305-209-XXXX

Asking about a cat. Then saying that texting the wrong number was ***e. Obviously a scammer of some kind

Texting about broken needles and hospital visit.

hi can we meet

They called looking for a person I do not know

Just another one from that eat sh_t and die crowed

No msg just calls,?? Caller ID said PHT also,??

no message ...just ***g up.

Phone rings. No talk.

selling security system

Has called 6 times so far today. Doesn't leave a message. Caller ID says PHT? Anyone know who this is?

Called twice within a 10 min. period, didn't leave a message. No name on caller ID

CONSTANTLY CALLING EVERY DAY

Sp--no message

NOTE: Even though the call I just got was a ****-up, before I could even answer, I researched it, and so I know the caller is: Creative Solutions Marketing | Reward Redemptions | Neighborhood Resolutions. The word on them is that they're a telemarketer, as well as so****ing of a scammer which tries to obtain one's credit card number by promising so****ing free if one will simply pay a small (usually $4.95) fee for shipping/handling. In the case of the call to me today, though, it wasn't for that, as I explain, below. Here, then, is my report: I just got a call -- just two rings, and then a ****-up -- from 305-209-9901 on an AT&T cell phone, the number of which quite literally no one on the planet (except my wife, and AT&T, of course) has. I use and always give out a Google Voice number (which is forwarded to my cell; and using the phone's Google Voice app I can easily call back out on my Google Voice number) so, a***n, no one has my cell's real/native number; everyone only has my Google Voice number (and my toll-free number); and, of course, through the Google Voice web interface, I can easily control how any calls in to that number are handled. And even if I accidentally dial-out on the cell's native number, it's auto-caller-ID-blocked (which 800 numbers can punch through, though, so remember, everyone: never count on callerd-ID-blocking to protect you if you call any toll-free number). Some kinds of non-toll-free numbers may also punch through caller-ID blocking, too, so never****ume you're fully protected by it... hence yet another reason why I never call-out on my phone's native number; and only expose my Google Voice number to the world. Google Voice, by the way, is also useful if you c****e cell providers and get a whole new cell number. If you've been using Google Voice all along, so that no one knew your cell's real/native number anyway, then it's easy to forward your Google Voice number to the new phone, and get the Google Voice app for it, and everyone will still know how to reach you because the only number they've ever known for you is the Google Voice number, and even though you have a new phone and native number, they can still reach you; and your calls to them, through Google Voice, still show-up properly on their phones as coming from you. My point, in any case, is that the 305-209-9901 caller was obviously predictive-dialer/robo-calling, using a dialer that's just running through the phone numbers, in numeric order, to see which ones will ring a normal ring versus which ones ring and then cut right to a not-in-service tone and message. Obviously, then, the caller is creating a list of valid phone numbers so that it can turn around and sell them to someone. That both my phone's native number, and my Google Voice number (and my home number, too; and my wife's cell's number) are all in the DO NOT CALL registry obviously matters not. Those whose number IS in the DO NOT CALL registry, though, and who get a call from 305-209-9901, should definitely go to... https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx?panel=2 ...and file a complaint. The more complaints there are, the more likely appropriate law enforcement authorities will go after the caller. It's a quite huge fine per call for the caller who ignores the DO NOT CALL registry. Quite huge! And state attorneys general offices will, indeed, pursue it if enough people complain. Most cell phones will allow any incoming calling number to be blocked. With most Android phones, simply go to the call log and find the 305-209-9901 number listed there; then press on it to open its own record in the log; then press on the little rise-up menu ****on at the left, on the bottom to cause a little menu to rise-up from the bottom; and somewhere on that menu should be an option like "add this number to the rejection list" or so****ing like that. Press that option, and then press the little "back" ****on (usually second-from-the-right at the very bottom) to back all the way out of the call log. That should do it. The precise steps on your phone, of course, may vary; and so you may need to either figure it out or, heaven forbid, consult the user manual. Of course, if 305-209-9901 called your Google Voice (or any similar) number which has a nice web interface, and the ability to block an incoming call from it, then, by all means, go do so. In Google Voice, be sure to choose the blocking option that plays the "number has been disconnected or is no longer in service" auto-message. The robo dialer, upon hearing that, will (or at least should) permanently remove the number from its call list. However, since this call was strictly a fishing trip for the caller, to see what numbers ring, and what numbers are not in service, then it's obviously not going to respect and do what I just described. Whatever you do, though, don't call back the 305-209-9901 number. Just block it, and move on with your life. When/if the company s****s calling from a different number, then come back to a place like this to verify that it's what you think it is, and then block it, too, from your call log. Life's too short to worry too much about it. Just quickly research, then block, then move on. Simple as that. Hope that helps. Gregg L. DesElms Napa, California USA gregg at greggdeselms dot com Caller: Creative Solutions Marketing | Reward Redemptions | Neighborhood Resolutions Call Type: Telemarketer

I called after reading the post from Gregg DesElms I pushed one at the automated systems prompt which did confirm the company name Greg provided. A woman with a very heavy foreign accent came online and began her spiel. I allowed her to finish. She finished off with "Can I have your 1st and last name so we can continue [inaudible]". I told her "No, I'm reading about your company online and it says here that you are collecting peoples credit card information fraudulently". At this point I expected to get ***g up on or told no. Instead she went on to explain more about what she wanted. Basically an overview of what she had already said. I told her "No," once a***n and "--what I am saying is, is that I am reading about your company online and it says here that you are basically robbers, thieves ". She asked "Excuse me sir"? I repeated myself and said "So you are thieves is that right, you steal credit card numbers and use them is that true"? I really thought that by now she would have ***g up. Did she? No. Instead she says "Yes, that is correct." I repeated the last step of the process once more to make sure, and received the same reply. Granted as I stated above she did have a very heavy foreign accent and therefore may not have understood me. But really if that is the case would you truly want to be providing any of your personal information over the phone to such a company?