Annoying Phone Calls from (866) 325-2373

Self | 07/06/06 | NerdDad

[NerdDad]

We have been receiving numerous calls from (866) 325-2373 every day. When we answer, the caller hangs up. When we call back, the call is answered by an automated attendant. The company is not identified, all the operators are busy, and you have to leave a message.

We have left a message several times telling them to take us off their call list. Our number is on the National No Call List and has been since the first day we could register. We have filed a complaint on the No Call website.

Are other FReepers receiving these calls? I have searched the Internet and cannot find out who is behind these calls. Have other FReepers been able to identify this company?

Your advice on other measures to take would be appreciated.

[NerdDad]

I filed a complaint on the No Call website but I do not see that as doing much. Big whoop, they put the number in their database? I'm more interested in putting a crowd with pitchforks and torches at the door of the company.

[Alberta's Child]

If an (866) number is a toll-free number, just ask four of your friends to call it ten times every day for a week. Then have them each ask four more friends, etc.

[John Jorsett]

Sometimes these things are fax machines that someone puts the wrong number into. If you hear a beep ... beep ... beep before it hangs up, chances are that's what's happening.

[TomGuy]

Caution: Some of those 8XX numbers are foreign and end up charging your phone a significant fee. Not all 8xx numbers are toll free.

[coconutt2000]

And leave very long messages... Maybe some annoying music.

[Brad from Tennessee]

Your phone company may have a call blocking feature which will block calls from specific numbers.

[The Brush]

It could be a collection agency that has received your number in error.
Collection agencies are not bound by the do not call list

[Old Professer]

I blocked all foreign calls and twice I have had to have a collect call that was never received reversed on my phone bill; however, the identified nymber did answer and the operator agreed to cancel the charge.

[NerdDad]

Anymore of our Missippy folks getting these calls? I found a post on another forum about these calls. It is so profane, I'm not going to take the chance of getting banned by posting it. If yall are getting these calls, what are you doing about them? My dear darling CDBEAR was literally screaming her message into their recorder when I got home. I say recorder realizing that it's probably just a bit-bucket that beeps and pretends to take your message.

[sageb1]

Try looking here to see if the number is on the list. I turned in 2 numbers today. We've had 2 different "individuals" calling for the past 3 weeks. Numerous times per day. We're on the Do Not Call list. I yelled at one of the calls today and threatened them.

[NerdDad]

Not a fax machine. My wife and I are both IT types and are familiar with the fax beeping.

[sageb1]

BTW, if you have a record of the calls on your caller ID, turn them in by going to the do not call registry website.

[NerdDad]

Thanks for the heads-up. We will keep a watch on that.

[Slump Tester]

A few years back we had some construction company that called us late every night trying to send a fax. I got through to the company and got nothing but a run around.

At that point, I set up my Winfax pro to continuously dial them and fax them a nasty letter asking them to remove our # from their list, (I thoughtfully included a full page black bitmap, too) I let it run for about a week during the day while we were at work. The calls stopped.

[NerdDad]

Wife will be filing a complaint with local law enforcement tomorrow.

[Sender]

There are many companies out there who will provide you with the info for $15 or so. Search for reverse phone lookup or similar.

[NerdDad]

My darling CDBEAR will guarantee you that if it is a collection agency, they are definitely calling a wrong number.

[Moose4]

Speaking as somebody who has had, uh, a bit of bad credit history, that really does sound like a collection agency or creditor of some kind. Except normally, when you pick up, there'll be several seconds of silence while they transfer you to a human drone. If you don't pick up, most of the time they don't leave a message, and if they do, they rarely identify who they are.

}:-)4

[onyx]

I'll pay attention to the number next time, but yes, I have received at east 4 such calls this week.

[NerdDad]

I tried your link but it appears to be dead. I get taken to the Google cached page and when I try to search the number it dumps me to the lost page.