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Got one today, phone rang for a few times and dropped.

Yup... didn't answer it either... mystery continues.

yes.  Didn't pick up.

Got a call this evening, screended it no msg.

Caller ID says Bank of America, looking for my son-in law. So many scammers, they never have me take a message

My husband got the call. They were asking for me. After probing them for the reason they said they were Bank Of America calling about our mortgage. My husband told them we don't have a mortgage through them but it was through XXX company. I stopped my husband right there (he wasn't thinking when he told them) I told them we don't do business with them. She stated that she was calling about added benefits. I told her not to call again.

They call daily and late in the evening.  Never bother to leave a message.   So fricken rude.

educated all-american woman called looking for someone with a mid-eastern first/last name. highly suspicious considering my wife is of that descent. Up To No Good praps govt

I have been receiving these calls from supposedly Bank of America for a year even though I tell them not to call.  I found out that it is not Bank of America, but a company contracted by Bank of America to sell insurance.  The name of the company is GCS (Global Contract Services)  They have call centers all over the U.S. and even in the Phillipines.  They do have a web page.

Frequent caller... never a message.  When I answer, there is usually no one there... when there actually is someone on the line, they want to speak only to my husband (although we have a joint account) about insurance or something.  I have told them numerous times that he works during the day so don't bother calling then.  When I ask to be removed from the call list, they say only the person on the account can do so.  Frustrating.

Got call month ago. They were trying to sell home warranty insurance. Told them not needed, all items covered already. Told them not to call again. They have continued calling once a week.

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Yes, it's Bank of America calling. They've contracted a telemarketing company to sell ID theft andother "value added" junk. They call our number dozens of times per week. We hate them.

We have over six fugures in a couple of accounts with BofA. Not for much longer. We're taking it all back to our Credit Unions. They never do this.

Don't waste your time complaining, or trying to get your number off the list, or even waiting for something to change . THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. America is run by corporations, so everything is a commodity, your data no exception, and your privacy will NEVER be really respected.

YES, Bank of America shares your data with their partners, as any other bank or big corporation - and THEY WILL ALWAYS do so! Go read their privacy statement, the general sense is "if you don't like it - don't use our services". There is no law in USA to force business not to collect and use customers data for profit generation - this is a free market economy. Every business is the same and there's no reason to believe it's going to change, America is too free for that.

So, don't rely on anyone but yourself (maintain businessmen's attitude!), you can do it easily.
If you use a cell phone, get a newer one with an unlimited blacklist feature. As an option, create a contact group for which the phone will never ring or buzz, and add all these pesky numbers to this group.

If you use landline, follow these 5 simple steps:
- Change your phone number and DON'T give it to anyone (no exceptions).
- Get a free Google Voice service (one more phone number), give to everyone as your new number, and set it to forward it to your main number.
- Set up call screening in Google Voice, white list for "friendly numbers" to bypass screening, and black list for "hostile numbers", from which you ever received unwanted calls.
- Set up caller ID at your main number, so when a call comes there, you will know if someone called your number directly or was forwarded by Google voice.
- Don't pick up if it's not a Google forwarded call, and if it's Google - then you'll hear caller's name and have an option to accept or reject the call (it's free Google auto attendant feature). For every call you consider unwanted, go to your Google Voice and add it to black list.

That's all folks! Same works for Skype (not free but dirt cheap) or any other Internet phone service that has black list and call forwarding (most, if not all, have it).

If you think it's "too complicated" or "don't have time", then follow your destiny: continue being an easy prey for businesses, scammers and politicians. This is the only reason why every country needs lazy and low-educated people.