TeleScammer Spam.  Picked up, but did not respond.  Boiler room operation, heard several calls ongoing in background.  Multiple calls, blocked now..  

>> My number is on the do not call list. <<

The DNC list does not automatically block calls.  Instead, it provides a list of  "do not call" phone numbers to legitimate telemarketers who pay a fee for the list.

The DNC list exempts political callers, survey organizations,  charities and companies with preexisting business relationships, but these organizations might have their own, internal Do Not Call list (ask them).

The DNC list  is not effective against criminals, spammers and scammers, because those people do not subscribe to the DNC list, and do not care if you are on or off that list.
Its purpose is to stop calls from legitimate telemarketers, and it does a pretty good job at that.

Here is your reading assignment:
https://www.donotcall.gov/
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resource ... try/enforcement

Remember, the Do Not Call site is a good one to report unwanted calls from LEGITIMATE telemarketers.  The DNC list does not cover calls from criminal scammers & spammers.  To report those, visit https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

If you receive calls even after reporting them (and waiting a sufficient time), then you should consider using a call blocker app, device or service as your first line of defense.  Google "call blocker" to see such things at Amazon or other sites.
http://gg.gg/blockers

Called three times this week. Twice in the last 2 hours. When I asked whom they represented the caller refused to say...just "a survey." I told them we weren't interested. They called back two hours later. My number is on the do not call list.

Has called my landline at least 4 times. 3 of them at 8:58 PM or so. I've never answered it.  

Unabated harassment allowed by phone co's
There is a way to sign up for a FREE service called Nomorobo to stop these annoying robocalls. My problem is that my landline carrier, AT&T, currently doesn't support Nomorobo because they need to add the Simultaneous Ringing rejection capabilities to their LANDLINE service. I called AT&T months ago, as the Nomorobo.com page suggested, to request they help stop spam calls aimed at people like me with this free service. But, after wasting my time jumping through all of AT&T's automated hoops to reach a real person to speak with, I found out they don't seem to care and have no solutions of their own that worked (yes, I even paid extra for one of their products that was supped to help, of course... it didn't!) I suspect phone companies profit from these calls, as others have suggested, so they have no incentive to stop them, and just let us, the receivers of these harassing calls, suffer - and in some unfortunate cases - get scammed.

SO, I decided to use AT&T's call forwarding service to make AT&T understand the problem a little better.  
After I get a spam call, I enter it into my "call forwarding list" (*63). The number I have dialed in for the call forwarding is: AT&T (Traditional Landline) Customer Service 1-800-288-2020 (I had to use the number "one" in my entry). This way AT&T, who refuses to help stop this problem, will get the next spam call from this number (if it's repeated) instead of me.
I'm hoping if they start to get the same number of spam calls I get - they'll decide it's worth stopping the problem.

called at 9:13 p.m. June 24.   Let answering machine pick up and then they hung up.   Put on Do Not Call list.

I don't answer the phone it just goes to my answering machine then they hang up.

these people call every day ,never anybody there just recording to call them back. Fraud,  

So sick of these people calling at all times....day and night! Do not answer, I let the answering machine pick up......no one leaves a message.

Unknown company. Online searches state that it is a SCAM.

Called several times and asked for me by name. When I took the call, there was no response.

Called several times back to back. When I called the number states that it is market research firm doing political survey. But this was pure harassment when no one asks a questions..

Don't these people send enough JUNK MAIL to my house always talking down their opponent
Where do they mention how their track record is
All they say is : Vote for me and I'll set you free

Received call after 9:00pm local. Caller as
Led for me by name. I asked if I could say was calling - caller hung up.

Call came through with just the number, nothing else. If it is a survey it should list it as so. They might get a response. Blocked it anyway.

asked caller to remove us from their list. they replied "it's a short interview". asked them again to remove us from their list. they replied "we'll try again" and hung up

Political poll. I asked what agency and he was unwilling to be more specific. Questions all seemed legit and not too lengthy and focused on general political opinion so I'm not concerned.

(844) 313-3753  Live political survey call, Caller ID: "800 Service"

They asked for my wife by first and last name and she took the call.

Political survey, "...if the June 2014 US Senate elections were held today, how would you vote..."

He read a series of biographical sketches about the NJ candidates followed by recent statements by them and asked her to rate the "believability" on a scale from 2 to 100 where 2 is low and 100 is high.

Side Note

I try to record these calls using Google Voice, but this particular call came in on our other phone number so I wasn't able to record the call.

Thanks to Google Voice ( www.google.com/voice ) you can hear other survey and telemarketing calls on my Spam Calls web page:

http://home.comcast.net/~achx88a/spam/spamcalls.htm


Signup for your own free Google Voice account at www.google.com/voice and avoid telephone call spam

Constant calls, when answer machine gets the call, they hang up!

got a call @4:52 pm on 4/24 let ans. mach. handle it  ,no message

SCAM,IF YOU ANSWER THE CALL.THE PHONE CO WILL CHARGE YOU.PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER CALLS FROM THIS NUMBER.