  jjoshuaPremium
join:2001-06-01
Scotch Plains, NJ
kudos:1 | How can I file a complaint against them I'm on the do-not-call list and I can show that I was called from spoofed numbers.
How can I file a complaint? | |
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 | | | Re: How can I file a complaint against them I've been complaining to the FTC for some time, all the information is on their website. I noticed the calls had tailed off lately after a year of them -- so thanks, Verizon. | |
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| Re: How can I file a complaint against them said by Karl Bode:I've been complaining to the FTC for some time, all the information is on their website. I noticed the calls had tailed off lately after a year of them -- so thanks, Verizon. I noticed they tailed off also, but they seem to be back - just got a call at home the other day and my son actually received a snail mail version. | |
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join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
kudos:3 | Re: How can I file a complaint against them well every time I get that lame call I try to be as rude as possible and make the telemarketer sorry | |
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| | | |  en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Re: How can I file a complaint against them I try to get them to 'stay on the call' as long as possible, chewing up their valuable time, without giving them requested information.
Also, I use the tactic that many companies use...
'is there a number that I can call back in the event that we get disconnected'.
Get that number and info and put it in the do-not-call site.
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join:2004-01-15
Santa Monica, CA | Re: How can I file a complaint against them said by en102:Also, I use the tactic that many companies use... 'is there a number that I can call back in the event that we get disconnected'. Get that number and info and put it in the do-not-call site. I tried that with one of those calls, and the guy said "Let me spell the number out for you, just read it back to me when I'm done." You can probably guess what the number was... | |
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| | | | BarneyBadAssBadasses Fight For FreedomPremium
join:2004-05-07
00001 | said by DarkLogix:well every time I get that lame call I try to be as rude as possible and make the telemarketer sorry Of course what I get is a recorded message. How do you get a person?
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| |  kontosxyzzy
join:2001-10-04
West Henrietta, NY | That's odd. I've heard people complaining about them for a while. I got my first one about a month ago, and they've called back about once a week since then. | |
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|  fireflierCoffee. . .Need CoffeePremium
join:2001-05-25
Limbo | File a complaint like any other number but don't expect much to be done because most of them are spoofed.
Also, if it's to your cell phone, file your complaint with the FCC, not the FTC. The FCC is the agency that goes after pricks making unsolicited telemarketing calls (particularly those using pre-recorded messages) to cellular phones.
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 SLDPremium
join:2002-04-17
San Francisco, CA | Civil? This was settled in civil court? I'd think it would be criminal. Hopefully the Fed's will rape them next for all of the violations to the Do Not Call list. I get the stupid spoofed calls at least twice a week - last one was a few days ago. | |
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join:2009-02-19
00000 | $50K? Should be $100M These acts are so blatant the fine should be large enough to guarantee bankruptcy for the offenders. | |
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| | | Re: $50K? Should be $100M Yeah, I thought it was amazingly low, too. | |
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| | BitPremium
join:2009-02-19
00000 | Re: $50K? Should be $100M At only $50K their criminal activities could easily have been profitable.
It's like robbing a bank, getting $250K and getting a $5K fine for it. How is that going to stop people from robbing banks? | |
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| | | DarkLogixPremium
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
kudos:3 | Re: $50K? Should be $100M agreed 50K is just a tap on the wrist | |
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|  DaveDudeNo Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
kudos:1
1 edit | It should be 100,000 a call. Alot of people have used cellular time too. I like to be fair but this is way too low. | |
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| |  ptrowskiGot Helix?Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
kudos:4 | Re: $50K? Should be $100M They have called my wife's office number, her cell, my cell, and her work provided Blackberry.
These guys are the scum of the earth. | |
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|  ropeguruPremium
join:2001-01-25
Mechanicsville, VA | Re: numbers Pick an area code, set auto dialer to dial every availble number in that area code. That is all they needed.
At work we have several banks of numbers that are sequential. You knew when an aoto dialer hit that bank because all the phones started ringing one after the other. | |
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| | 20 of those calls to my Cellphone so far... .. and I don't even own a car!
Latest one came 3 days ago, while I was napping.
Glad to see someone taking a stab at those jackasses!
-NK | |
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| | | Re: 20 of those calls to my Cellphone so far... My son got a few of those, and he's not even old enough to have a car. | |
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| | | said by DOStradamus:.. and I don't even own a car! Latest one came 3 days ago, while I was napping. Glad to see someone taking a stab at those jackasses! -NK I got one of those calls one day after I bought my new call...lol | |
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| | I still get them! They haven't tapered off for me. I get the automated messages when I pick up, or parts of a message in voicemail, telling me time and time again that my "car warranty is about to expire," and "this is the final notice before we close to file." That along with all those carpet cleaners promising to clean my carpet for $15. I put EVERY NUMBER I use or own (VOIP, cellphone, Google Voice, landline, etc.) in Do Not Call, but it DOES NO GOOD. How does Do Not Call do any good when these jerks don't even use it and just use auto-dialers?
