Freedom Blue insurance co which is a BC/BS Medicare alternative.
They only call people who are members so these are not sales calls or scams

Amerigroup Health Plus calling to renew

multiple phone calls every day

I don't answer - must be a scam of some kind

They just called me a 3rd time, I called my phone service provider Charter Communications. They have a great number blocking feature. HeHe, off to the the cornfield with you, you jack-in-the-box.

Just got 2 calls in a few minutes and added my number to the national do not call registry

Apparently they're also called the Share Group, and claim to represent various nonprofits. I'm not sure that they actually do. They are certainly a nuisance and may be more sinister than that. I'll let you know what I find out.

calls from this number everyday, when I answer they hang up, when I call back I get a recording that they are the sheer group and nonprofit call center.  What is stupid is they hang up when I answer, what is with that?

Frequent calls from Outreach Associates 412-773-8572, sometimes as many as 3 to 5 per day and sometimes within a 3 hour period.  Line is normally unattended; ie. no voice answer or message left.

Asking for money appears to be a scam

The story is the same here. These people have called numerous times per day over the past several weeks. My caller ID shows "Outreach Associates", and I have had calls from most, if not all, of the numbers listed in the December 31, 2009 post.  I've actually answered the call only once. Subsequent calls have gone to my answering machine, but they never leave a message.

My son has not been in contact with me for well over a year. In fact, I don't even know where he lives, and I am absolutely heartbroken. The name of his company is Outreach, so when I saw "Outreach Associates" on the caller ID, I was ecstatic. I answered, but there was no response. Thinking we had been cut off, I immediately called the number back, but it was busy. Because I was curious to know where the call was from, I did a Google search on the number and found several pages with complaints. These numbers are not in any way associated with him. Even though I now know it is not my son calling, I still burst into tears every time I see "Outreach" on the caller ID,

Is there any way to put an end to this?  I have been told that the "do not call" list doesn't apply to this group because they supposedly are not selling anything. My phone company says they can't help because call rejection is not available in my service area.

Called 10+ times in the past 10 days.  Call shows up as Pittsburgh, PA and comes in on -8558, -8556, and -8555.  Caller never leaves a message.  It shows up as a landline.  Would someone in the legal arena please look into and shut this down.

412-773-8560
412-773-8558
412-773-8581
412-773-8556
412-773-8555
412-773-8582
412-773-8576
412-773-8575
412-773-8573

Have now called me over 30 times in the last 10 days. VERY UNHAPPY. They do not answer when I call back nor does their voicemail work.

get called several times a week from outreach asso @ 412-773-8582 ... they never leave a msg other than yelling that they want to speak to me

The above # 412-773-8560, caller ID Outreach Assoc., has been calling me multiple times a day for weeks.  I have not answered, but my husband answered today and they asked to speak to me because I was a supporter of UNICEF...then they just hung up.  Called again 2 hours later.  I did not answer.  Does anyone know anything about these people? Feels like a scam.  Any advice?

Receiving same multiple calls.  Called back just once recently and received a voicemail claiming they were Donor Outreach.  I left no message and will not pick up future calls.  Only thing I figured was that it may be in connection to some donations I made to the Haiti Relief Funds.

Hey.

I too received a call today from 412 773 8560. They said they are calling on behalf of the UNICEF and regarding Haiti. They asked to donate me and I said to email me the details. There ended the call. Is it some kind of scam???

Same story, multiple calls,  sometimes many per day, no message left, very annoying!

During the last five hours Outreach Assoc called more than three times.  During a given day they call more than five times.  This is annoying when you have a person who is sick or work night shifts.  There should be a way to make companies  that lack ethics, such as Outreach Assoc, be accountable for their acts...

I'm experiencing the same problem.  Multiple calls during the past couple of weeks (even within the same day) from what appears on my caller i.d. as "Outreach Assoc."  I believe each time the number ends in four different digits:

412-773-____ (8553, 8556, 8561, 8568, 8569, 8570, 8577, 8578, 8579, 8580, 8581, and 8582).

I've never picked up and they don't leave any voicemails.  

Ann

Melody, thank you for the info. I'm writing a letter to the Mayor of Pittsburgh tonight. The behavior of Outreach Associates/Direct Advantage Marketing is unethical and illegal.

You can also file a complaint with the BBB of Pittsburg, http://pittsburgh.bbb.org/

I want these calls to stop.

Here's the skinny on these twits: Outreach Associates, aka Direct Advantage Marketing, is registered to raise funds for a number of legitimate nonprofits, though last year they donated as little as 2.55% of their take to some of those charities. Check it out:

http://taxdollars.freedomblogging.com/files/2 ... sers-table1.pdf

I have written to the office of the mayor of Pittsburgh and asked him to look into the business that sponsors so many nuisance calls from the calling center located there. However, it looks like the guy behind the OA and DAM is Howard Cloth, 73 Chapel St, Newton MA 02458. I invite everyone who is outraged by his business practices to drop him a note

Here's the skinny on these twits: Outreach Associates, aka Direct Advantage Marketing, is registered to raise funds for a number of legitimate nonprofits, though last year they donated as little as 2.55% of their take to some of those charities. Check it out:

http://taxdollars.freedomblogging.com/files/2 ... sers-table1.pdf

I have written to the office of the mayor of Pittsburgh and asked him to look into the business that sponsors so many nuisance calls from the calling center located there. However, it looks like the guy behind the OA and DAM is Howard Cloth, 73 Chapel St, Newton MA 02458. I invite everyone who is outraged by his business practices to drop him a note.

I'm being pestered by 412 773 8556. Many calls, no messages, no one there when I pick up. Apparently this group calls on behalf of a number of nonprofits, and receives many complaints from irritated people. I'm looking for a number for their corporate headquarters to ask to be put on their Do Not Call list.

called 1-412-381-2300 to be removed from their list.  Dialed 0 for operator.  She said my number would be removed- we'll see if this works.

SO ANNOYED

Get these call several times a DAY!
Just got a new answering phone, almost don't want to put it on.
Never had this happened UNTIL I gave to a charity, more specifically a PBS.

They've been calling me too, from about the same amount of #s.  It's harrassment and it's annoying.  I will be filing a complaint with the FCC.

Multiple calls all summer. called number in Baubie's 4/29/10 post and got an "all circuits are busy" message. Probably due to the massive numbers of calls they are receceiving from consumers like me!

My wife answered it, she said it was someone looking for money for Haiti...!!

It is a scam, DO NOT send them money! This will explain, I looked into it a bit.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.  I can reliably inform you
that this is not a UNICEF office phone number, and you should under no
circumstances divulge any personal information or money to this caller.
Sadly it is becoming more and more common for heartless confidence
tricksters to try to fraudulently obtain money by using the name of the
very people we are trying to help -- that is the children.

The safest way to determine whether something is legitimately from UNICEF,
or to pledge your support, is to go to our website at www.unicef.org.