This telephone number belongs to Pacific Telecom Communications Group.  They are a public utility who's business involves facilitating telemarketing calls, a possible violation of 16 C.F.R. §310.3(b) of the Federal Telemarketing Sales Rule.

For more information about the people behind this unsolicited call, go here:  http://telemarketerspam.wordpress.com



If you want to stop these unsolicited telemarketing calls, PLEASE send a complaint to Oregon State regulators about these illegal calls from Pacific Telecom's phone numbers:

Oregon Public Utilities Commission Online Complaints:  http://apps.puc.state.or.us/consumer/complaint.asp

Oregon Attorney General?s Office Online Complaints:  https://www.doj.state.or.us/consumer/complaint.shtml

Oregon Governor?s Office Online Complaints:  
http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/contact.shtml


Contact info for Pacific Telecom Communications Group's legal representative, F Antone Accuardi:
Interlaw@justice.com
legal@pacifictelecommunications.com
Cell:   971-404-4185

Pacific Telecom Communications Group
12228 Venice Blvd. Suite 559
Los Angeles, CA  90066

Verizon says it won't sell your number and maybe that's true.  However, it doesn't really matter what Verizon's policy is because anyone you call that uses another cell phone company - well you just gave your cell phone number to that company and that company may be selling numbers.

Cell phone companies make money by selling and also, as w/Verizon, you can block only 5 numbers for 90 days without charge - if you want to block up to 20 numbers permanently you can pay (boo!) a monthly fee. I block 5 and keep record and renew the block a day prior to the expiration. Problem is you need to remove the numbers, sign off then on again and add the numbers back to get your new 90 day expiration date. Hassle free - NOT.

My policy is to NEVER answer any call that doesn't call out a name in my address book (get a phone that speaks the callers name) - or a number I don't recognize as a friendly.  I'll return calls provided it's someone I want to talk to. The only time I go off this policy is when we have an emergency underway and I give those people my cell number and I'd expect calls from Drs. etc who wouldn't be in my address book. Otherwise I never give out my cell number to just anyone (Businesses always get just my home number- I say NO when they ask for an alternate number.

Repeat spammers numbers are listed in my contacts as "JUNK1", 2, 3 etc (can list 5 numbers per contact!) and I set those at NO RING.

Yes, it's a pain and maybe when they read these posts they laugh - but I'm still not answering their calls and I've heard they only get paid if someone picks up - so I laugh at their fruitless labor.

Also, it IS a major election season (seems it's ALWAYS an election season!).  I always vote - but I hate and won't answer political calls even from my preferred party or candidate.

SCAM artists spoofed CallID to
FRAUD DataMine Phishing for ANY personal information!
Protect yourself! SAY NOTHING! 2 second silence is recorded to gather intel on you, then all data is saved in their database and used to pry more from you the next time they call. And they WILL call again. Answer no questions. Don't even verify your name! Tell them NOTHING except:
''Do not call. We are registered on the national do not call list. Each violation will be prosecuted at $500 penalty. DO NOT CALL!'' then disconnect and  
dial *57 to send a call trace to law enforcement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malicious_Caller_Identification
Remember to follow-up and file a formal police report.

503-468-5198 *Unlisted or Unregistered number* RoboCall Scammers.
Caller ID reported ''PO America'' Location: Astoria, OR
Landline Provider: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - OR
Switch Office: STTNWAHODS9

Callers claim to be Ann from Political Opinions of America http://www.politicalopinionsofamerica.org or other lies. If you contact them in any way, such as ''Take us off your list'' opt-out online or by dialing 1, 2 or 9 then you are instead validating that a human ear is responding to the Turing Test and placed permanently ON their SUCKERS LIST. The only valid information on their website is a regurgitated gallup.com RSS newsfeed, another trick to appear legitimate. Nowhere on the site is there a telephone number or address or even a way to engage their services = RED FLAG!
''Political Survey'' is their excuse to circumvent the National Do Not Call regulations. They claim if I take the 30 second survey I'd receive a free 2 day cruise to the Bahamas or a gift card. Truth is - hard sell of condo-timeshare! There are actually two scams here, the initial cold-call canvassers who get paid by reserving your ''free vacation +$185 port fees'', spend spree your credit card while the high pressure vacation rental condominium sales crew who trap you on a cruise from hell as they loot your vacant home.
They also abuse these numbers:
202-599-8470 253-382-9912 360-474-3924 502-468-5198 502-632-4414 502-632-4428 502-873-0246 503-902-8103 971-229-1183
Also see: http://wafflesatnoon.com/2012/02/15/5026324414-phone-number-bothering-you/

