Robo-Call Scam (non political)

[Devo37]

for the past few weeks, i've been getting robo-calls on my phone with a recorded message saying that "my factory warranty was about to expire". it leaves a number that i'm supposed to call to prevent this from happening. since a) it doesn't say what the warrenty is for, b) i don't own anything that's currently under warranty, and c) a few other people in my office have gotten the same call, it's obviously voice-spam.

i did a google search on the caller id number, and it turns out it's a scam (yes, really!!!). apparently, if you call the number they give, you get connected to an operator that tries to get a credit card or bank account number from you to extend your non-existent warranty.

has anyone else gotten this call? or worse, has anyone been scammed by this type of thing? i can't imagine anyone being so gullible as to give a credit card number to someone from an unsolicited robo-call call back number.

now if you'll excuse me, i have a very important email from the prince of Nigeria that i must respond to...

[cougarjake13]

ive been getting calls from a place claiming to be supporting mccain and or obama and that they need financial support for their campaigns

so i said whats the address i can mail a check to and they're like we dont accept checks, we can only do over the phone credit card transactions

i told him to go suck it

[undressa]

I get that call atleast 3 times a week on my hospital phone line. I tried to get it off the list and they hung up on me. The last time I told them it was a federal crime to interfer with someones medical care, they were doing this by tying up the line, and it stoped for like 2 weeks, now they call again.

[toolshed]

I was getting this same call at work, on an unlisted line. The company kept a log of the calls for a few weeks, then submitted the info to the FTC:

fccinfo@fcc.gov
1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) voice or 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) TTY; or

Federal Communications Commission
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
Consumer Inquiries & Complaints Division
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554

Haven't had one in a while, but I doubt it will stay that way.