Comments on: My first telemarketing call since DNC went live

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:56:26 +0000

Not a lot new to add. Been receiving calls from Contact America/208.906.1006 almost daily for the past few weeks. I finally answered a few days ago & no one was there. The frustration has sent me to the internet & landed me here. The only difference I’m seeing in my situation is that I’m getting the calls on my Vonage home line. Guess I’m going to the “Do Not Call” site next. & I’m going to see if there is anyway for me to “block” a number through Vonage. I remember when you could block numbers on real land lines. Wish the new lines still had this feature.

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:16:08 +0000

I just contacted Verizon and they recommend calling their Unlawful Call Center directly at (800) 518-5507. Well, I can only say don’t waste your time. I was redirected to 4 different phone numbers, and then when I finally got the right group on the line, they said there is nothing they can do. Contact the FTC. Even the police have no jurisdication. However, be forewarned the police do have full jurisdiction if an individual calls and harasses another individual. What an aweful joke!!!

By: Michael Clark

Michael Clark — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:42:40 +0000

Comment #35’s suggestion to spam the heck out of the poor person stuck with the webmaster address at contact-america.com is misguided. Do not do this. It could be seen as fraud (distributing the email address, or signing up for stuff with an address that isn’t yours).

However, I think calling Contact America would be ok. After all, they called you. And yes, file those complaints with the FTC at http://www.donotcall.gov/. It can’t hurt, although the FTC settles DNC violations for pennies on the $11,000 per violation.

By: -fake-name-

-fake-name- — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:39:46 +0000

Since apparently the “do not call people” are incapable of doing their job I suggest everyone return the favor to CONTACT AMERICA by leaving their webmasters email address on every porn sight they can find.

Wouldn’t one think the CONTACT AMERICA webmaster would be interested in porn like they think we are interested in their crap they are selling?

When you get bored with that then you can check out their very own links page at CONTACT AMERICA to find even more companies to return the favor too!

http://www.contact-america.com/partners.html

By: Michael Clark

Michael Clark — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:09:54 +0000

To “Harassment Victim:” Definitely file a complaint to the FTC at http://www.donotcall.gov/. File one complaint for each time they contacted you. Use your records wisely, don’t submit one complaint about the many times you’ve been bothered illegally.

By: Harassment Victim

Harassment Victim — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:00:13 +0000

Phone number 208-906-1006 belongs to a company called Contact America. Their website is http://www.contact-america.com/ and they are the company responsible for phone number 208-906-1006.

They have called me every day for a week and a half, many times a day (four and upwards). When I pick up they disconnect. Their goal was to verify that it was a viable phone number for telemarketing purposes. When I originally called back to attempt to identify the caller, I received a message stating that “Our business office is now closed, please call back during normal business hours.” After the message played, the call was terminated.

Today when I called back, I was placed on hold with the same message that another individual had, saying “Contact America, please hold. A customer service representative will be with you shortly.” I remained on hold for an extended period of time (approximately 30 minutes) prior to having a representative pick up, to whom I demanded to remove my number from their call list. She stated that I would be placed on their do not call list within the next 24 to 48 hours. I stated that should they call me again, I would be pressing harassment charges against them.

Be patient, and be clear about being removed from the list when you do finally speak with a representative.

To Contact America, I do not intend this as a threat, but as a statement of consequences for your actions: I have a list of all the days and times you have called. I have requested that you remove me from your list. If you do not, then I will be pressing charges for the next call from your 208-906-1006 number, or any other number from your company. I do not take kindly to being harassed at all hours of the day and night, and as I am on the Do Not Call registry, I will ensure that you are fined for your actions.

Caller ID: 208-906-1006
Caller: Contact America
Caller Type: Telephone Surveyor

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:49:41 +0000

I’ve looked up the address listed on the “Contact America” website after receiving the same calls and reading the entries posted here. The address listed (7777 Girard Avenue La Jolla, CA 92037) comes up as My Place Bistro. This Contact America is completely bogus. Not sure where to go from here, but I’m definitely going to do something!!

By: LH

LH — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:30:11 +0000

I have been receiving calls on my cell for about a week from this number that everyone is commenting about. I will try what is suggested here and see if it helps. Thanks.

By: kc

kc — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:44:36 +0000

I just got the (208)906-1006 number on my cell last night. After being on hold with them for over 30mins.. I got a woman on the line who said they were a representative of the mortgage and/or credit card companies that I use.

She wanted to let me know about a new program they offer.. it is a telemarketing scheme, but done so in a way where we cannot put them on the DNC. uuugh!

dreamlyn williams is my name

By: kc

kc — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:43:29 +0000

She wanted to let me know about a new program they offer.. it is a telemarketing scheme, but done so in a way where we cannot put them on the DNC. uuugh!