706-383-5601
GA, US
Law Centric Bottom Feeders
Law Centric Bottom Feeders
2012-10-02 19:07:57
Telemarketer
Call me once a week at least once a day. Think they are getting a fax so all it does beep. Called back 3 times to "unsubscribe" and never works even though a recording says they are taking me off the list. Interested to see if anyone has found a way to get them to stop and could share. Caller ID says it comes from Calhoun Georgia....short of driving up there and looking for them!
Kwitcherbellyakin
Kwitcherbellyakin
2012-09-05 01:25:07
Telemarketer
Who the suspects are:
http://complaintwire.org/complaint/ipzhHRymJA ... gon-robo-dialer
http://telemarketerspam.wordpress.com/2012/08/30/fred-accuardi-and-illegal-telemarketing/
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011 ... -companies.html
http://www.bbb.org/west-florida/business-revi ... ter-fl-90107305
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/st ... vcapId=23957705
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/cox-353170-agency-companies.html
http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0923193/index.shtm
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/29/business/la-fi-lazarus-20111129
http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=22278
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/debt/client_services_inc.html
http://www.scambook.com/report/view/71722/Ambrosia-Web-Design-Complaint-71722-for-$998.00
http://onthespotblog.com/the-hunt-for-rachel-at-cardholder-services/
http://www.scamchecker.com/content/cardmember-services-another-scam
http://www.state.ia.us/government/ag/latest_n ... fundraiser.html

How it works:
http://blog.usa.gov/post/30393077932/answering-your-questions-about-robocalls
http://onthespotblog.com/on-the-spot-blog-stirs-up-rachel-at-cardholder-services/
http://onthespotblog.com/tag/cardholder-services/
http://complaintwire.org/complaint/ipzhHRymJA ... gon-robo-dialer
http://telemarketerspam.wordpress.com/2012/08/30/fred-accuardi-and-illegal-telemarketing/

People should continually file complaints with their Attorney Generals office and also file with:
http://www.fcc.gov/complaints
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
If enough people keep complaining then maybe something will get done.

The calls are being made from outside the US however most of the call centers (where you actually talk to someone after pressing 1) are in the US and the companies making the money from the scam are owned by people in the US. They will charge thousands of dollars on your credit card without performing any services.

Many of these calls are coming from Costa Rica and India and they are using spoofed (false) numbers, which in itself is illegal. They do cold calling for or sell the leads to numerous companies in this country and they know that what they are doing is illegal. Tomorrow this same number may be selling Cruises, Timeshares or Security Systems but if you follow the money it usually ends up in the hands of an American LLC. Keep complaining to the FTC and FCC, and start bugging our politicians to pass laws to make it punishable in criminal court instead of handing out fines that they don't pay. Another course of action is to contact phone companies to find out why they won't block spoofed numbers. With today's technology that should be an easy thing to do, unless they are somehow profiting from the use of their systems.

The criminals behind this operation aren't going to pay attention to you asking to be removed from their list. Their calls cost them nothing and they can make a million of them a day so they have no intention of ever removing someone. When you press a key to talk to them all that is accomplished is to verify that they have a working number.
Unfortunately blowing an air horn or whistle doesn't work either. Their headset have noise dampeners plus they are expecting it. However with that said if it makes you feel better then by all means give it a shot.

For anyone thinking of using Special Information Tones (or as they're called in the industry SIT tones) to fake a non working phone number, they won't work. Since around 2001-2002, the costs of digital business lines have dropped dramatically, along with Voice over IP (Internet) telephone service. Neither of these use the SIT tones as the call information is carried separate from the audio.
This separate call information tells the calling party digitally if the call was answered, busy, voice mail, forwarded, rejected, etc. This renders SIT tones useless. Also the TeleZapper products that used to be on the market used this method as well, and were rendered ineffective for the same reasons.
It is also through this separate call information message that the spoofed caller ID information is transmitted.

Robocalls are illegal unless you have given them prior permission in writing (not worded into some small print contract from a 3rd party) and are absolutely illegal to a cell phone.  The Telephone Consumer Protection Act permits individuals who have received certain unlawful telemarketing, such as junk faxes or telemarketing calls, to sue the violator in state courts where they may be awarded up to $1500 for each violation.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/robocalls/  
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/07/robocall.shtm
http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/policy/TCPA-Rules.pdf

Check here first to see if it is one of their phone numbers:
http://telemarketerspam.wordpress.com
Pacific Telecom Communications Group
Follow JD's recommendations in the blog and stop them at the source.

Many of the disposable numbers come from Pacific Telecom Communications Group and they are currently under investigation and in the midst of various lawsuits. (The principles involved have been part of actions by the FCC under other business names).These businesses have ripped people off for millions of dollars, yet have paid only a couple of thousand dollars in fines. The only way to stop them is to throw them in prison for a few years to make this criminal activity less attractive.

The Oregon Public Utilities Commission has revoked Pacific Telecom's certificate to provide telecom services in Oregon.

