1-866-*********

[gdhannah]

Anyone know what this number is? They call me every day, and when I answer, there's no one there. It's only recently, since I started signing up for things on RFD, so I suspect that it's something I signed up for here. I've called the number and left my number on their "removal" line, but I still keep getting the calls.

Over the last week, I've left a message every time they call, asking them to remove me from their list. Still no luck. Anyone know who this is, or what I can do to prevent them from calling? They always seem to call at a bad time, like when my daughter is taking a nap, or when I'm taking a nap, or when I'm up to my armpits in something...

[reqle55]

it happened to me before, just block that number!

....lesson learned, never use a real number!

[synaptech]

it happened to me before, just block that number!

....lesson learned, never use a real number!

block it

[philelmo]

looks familiar but i don't recall

[Flux]

If you wait for a while (up to 45 seconds), they'll usually start playing a recording, asking you to call some other toll free number. Call that one and tell them to take you off all thier lists.

[Kommander_KornFlakes]

How do you block a number calling you? And best yet, how do you block a number with a blocked number?

[Daemar]

Phone the phone company or call the operator and tell them what's going on.

Edit: This happened to me once with someone's fax machine always calling my number. First the phone company tried faxing them. Then they called whoever it was registered to. And when it still didn't stop, they called again and indicated legal action (it is considered harassment), and all the calls suddenly stopped.

[SquealADeal]

Try waiting a couple mins... It might be a company with a very poorly tuned algorithm on a dialing system... I once managed a dialer... Dialers usually start to call customers before an agent is available to even speak to you... They do this to keep things moving and usually base it on the average agent call-time. If its poorly tuned, if the agents are all of a sudden taking longer on their previous calls, or if you answer your phone substantially faster than the average person no agent will be available for a few seconds..

[gdhannah]

Try waiting a couple mins... It might be a company with a very poorly tuned algorithm on a dialing system... I once managed a dialer... Dialers usually start to call customers before an agent is available to even speak to you... They do this to keep things moving and usually base it on the average agent call-time. If its poorly tuned, if the agents are all of a sudden taking longer on their previous calls, or if you answer your phone substantially faster than the average person no agent will be available for a few seconds..

It's definitely a dialer. It calls between 11:30 and 12:00 daily. Instead of my daughter waking up happy from her nap, she gets woke up by the phone, which negatively affects her attitude and mine. I wait on the line each time, because I'd like to have the opportunity to tell someone off, but the dialer hangs up after 15-20 seconds.

I'm waiting for a response from the phone company...

[pilmania]

samething happened to me until monday when someone finally started to talk to me. it was a freaking toronto star. as soon as i heard the words "toronto star", i told her to f*** off and not to call me again then hung up. haven't got a call from them yet.

[pilmania]

oh wait, the number they called from was 1-866-334-8063. maybe it's not the toronto star?


samething happened to me until monday when someone finally started to talk to me. it was a freaking toronto star. as soon as i heard the words "toronto star", i told her to f*** off and not to call me again then hung up. haven't got a call from them yet.

[SquealADeal]

It's definitely a dialer. It calls between 11:30 and 12:00 daily. Instead of my daughter waking up happy from her nap, she gets woke up by the phone, which negatively affects her attitude and mine. I wait on the line each time, because I'd like to have the opportunity to tell someone off, but the dialer hangs up after 15-20 seconds.

I'm waiting for a response from the phone company...

Someone is running the dialer very poorly. Another dialer setting is to abandon the call if they cant get to it within a certain period of time. A good dialer operation would have put some sort of message in place if they can't answer it in time .. eg "Please hold for an important message from xxxx". They should also be reviewing how poor their abandonment rate is and fix it.

Did you try a reverse lookup on the number?

[RW99]

I believe is more of an issue where their system is looking for a machine message, then plays it's message. And so when a voice answers, the system will determin that it is, it will give dead air/hang up. I would recommend having it go to machine, where a message will be left (with a call back number), and then you can call them back and tear them a new one. ;)

[SquealADeal]

I believe is more of an issue where their system is looking for a machine message, then plays it's message. And so when a voice answers, the system will determin that it is, it will give dead air/hang up. I would recommend having it go to machine, where a message will be left (with a call back number), and then you can call them back and tear them a new one. ;)

Ahh, yea, you might be right. I got a few calls like this also, it would only ever leave messages... Saying "Are you having debt troubles"... Geeze, twice a day for a while... You are probably right, its probably an agent-less call center operation.

[dgmorr]

Damn telemarketers

[Kommander_KornFlakes]

Phone the phone company or call the operator and tell them what's going on.