Call type: Scammers/Fraudsters

SCAM artists spoofed CallID to
FRAUD DataMine Phishing for ANY personal information!
Protect yourself! SAY NOTHING! 2 second silence is recorded to gather intel on you, then all data is saved in their database and used to pry more from you the next time they call. And they WILL call again. Answer no questions. Don't even verify your name! Tell them NOTHING except:
''Do not call. We are registered on the national do not call list. Each violation will be prosecuted at $500 penalty. DO NOT CALL!'' then disconnect and
dial *57 to send a call trace to law enforcement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malicious_Caller_Identification
Remember to follow-up and file a formal police report.

503-468-5198 *Unlisted or Unregistered number* RoboCall Scammers.
Caller ID reported ''PO America'' Location: Astoria, OR
Landline Provider: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - OR
Switch Office: STTNWAHODS9

Callers claim to be Ann from Political Opinions of America http://www.politicalopinionsofamerica.org or other lies. If you contact them in any way, such as ''Take us off your list'' opt-out online or by dialing 1, 2 or 9 then you are instead validating that a human ear is responding to the Turing Test and placed permanently ON their SUCKERS LIST. The only valid information on their website is a regurgitated gallup.com RSS newsfeed, another trick to appear legitimate. Nowhere on the site is there a telephone number or address or even a way to engage their services = RED FLAG!
''Political Survey'' is their excuse to circumvent the National Do Not Call regulations. They claim if I take the 30 second survey I'd receive a free 2 day cruise to the Bahamas or a gift card. Truth is - hard sell of condo-timeshare! There are actually two scams here, the initial cold-call canvassers who get paid by reserving your ''free vacation +$185 port fees'', spend spree your credit card while the high pressure vacation rental condominium sales crew who trap you on a cruise from hell as they loot your vacant home.
They also abuse these numbers:
202-599-8470 253-382-9912 360-474-3924 502-468-5198 502-632-4414 502-632-4428 502-873-0246 503-902-8103 971-229-1183
Also see: http://wafflesatnoon.com/2012/02/15/5026324414-phone-number-bothering-you/

Call type: Scammers/Fraudsters

SCAM artists spoofed CallID to
FRAUD DataMine Phishing for ANY personal information!
Protect yourself! SAY NOTHING! 2 second silence is recorded to gather intel on you, then all data is saved in their database and used to pry more from you the next time they call. And they WILL call again. Answer no questions. Don't even verify your name! Tell them NOTHING except:
''Do not call. We are registered on the national do not call list. Each violation will be prosecuted at $500 penalty. DO NOT CALL!'' then disconnect and
dial *57 to send a call trace to law enforcement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malicious_Caller_Identification
Remember to follow-up and file a formal police report.

*Unlisted or Unregistered number* RoboCall Scammers.
Caller ID reported ''PO America'' Location: Astoria, OR
Landline Provider: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - OR
Switch Office: STTNWAHODS9

Callers claim to be Ann from Political Opinions of America http://www.politicalopinionsofamerica.org or other lies. If you contact them in any way, such as ''Take us off your list'' opt-out online or by dialing 1, 2 or 9 then you are instead validating that a human ear is responding to the Turing Test and placed permanently ON their SUCKERS LIST. The only valid information on their website is a regurgitated gallup.com RSS newsfeed, another trick to appear legitimate. Nowhere on the site is there a telephone number or address or even a way to engage their services = RED FLAG!
''Political Survey'' is their excuse to circumvent the National Do Not Call regulations. They claim if I take the 30 second survey I'd receive a free 2 day cruise to the Bahamas or a gift card. Truth is - hard sell of condo-timeshare! There are actually two scams here, the initial cold-call canvassers who get paid by reserving your ''free vacation +$185 port fees'', spend spree your credit card and then the high pressure vacation rental condominium sales crew who trap you on a cruise from hell.
They also abuse these numbers:
202-599-8470 253-382-9912 360-474-3924 502-468-5198 502-632-4414 502-632-4428 502-873-0246 503-902-8103 971-229-1183
Also see: http://wafflesatnoon.com/2012/02/15/5026324414-phone-number-bothering-you/

Call type: Scammers/Fraudsters

who is this

Actually, I was wrong about this being a political call.  It comes under the guise of a political survey but is, in reality, a telemarketing scam.  Totally illegal according to the recent FCC ruling but what can we do?  The FCC doesn't really have any teeth.  It only makes rulings and hopes that most people will abide by them.  Good luck, guys (I guess only someone from California would use that kind of term..."guys").

