Called my cell phone but no one there - left no msg

OK irkedI  I completely understand your reaction to unwanted "repeat" callers.  You can and should block those calls or ignore them.  But first time callers or numbers you don't recognize, you really should answer.  If you don't, you run a big risk of missing important calls or even emergency calls.  The caller might be an old friend, classmate, relative, etc. etc, and there are lots of legitimate reasons why they cannot or choose not to leave a message.  The call could be coming from police, firefighters, or a hospital with an urgent message about a friend or loved one.  Just pick up the phone and say: "HELLO."  it's so easy, and it's the right thing to do!

773-321-2056 called my cell at 853pm.... geesh...

I didn't answer... and they didn't leave a message.

Was wondering who it was cause i live near Chicago and it was from a Chicago area code.

To "MakeSense" you only see part of the picture.  There are some of us that work night shift and sleep days. The issue is not whether or not to answer the phone when there is a caller you do not recognize but that you got the call in the first place.  I have to leave my phone on so that important calls from family that I care about can reach me asap. I don't mind get those important calls in my
sleep.  But it makes me made to receive these SCAM calls to wake me from my sleep.  I am sure that
there are others out there that for what ever reasons must leave their phones on and are doing something they consider important be interrupted by these scam callers even for a brief few seconds that it takes to identify that the call comes from someone that don't recognize.  And think of how they would feel getting these repeat calls all day everyday.  Annoying!!!

No offense, Gene, but I get a minimum of 5-10 calls every day from numbers that I don't recognize and half the time they are "repeat numbers" ~ numbers that have already called once or twice already during the course of the day. After a while, my patience with receiving these calls starting early in the morning and lasting all day long and continuing until late at night starts to run thin. There is no more "polite and nice" left in me when I've asked many of these people nicely to please stop calling and they continue to call day after day after day. If they would honor my request and stop calling, it would be a different story, but I've yet to have any of them listen when I ask them to not call again. Therefore, I just don't answer my phone anymore.

It is a recording that says I won the contest I entered, although I didn't enter any contest.

Got a call from this number. Didn't answer and no message left.

Called me, I didn't answer, as I do with numbers from area codes I have no business in. They left no message.

Said I won a cruise that I had sent info about.  Never sent anything about a cruise.

Received a call from this number and no message left.  I am on the DO NOT CALL REGISTRY!

recv call reported on do not call

I just received a call close to 8:30 my time.  These idiots call on cell phones now.  Isn't there any justice in this world for these creeps.  If it isn't political calls on my landlines, it is these kind of scam artists on my cell phone.

I was just texting a friend and accidentally answered this f****r that called me from this number. It was a recording "CONGRADULATIONS!!  YOU HAVE WON......"  and I hung up.
So WTF is the "Do Not Call List" anyways????  Does it stop anyone from calling me?  Enough is enough!  These mother f****rs need to be stopped.  Does any phone company sell a f****ng phone that blocks all calls that aren't in your personal directory?  I would buy it for $500 right now!

got call from these people ,we are on the do not call list.

I don 't understand or agree with your unwillingness or reluctance to answer phone calls just because you don't recognize the caller's number.  Why can't you be polite and nice instead of nasty and disagreeable?  It  is very simple to answer and say one word: "Hello."  After that, if for any reason you don't want the call to continue, just say one more word: "goodbye," and hang up.  If an unwanted caller is persistent, try saying something like: "I'm sorry, but I don't want  to talk or listen to you; please don't call again."

Love these out of area calls.  Started out with a survery.  Asked a few questions which I answered "maybe" to all of them.  I still qualified for the cruise....Yay!!!  When I was asked for my personal information for the cruise, I kept responding "maybe" to the questions until they hung up.

I ignored it because I didn't recognize the area code.
Came here.
Added to block

I received a SPAM call from this number on 08 May. I?m sure it is from the same scam outfit using software to fake the origin numbers (like phishing emails).

From what I've learned - they are running several scams. The basic scam is this: They pretend to be conducting a political survey, as political calls are not blocked by the do not call list. They ask two or three easy questions, and tell you that you won a gift ? like a free ship cruise. Then they will ask for your credit card number to pay for taxes and fees. Or they will do some variation of the above scam, like offering to reduce your credit card interest rate.

They always come back to the credit card - be aware! And if you do go on the cruise, the actual costs will go higher and higher, and you will be forced to attend a timeshare session before the cruise ? so you lose more time.

Don?t bother pressing (1) to be removed from their list ? that doesn?t work, as the criminals will not remove you from their call list, and may even increase the frequency of their calls. The FTC is pretty useless if they can't track and trap these abusers of our phone system. Remember ? the callers are NOT a legitimate business - they are criminals/scammers trying to get your credit card number so they can defraud you. Don't even answer the phone, don't call back, just block them.

I have added all of the scam phone numbers to my blocked phone list - so I will never be bothered again. If you cannot block calls - just add the number to your phone book, with "No Name" and set the ringer to silent. If they call again, you will not hear the ring.