I did this once, reported a phone harasser with a blocked number and the stupid idiots at the phone company told me that I had to get his phone number first in my ID display to take action--- ummmm hello you idiots, how can I do that when the guy blocks his number? :mad:

[sporb]

hey this is my phone number!

[felix]

Same here. Ever since i used this phone number for filling in those contests in the contest forum, I've been lately getting a message on my cell that starts with "Are you having debt troubles ..." It's from a 416 number i think. Since it's on my prepaid Fido cell phone, i get really annoyed because i have to listen to the entire message while wasting my minutes. Any idea whether Fido can block this?

[dkaway]

occa.ca

Go there, they'll have a phone number to call. Ask them to remove you. From the sounds of it they get a lot of calls asking to be removed. I wasn't sure how they got my number, but if you all think it happened from signing up to a contest here, I guess thats where they got it.

So is RFD selling our information to a third party then? I never read any of those contracts very often, most companies are very good with keeping your information private, because it just looks bad on them if they sell it to a third party.

[felix]

No, probably from all the other contests i sign up for in the contests forum.

[ephemera]

I think 866 is the area code for nigeria?!

[RW99]

I think 866 is the area code for nigeria?!

No, that's a toll free area code. I belive you are referring to the 809 area code to the Dominican Rebublic. Now that's an area code you dont want to dial :lol:

[CodecX81]

Its either MNBC or Toronto Star.. those are the only two telemarketers that call me.. One time I *69'd and that exact number came up.

[wellysm]

i started getting calls from them like 2 days ago, its soooo freaking annoying, im getting called mostly during school time!!!
i called them twice and left them a msg, and in my 2nd i asked them to f**k off or i'll sue lol. cuz i picked ups ooo many times but no1 answers.

ill call rogers tomorrow and ask them 2 blcok it if they keep on calling. btw they're 2 #s...
1st is: 1 866 334 8063
2nd is: 1 888 571 3334

[wellysm]

just found this: http://whocalled.us/lookup/8663348063?r=1

Who Called Caller ID Date
Toronto Star Newspaper telemarketer UNKNOWN NAME 2006-12-05
UNKNOWN 2006-12-19
OUT OF AREA 2006-12-12
OUT OF AREA 2006-11-30

[mada726]

I've been bombarded by calls baring those numbers. Can anyone confirm which of these phone numbers corresponds to the company?

866-283-6600 (called on December 5th, 6th, 7th, 18th, 19th, 20th)
866-226-8881 (called on December 7th, 18th, 19th
416-840-6938
866-334-8063
602-516-1060
678-7802 (could be a 905 number)

Does anyone got bombarded by these numbers and how do you block those?

[Codegen]

I just got a call from 1-800-999-9999

[LNahid2000]

My mom has been complaining about being bombarded by 866, 888, 800 and 877 numbers so I went into the Primus TalkBroadband web utility today and forwarded numbers from those area codes to voicemail. Hopefully it works out well.

[mada726]

Just now I found out these numbers:
888-571-3334
800-595-8959
905-678-7802

I don't know what these numbers belong to. I've been bombarded by them almost every day!

[RW99]

Try doing a search for "voice broadcasting", that might get you some leads.

[second2none]

Nothing you get free from this site is worth being spammed by mail or by telephone.

I see people give their personal info for a free calendar, a stupid toothbrush, or a silly pen.

Just stupid.

[robz]

yeah, I am getting a similar number
1 866 629 7707 - same deal, no one is there when I pick up, if I miss the call I get a voicemail with just some garbled noises - Extremely Irritating,

I would love to talk to these people.

robz

[Bree]

yeah, I am getting a similar number
1 866 629 7707 - same deal, no one is there when I pick up, if I miss the call I get a voicemail with just some garbled noises - Extremely Irritating,

I would love to talk to these people.

robz

I've been having a problem with this number since the start of December. It really got annoying when my bf and I were very ill and trying to sleep and it phoned every half hour between 10 and 1.

[phillbert]

man, i've got seagate calling me everyday ever since i signed up to one of their promotions from RFD.

[jayk]

got 2 calls this morning from 1-866-629-7707 and no answer both times. ****ers!

Rogers say they can't block it out, they can only change my phone #, what customer service...

[quikkid]

Been getting numbers like that every couple weeks for the past couple years.

[jayk]

Third time they called just now!!!

How do you guys get rid of them?

[jayk]

will I be targeted for more spam if I call the number (and hence my number works) that's spamming me and ask them to take me off their list?

[jayk]

I called the 1-866 #, they require 4 weeks to process the request!