Telemarketer Roadkill

January 6, 2009

Jan 6th Update

Filed under: Calls,News — staff @ 10:49 pm

First update for the New Year, dumping the call logs from the phones will be more frequent as we’re standardizing upon a single phone maker for ease of reporting.

408-651-8108(12/28/08): A telemarketer by the name of “Dish Star”. The number is a landline from Salinas, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

207-925-1732(12/31/08): A telemarketer by the name of “Warranty Services”, partial message was “This is a second warning of your car warranty has expired…”. The number is a landline from Lovell, ME and the provider is Northland Telephone of ME Inc. (again, seems like “Warranty Services” wants to make this number a top hit across North America!)

909-842-8166(1/2/09): A telemarketer by the name of “Dish Network Services” & frequently switches their pitch to another “Auto Warranty” or “Debt Consolidation”, asking to be removed from their list results in either being yelled at or hung up upon. The number is a landline from Ontario, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

818-870-5086
(1/2/09): A telemarketer who changes their sales pitch one day it is “Dish Network Services” or “Auto Warranty/American Auto” or “Free trip to Mexico”, etc. The number is a landline from Canoga Park, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

603-488-5038(1/3/09): A telemarketer by the name of “Factory Warranty” leaves a half recorded voicemail. The number is a landline from Bedford, NH and the provider is unknown.  Either the number is spoofed or details on directories are inaccurate.

562-223-8880(1/6/09- 11:43am): A telemarketer by the name of “Dish Solutions”, recorded message was pitching Dish TV.  Just press one to be connected”. The number is a landline from Compton, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

412-901-8510(1/6/09- 12:19pm): A telemarketer using an automated survey to push a not-so free 2 tickets for a cruise.  The number is a landline from Pittsburgh, PA and the provider is unknown.  Possible link to “412-414-3632

December 27, 2008

Tracking Update Dec 26th

Filed under: Calls,News — staff @ 10:48 pm

This is the results of two weeks of tracking, many of them were repeat calls which finally left some type of voicemail.  With that said, seems like smaller telcos are being used by these shady telemarketers who repeatedly call cell phones.  At the moment based on the tracking, everyone I know who uses at&t mobility are getting hammered the most by these telemarketing calls and changing your phone number isn’t going to help… my new number is up to 10 per week.

231-732-2575: A telemarketer by the name of “Dish Solutions”, recorded message was “…This is Dish Network.  You’ve been signed up to receive Dish TV.  Just press one to be connected”. The number is a landline from Morley, MI and the provider is Lucre

310-599-9105: A telemarketer pitching a typical auto warranty sales call, partial message was “Your car warranty is about to expire — Press 1 to talk to a warranty expert!”.  The number is a landline from Compton, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

949-256-9104: A telemarketer pitching a typical auto warranty sales call, partial message was “Your car warranty is about to expire — Press 1 to talk to a warranty expert!”.  The number is a landline from Saddleback Valley, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

253-473-3386: A telemarketer pitching a typical auto warranty sales call, partial message was “Your Factory Car Warranty has expired…”. The number is a landline from Tacoma, WA and the provider is Qwest Corp.

207-925-1732: A telemarketer by the name of “Warranty Services”, partial message was “This is a second warning of your car warranty has expired…”. The number is a landline from Lovell, ME and the provider is Northland Telephone of ME Inc.

251-957-6108: A telemarketer scam spoofing this number by the name of “Help Desk Warranty”. Leaves a partial voicemail, upon calling back the number, it says disconnected.  (12/19- 10:36am)

212-586-8321:  Unknown. Left a 1 second of dead silence on voicemail. The number is a landline from New York City, NY and the provider is Verizon.

212-831-2863: A telemarketer pitching a typical auto warranty sales call, partial message was “Your Factory Car Warranty has expired…”. The number is a landline from New York City, NY and the provider is Verizon.

416-139-8587: A telemarketer spoofing their number & selling digital TV equipment without saying who they are, a scam-like recording left on voicemail. The number is spoofed, unknown telco/location.

817-444-5194: A telemarketer by the name of “The Warranty Center”, partial message was left. The number is a landline from Azel, TX and the provider is Verizon. Received a call early in the day(22nd), a family member got a call later in the day.

517-931-2199: Unknown telemarketer, voicemail is 5 seconds of dead air. The number is a landline from Tekonsha, MI and the provider is Lucre.

757-209-2032: Unknown telemarketer, voicemail is 5 seconds of dead air. Could be a spoofed number. (12/23)

412-414-3632: A telemarketer by the name of “Ramada Plaza Resorts / Imperial Majesty Cruise Lines”, recorded message was “You have one new voice message. To listen to your message please press 1″. The number is a landline from Pittsburgh, PA and the provider is unknown.

000-000-0000: Unknown telemarketer, no voicemail. (12/25- 3:42am)

December 4, 2008

Oct-Dec 4th Update

Filed under: Calls,News — staff @ 8:45 pm

Fewer calls has been a plus in the recent weeks and some extra research of the numbers in question had delayed this update. Another telco research effort is in the works and will get posted in 2009.

Call tracking list as of now:

309-856-8760: A telemarketer scam spoofing this number by the name of “Car Warranty/Extended Warranty” & “Debt Consolidation Service”.  Calls started in Oct 31st to the 2nd week of Nov.

