For the past 4 weeks I got no "telemarketing" or "scammer" call me. But right after the provincial election over, calls start to came in again. All those 4 weeks I only got political robo calls form 2 major parties. At first, I just block them right after I pick up the first call. But strange things happen, they begin to switch phone number to call me. Using the same method as the "telemarketing" or "scammer". In curiosity, I research all those political robo call numbers. The numbers that the "Blue" party use were previous calling people for debit consolidation just a month ago. The robo call numbers use by "Red" party were calling people for air duct cleaning and Bahama Cruise before.  From those numbers, people at the forum say those call center were in India or Pakistan. I always feel skeptical about this theory, cause they never call me on Labour day, Good Friday or Victoria Day. Are all these days also a statutory holiday In India and Pakistan too? Furthermore, I think there is a rule say no outside of the country help/assistance for the provincial election. So that make those call centers are located within Canada not outside of our country.  I did call both candidate asking them to tell me who they hire for the robo calls. One candidate say they did not hired anyone to call me(what a liar). The other candidate say he can not tell me, instead what he can do for me is to ask the call center to remove my number permanently form their data bank.
Maybe that's why CRTC never can get rid of the call center.

Yep, scam! Second time I answered and asked how they got the number. No clear reason, but I've won a cruise! Asked " This is Constable Jones and you've called a murder crime scene and we've traced your line, we need to speak to you more about this incident as you're a suspect because you know this number" ( that part was joke scam I saw on YouTube, just had to try it) He hung up fast and they never called again. Oddly, haven't gotten any scam calls from any number for couple of months now. Hmmmmm?

I am really getting sick of this. I am on prepaid calling so have to pay for these calls. I have an unlisted number.

And calling Toronto. 5:30 p.m.

This is cheating phone call do not call back

Apparently this # just called my cell. It didn't ring just showed I missed a call all of a sudden! No message. I never answer #'s I don't know, but I'd like to know who it is who's calling.

Got called here in BC... no message left

Just received a call from this number today , May 6th at 430 MST...left no message

This number calls at least twice a week,never leaves a message.No caller ID. We don't answer who we don't know.

Received call and let it go to voicemail with no message being left.

Hey Bill, I don't know what kind of phone you have, but my Samsung GS3 allows me to block number using options like "contains" or "Starts with"... so blocking anything that starts with 1-778-654, for instance, routes anything coming in from that prefix to VMail immediately and I don't even hear it ring. If by chance it were a legit call, they could still leave a message.

Once again a strange number on my phone that woke me from a deep sleep.  being a shift worker that is it for today, now I am awake and won't get back to sleep.  I answered and when they started their bs  I let them ramble on, saying excuse me, a couple of times to break in to the conversation.  Finally I got a chance and said I am sorry you didn't let me speak if so you would have been told that my phone is being tapped for illegal phone scams and I am obligated to tell each and every one that calls this information.  This time  they really had a great chance to trace everything including the conversation and pinpoint just where you are.  They got ya!!!  That hang up was the loudest click I have ever heard in my life ...lol lol...now I have four different phone numbers that have never called me again.  I really should put it on my answering machine......".You have reached so and so.......your call is being recorded and the phone is being tapped because of excessive activity beyond my control from phone scammers.  Call at your own risk."

All I have to say is  Thank-you to phones with call display...it has saved me from alot of cursing over the years. if they identify as no name and a number you do not know..don't answer it....

rec'd call today at 12:16pm in Nova Scotia.
As I did not recognize the number...I did not answer.

It should be, but it would be impossible to enforce. The best bet is to own call blocking telephones. My system can block 30 callers, but it's not enough. They should also allow pattern blocking where you could block all 800 numbers. I'm waiting for the technology.

Every morning around 8:30 am I get a phone call from this number  1 - 778 -654 -3235. I have never answered it as I do not know the phone number and  think who would me calling me at that time of the morning? I have issues with another similar phone number and it was as I would say some nutbar  and I am not interested nor do I trust them . So I will not answer their calls.

called my cell, which is on the do not call list.  From the looks of things, its the fake cruise credit card phishing scam using a fake survey to get around the rules.

7786543234 has called over and over and i called back and it said the survey was over to press 9 to be removed from the list. it didnt say what the survey was for or what company was calling this is really annoying!!!

i just got a call from this number and I simply refuse to pick it up so problem solved but this number called me one morning at 1 am and when I cut the call off it right away dialed my home phone so I think its someone i know
who ever it is can just carry on dialing it cuz I wont pick it up

So many times I've received this call, starting with, "Congratulations!  You've won . . ." or something like it.
I just hang up.

It should be illegal for people to call a number, if Telus or other companies are aware of doing a form of harrassing calls to all different phone numbers!

Robo caller. They just war dial from a hacked voip number so you cant trace it back and have them blocked. Probably calling from Nigeria.

This is ridiculous.  These people keep calling my cell phone, changing their number every time.  And I'm on a prepaid line, so I lose out doubly:  once to get the call in the first place and once to check my voicemail.  Someone ought to launch a class action lawsuit against these people on behalf of people like me so we can be reimbursed for the airtime they have effectively stolen from us.  I realize some of these companies are wising up to that and saying "You can press X to be reimbursed"--but the thing is, YOU have to have answered, not your voicemail.  Pressing X does no good if the call is done.

Have just received several (two in the last half hour) of these calls today.  Also our cells. This is absolutely ridiculous . We never answer calls that we don't know -if it's important people will leave a message. Looked up the number - really wish they would get caught and fined -heftily!

Never give anyone information about your credit card. Were you really going to do that, if so you need some help. This is a scam, don't you listen to the news or read the papers. NEVER NEVER GIVE out any information

I have been receiving calls from 778-654-3234.  How do I stop this nonsense.  Can someone please give me some advice.  Thanks

I do not answer unknown numbers, especially when they don't leave a message for me to call them back.  No message so no call back.

Just received a call from this number here in Calgary.  Let it go to voice mail and they didn't leave a message.  Another one to add to my blocked list!!

This number just called; no voice mail.

Starts with "congratulations"  now coming on my cell phone