212-662-1932

This call keeps coming up.  Today it rang 2 times and then hung up.

Frequent calls. Leave no message. Hang up when I pick up.

Medical device scams

Medical device scam.  Robocall.  Lies about being referred by a friend of family member.

One of several phone calls with the same message - Medical Alert.

This is a robot call that is targeting seniors, I tried to call back to tell them again to take me off their list. I don't buy from people that call me on the phone.

have seen this number come across a few times now. I don't answer because I don't know anyone in new York. I am hearing from several places that this is a medical scam and it needs to be shut down.

Received a couple calls from this number.. After a couple rings they hang up. I didn't plan on answering call anyway!!

I received a call and didn't answer because the caller I.D. said "New York."   I did a call-back and the phone rang once and then a tone and message:  "beep-beep...the number you have dialed is out of service."

Hi Liz, can you please tell me how to block the unwanted phone calls? Thanks..

Good luck stopping them :-(  We have been on the "DO NOT CALL" (that's a joke!) list for years and it doesn't slow these bottom feeders down a bit!  I can block 5 calls at a time so when I get 5 "new" numbers, I just slot those in.  It helps a little.  It's a crying shame that we have to PAY to stop these stupid calls!!

I have received a call from 212 662 1932 please do not call again   thanks

Phone rang 3 times and stopped no message left

They called and rang twice.  When I picked up, no one was there.  Second time they have called in two days.

By the time I will answer the call from them, THEY will be the senior citizens!

I keep getting calls from this #. Rings 2-3 times and then hangs up.  I have an answering machine - wouldn't it be more polite to at lease leave a messge?

212-662-1932, no caller ID. Probably a scam.

keep getting calls from 212 662 1932 no message called ID says New York

I thought in this country that marketers were not allowed to disobey the do not call list. We can fight wars but can't stop these callers. This is an alarm selling company

Didn't pick up as I've been getting numerous scam calls lately. No message was left on the voice mail. No idea who it is, but I suspect it's a scammer/

3/12/15  READ THIS AND FOLLOW THROUGH

AT&T (T) is one of the most recent big companies to settle a class action lawsuit filed by consumers alleging violations of a little-known federal law that can turn annoyance into cash. AT&T agreed to pay $45 million to resolve a case in which it was accused of making unauthorized automated calls.

Who hasn't gotten an annoying robocall, sales pitch or text spam? They come at inconvenient times, pitch you something you don't want and just plain waste your time.

Regardless of whether it was a telemarketer, a bank or bill collector, there's a chance that what you found annoying could also make you money.

"Every call or text made without your permission is worth a minimum of $500, and if it's intentional, which 99 percent are, each one is worth $1,500," said attorney Billy Howard of the Morgan & Morgan law firm. "These unwanted texts are one of the biggest invasions of our privacy. ... The senator who wrote the Telephone Consumer Protection Act called them the 'scourge of modern civilization.' "

Maybe Money in Your Pocket

"Don't think 'annoying ring,'" he said. "Think 'ka-ching, ka-ching.'"

When Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, it put a big part of the enforcement role in the hands of consumers. The idea was that if telemarketers crossed the lines (there are a lot of rules they have to play by, including when, how, and by whom calls can be placed) they would be penalized $500 to $1,500 for every time they did -- and those fines were to be paid to the affected consumers. But the customers have to speak up.

That 1991 law -- and consumers -- got a big boost last year with provisions that further restrict companies about when they can call you. Even companies that you've done business with before are not allowed to solicit you unless you've explicitly provided consent. Some typical violations:
You get calls for someone else who might have had your number previously.
You are accused of owing money that you don't.
You've told the business to stop calling, but it won't.
Calls before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. local time
Calls to consumers who are on the Do Not Call Registry and didn't give permission to be solicited. (The registry does not limit calls by political organizations, charities or phone surveyors.)
The main way to enforce the violations is to be on the Do Not Call list and file complaints with the Federal Trade Commission, and to make money through lawsuits. That potential has given way to a cottage industry of law firms that aggressively file these types of class action lawsuits.

Banks Have Paid Out Millions

This summer, Capital One (COF) settled what was believed to be the largest ever TCPA class action lawsuit, agreeing to pay more than $75 million for allegedly calling customers' cell phones using an autodialer. The TCP Act frowns on auto-dialed calls that don't involve humans. Bank of America (BAC) paid out $32 million last year to settle a half dozen TCPA lawsuits. Other lawsuits have been aimed at professional sports teams, including the Los Angeles Clippers and Buffalo Bills, and businesses of all sorts that made allegedly unauthorized calls or texts.

The Morgan & Morgan law firm has a helpful graphic that explains what indiscretions make a call or text eligible for TCPA litigation.

If you get a questionable call or text, it's not hard to search the web to see if others have gotten it, too. If a lot of people have, chances are a lawsuit has been started and you can climb aboard.

Another option is a cellphone app called PrivacyStar, which helps users flag and block sketchy calls and texts. It also simplifies filing complaints.

"You'd be blown away to know how often consumers get robocalls on their cell phone after 9 p.m. even though they're on the Do Not Call list -- all of these actions are illegal under the TCPA," said Jeff Stalnaker, CEO of PrivacyStar. "Our users alone file over 50,000 complaints with the FTC each month related to Do Not Call, FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) and TCPA potential violations. Around 6,000 of those are for text spam. Unfortunately, the amount of illegal calls is on the rise, and it seems that the majority of Americans are unaware of the rights they have to defend themselves."