They've called about 30 times, I never answer an I want them to stop! Will this ever end? I'm too young anyway...this is scaring me...

I got a call from this number 803-777-1357 on 4/29/14 at 8:36 pm. A lady said she was doing a survey for the University of South Carolina.  She said if my number was xxxx. I told her yes that it was my cell phone. She ask if I had a landline and I said no. She she said that I qualify to continue with the survey and asked if I had about 10 minutes. I told her no. She said that she will call later.
Received a call again on 5/1/14 at 2:34pm. I didn't answer.
I tried to call back to request my number be removed from their list, but nobody answer.

Caller left a message saying we are trying to contact you with a survey concerning health and environmental services in SC

This phoney baloney is CRAP!! (2 say the least . . . IF they REALLY wanted ANSWERS to their " SURVEY " --- ?? k?o they COULS LEAVE A FRIGGIN "VOICEMAIL" wen ey call ~ RATHER THAN JUST HANG ?!!
( had 3 HANGUPS win 10-15 MINUTES!
 So they now get what they deserve ...
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     Remember guys to come play this game!
Good Luck!!

unwanted call

Left message of heavy breathing on phone.

I received a call from this number the other night and all the lady wanted was money from me, a 10.00 donation. Very persistant, and as recent grad I have many student loans and living expenses to pay. I can not afford 10.00 or a 1.00 to waste. I made that clear and she did not care, she continued to talk about donating. When I have asked to be removed and I still am recieving phone call, that is grounds to be sued, I hope South Carolina is ready.

Yup some B from there called me at 9PM a couplea weeks ago and they apparently called today (Saturday) at 1PM while I was at work. If you hang up they call again #@@!!. So I say "I'm leaving the phone off the hook for ten minutes and DO

They Called ME at 8;26 PM on a weeknight. I hang up and she calls back and gives her name again. Sooo..I tell her I'm leaving the phone off the hook and DO for several minutes. MANY surveys are for market research. Health of the residents?? OKKayyy but they can MAIL me then instead of wasting my valuable time in realtime

They called me yesterday at 9pm. They claimed to be doing a medicaid survey. They have been calling me everyday for the past 3 weeks. It is getting annoying. I think it may be a scam because no one calls to do a survey after 9pm.

FYI - I got one of the calls on a Saturday night at around 8:30pm. And no matter how legitimate these calls are, it is not okay for them to continue to call people after they have requested to be removed from the list.

Call shows as "University of SC". It may be a legit questionnaire but it's still annoying.

Thanks I saw this after I posted.

I wanted to add that I live in NC. If my number is not published and I registered my number on the do not call list how are they getting my number?

I got a call from this number tonight. This is a brand new unpublished number. I didn't answer it.

Woke up to this number on my cell phone.  Googled it and here I am.  The call was made at 930 pm....That's way too late for any kind of survey!  Besides, I don't do phone surveys...I'm sorry...I don't care what their intent is, it's a waste of my time and cellphone minutes.  These students should not be required to make these surveys.  Nothing but an annoyance....for those of you who did answer, good for you, but I still don't trust phone surveys.  Not one bit.  I get the feeling these people will call again and again.  Now I know not to answer.  I like this site for that reason...been here several times and this solved a lot of mysteries for me...mostly junk phone calls.

Have called my cell phone several times.  I never answer and they never leave a message.

Brittany is a shill!

These people call our cell phones daily and will not take no for an answer.

NO means NO. These people need to stop harassing the public!

I missed a call from them on my cell phone.  I called them back & the person that answered the phone explained that they were doing an interview for DHEC.  All the interviewers were on the phone conducting interviews, so they called me back.  The lady I spoke to was very sweet, the interview took about 15 minutes & I would do it again if they called.

These calls are from the Institute for Public Service and Policy Research, an interdisciplinary research and public service unit of the University of South Carolina (www.ipspr.sc.edu/). They are completely legit, conducting multiple surveys for local, state and federal institutions (i.e. CDC, DHEC, DJJ).These calls are completely confidential, for the greater majority of surveys they will not ask you your name, address or any personal information to identify you. You do not have to answer any questions you don't want to, and you can end the interview at any time. First the phone numbers are randomly generated by computer, then a household member is randomly selected (unless it is a cell phone interview). This ensues that the survey remains scientific and unbiased, thus the birthdate question and the response " you might not be the person we need to speak with". Surveys are conducted 9am to 9:30pm Mon thru Fri, 10am to 4pm Sat, and 3pm to 8pm Sun, all EST. The interviewers ARE extremely knowledegable, courteous and professional, and want nothing more than to complete the interview promptly and let you go on your way.

These calls are from the Institute for Public Service and Policy Research, an interdisciplinary research and public service unit of the University of South Carolina (www.ipspr.sc.edu/). They are completely legit, conducting multiple surveys for local, state and federal institutions (i.e. CDC, DHEC, DJJ).These calls are completely confidential, for the greater majority of surveys they will not ask you your name, address or any personal information to identify you. You do not have to answer any questions you don't want to, and you can end the interview at any time. First the phone numbers are randomly generated by computer, then a household member is randomly selected (unless it is a cell phone interview). This ensues that the survey remains scientific and unbiased, thus the birthdate question and the response " you might not be the person we need to speak with". Surveys are conducted 9am to 9:30pm Mon thru Fri, 10am to 4pm Sat, and 3pm to 8pm Sun, all EST. The interviewers ARE extremely knowledegable, courteous and professional, and want nothing more than to complete the interview promptly and let you go on your way, and yes, Tim is qu***.

I received a call from this number and they stated they were conducting a health study for residents in SC for DHEC & CDC.  I found the questions to be interesting, althought slightly personal.  The person asking the questions (I think she said Nita) was extremely knowledegable, courteous and professional.  By the end of the survey I realized the importance and value of the questions.  I believe my time was well spent.

They called me stating they were from the University of Missouri and wanted to speak to my ex-wife. Caller id shows the University of SC.

Said his name was Tim and he was doing a health survey for South Carolina.  Wanted to know about my sex life .  I think Tim was qu***.

This caller keeps calling my cell, i want them to stop calling my number!!!

I am constantly getting calls from this number. By constantly I mean daily and several times a day for at least 2 months now. I have never answered because I wanted the caller to leave a message so I would know who they are and what they wanted but they never leave a message. I finally googled the number to see where the call was coming from. I appreciate the comments left here so at least I have some idea about this number. Thanks!

I have been getting these calls for at least 2 months on my cell.   I have blocked the caller, but they continue. I never answer them as they are alway odd hours that they call.   I would LOVE for them to stop bothering me!!!

Missed call

I reviewed my caller ID and saw a missed call from this 803.777.1357, and again called and requested our number to be withdrawn from their surveying list.  The lady was very polite, however indicated that there are 15 surveys going on and she would try to remove our number.  These individuals are very persistant!