To all the people thinking carriers are selling your numbers..... They're not. Phone numbers are cycles through. They don't even wait 6 months like they used to. You may have only had the number for a short while but someone else had it before you and they most likely registered it somewhere.

Sorry Jenna but NO Verizon is not selling numbers. Computers dial the numbers in sequence. They can dial thousands of numbers and save the ones that are valid.

You can't block numbers to a cell phone; only on land line phones.  Get a Digitone call blocker for your land line phone.  It's worth the $100 if you're plagued with crank calls on your land line.

calling my cell left no msg

Got a call on my cell phone today at 1:39 PM PST but they didn't leave a message.  I too have Verizon but don't know if that matters.  My cell phone number is already on the Do Not Call list.

if you have a smart phone, you can download a free app that will let you block these calls.
if you dont, save the number as a contact, and make it a "no ring" contact...
either way, they won't bother you again.

Got a call from 503-468-5198 - no message left.  My cell didn't ring - Set my default ring to silent and went and put a ring on each of my contacts.  Now my phone only rings when someone I know  calls.  Doesn't work for the "vibrate" mode though.  Took a little while to do, but it's nice not having the phone ringing.  Also took off my "reminder" sound for missed calls.  I just check my phone regulary to see if I've missed something.  Also turn my default ring back on when I'm expecting a call from someone not in my contacts.

My caller ID says "PO America" as the caller. They never speak or leave a message. No idea who they are or what they want - other than to irritate people.

Another in the host of unwanted incoming calls on the cellphone. The Do Not Call List does not appear to work ...

They called me at 6:48pm PST but did not leave a message.

I don't believe Verizon is selling your cell phone number. These are usually computer generated calls and the computer just puts in numbers and just adds "1" to the number it called previously. Like 111-111-1111 then 111-111-1112, 111-111-1113, etc.

The number that shows up when they call is not necessarily the number they are calling from. With all the advancements in computers and VOIP, these people can be calling from anywhere in the world and make it look like the number is from Oregon, Texas, Connecticut, Florida, etc.

This number just called me (5:55 pm in Los Angeles) on my landline phone.  I have AT&T.  I let it go to voicemail but there was no message left.

I appreciate others leaving messages so now I have a clue what this call is about.

Calls and does not leave a message.  Suspect Telemarketer.

This is a number that calls me often.  I don't answer it

so this is a political survey??

Just received a call from 503-468-5198. Have been getting a lot of junk calls these days varying from political survey/cruise to unknown cause and content.  I refuse to answer any call that I don't recognize.  I didn't even answer a call from my brother on his new cell that only ID'ed him as Texas.
Complaints to the DNC list are useless because spoofed numbers are not traceable.

Just received one at 12:47pm PST today (March 28) on Verizon carrier.  Have been getting a lot from different #'s, all on Verizon.  Also have Sprint acct and never get one on it.  I've never answered any unknown calls but if I get more than 3 calls from a certain # I've been reporting to the FCC via their online complaint form.

You're absolutely right about Verizon selling us out.  I opened a Sprint acct in Oct but still have the Verizon acct till it expires.  I'm only getting it on my Verizon phone.  I've gotten several different numbers calling in on that phone and when I look them up, they're all numbers that are calling others, too, and Verizon keeps popping up as their carriers.  If I get more than 3 I've been reporting them to the FCC, they have an online complaint form you can fill out.  I just received the 503 call today (march 28) @ 12:47 pm PST

Received a call from this number.  No message.  Call was from Astoria, OR.

I just received this call at 12:16. I guess I'm glad I missed the call after reading other posts. I actually live in OR. I have a T-mobile pay as you go phone.

They don't need to sell your number. They use a call list by area code and prefix from 0000 to 9999. Each automatic dialer uses one prefix, and they completely blanket the area code. They likely note the numbers which are "active" as opposed to disconnected however.

If you call the number back you will get an automated message saying they are calling about a political survey...  you get the option to press "1" to not receive future calls.

My Advise to one and all. I have a T Mobil phone that has a call blocking feature.
Those that have some other cell phone company should make a request that they give you blocking or you and every one else will just have to move to T mobil that does.