800-895-0999

keeps calling my phone. says it is the smith company. when i direct dial it i get an extentions listing. i keep hitting or dialing differnt extentsions. two of the name ended in weird things like "china' or "magazine" played with their ext. listing over and over. I am sure it is not legit. maybe a porn thing or something. noone answers.

Really irritating people. Says "Hello", and then thats it. No word after it, and then will disconnect after 20-30 seconds. The number changes to something else many a times.
Of course, its almost daily since past few weeks. Oct-Nov' 07.

Just got a call on my cell phone from that number on a Sat. morning at 10:20.  I'm in the metro DC area.  I picked up but didn't say a word, they hung up after 12 seconds.

called 3/15/08 to my house number in NJ.  didn't say anything, no recording.  research and call back tells me is the smith company, a telemarketer at "http://www.thesmithco.com/"

Probably fundraising or subscriprion renewal.  
Their website states ...
The Smith Company has provided services to


CURRENT

American Civil Liberties Union
American Chemical Society
American Diabetes Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Connecticut Public Television
Democratic National Committee
EMILY'S List
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
KNME - New Mexico Public Television
Maryland Public Television
National Parks and Conservation Association
Pacifica Radio Network
Public Broadcasting Atlanta
Smithsonian
WBUR - Boston Public Radio
WDET - Detroit Public Radio
WJHU - Baltimore Public Radio
Whitman Walker Clinic

MAGAZINE CLIENTS

American Spectator
National Geographic
Boston Magazine
Chicago
Chronicle of Higher Education
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Columbia Journalism Review
Discovery Channel Monthly
Education Week
Horticulture
Jerusalem Post
Kiplinger Washington Editors
Life
Log Home Living
National Geographic Society
The New Republic
NBA Inside Stuff
Philadelphia Magazine
Smithsonian
Sports Illustrated For Kids
Sports Illustrated
Teacher
TV Guide
U.S. News & World Report
Washington Post National Weekly
Washingtonian

PAST/OCCASIONAL

Aids Resource Center
Amnesty International USA
American Aids Political Action Committee
American Association of Health Plans
American Kidney Fund
American Red Cross in Greater New York
American Rivers
American Society of Landscape Architects
Americans for Democratic Action
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
George Washington University Hospital
Human Rights Campaign
The League of Conservation Voters
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Wildlife Federation
National Women's Health Network
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Planned Parenthood of Metro Washington

Virginia NOW
The Washington Ballet
WAMU - Washington, DC Public Radio
WETA TV & Radio
WNYC - New York City Public Radio
The Wilderness Society
Women's Campaign Fund

E-mail us at: mslewion@thesmithco.com

Called this morning, left no message. Tried to call them back, got a very odd ring tone, not like US ring tones at all.

Yes. They called and called and called and called to the point where I just took the phone off the hook one night. I called the number back and they were polite saying it was some type of marketing group. I told them to take me off the damn list.

I just checked my caller ID. They've called 15 times in the last 30 days, 8 times in the last 11 days. Almost always between 7 and 8 PM except on Saturdays when it's between 11 am and noon. They never leave a message and if I answer the phone, there's no response. I called the number back. Strange (international type?) ring. Recorded answer roughly: "You've reached the general mail box of the Smith Company. If you wish to be purged from our calling lists, record your number. It will take approximately 5 business days to remove it from all our lists." I left my number and a message that they were breaking the law since the number is on the FTC Do Not Call list, hoping that this isn't like Spam where if you respond you make matters worse!

You can call 202-895-0900 to get their corporate office and ask them to take you off the list.

Based on Amy's 7/2/09 comment about stopping the calls from 800-895-0999, I called Smith Co. at their 202-895-0900 number. The woman who answered the phone identified herself as a manager. I told her that I was tired of getting repeated calls from them and not having anyone on the other end of the line when I answered. I asked and she said she would remove my number from their lists. She allegded that their equipment was randoming calling numbers and hanging up. I informed her that if they did not stop calling, I would report them to the FCC for making harrasing calls. Let's see what happens.

Called 2/9/2010 at 12:34 PM.  Another scammer to call block, eh?

I am a National Do Not Call List member who receives daily calls from 800-895-0999.  This caller should be made to stop calling me and the many other private residences who are also receiving these calls.

keep calling me, no message left.
Keene, NH

if you are on the DoNotCallList, file complaints.  If enough are filed, they get fined. It only takes a minute:
https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx?panel=2

This firm has no responsibility; I don't care who the collect funds for. Do report to the do not call list if you are registered. As one respondent noted the more complaints the greater the chance that they can be stopped.

Missed their call (thankfully).  To be fair, you may be exempt from the Do Not Call registry protection if you do business with any of their (Smith Co.) clients.  See JLV's post above.  Also see the Federal Trade Commission page http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt107.shtm , specifically items 28 to 32.

A reverse number search at 411.com revealed that the phone number belongs to The Smith Co., a telemarketing firm in Washington, D.C. Here is their information from their Web site, including an e-mail address:

The Smith Company
4455 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 600
Washington DC 20008
(202) 895-0900
Fax (202) 895-0910
www.thesmithco.com

Reaching the Future through the Telephone
The Smith Company is a trailblazer. From the start, we broke with tradition and set out to provide far more than the typical “full service” telemarketing firm. We wanted to give our clients what others had not...

E-mail us at:  mslewion@thesmithco.com

call, ask for a person, don't explain what they are or who they represent.

Called my home #; no message, Caller ID gave this #.

I received a call from this number last night at 7:44 PM. I saw the 800 number coming in and let it go to my answering machine. The call did not speak for the first 10-15 seconds, but then could hear the person taking the phone off mute or juggling the receiver to get on the line and came on and asked for me by first and last name. The person had a very strange voice, funny pitch, possibly Asian. At first my husband thought it was a crank call from a friend, but I told him it was an 800 number.