A $100 million dollar penalty isn't enough (they'll never pay). We need to sentence these bozos to Death Row at San Quentin. | |
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|  pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | Re: I still get them! said by burgerwars:A $100 million dollar penalty isn't enough (they'll never pay). We need to sentence these bozos to Death Row at San Quentin. I would think Death Row in Texas would be far more effective. 
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2 edits | Re: I still get them! said by pnh102:said by burgerwars:A $100 million dollar penalty isn't enough (they'll never pay). We need to sentence these bozos to Death Row at San Quentin. I would think Death Row in Texas would be far more effective. I like your style. | |
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| | | | | Re: I still get them! Let "Sheriff Joe" in Arizona have a crack at 'em first! | |
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| patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | said by burgerwars:I put EVERY NUMBER I use or own (VOIP, cellphone, Google Voice, landline, etc.) in Do Not Call, but it DOES NO GOOD. How does Do Not Call do any good when these jerks don't even use it and just use auto-dialers? VOIP from eastern europe FTW! | |
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|  KibblesPremium
join:1999-07-31
Mission Viejo, CA | The carpet cleaning calls are rather interesting...when you get a live person to schedule an appointment...you get transferred to a local carpet cleaning company.
I then ask for their phone number and business name and if they give it to me I file a complaint using that information....I get those calls as late as 8:30 PM 
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nltech
join:2007-06-13
West Haverstraw, NY Reviews:
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| Last one was a week ago I have been getting them on my Vonage line weekly for I do not know maybe a year. It says you can press 2 to get off the list and pressed but it hung up as soon as it said that so not sure I got it in in time. I pressed more quickly earlier this week so I should know soon whether that even works.(doubt it). | |
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|  PhoenixDown-- Wants FIOSPremium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
kudos:1 | Re: Last one was a week ago I am pretty sure I recieved a few calls in the 2 or 3 weeks following but they stopped after that. I kind of forgot about it but I am surprised it worked. | |
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|  bigunkGort, Klattu Birada Nikto
join:2001-02-10
USA | Yeah, but that's just like clicking the "remove my name from your list" link in spam email. They now know they've called a live number, so they'll send it around to even more lists and populate even more autodialers.
I like to engage them in conversation, draw it out as long as I can. The less money they make, the better I feel.
And for those of you that say "AWW..they're just trying to make an honest living". Uhh..no, they're not. They are scammers and scumbags, pure and simple. They need to be out of business. Their originating carrier needs to be found and told to shut down their service. It takes money and time, but it can be done.
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| | get 'em! I'm powerless to stop these jerks from calling, so I'm glad that someone is hitting them. Sometimes I wish I could reach through the phone and rip their tongue out. Fake caller ID penalties should be higher... | |
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gateguyPremium
join:2001-02-12
Reisterstown, MD | Possible solution? After answering, hit the number 1 button, use a whistle.
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| kenyg
join:2001-02-09
Hatboro, PA | Re: Possible solution? I hit #1 and speak to an agent. I ask if there is something the matter with my warrenty, they ask about my vehicle. I tell them I own a 2012 model, that I just purchased & I have bumper to bumper 100k mile warrenty - is there something the matter? Are you from (chevy, hyandai, ford, etc)...
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| | fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | Re: Possible solution? I did that too.. they just hang up on you, the bastards. | |
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| | And this is one of the best reasons..... .....to ban Caller ID Spoofing.
Sorry, but there is no reason Caller ID spoofing should be this easy to do. | |
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| | Good for Verizon I hate the telcos but have to acknowledge when they do something good. | |
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 HpowerRoflmao
join:2000-06-08
Glendale, CA
1 edit | DIE!!! OMFG is that the stupid call about how your car warranty has expired? WOW I hate tha shet.
$50k is such a damn small amount. Should be damn $100M as said above. But a nice move by verizon to give the $ away to charity.
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 toplevelpotUnlucky in women and cards
join:2008-04-19
Los Angeles, CA |  Go f@#king get 'em Verizon
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| DarkLogixPremium
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
kudos:3 | Re: Go f@#king get 'em Verizon ya come on AT&T step up to the plate and make those scammers pay dearly | |
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| | I get them at work These idiots call my work number... a number that I have never used as a contact for my car warranty, ever. So it is quite obvious when they call that it is a scam.
The scarier call, however, came a few months back. My wife first called me to tell me that our refrigerator was on the fritz and we needed to buy a new one. Literally 2 seconds after I got off the phone with her, I get a call from one of these places. The pre-recorded voice said: "If you own your own home you need to protect against major appliance failure..." Are the telemarketers spying on me or what? 
