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If you don't want to be called, ask them to put them on their Do Not Call List, which they are doing as a courtesy, since they are entitled to call, since they are not a telemarketer and never have been. Mose people are stupid when it comes to the Do Not Call list and its' purpose. Do Not Call List applies to telemarketers. Market Research companies are exempt. Check with the FTC. Threatening a lawsuit against them for calling them will do you no good, because they are not a telemarketer. Your local, state/provincial and federal law authorities will rule against you. Your lawyer or lawyers will gladly take money from idiots. Saying I'm not interested or take me off the list, or take me off your call list isn't good enough. You must specifically tell the interviewer to put you on their Do Not Call List, or No Call List. Why would a person who is calling to do a survey leave a message? That is just plain dumb. Use your brain, whatever few neurons you have left. It's not a scam bozo, it's a legitimate company. You're just a moron.

A male caller who did give a name but I do not remember it. He claimed to be conducting a survey about insurance companies. I do not recall if he specified what type. I politely declined to participate and he ended the call.

I'm like Margaret - if I do not know the number - I do not answer.  Just got this same number on my phone.

Male, talked too slowly.  I hung up after I heard what I thought was Marriage Research, but apparently it is Maritz.

This caller has called twice now and has said nothing. Who ever it is they need not call here any more the area code shows it's from the D.C. or Virginia area.

they have been calling me from this number before, but they stopped and there calling me again i receive two calls recently. I dont answer call i dont recognized. Its just strange why there calling. Im sure its a scam.. becareful and dont give any personal information to this people dont even aswer there calls

I received a call from this number 2day June 12th 2009 roun 740pm and like most I didn't answer because I don't answer unrecognizable numbers.

Hey guys,

There is nothing wrong with this number, its not a scam, its not trying to get anything from you.  Its Maritz Research, and my girlfriend works for the company.  All they do is market research, mostly for Bank of America.  Its a survey for the company, not anything else.  Don't be afraid of this number, all they want is your time and opinion, not your personal information or money, and all you have to say is that you don't have time or do not want to do their survey and they will leave you alone!  I hate seeing all the negative feedback on these sites about this number.  Its ok lol!  Don't be afraid!

2402107006 has call me several times.  If the call is not recognized, it does not get answered.  Last time called was at 6:10pm tonight l0/8.

Bull.

These survey takers may be exempted from the federal "Do Not Call Registry," but they are subject to other laws, including some other pretty specific state and federal laws. They cannot "punish" you by calling whenever they want. Plus if the "survey" they are taking includes asking you to buy something or gives you biased information in order to promote sales, it can be classified as a telemarketing call which is subject to the "Do Not Call Registry" restrictions.

If callers ask for you by name, THEY KNOW WHO YOU ARE. Just ask, "Do you have a do-not-call list?" They are required BY LAW to have such a list and place you on that list and not call you again if you ask them to. Keep in mind that they called you, so they've got your telephone number. Yes, most of them have automatic dialers, but that doesn't exempt them from placing you on their do-not-call-list once you ask them to. Pretending they don't who you are when they called you is one of the ways they use to try to get around laws.

Once you trigger the system by asking them if they have a do-not-call-list, they must place your name and number on that list once you tell them to. You don't need to listen to their yappy intro speech, just interrupt and politely ask them if they have a do-not-call list. Once they say yes, simply say "Put me on it" and hang up.

If callers ignore your question or say you have to listen to their spiel first, they're wrong. Simply keep repeating "Do you have a do-not-call-list?" until they say yes. You don't have to be rude, just let them know you know the law and they can't force you to listen to them yap.

All too often companies instruct their callers to include the information they're required to give you within a lengthy spiel that also sells their product or justifies what they're calling, such as taking a survey. You don't have to listen to them drone on and on to be placed on their do-not-call-list.

What is important is how to ask to be placed on their do-not-call-list. You must specifically ask if they have a do-not-call-list and when they respond that they do, you must then specifically ask to be placed on it. It doesn't count if you say, "Please don't call me again" or "I asked you last time not to call me" or "Get off my phone and stay off it" or whatever.

Once a caller rudely told me I had to listen to the very important information she was telling me before I could be placed on their do-not-call-list because she was giving me information I needed and that meant the call wasn?t telemarketing.

So I listened to her lengthy spiel. When she then asked me if I wanted to buy what she was selling, I asked her for her name and contact information. Apparently she was paid for each call she completed, whether or not it resulted in a purchase. So she lost her job because I contacted her company and registered a strong complaint. She incorrectly thought she could ignore the law by describing her call as ?information? rather than telemarketing.

Companies are required by law to have, keep and obey do-not-call-lists. This is not some special gift they're giving you. You don't have to put up with constant phone calls or yappy callers. All you have to do is get on their do-not-call-list. There's no need to be rude, no matter how rude or bothersome the caller is.

It's way easier than following some telescammer's numbered instructions.

Get a whistle, couple of bucks, great investment. Airhorns work too.

Next time you get one of the subhumans on the phone, give them a loud blast. Nothing says STOP CALLING FOREVER like the whistle.

But, as you can see, these clowns aren't exactly the brightest bulbs in the room. So don't be surprised if you have to repeat. They eventually get it. And if everybody did this, or even half of their victims did, these professional privacy invaders would simply go out of business and the world would be a slightly better place for everyone else!

