Stop telemarketing Scams/Harassment

[sturdy]

This is a list of calls I have received from a telemarketing/fraud ring. The ID on the call is [No Name].  The numbers are listed along with a note of the area code, time, date and message received when the number is called. It does no good to block these numbers as they simply switch numbers and or area codes. (removed)

206 777 1016 – W Washington state: Seattle and Bainbridge Island, 3:48pm, 12/6/13, number has been disconnected or no longer in service(Verison wireless,  4switch 93-1

406 980 2030 – Montana, 10:57am, 12/28/13, Verizon wireless number changed disconnected or no longer in service 2switch2…..

406 825 4254 – Montana, 3:30pm, 1/18/14, you have reached a non working number

406-825-4254- same as above, 3:07pm, 1/21/14

435 336 8502 – Utah, rural, outside Salt Lake City metro, 10:31 am, 11/5/2013, you have reached a non working number 14switch93-1

503 543-5471 – Oregon –3:57pm, 12/12/13 disconnected or no longer in service

601 400 9074 – Mississippi: Meridian, Jackson area, 2:39pm, 8/7/13, number or code you have dialed is incorrect, please check # and try again

620 504 7452– Kansas, Wichita – 10:12am,12/31/13, 2:45pm, 1/11/14(twice), ---number you have dialed is unallocated

631 665 8769 – New York: Suffolk County, Long Island: Huntington, Riverhead,  number you dialed is not in service

703 844 8828 –Northern Virginia, Arlington, McLean, Tysons Corner, 4:20pm, 1/9/14,  we’re sorry, you have reached a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service

703 844-6828 – Northern Virginia, Arlington, McLean, Tysons corner, 11:04am, 1/15/14, # been disconnected.

801 656 2093 – Utah: Salt Lake City Metro ;  3:46pm, 1/7/14, you have reached a non-working number

850-237-4859 – Florida panhandle, from east of Tallahassee to Pensacola; 1:25pm, 1/15/14, # been disconnected

850-237-4859 – same as above, 10:46am, 1/21/14

850-237-4829 – same as above, 12:00pm, 1/25/14

850-237-4829 – same as above, 2:07pm, 1/29/14

854-000-7889, unknown area code, 11:24am, 2/6/14, Verizon: call cannot be completed as dialed.

860-949-6352 – Connecticut, areas outside of Fairfield and New Haven counties, 4:17pm, 1/30/14, has been disconnected and/or no longer a working number

876 582-0439 – Jamaica, 11:21 & again 11:26am, 8/29/13 –Verizon wireless person you called is not available

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[nei1]

> It does no good to block these numbers as they simply switch numbers and or area codes.

That's not always true.  Lots of people are bothered by "repeat telemarketing calls."  If you block the number, at least you can avoid the repeat calls.

[nei1]

You might want to read:

Verizon gets dumb with customers' security, 2

https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/819000