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Support a children's charity. Buy a calendar and/or a photo book. Shooting For A Cause | |
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| DarkLogixPremium
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
kudos:3 | Re: I get them at work yes sounds like they are spying on you | |
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 CylonRedPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | I have had only one to my Verizon cell so far but get their mass mailings often and the answering machine gets the rest most of the time. The one or 2 times I picked up at home just hang up. The car warranty is a automated call so as soon as I hear the longish pause before the computer registers the pickup - i hang up.
For my Verizon phone - I blocked the # for all of the phones on my account.
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"It drops into your stomach like a Abrams's tank.... driven by Rosanne Barr..." A. Bourdain | |
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1 edit | Just got one on my cellphone They call my cellphone on a regular basis using different numbers so it's not like I can block it. Usually starts off with: "This is the second notice that ..." It is sometimes amusing to google the numbers and find others complaining about it.
I really don't understand why this cannot be stopped. These turkeys need to go to jail; if it were totally up to me they would be hung. | |
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| CylonRedPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | Re: Just got one on my cellphone Many times they are VERY hard to find. If they were easy to find it would not be difficult to stop but they obviously move around quite a bit and some hide their tracks well. | |
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·AT&T U-Verse
| My warranty is about to Expire I get these on every cell phone VOIP line and land line I've had inthe last year or more. I've pressed the #2 only to hav them call back hour later. I've pressed one and Told them to F off and quit calling but they're getting real fast at hanging up in a few seconds if they know its not a sucker on the line.Gotta laugh to think tha tI don't have a car that is covered by a warranty so all their calls are useless! Bastards I hope they pop them several time with civil fines and maybe a contempt of court stay in an American jail (Time to reopen Gitmo????) for continuing to violate the laws for those in foreign countries.. | |
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| | | Re: My warranty is about to Expire I use VOIP as well and use dial plans in mysipswitch.com to route telemarkers and those infamous "unknown" callers to blueface.ie's monkey sounds. (It's funny to look through the call logs--some telemarketers call back 3-4 times after their number's been routed to the monkey sounds; I can only imagine they're wondering what in the world is going on.) I look up any unknown caller and most turn out to be spoofed numbers these bozos are using. If the number's been reported in use by telemarketers it gets routed to the monkeys. I really think there needs to be a federal law prohibiting spoofing and it should carry criminal penalties. | |
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|  MadnessLike a flea circus at a dog show
join:2000-01-05
Quincy, MA
kudos:1
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| I got those every so often. Besides the car warranty one, there's another for those credit card debt reduction services (both of those are automated). And on a rare occasion, I'll get a live call asking for donations for some police fund. Last time they called, I inquired as to whether the cops were low on donut funds. They just hung up.
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 alanhdslPremium
join:1999-10-09
Phoenix, AZ | Hard to catch As noted, the caller id is spoofed and they war dial and don't obey the Do Not Call list. The only way to block them is to reject callers you haven't preapproved.
They're also particularly resistant at giving out any identifying information, so it's hard to track them. Even if you ask "How's the weather where you are?" they'll hang up.
There's probably more than one group working, too. I would hope the Verizon settlement also includes a "cease and desist" as well as the money. | |
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| | Thank you Verizon... ...for finally doing something right!
My husband and I have been bombarded by these calls, pretty much on a daily basis, despite being on the Do Not Call list. We get them on our home phone and cell phones.
Way to go Verizon, I take back (some) of the nasty things I've said about you over the years... | |
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| | | Re: Thank you Verizon... Too bad they don't actively filter these calls for their subscribers. It seems google voice has found a temporary way to filter these calls:
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# We added a really great spam filter today...let us know if ever hear that your "factory warranty on your car is about to expire" again!6:38 PM Mar 17th from web
V probably only took action after customers complained which costs them $$$.
V should be reimbursing customers instead of donating the money to THEIR selected "charity". | |
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| | | | Re: Thank you Verizon... said by phreaknheat:V probably only took action after customers complained which costs them $$$. V should be reimbursing customers instead of donating the money to THEIR selected "charity". Yeah, I like your idea better... 
I think the fine should be at least 100 million dollars, and the money should be divvied up amongst the customers who were inconvenienced and annoyed by these ba$tards.
True story- I once had a telemarketer annoying the crap out of me despite my being on the do not call list. I finally complained to the Pennsylvania attorney general's office about it.
Several months went by, the calls stopped. I forgot about it.
Then one day I got a letter from the PA AG's office. Scared the crap out of me too...
I opened it up, and there was a check for $100 inside. They acted on the complaints from consumers against the company, fined them, then split the proceeds among all those who had filed complaints.
One of the few times I ever saw government really do something right. | |
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| | DNC List. What the hell is this thing in the mail?!? If your numbers are on the Do-Not-Call Registry they can get past that by sending junk mailings and asking YOU to call their number. I even see the commercials for US Fidelis aka Dealer Services aka National Auto Warranty Services and Rusty Wallace is in it. Rusty, you know what you doing? | |
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