I work for Senior Life Alarm. It's a total scam. 98% of the
people we talk to say they're on the national do not call
registry and received numerous calls. Sometimes
several times a day. I'm not sure of the particulars of
how the scam works as they don't tell us. But it's
obviously a scam when LITERALLY 98% of people I talk
to say they're tired of getting repeated calls.

The 2 call centers I'm familiar with are both in Orlando,
FL.

I don't know how they make they're money but they pay
8 dollars an hour for 0-11 deals a week, 10 a week for
11-20 and so on and so forth. They also offer 10 dollars
per deal in cash once you've made 3 deals in a day.

It's a very high pressure call center, which seems odd to
me. If what you're selling is legitimate and life saving,
you wouldnt need high pressure sales, very specific
scripts and cubicles lined with rebuttals to anything and
everything people can come up with to argue.

[smile] Please don't thank me, thank 800Notes for giving us this wonderful forum to call attention to these low-life telemarketing scammers!

We have been getting their calls for weeks.  I finally pressed #1 to speak to a representative and told the woman we do not want them calling us anymore especially in the evening !  I told her I would take legal action if they continued to call us.  They called the very next day!  She did say they were located in Orlando, Fla.   I am now keeping a log of the calls.

I've been getting these call for several years.
This what I've found to be pretty effective.
I made a list of spam callers phone numbers and when one of them call, I answer with
AN INDIAN ACCENT AND SAY HELLO, HELLO, HELLO, AND I DO NOT INGAGE IN CONVERSATION WITH THEM. This drives them crazy and they hang up.
Mission accomplished! Then they put me on their DO NOT CALL LIST. !!!! I win.  

Now, those call have dropped off a lot.
It works for me, Try it You'll like the results.

Caller ID "6464679315" ... AUG 29@11:34am EDT? I do not answer callers I do not know. They did not leave a message. Prior 800notes.com indicates SCAMMER.

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Received a cll from this number this morning, which I did not reognize or answer. No one left a message!

I received this same personel safety offer,8/29/13.
It said you can press 9 to be on their DNC list.Yeah..I bet.

They keep calling after I've told them to take my name off their calling list. Very determined to get my credit card info or check routing numbers. They are offering thousands of dollars in coupons trying to get into peoples accounts. Don't let them in. They are not going to give you anything but headaches trying to get them out of your Senior Life.

I have asked this caller I do not want to be taken by a scam. I am a senior , but I am very informed about people trying to scam the elderly. I have asked them to take my name off their calling list but they keep calling. Their failure to comply with my request is going to cost them a huge fine. I will find the right agency to report them to.

Called on Aug 29 but did not leave a message. I do not want these people calling me.

"YOU ARE A TELEMARKETER, AND I DON'T DO BUSINESS WITH ANY COMPANY THAT USES TELEMARKETING AS A FORM OF ADVERTISING" (stolen from a comment on this web site -- I love it).  And do not answer name unavailable ever as calls are now starting to say that often.  Another comment from this web site says: When you press the number to have your number removed, all you do is confirm that your number is a working one.  Now I either block the numbers or I don't answer the phone at all.  Another comment was:  They sold your known active number to another scammer!!!  That is what they do when you call them back to opt out.  SO DON?T HAVE YOUR NUMBER REMOVED!

Let me explain my idea of ROBO CALLS. Each area code has 9,999,999 numbers fyi (7 digits). The program starts calling every number that it can in succession.  So they don't need to buy or obtain lists from anyone.  I am going to copy and paste and post this info for each number that calls me for this web site (9,999,98 numbers more to copy and paste to)

NOTHING IS GOING TO STOP THESE SCAMMERS AND LAZY COLLECTION AGENCIES (statute of limitations on debt:  http://www.creditinfocenter.com/rebuild/statuteLimitations.shtml)  who call everyone with the same name instead of looking up the right one and all we can do is block them or use call forward selective..  DNC does not work when they are robo dialing all possible random numbers. The authorities can not or will not help either.

So, just block them, DON'T ANSWER UNKNOWN CALLS, and continue using this great site for information to be in control of your own home and cell phone calls.  If it turns out that you did not answer a call from someone you know (number not on this site), just call them back.  No problem.  It?s a lot of work that I do (checking the number on this web site, blocking the caller,  but at least I FEEL like I have a little control of the situation. Maybe I'm delusional.  Another smart person on this web site said to save it to your contacts as spam 1, then spam 2, etc. so you can just ignore the call.

ITS OUR LIFE AND WE NEED TO TAKE IT BACK.
One person said to call forward selective to the FCC whose number is 1-717-338-2533

The Center for Investigative Reporting joined two news organizations in an investigation of groups that use telemarketers to raise money and what they found is that most of the money is paid to telemarketers, leaving the charities with little, if anything. (3%)

Not only that but reputable charitable organizations don't solicit donations by phone.

So it's good advice to remember to just say no to anyone who solicits over the phone unless you actually know the person calling.

this company calls triing to sell life alert it say press1 to talk to 1 of our associates press to be put on our do not call list but then they call back the next day

my comment should have been rely to John for detailed comment.

thank you for an excellent post... It was a big help.

Senior Life Alarm system "...we are offering you a medical life alert system valued at over $400 at absolutely no cost to you...") scam robo call
Caller ID: "New York NY"

also calls from: (201) 499-0217 | (201) 367-1691 | (732) 510-5497 | (610) 257-7095 | (724) 302-2349 | (724) 364-4111

The old "I've fallen and I can't get up..." alarm system with a new twist, now they're offering $1,000 in free grocery coupons...These people don't follow the Do Not Call regulartions. Doesn't that tell you something about them!

<male voice>"Hello, this is Senior Life Alarm, we are offering you a medical life alert system valued at over $400 at absolutely no cost to you. Seniors living alone today are looking for personal safety and peace of mind. A slip or fall, fire or burglary, with just the click of a button, help is on the way. By taking advantage of our timely promotion today, you are eligible to receive a thousand dollars in grocery coupon savings at no cost to you. Over 1,000 national brands that you already <uninteligible> press 1 to speak with a representative. Press 1 now. Press 9 to be put on our Do Not Call list."

Thanks to Google Voice ( www.google.com/voice ) you can hear this recorded "conversation" on my Spam Calls web page:

http://home.comcast.net/~achx88a/spam/spamcalls.htm

Signup for your own free Google Voice account at www.google.com/voice and avoid telephone call spam

I let call go to Voice Mail. Caller did not leave message.

Another company that is offering you a 'free' device similar to life alert. It's a scam. Life Alert does not make phone calls; you call them if you want their device. The call was at 11: 38 this A.M.

Just called and hangs up when answering machine takes the call. Comcast will not block the number.

Called this morning without leaving a message when I wasn't home.  When I called back, I got an "all circuits busy" recording.

"Unavailable" then hung up to answering machine.

Another  "Unavailable" call. Hung up when the answering machine came on.