(254) 632 in Mertens, TX

Stalking and wont leave alone.

This is only one of several numbers that call me from the same outfit. The automated calling system they use is spoofing cell phone numbers from all over to try to make people pick up. Just for example a few that are on my recent call list on my phone- Las Vegas-NV, Tucson,AZ-CO, USA-NY, USA-Kent, WA- and those are just in my last 60 calls. The pitch starts with a recording that says "The FBI reports a home is broken into every 15 seconds in the US.". This has been going on for about 6 months for me. Nothing you do will make them stop. I've tried it all...press 2 to get off the list-BS they called back in under 15 minutes on that one. Press 1 to talk to a rep- Most times they just hang up no matter what you say. One day I asked the guy if the FBI had any statistics on telemarketers being tracked down and getting the S**T slapped out of them. He tried to say something back and I hung up on him. I spent about 2 days a few months back digging into this deal, and the best I can figure out from what I found is that they are a 3rd party contractor for some legitimate business that is violating the do not call list. That's the reason for the intricate phone number spoofing, so they don't end up with a bunch of FCC complaints on the same number and they stay under the radar of the authorities. They get paid if the call is picked up no matter what. Whether you, OR your voicemail opens the line. To them open line=successful call. It's a question of pure volume that they can report and verify back to their client. It's a disaster and I don't see it ending anytime soon. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but If they've got your number you're pretty much screwed.

They hung up on me 5 times as well. It sound like some creepy computer survey or some thing from some creep company in Texas.. My phone number is unlisted as well. Not happy about it at all about this.

I had called Customer Support for Microsoft Windows (about 11:15am) - before being transferred to Tech Sup. they asked for my phone number to complete their side of the call. I was unable to wait for Tech (20+min queue times) so I hung up. I did not choose the call-back option. About 2 hrs later I received a call from this number. They have called 5 times now (this last time being 7:55pm) The one time I was able to answer, there was no reply on the other end, and it almost immediately disconnected. I tried calling back, but it either instantly disconnects, or rings as busy. I would like to know if this is something else, or linked to Microsoft - I would hate to think they are dropping me into a 3rd party call-list just because I called to get some help with one of their crappy products. Highly upset here..........