888-010-4321

Same here they (something something Canada) called to ask if We found an offcie or if we were planning to move... I asked why and they hung-up...

Me too! I live in Seaside, Oregon. Woman on the phone says she's from the State of Oregon (I work for Clatsop County/government agency) wants to know if we've found a new office or plan on moving. I said that we had no plans of moving - she hung up. Caller had a thick middle eastern accent. Annoying!!!!!

How annoying are these people.. third call this week and they just hang up. going to send them straight to ansa machine if they call again.... GGGGrrrrrrrrrrr

Same here. They stated they were from the State of Illinois.

they called our business and stated they were from the department of california wanted to know if we had found the new place we were looking to move to? we asked how she got our number and she hung up.  Called the number back and it states that it is disconnected.

Same deal.  I am in Texas and the almost impossible to understand caller said she was from the State of Texas and wanted to know if I was still planning to move my office.  When I asked why does she want to know, she hung up.

They called this morning saying they were from the local economic council and wanted to know if I had found a new office yet. I have had a lot of calls from these idiots, but this is a new number for them.

Obviously this is some sort of scam although I have never figured out what. Never gave them any info or confirmed what they had. Best answer is to say you have no plans to move. Use small words as English is not their first language.

Same up here in Ontario.  This is a big scam that has been going on for years now.  They always claim to be from some government office and then ask about moving.  I'm shocked that they have not been arrested yet, as it's very easy to locate these people through phone IP routing or other means, even if in another country.  Somebody take the reins on this and shut these people down.  It's criminal to impersonate a government body, so what's the wait?

I just don't understand the purpose of these calls--The first few times they called, i told them we had found a new office (as we were is the process of moving).  After a few calls, I got wise and started telling them it was none of their business and that I did not beleive they were calling from the Province of Ontario.  Also, they call from different numbers all the time.  What's the point--what are they doing with the info they collect?  Could be fun to play games with them if we can keep them on the call!

I got the same call asking about moving she called me back 3 times and was incredibly rude.

They have called our office 3 times even after I have told them that we are not interested. They say they work for the state of Michigan when they call us.

Got a phone call today from this number, no message. Will not reply to this caller. Thanks for your postings.

Just got a call saying she was calling from State of Illinois Economic Division and wanted to know if we found new location for our business. When asked where they got info she (with the accent) said from us. When I pushed and asked for a supervisor she said "that's okay ma'am" and hung up. When I called the number back recording from phone company says "not a valid number".

We JUST got a call from this number... caller identified themselves as "Sherman Design" asking if we have found a new office location as of yet... when probed, the caller insisted a colleague from their office had called us a year ago and they were just checking back to see if we had found a new location so they could update their information.  When I said I was confused by this call as we had never spoken to anyone about a potential move, the caller said, "F*** YOU" and hung up...

I have experienced the same thing here in Missouri.  I have been answering the phones for this company for 2 weeks and I have received the same call a minimum of 6 times a day!  When I asked what his name is he says it's Chris Harris...a very american name for someone who can hardly speak any english.  He claims he is from the State of Missouri and is updating their records.  When I asked him what he is updating he flip flops back and forth between our interest in moving offices within the next 6 months (which we are not) and updating his records for the IT manager...He calls from this number and from 214-716-0270 which is located near Dallas, TX.  I called the Dallas number back and he answered.  Something needs to be done about this...it is turning into harassment as far as I am concerned!

Just finished up some more research on this 888-010-4321 phone number...it is a mobile number from India...it and MANY more numbers are listed on Bizwise website.

These guys call every other day "from the state of California business development"
have you found a new building yet?

We tell them we are not looking and they continue to call

If I could find a number for them I would rig up an auto dialer to call them every 5 mins for the next week.

They asked me if I found a new location, I answered Yes, because yes or no is correct answer in my case and they hung up.Very weird!

I have no idea who they are but they call weekly. I've asked to speak to a supervisor, and they either hang up, or transfer me, then hang up. Once they left the mic live while talking to a manager. I gather they aren't happy to have anyone look behind the curtain at the Great and Powerful Oz.

Here's why they are calling.

SCAM ALERT: SCAM TELEMARKETERS TARGETING OREGON BUSINESSES

April 13, 2011

In recent days the Oregon Department of Justice has received numerous complaints about a phone scam targeting Oregon businesses. The fake telemarketers pose as state employees calling from Business Oregon, the Oregon Business Development Department, or similar name variations of the state's lead economic development agency. The callers inquire whether the business has moved recently and the size of their workforce. Oregon Attorney General John Kroger and Business Oregon warn businesses not to respond to these fake phone calls.

Based on the complaints received to date, the scam telemarketers are calling from: 1-800-247-4047. If your business receives a call from 1-800-247-4047 do not answer and inquire with your phone company about how to block receiving calls from this number.

Oregon businesses are not the sole target of this telemarketing scam, rather, similar calls have been made to Washington, Minnesota, California, Colorado and Canadian businesses. In each instance, the fake telemarketers tell businesses they are with the state economic development office and ask for moving and employee information. In several cases, when a business has responded to the questions asked, new monthly charges appeared on the business' phone bill. Oregon Department of Justice investigators are looking into this scam right now, but one theory is that the callers are trying to "cram" new services onto the business' phone bill. "Cramming" has been around since the deregulation of the telephone industry and happens when a company adds a charge to a phone bill for a service that was never requested, agreed to, or used.

If your business received a call from the fake telemarketers and your business answered any questions both Attorney General Kroger and Business Oregon recommend contacting your phone service provider immediately to prevent erroneous charges from being added to your phone bill.