frequently. Would you like to have $20,000 in unmarked 1,5 and 10 dollar bills plus a sack of $24k gold? send me the info

Same thing happened to me last 2 days

I get called from this number several times a day.  Since I'm in MO, I can report it on the Attorney General's webpage and I do as this is a cell on the Do Not Call list.  Never anyone there, just hangs up when you answer.

Jacka$$e$ have called from this number 3 times today! Another number called twice! I am getting 3-7 calls a day from these pukes.

I received 3 phone calls in the past 24 hours from this number. I've been dealing with these scammers for over a year. I created a petition awhile back. Please consider signing. We need the government to step up and do something about this!! http://www.change.org/petitions/federal-trade ... ms-top-priority

Not sure who your carrier is but Sprint allows you to block calls via their self manage tools on the web.  Simply type in the number you want blocked and you will not longer get calls from them.

Keep receiving calls from this number. I don't answer them and they never leave a message.

your mobile provider has sold your contact information to a chop shop that has entered your number into a database to call every day until you are so fed up that you will pay for their $4.99 call blocking feature.