I've worked for this company for nearly 1 month now and know the proper process to get placed on the internal do not call list. Because this company is calling you on behalf of a business you already have accounts with and also because they are NOT telemarketers, they are not bound by ANY do not call list; however, as any company, they dont want to waste their own time by repeatedly calling people who have no interest in taking surveys. That being said there are a number of internal policies that interviewers have to follow before being allowed to place people on the do not call list.
NUMBER 1: IDENTIFY WHO YOU ARE. How can we put your name on some do not call list if you never tell us your name? You have no idea how many jerks I've had to call back because someone on the phone simply said "f*ck off!" and nothing else.
NUMBER 2: Make sure you have heard the name of the company we are doing the survey for, the interviewers are required to relay this information to you and this point is often stipulated in our contract with other businesses; if you have not heard the name of the business we are calling about and you simply hang up when the person says "my name is john smith caliing on behalf of...." you WILL get called back!
NUMBER 3: Be polite! Whether you think the interviewer is a jerk doesnt matter, they have the power to schedule you to be called back ANY TIME DAY OR NIGHT! They don't want to be rude, and they dont want to talk to rude people, they want to MAKE MONEY, and they dont accomplish this by talking to rude people; however, the best way to get back at someone who was rude to you is to schedule them to be called back either late at night, early in the morning, or at dinner time, its called Karma, be nice and they'll be nice.
IN CONCLUSION: The following exchange will ALWAYS result in the respondant (you) being placed in the "refused" category and you will not be called again!
Wait for them to finish the intro, this is information they have to tell you before you can be taken off the list, when they are done simply say "well this is 'insert your name here'(if you already havent)." Next, while making sure to be polite say "I'm really not interested in taking any surveys, thanks for your time though, and have a nice night." It really is that simple and easy. When I was an interviewer all of my co workers and I hated having to call back people we knew were just going to keep yelling at us, but we had to because its stipulated in our company's contract with our client so, if you've been called back 8 times, its only because you didnt take the 5 seconds to listen to what the person was trying to tell you, and politely decline. YES IT REALLY IS THIS SIMPLE.

Well no, I don't work for Maritz, as I posted, I know people who do, and you seem to completely have the wrong idea.  Maritz is a company hired by Bank of America to do research for the company, that is all.  No where did I say that your information is being bought or sold.  That is not what is happening at all.  I see that you believe this very passionately so it will be hard to convince you but honestly get over yourself.  This is a company that conducts surveys for the bank at which you bank.  They get your information from your bank and send the information collected back to your bank so that your bank can serve you better. Not only that, but if you do not have the time to take the survey you CAN REFUSE.  The first thing they ask you is if you have the time.  

So no, your time and privacy are not at risk, but thanks for trying.

Oh and by the way, the last time I checked, being a high school history teacher was honest work.  Thanks for bashing me when you don't know me.  Have a good life :)

Those with no skills or morals wins up in telemarketing or jail. No, wait, there are some people in jail who have real skills.

I  don't know anyone who works for Maritz Research.  But if I did, I'd tell them to get a real job that might actually benefit people and not waste their time.  There are some legitimate jobs out there, they can be found with some time and effort.

Sure if your time and privacy mean nothing to you, go for it. But it sounds like you're on the other end of these calls, and more and more of us totally resent you and the fact that you take information from people for FREE and then SELL it to your paying customers. Fact is, you really piss a large number of people off.

So you might as well get used to the abuse, it's only going to get worse. Because we DO value our TIME and our PRIVACY. Maybe you could get honest work? Nah, probably not qualified. Do you get a bonus from your employer for posting on this site too? Hope it's not much, because it's sure not worth much.

Believe me, there is nothing wrong.  I know three people that work for Maritz, including my own girlfriend.  Its just a survey!  Its nothing bad.

meritz only does marketing surveys..it does not sell anything and does not seek personal information...its not a scam....

Its funny but the first time they called I answered and they said I'm calling on behalf of the tmobile sweepstakes or survey and said may I speak to (mothers full name) I said she's not available she asked me if she could call on a better time I said 8pm around 8:16 pm they called back but I didn't answer?
Isn't it wierd how they know my cellphone provider is tmobile and how they didn't hang up on me? And when I did call back it said somthing about meritz research company and how they are protected by the do not call law?

I would seriously question why Bank of America would have to hire an outside agency to do market research.  Folks, be careful what type of information you give to these individuals; should you decide to actually answer their calls.
This site is for people who are being harassed by collection agencies and if some of us owe B of A money, why would they call and ask if we are satisfied w/their service.  Doesnt make any sense.

received a call from this #, did not pick up

i got a call to from the same number at 8:30pm... i didnt pick up.

Maritz Research per caller ID this is a possibly legitimate Consumer research company in Fenton, MO that A/C is 636, Missouri: W St. Louis metro area of St. Louis county, St. Charles County, Jefferson County area south (between 314 and 573). The 240 A/C is W Maryland: Silver Spring, Frederick, Gaithersburg doubt any call with this number is legit, the phone number on the web site doesn't say anything about MD offices and the list an 877 # for in USA use. Sounds like a scam to me.

I just received a call at 8pm eastern time. I didn't know the number so I pressed ignore on my cell. They did not leave a message. I just called DirectBuy customer service 2hours ago from my cell phone. Nobody has my cell phone number either so I am assuming they are connected somehow.

I just had the same experience.  I answered, no reply (sounded like telemarketers in the background), then a click.  Glad I googled this.  Thanks for your comments.

Phone-Spam.

Got calls on my cell phone from this number tonight at 7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., and 9:30 p.m., didn't answer any of them as I was busy, and obviously didn't recognize the number.  Thanks for the postings.  I am a BOFA customer, so that theory may have some credence.  Here's hoping they don't call back.

thanks for posting the DNC number.  I just called and entered my number to not be called.  I'm sure this will work.  I had been asked if I would take a survey when I spoke to someone at BofA a couple months ago.  Maritz has called many times, which I mostly ignore - or if I pick up the phone it's just not convenient to do the survey at that moment.  I'm now tired of their evening calls so I'm glad to have come across the number to get me off the list.

calls my cell phone daily when i answer no one is there