Woman calls and asks for the owner of the company by his first name.  Lots of background noise -- boiler room, I am pretty sure.  

When informed the owner is in a meeting, they said they would call back.  After reading these posts, we have decided to forward their next call to the "Telemarketer's Nightmare!".

Calls and does not leave a message.

Several different people call day after day.  Ask for the owner of the company by first name.  When I ask who they are with they rattle something off and I ask what this is pretaining to and they just keep asking is he in and will not answer me.

LEE MITCHELL IS BUGGING US AGAIN.

Got a call from this company this morning. Hung up on them. They are scammers in the worst way.
http://www.scams.net/community/showthread.php?t=73

A few months ago a man IPA called and fed me some bs about a consulting firm. Said Norma Butler would be in the area the next day and asked to set up a meeting, i wasn't planing on being around so i said sure, plans changed and i was around. She was an hour late, i told her i wasn't interested and she said give me 2 minutes if your still not interest i will leave now questions asked, okay.  2 minutes went by, she finished, she asked if i was interest and i said no, she wouldn't leave and wanted to know why i wasn't interested.  a month later got another call from the first guy, ripped on him a little and he hung up the phone. another month and he calls me again this morning, i kept asking him where he was from and he would answer finally this lee mitchell gets on the phone, we went around and around and finally i told him don't call back.

Telltale signs You're Dealing with a Scammer

When a salesman uses a "fake voice," he just might be a scammer

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/08/scammer_tips.html
By Mark Huffman
ConsumerAffairs.com

August 20, 2009
Countless times each day consumers encounter sales people online, over the phone and in person, who use deception to take their money. They may appear to be salesmen, but people who deceive you for a buck are actually scammers.

Wouldn't it be nice if there were an easy way to identify a scammer? Well, there are signs you're being scammed, if you'll only be aware of them.

We often think of a conman as smooth and sophisticated, and some of the really good ones are. But more often than not, the people responsible for taking your money are nothing more than common thugs, and they behave that way.

When you are dealing with any business person, you have every right to be treated in a respectful manner and, above all, in a professional manner. A consumer recently wrote to ConsumerAffairs.com detailing her experience with a home warranty company. Things seemed fishy from the outset.

"I got a call from a gentleman, definitely using a fake voice, offering to give me a quote," she said. "At first, he seemed very helpful, but then as his fake voice kept going in and out, he started talking to someone else in his office, cussing, laughing, and making jokes."

Using profanity--not to mention a fake voice--is unprofessional behavior, and when you encounter it from someone trying to sell you something, it's a tipoff you're dealing with a scammer.

It's also unprofessional if a business person threatens you. ConsumerAffairs.com receives numerous complaints from consumers describing harassment at the hands of debt collectors. Honest debt collectors will always maintain a firm, but professional demeanor. However, consumers have reported receiving repeated calls at work, complete with threats of arrest, and even physical harm.

People making these calls are scammers and should be reported to your state attorney general. You should not give them any money.

Professionalism should extend not just to verbal communication, but written communication as well. If letters and emails are filled with misspellings, poor grammar and punctuation, and odd syntax, it's another tipoff you're could be dealing with a scammer.

Business promotions are all too often scam territory. Unfortunately, legitimate and well-meaning businesses get caught up in these schemes because they don't do their homework, and hire what turn out to be scam operations to provide enticements to their customers.

"Free gas" promotions are a recent favorite, and many have turned out to be scams. If a business offers you a "free gas" card in return for doing something like sitting through a sales pitch, chances are, you'll never get the gas.

When you suddenly find it impossible to get in touch with the sales rep who is handling your account, chances are they're a scammer. Cassie, of Liberty, Missouri, found out the hard way after paying $3500 to a company that promised to help settle her tax debt with the IRS.

"We have called for a year and left message after message for a return phone call," she told ConsumerAffairs.com. "We still haven't received that call back. They did absolutely nothing for us. We will probably never see the money they took from us. We have since worked out a deal, by ourselves."

Scams have been around forever and there's no reason to think they'll ever disappear. If you can see one coming, you improve your chances of avoiding becoming a victim.





Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/08/scammer_tips.html#ixzz0Pssz6YI0

I have a story a lot like several of these.  I have talked to four different people from this company.  They are relentless.  One guy had an English accent and about half through the conversation his accent was gone and he sounded older.  He was kind of creepy and on the verge of being a dick.  I let him ramble for 10 min. before he go pissed at me and hung up.  This Kevin Grimley actually came to my store in person.  He was very polite especially when I told him his appt setting people were weirdoes.  I told him nicely to leave and he did.  I did not set an appt.-he just showed up even after I told his people not to send anyone out here.  Too entertaining!  p.s. They probably have your address-they had mine!

A guy named David called with IBA.  He was really rude.  Said he was working with a partner called Kevin Grimly and that they were 2nd generation contracters trying to plug in day workers to companies that neecded seasonal workers.  He tried to setup an appointment for the next day.  I tried to tell him no, but he started yelling at me.  I asked him for a number that he could be reached at and he would never give one.
All I know is that if he does show up at my office tomorrow I have the police on speed dial waiting for him!

We have repeatedly received calls from this number.  They are a 3rd party telemarketing and appt setting company.  They called several times asking for the owner of our company. As a business owner, our president reserves the right to screen calls. When I ask, they say "you're not the owner are you"....Like that flipping matters. I and others have repeatedly asked to be taken off their call list...to no avail.  This jack*** went so far to set an appt at 8 am to meet with the owner. Obviously, he wasn't here, nor did he want to be for this crap. Turns out this 3rd party appointment setter was working on behalf of IPA. A business anaylyst and development company. The rep came in the morning and I explained how pissed I am at their marketing tactics and again asked to be removed.  Funny, today....guess who calls...the same jack*** as before trying to set an appointment. I have now filed a formal complaint against IPA and they're telemarketing group and will seek legal damages for harassment if we receive one more call. I advise each of you to pursue this course as it is irritating and interrupts the productivity of our company.

Same things happens at my business.  She says her name is Natalie Ayla from John Sneed's Office, but will not leave a message

I too got a call from this same phone number...  Only this person said she was with John Sneed's office...

Individual calls our business several times a day, ask for the business owner by first name. I cannot let someone talk to the owner without knowing who they are. So I ask, Who is calling. The female answers Susan. I ask who she is with, she answers Lee Mitchell's office. I am not familiar with Lee Mitchell's office so I ask what the office does. Susan replies with something about IPA. I ask what an IPA is and Susan hangs up. That conversation has happened twice.  When the owner is not in she will not leave a message, just says she will call back.
Lee Mitchell's office does not come up on a google search. I have called, was able to get through on the second try, spoke to a woman named Meg, and asked to be taken off their caller list.