323-429-7522: A telemarketer by the name of “Credit Services” & “Marketing Plus”.  The number is a landline from Los Angeles, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.  Additional info: Telephone Management, Tel 866-225-1956; Fax 503-296-2500, dnc@tmcallerid.com

484-653-2268: A telemarketer by the name of “Vehicle Warranty”.  The number is a landline from West Chester, PA and the provider is US Lec Communications.

253-507-9196: A telemarketer by the name of “Travel Services”.  The number is from Tacoma, WA and the provider is Unknown.

503-864-3213: A telemarketer scam spoofing this number by the name of “Car Warranty/Extended Warranty”, calls started on Nov 25th until Dec 4th.

August 27, 2008

Call log update

Filed under: Calls,News — staff @ 8:43 pm

The long awaited weekly updates were delayed.  These are the current call logs so far:

310-599-5636: 8/12/08(9:42am) A telemarketer by the name of “Warranty Activation Center”. The number is a landline from Compton, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

954-671-6946: 8/5/08(8:10pm), 8/6/08(3:00pm), 8/15/08(9:06am), 8/18/08(4:56pm; 5:03pm), 8/21/08(12:01pm), 8/25/08(5:26pm), 8/26/08(5:54pm) A telemarketer by the name of “Active Periodicals/PCH”. The number is a landline from Deerfield Beach, FL and the provider is Paetec Communications

802-282-4394: 8/6/08(2:27pm), 8/12/08(9:12am) A telemarketer by the name of “Dealer Services”, if you talk with a rep and say they should know make/model of the car, the caller is rude then hangs up.  The number is a landline from Rutland, VT and the provider is Level 3 Communications.

949-256-9107: 8/13/08(3:58pm; 5:07pm), 8/14/08(6:46pm) A telemarketer by the name of “General Warranty Services”  The number is a landline from Saddleback Valley, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

323-429-7501: 8/15/08(11:32am) A telemarketer by the name of “General Warranty Services”. The number is a landline from Los Angeles, CAand the provider is Digitcom Services.

213-363-5173: 8/15/08(2:47pm) A telemarketer by the name of “Car Warranty Services”. The number is a landline from Los Angeles, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

877-807-4711: 8/16/08(7:01pm) A telemarketer/scam offering a direct loan deposit to a bank account and asks for bank info.

484-949-2880: 8/18/08(12:26pm) A telemarketer by the name of “Car Warranty Services”.  The number is a landline from Pottstown, PA and the provider is Paetec Communications.

310-599-9115: 8/20/08(7:47pm) A telemarketer by the name of “General Warranty Services”.  The number is a landline from Compton, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

978-420-9506: 8/20/08(7:00pm) Unknown caller.  The number is a landline from Haverhill, MA and the provider is Ctc Communications.

408-651-8114: 8/21/08(7:50pm; 7:56pm; 8:02pm) A telemarketer by the name of “General Warranty Services”.  The number is a landline from Salinas, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

916-219-8161: 8/22/08(5:14pm) A telemarketer by the name of “One Auto Warranty”.  The number is a landline from Sacramento, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

760-204-8411: 8/22/08(6:37pm) A telemarketer by the name of “Car Warranty Services”.  The number is a landline from San Marcos, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

818-663-9409: 8/23/08(2:34pm) A telemarketer by the name of “Car Warranty Services”.  The number is a landline from Van Nuys, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

909-502-9110: 8/25/08(11:11am): A telemarketer by the name of “National Dealer Services”.  The number is a landline from Corona, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

909-502-9109: 8/25/08(2:30pm): A telemarketer by the name of “National Dealer Services”.  The number is a landline from Corona, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

909-502-9102: A telemarketer by the name of “National Dealer Services”.  The number is a landline from Corona, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

310-655-5162
: 8/26/08(4:43pm) A telemarketer by the name of “Car Warranty Services”.  The number is a landline from West Los Angeles, CA and the provider is Network Services Llc.

August 7, 2008

Another round of warranty calls

Filed under: Calls,News — staff @ 2:41 pm

Whoever is behind the “warranty” scam is now onto a new low, they’ll call using a spoofed CID then later call with a VoIP provider.

763-537-7722: A “car/auto warranty” call this number seems spoofed, the recording was of poor quality so a VoIP which allows using any CID(Caller ID) is being used by the scammers.

310-599-9157: Another “car/auto warranty” scam call, call quality was very poor and the sales person hung up when asked for them to stop calling.  The number is a landline from Compton, CA and the provider is Digitcom Services.

August 6, 2008

Car-Auto Warranty Scams

Filed under: News — staff @ 12:00 pm

These calls never seem to end, last month I had 10 calls per day from the same number or they pulled the unknown caller crap close to every hour. A trend I see is Digitcom is the provider which leads to VoIP usage than an actual landline. Had at&t shut off voicemail as the company kept leaving 3-5 sec dead air or a broken recorded sales pitch to call x number. National Do Not Call effort of the gov’t is as helpful as used toilet paper, there is already an FCC rule where auto-dialers can’t call cell phones as it costs consumers money/minutes and hasn’t scared companies away from breaking that rule(Gov’t should increase fines to say $50,000 per call).

at&t, if you ever read this: I’m not going to pay $36 to change my number, if anything you’ll be losing a customer as this current telemarketer hell seems to be targeting Cingular/at&t numbers than any other carrier. I have a T-Mobile postpaid account while a friend of mine has VerizonWireless and had 0-1 telemarketing calls per month.

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