I am a representative of DWS Scudder, and I recently received an inquiry about the calls some of you have been receiving from 718-559-4072 (callerID: DWS Scudder).  After reviewing the matter internally, I can confirm that these calls are from a proxy solicitation firm acting on behalf of DWS Scudder.  These are not sales calls. If you are receiving these calls, it is because our records indicate you owned shares in one or more DWS Scudder mutual funds as of January 3. I hope this answers any questions you may have, but If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please feel free to contact shareholder services at 1-800-714-3305.

718.559.4072 is the number we received a call from @ 7:31 PM on 3/6/08. They requested to speak with a person that we've never heard from. We told them to lose this number and never call back. We are on the "No Call" listing, apparently this isn't working.

Called at 3:50PM EST on 3/20/08. They called, I did not pick up, and they did not leave a message.

I receive this call several times at all times of the day, Caller ID reads 718-559-4072 and DWS Scudder.  I don't answer, and they never leave a message.  I Googled them today, and found this site and posted

DWS Scudder learn how to leave a message and maybe these posts will go away, this is bad business

I do not want to receive any more calls from this number! Especially on a Saturday at 4:43 pm!

I have gotten a few calls from this number and finally answered because I have an IRA with Scudder.  Anyway, its in regards to a proxy vote for a mutual fund. I don't know why they are calling, vs. mailing -- but whatever. It is not a sales call, but still annoying. I have never seen a company work so hard to get a proxy vote.

I refused to answer, not recognizing the number. They did not leave a message, which is typical behavior of telemarketers.  Avoid and report them!  Google the phone # and you will find other sites like this to report them to.

THE FELLA ON THE OTHER END JUST WANTED TO TALK TO MY WIFE.  HMM?

why do they call in the middle of the afternoon when good people are out WORKING like all middle Americans do to support their tax bill.
I want to know why they call and don't leave a message.

I left off the number they called from

Didn't answer, just google the number and found this. Called at 7:27 EST.

Why do these people or machines call and not leave a message?  I turn them into the do not call list.

With all due respect to AP and the man from Scudder who proffered an explanation, this solicitation is still unacceptable. I just found a paper note I had made, noting that the first of a number of calls received from them came on January 24. The caller was insistently obnoxious. I am certain that we have owned no Scudder shares for a number of years, and I think it's irresponsible of the fund to hire a proxy solicitor and have them work from a list that has not been "cleaned" of non- and former stockholders. It also casts a bit of doubt on their proxy process. After the second call, I asked the guy to send me a copy of the proxy paperwork. He did, along with a card that would have allowed me to vote, as a non-shareholder. The proxy statement itself ran to at least 150 pages, many of which were tables of numbers. When someone called to see if I had gotten THAT package, I told them I had. I also mentioned that as a freelance editor, I am used to getting about $25 a page to read this kind of material, so if they wanted anything further from me, the first thing they could do was send me a check for a hundred bucks and sign a retainer agreement. That seems to have ended the series of calls.

FWIW, we make a practice of not voting these proxy statements, because they usually involve matters incomprehensible to us. If I was interested in the company politics, I would attend the shareholder meeting in person, where I could ask questions. As it happens, I am not, and we don't have enough invested to make it practical if I were.

We have adopted the policy of dis-investing ourselves from any company that insists on harrassing us this way. THAT is a vote...

The call many of you get from DWS Scudder is because you were or are a shareholder of the DWS Funds. There is a shareholders meeting on May 1, 2008 and you have not mailed / internet your proxy card back to them. All they want is your vote. They will not try and sale you anything. In fact you should of gotten a letter from them but I bet you threw it away as junk mail. They only want your vote. You can also call toll free to there proxy solicitor, D.F. King & Co., Inc. at 800-714-3305.

They've called numerous times after business hours to the company I work for.  We have our employee IRA's set up with DWS Scudder.  When they call after business hours they are calling an on-call Registered Nurse.  I don't answer numbers way outside our area code.  I will contact our local investment agent tomorrow and file a complaint.

Same as above. Sorry, Ted Meyer but there is NO way that I own any mutual funds with you seeing as I own 0 mutual funds. It seems to be just another obnoxious computer making automatic calls.

Similar call.  Just want to say, too, how appreciated it is that a company representative took the time to give an explanation.

Comes up as Unkown Caller. They don't leave a message so
it must be sales or politics. I googled and ended up here.
How do I get them to stop calling?

I forgot to mention: did a reverse phone check on 411.com.  It came up as a land line phone number out of NY, NY handled by MCI.  Interestingly, NO name was listed with the number.  I wonder why???

Similar experience to others.  Called just now (6:23 pm CST) here in Illinois.  Caller ID reads 718-559-4072 and DWS Scudder.  I didn't answer, they didn't leave a message.  Googled them immediately, and found this site and posted.  Since it is long distance, I will NOT call them back.  If they call again I will answer and see what they say, and post it here.  I'm not sure who or what they are, so I put their info into the Caller ID field, and left the others blank.

They called and and did not leave a message so I called back and they said they were from DWS or something and that I had a mutual fund with them. Does anyone know anything else about these people?

all of a sudden we are getting calls from this number which comes up on the screen as DWS Scudder.

Called just once today. I googled to see if I could get a name and saw this sight.

They have called me over 10 times in 1 week. I work swing shift so I'm never at home when they call anyway, but holy cow, stop calling already!!

Calls today and leaves nothing on voice mail.