8185918391

Pete, let us know how you're doing with the staying on the line thing. They're also calling me uninvited and I'm on the no call list as well. However, I called the BBB to find out that when you submit a BBB report, this disreputable company receives all of the information you place on the BBB's online form, including your full name and address. I'm unwilling to give them all that, since they can't be trusted with my phone number.

8 calls in a day on my cell phone. No ID, no answer

I've been getting multiple calls per day from this number.  Today alone they've called 17 times already!  They never leave a message.  I never answer calls with Caller ID I don't recognize, and I've blocked this number so they get disconnected after one ring.  But the constant calls have gotten so irritating I've turned off my ringer.  I definitely consider this harassment at this point.

Have called me 5 times already - never leave a message. I'm on DNC list; I work at home and this is very annoying. I filed a DNC complaint.

A few points to consider, then the solution to your problems with calls from this number.

1. FCC Do-Not-Call registry does not apply to all entities. For example, political and non-profit organizations are exempt. See the DNC FAQs on the FCC site for details

2. Most exempt organizations have an internal DNC list.

3. The BBB only has power over BBB accredited businesses. And even on those, they only have limited power. Some non-accredited businesses will respond to complaints on the BBB site if they're respectable and do their due dilligence.

Solution for this number: Answer the call or call the number back and listen to their message. It has specific instructions on how to add your number to their internal DNC list. Nuff said.

This number calls me several times I day.

Have gotten dozens of calls over multiple weeks. Finally picked up the phone. No one was on the other end. I said "please take my # off your list." We'll see if they do...

Robbybait, thanks for offering suggestions but:

1) BBB doesn't have any "power" at all. They are a mediation service. If the business cares about whether they have a good rating with BBB (e.g., A+ vs. F), then they will cooperate with the BBB to resolve complaints. This is true whether the business is accredited or not. The "accreditation" simply means that the business has agreed to meet BBB standards, so it implies that they care about the rating and will cooperate.

2) It is not clear in the case of Harris Direct that they qualify as a not-for-profit fundraiser.

3) Several of us have done exactly what you suggested but either no one is on the other end, or he/she is there but doesn't speak, and any request made to remove your number is ignored.  I have picked up three calls in the past three days that fall into this category, and obviously the calls will continue regardless. Contacting the business may be viewed by it as your agreeing to be a "customer" which they deem gives them the right to contact you again under DNC rules. So neither is a solution for companies like this who just continue to annoy people.

Hey folks, it appears to me from the Q&As on the FTC site that this company is NOT exempt, as a third party fundraiser:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt107.shtm

"29.
Are calls from political organizations or calls soliciting for charities covered?

Political solicitations are not covered by the TSR at all, since they are not included in its definition of “telemarketing.” Charities are not covered by the requirements of the national registry. However, if a third-party telemarketer is calling on behalf of a charity, a consumer may ask not to receive any more calls from, or on behalf of, that specific charity. If a third-party telemarketer calls again on behalf of that charity, the telemarketer may be subject to a fine of up to $16,000 ."

Also, the company's email address on their own website is invalid: info@harris-direct.org

If you want to contact them, unfortunately, you have to submit the email through their website's Contact page.

Receiving calls weekly from 818 5918391.  When you look up the number on ZABASearch, you only see landline and the location, Winnetka, CA.  Hopefull this incoming number will or can be blocked!

This call is from Harris Direct Marketing.  They represent many charitable organizations, as well as political organizations.  

To be removed, call  (818) 222-3470, then press 0 at the automated greeting.  Ask them to remove your number.  They will also let you know which organization is affilitated with your number.

I too have been getting these calls from Harris Direct. They say if you don't want the call to leave your phone area code and phone number, so I did, and am still getting the calls. I am on the DNC list. A lot of good that is doing, I have been getting these calls nonstop every day for the last two weeks.

call the number back. i did and got a recording with an option to remove your # from their system.

if you made any donations to either the democratic party or some relief organizations they are targeting you as a potential donater

they have been calling me nonstop for weeks. finally called the number mike gave (818) 222-3470 and pressed "0". they kindly removed me from their "lists". hope it works.

[***] doctors without borders for hiring these incompetent idiots to run their phone campaign. they have lost an entire office worth of support. dumbasses.


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this is doctor's without borders irresponsible telemarketing firm. i called and spoke with a development assistant at their NYC headquarters...they will put you on the do not call list. this is CRAZY F-UP'd TELEMARKETING! THESE PEOPLE ARE ON CRACK! they call me like three times a day. and instead of letting it be a missed call i answer and just sit there. a few times i was in the john and i flushed the toilet in their ears which is the most appropriate response to this kind of aggressive [***]. doctors without borders will NEVER GET A SINGLE CENT FURTHER FROM ME AS A RESULT OF THIS [***] BEHAVIOR.

Contact Us
USA Headquarters

333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY  10001-5004

Phone: 212-679-6800
Fax: 212-679-7016

Make a donation online or toll-free at 1-888-392-0392.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Calling the 818-222-3470 number seemed to work.  At least I reached a person who promised to remove me from their list.  If this is truly a Doctors Without Borders connection, that organization has seen its last donation from me.  What a disappointing link to what I have always believed to be a great organization.

Harris Direct calls people according to donations they have made in the past.  If you donated to Doctors without Borders, that's who you'll get a request from.  If you donated to the Democratic National Committee, it will be from them.  Political solicitations are not required to honor the Do Not Call list.

Expect a lot of this just prior to an election.  Actually, it's a smart thing for someone like DWB or DNC to do, as you've already indicated with your donations that you support their cause.  It is annoying, however, that it is so difficult to get off their list.

I got a call from this number and it read "Harris Direct".  Didn't answer it.