Dear FTC, how is 503-563-0339 permitted to call my parents every hour and hang up?

[warrior1]

http://www.americablog.com/2012/06/dear-ftc-how-is-503-563-0339-permitted.html

And if you Google the phone number, 503-563-0339, this particular phone spammer, who goes by the Caller ID "USF," has been complained about for months. Reportedly this spammer uses dozens of phone numbers to spam people's phones.

So how is it that they continue to get away with this when all of this information is public?

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I've had the same problem. Anyone else?

[SoCalDem]

1. The only thing to do is to change your phone number

and buy a burner cell to give the number for..take the battery out..

Do not give the real phone number out to anyone but trusted family & friends.. use the cell to call others..

The one we have is a flat rate of $14.99 a month no messaging or call waiting..bare bones..

After I changed the number I got NO "odd" calls

Even if there is a charge to change it, it's worth it..

Kaiser was my phone-stalker..

[KarenS]

2. I don't anymore because I found out that

I can block specific numbers from calling us. It's a feature that Qwest has, you might want to see if your phone company has a something similar. Ours can store up to 25 blocked numbers.

Good luck with this.

[Lionessa]

3. Call the phone company, and the police. In many states three or more harrassing calls,

and they can permanently block it.

Otherwise, why not use the block feature most cells and landlines have?

[notadmblnd]

4. All calls on my land line go to answering maching and my cell phone security is set

to contacts only.

[warrior1]

5. they keep changing the numbers

so it does little to change a number that they may never use again.

[frazzled]

6. I kept getting hang-up calls from a number ...

that said "Easter Seals" on my caller ID. I thought it was fake, but I looked it up, and it was indeed a call center for Easter Seals! I called the number, yelled at them to remove my number from their list, and they said, "OK, but you'll probably just get them from another center; it's automatic." Indeed, I did. This went on incessantly from several different numbers for about a month.

I called the Attorney General's office in my state (since Easter Seal's national headquarters happens to be in my city). They said to write a formal letter with details. I composed it; then thought: before I send this, I'm going to give the national office a call. I explained to them the horrible hang-up calls their marketers were making and they were totally unmoved. "It's our annual campaign," they said, "and it's almost over, so you won't be getting those calls much longer." I was flabbergasted. I told them that I did not want the calls ever (they were completely nonplussed by the fact that the calls just hung up), and though I had made small donations in the past, all they'd accomplished was to turn me away from them forever.

Arghhhh.

[LiberalFighter]

7. Write a letter to your local newspaper with your complaint.

File a complaint with the local BBS. Get other friends to do the same.

See if Easter Seals is associated with any other organizations in your area such as United Way and complain to them too. Repeatedly.

Complain to your Mayor and City Council people.

[Archae]

8. I keep getting a robocall from "Rachel in Card Services."

I actually got a human once, told him I don't have a credit card and I'm on the No-Call List.

*click*