The Indiana Attorney General?s Office filed lawsuits against:
Consumer Credit Group and Proactive Planning Solutions of Arizona for violating Indiana?s Do Not Call Law and Auto-Dialer Act known as the robo-call law. Both companies violated the Credit Service Organization Act and Deceptive Consumer Sales Act by not obtaining $25,000 surety bonds with the state and collecting money upfront without performing any services.
Debt Zero of California for collecting money up front, failing to provide services or a refund and operating without a $25,000 surety bond.
Clear One Advantage of Maryland and Credit Arbitrators of Texas for violating the Credit Service Organization Act and the Deceptive Consumer Sales Act by not obtaining the required surety bonds.
http://www.in.gov/activecalendar/EventList.as ... ation_id=107077

Arkansas sues robocallers:
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2012/aug/0 ... arketing-firms/
Missouri sues robocallers:
http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/236974-kost ... nies-over-calls

Proof that current laws mean nothing to these scum suckers. Civil action by the FTC against such criminals is totally ineffective. These criminals need to be charged with Federal Felonies and subjected to significant jail time. All of those involved know that they are violating FTC regulations. The FTC levies huge fines, then rescinds them based on inability to pay. The FTC settles for the minimal cash on hand, and enjoins them from future telemarketing. The criminals sign off, then go right back to business as usual. These same people under different companies have been sued in the past and have only paid a minimal fine. Here are just a few:
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/12/roycox.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/06/asiapacific.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/03/asiapacific.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0923193/111219roycoxcmpt.pdf
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/donotcall/mediacenter.html
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/02/afl_financial.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/02/voiceblaze.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/03/voicetouch.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/robocalls.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/12/robocall.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/09/twi.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/02/robocall.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/robocalls2.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/12/jpm.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/08/voicetouch.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/11/sonkei.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/05/ams.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/01/khalilian.shtm

Write your Congressmen and Senators. We need CRIMINAL penalties against the companies that are profiting from these calls. Follow the money, slap them in prison, no one left to outsource to overseas boiler rooms, problem solved. Since they are operating across borders it should become a federal felony and should be handled by the FBI under the RICO Act.
sf
sf
2012-08-31 18:26:33
Unknown
I too was contacted by this number and missed the call.  I called the number back and it said "we recognize your number, thanks for subscribing."  I quickly hung up the phone because I had not subscribed to anything.  I called my wireless provider and supposedly I'm not subscribed to anything but we will just have to wait and see how what repercussions I face later.
Rob
Rob
2012-08-27 15:58:36
Telemarketer
Just got a call from this number. I called back and got a recording that says "That you for calling Law Centric subscriber services." Something about accident victims. no idea who these people are...more telemarketing crap.
Sam
Sam
2012-08-17 17:47:04
Unknown
This number calls my home phone and cell phone.  When I called from a different phone to remove my number, it added that number as a subscriber.  What kind of crap is that?  If I was calling to remove my number, why would I want to be bothered at another.  I also did not subscribe at any time.
Jeff
Jeff
2012-07-19 14:53:35
Unknown
Hung up on cell phone. When I called number back computer generated voice said bye and hung up.
pam
pam
2012-07-13 17:29:05
Telemarketer
Law Centric from Calhoun, Ga. Robot wants me to sue someone if hurt in accident. It's enough that I hear that on TV. I sure don't want to pay for long distance sales calls. I signed for the no-call list twice, so why am I still getting these type calls? OK, maybe it's because i'm in Ga., but I get some from out of state, too.
sdh1217
sdh1217
2012-07-05 20:06:49
Unknown
Called, left no message.  Caller ID say Calhoun GA.
Ginger
Ginger
2012-06-28 22:59:23
Telemarketer
I called the number back- it is law centric, and it is a company that calls to give you "special offers". Their message says it's a subscription service, and if you take the time to listen to the whole long drawn out thing, at the end it gives you an option to unsusbscribe and stop receiving calls. I never subscribed in the first place, but I definitely unsubscribed.
wfl
wfl
2012-06-28 20:49:14
Unknown
They keep calling
d
d
2012-06-23 13:26:02
Unknown
called and said i have reached law centric
EPatt
EPatt
2012-06-12 16:07:12
Unknown
Called, no message
ron
ron
2012-06-06 21:04:10
Unknown
no message
Linda
Linda
2012-06-06 15:12:47
Unknown
called, did not leave message
mark walker
mark walker
2012-06-02 20:49:31
Prank Call
This caller has been harassing me.
ohme
ohme
2012-05-21 23:23:45
Unknown
You may have to get a new sim card with a new number. x7y7
Not the Person they are looking for!
Not the Person they are looking for!
2012-05-08 17:46:24
Debt Collector
I got a new cellphone number (July 2011) and keep getting collection calls for the person that owned the number before me.  I have told them EVERYTIME they call I am not Crystal Pittman and they apologize and say they will "note" their system.  The calls stop for about a week and then start up again!  I'm so over it!
StopCallingMe
StopCallingMe
2012-04-24 23:25:52
Unknown
Called and failed to leave a message.
karen keller
karen keller
2012-04-24 15:22:02
Unknown
keeps calling
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