Finally, here's a few more numbers they have supposedly called from.
Remember, Caller ID can be fooled!
I have personally received scam calls from these numbers:
213-550-3111
281-217-0241
312-765-7460
402-934-8376
469-250-0270
502-632-4314
502-873-0247
502-873-0550
503-457-1231
503-457-1274
503-468-5227
503-902-8103
503-902-8259
513-417-0498
612-325-8774
701-661-1003
773-321-2056
843-619-7688
920-602-0879
925-298-9606
971-220-1118
971-220-1761

Others have reported the following phone numbers for scam calls:
407-476-5501
421-781-8274
497-928-8686
503-457-1194
503-563-0072
503-902-8187
503-902-8577
735-532-6997
754-954-6845
802-552-8325
828-202-1045
971-220-1262

If anyone comes up with a better solution - please share it.
I'd love to see the criminal scammers doing hard time.

My thanks to KeeKoo for posting the information below on the scammers with their business info:

?It's not Political Opinions of America - It's actually Caribbean Cruise Line. Caribbean Cruise Line, also doing business as Florida Bahamas Cruise Vacation.?

www.123GoCruise.com
www.grandcaribbeancl.com
561-424-0845
800-221-8200
800-231-1298
800-237-3503
800-441-6306
813-425-9400
954-343-6959
954-491-1120
954-513-3069

I suggest that everyone file a complaint with the Florida BBB. It's very simple.

Here's a good read: http://www.bbb.org/south-east-florida/busines ... 4161/complaints

For anyone who prefers direct and hopefully physical confrontation here are their addresses:

3504 Cragmont Drive
Tampa, FL 33619

300 Knugh Rd., Suite 100
Boynton Beach, FL 33436

100 W. Cypress Creek Road, #700
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

301 Broadway, #101B
West Palm Beach, FL 33403

531 SE 5th Court
Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Here are links to websites to file a complaint ? be sure to mention the business name.
http://www.fcc.gov/complaints
https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx

travel agency scam. say you won a cruise, but it's gonna cost. that is not winning!!!

? Fake Survey (only 30 seconds/3-4 questions? Come on now!)
? No real cruise, has no real connection with either ROYAL Caribbean or Carnival!
? Actually located out of Florida
? Past spoofed numbers: 474-3940, 390-474-3948, 390-474-3949, 390-474-3914, 360-474-3907, all elsewhere other than Chicago, IL.  these boze's must have moved ... and fast! Only a short while ago did they use one from area code 360 (around Seattle).  That's almost 2,000 miles difference
? They use robo- dialing, which is illegal
? They use recorded message, illegal for telemarketers to use
? They refuse to stop when you ask them to stop calling
? They blatantly disregard the DoNotCall Registry and call numbers listed on it (like all the other scam artists have)
? That so-called survey is a 'switch' after you answer their stupid questions they switch to a sales call... the survey is an attempt to get around the do not call laws!
? What they are after,, at least, is your $$$$ ... maybe more (personal info to even ID theft)
* These idiots even called the Washington States Attorney General's Office (maybe that's why they are now spoofing a Chicago number)

Best bets are either Google Voice or TrapCall (or some call management device like Digitone or Ring Controller), as the numbers they use are spoofed ... their actual number will still get through.

Some more info:

http://www.atg.wa.gov/BlogPost.aspx?id=29592

Fraudsters:
http://www.efgresearch.com/
[FBI ID Theft Warning in above link... IN BIG RED LETTERS]

http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/about-esg/

http://www.scribd.com/doc/77924456/FBI-Complaint-ID-Theft-US-Debt-Scam-EFG-Research-Group

"Why do any of you answer calls from phone #s that you don't recognize?"

What makes you think we do? Caller ID displays these unfamiliar annoying numbers and we (most of us anyway) look them up online and find out that, as we suspected, they are all pretty much a scam!!!

Filed a report with the Do Not Call registry. In the report, I stated that there were a few users of this website who believe that it is a scammer impersonating Carnival Cruise Lines.

I am thinking of putting this link in future reports to the Do Not Call registry and would appreciate feedback on this idea.

Call Received: 07:40 PM EDT; Mon. 05/21/2012
Caller ID: 773-321-2056
Missed Calls List: IL, USA
Response: Did not pick up. No message left.
Previous Calls: Call from 773-321-2054 on 04/20/2012; call from 773-321-2123 on 03/23/2012

My cell died as I received a call from this #...

I think they thought I hung up on them as (when I turned on my phone) again there was a missed call from a blocked number.

There was a voice mail with out a message... no loss.

I wish my phone died on all sales calls.

It is piece of crap marketing trying to sell travel they tell you you filled out a form and won a cruise I told them to Foff in those words and called and left a message telling them I'll harass them endlessly because they have been doing this to me for years, they just keep changing the number. Tell them to Foff they need to hear it they waste your time so give them an earful about it

They call my house phone.  I don't answer numbers I don't recognize.  People who know me text me first.  LOL

Best reply yet! LOL

I keep getting all kind of crap calls like this. i wish they would stop. This is the fourth one I've had in the history of my new phone!

Have received multiple calls from this number, usually when I'm at work and can't answer. No message left. I am also on the do not call list, but I keep getting them.

Got a call from this number and I did not answer. Could it be because I WORK at night and sleep daytime.  IDIOTS