Scandalous Telemarketers!!!
By sleepyredd
@sleepyredd (201)
United States
June 9, 2008 9:30pm CST
Tonite while I was at work, I received a text from my daugher. "Mom the state troopers called and you need to call them asap." I was dumbfounded. My first thought was OMG I hope my son didnt have an accident. So of course I immediately called her. I asked her if she had talked to her brother this evening and she said yes all was good. While i am talking with her i realize that the area code is 817. I live in Oklahoma. So then i am really curious. I have relatives in that area code, but noone I am close to or that would have my home number.
When I call the number i get a recording. " We are away from the desk right now please leave your name, number and we will get back to you." The you get a recording that they cannot take anymore messages. It is full. Imagine that!!!
This maynot be verbatim but it is close. Anyways our caller ID says State Troopers, but it isnt. I looked it up online and there were several complaints from people receiving the same call from the same number.
Grrrrrrrrrrr it irks me that they can do this. Its like they are some how being fraudulent but still within the law.
Has anyone else had a call like this?
I would post the number but am not sure what the laws are about that sort of thing.
2 responses
@rrdj71 (696)
• United States
10 Jun 08
THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS!! I have had the SAME phone call at least twice this year and they do scare you. The first time I thought it was an emergency. How dare they!! I have already complained a couple of times and I added myself to the DO NOT CALL list online and I have been getting a lot less telemarketers and solicitors calling. It works I guess. Maybe you can give it a try?
@sleepyredd (201)
• United States
10 Jun 08
Do you have the link off hand? If not no biggie i will look for it at work later.
Thanks
@celticeagle (189927)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 08
You should call and report this to the BBB. Give them any information you have. Time they called, etc. If they don't know about these things they can't very well do anything to stop it.



