I got a "Georgia Call" from 770-555-0118 asking for my wife and if she went to Pep Boys,I answered yes since the phone number appeared local.She did get her oil changed at Pep Boys last weekend so I called the number back and it rang busy so I tried a reverse phone lookup and it listed the call coming from Directory Assistance Georgia.Other lookups listed that the phone # was not in use.I immediately called Pep Boys and they stated that they would not call a customer back unless there was a complaint or scheduled service coming up so it appears that PEP BOYS HAS BEEN HACKED too as how would someone unknown to us know that my wife who used her debit card had gone there unless they worked for Pep Boys or the Bank in which neither is the case.We immediately had her Bank card cancelled.It is obvious that they are crooks and scammers spoofing their calls.

Received 2 call and they were both for a survey.

This is a computer generated call.   Do not answer.

called and hung up, no message left.

Showed up on caller ID, no message. You call back, number cannot be reached.

Clearly, these jerks need to go to prison.

But the bigger problem is that Congress lacks the backbone to regulate this kind of thing. Do us a favor, put these people out of business and prevent them from ever having phone service again. And change the technology so that instead of "the number cannot be reached," make it so we can tie up their lines for hours.

P.S. I keep a whistle by the phone, which is handy when you get a live a**hole on the line.

Calls received at 9:35 a.m. on 8/3/10 from 1-866-555-1212.  Oddly enough, the two phones I have with different phone numbers each rang simultaneously from this same number.  I only picked up one and no one was there.  There was a garbled 'thank you for calling' robo-message on the voice mail of the second phone.

I know that 866 is a toll-free prefix just like 800.  Also, back in the pre-Internet days, cities had their very own directory assistance operators that you could speak with by dialing that city's area code followed by 555-1212.  (For example, (312) 555-1212 would get you to a live directory assistance operator located in Chicago.)

Lastly, Caller ID Spoofing allows the telemarketers/scammers to hide their real information behind a fake phone number.  This is obviously someone who pays to use a spoofing service so they don't get caught.  

If anyone asks you for personal information, especially to 'verify' your bank account number or your social security number, NEVER give out that information!  They are not who they claim to be, and they will clean out your account and/or steal your identity!

If you are receiving non-stop calls from this fake number, try calling your phone's service provider and ask them if they can block this fake number from your phone.

I am on every DO NOT CALL list there is and file complaints with the FCC with every phone call I get. The FCC writes back and says there is not enough information! You would think that with ID theft being the #1 crime now they would get on the ball.  That's the gov't at work for you.

I got a call at about 11am today from 866-555-1212. Read out on caller ID "Not Provided". I did not answer and they didn't leave a message. When I called the number I got a recording:
"I'm sorry you have reached a number that is disconnected or not in service"

A few minutes later I got a call from 678-398-4832 "Georgia Call". I did not answer and no message left. When I called back I got a busy signal.

Ok recieved this call on my cell phone.  Yep it is on the do not call list.  Recorded canned message about a Fat Loss survey.  I hung up. Blech!

Just got a call from them also. 555-1212 is the universal information number. You just type in the area code for where you want and then 555-1212 and should be able to get the phone number for the person or business you want in that area. You can also do the same for 800 numbers and I was assuming for 866 numbers. So this really made me suspicious when a call comes IN from what I assume is an "information" number.

Same things as Tourman above...call comes in and hang up on answering machine.
I agree the "Do Not Call List" is useless.

I've gotten a few calls from this number. Do Not Call list is obviously worthless!! I never pick up, and they hang up by the time my answering machine kicks in.

The purpose of the list is for the government to sell it to the telemarketer down the road!! which is why I am not on any do not call list, and I do not receive hardly any calls from telemarketers.

you want no calls,  give up your phone, you want  only a few her and there, get a new number and give it ONLY to family and friends. it is companies and businesses that are selling your number to the telemarketers!!

Get this call several times a week, either no answer, or some clicking and dead air.

How come the phone companies can't permanently disconnect this number from calling anyone and everyone? 555 numbers aren't supposed to work in real life anyway, which is why they use them in movies and TV shows, so that a real person's phone number isn't accidentally released to the general public.

I answered and a lady asked me who handled the bottled water account.  I told her we did not have bottled water and she hung up.

Some type of message that was mumbled and unclear.  Then an english speaking voice saying something about a survey and thanked ME for calling them.  I am on the National Do Not Call list and will report this one as well.  I am fed up with being disturbed by these types of calls constantly.  What good is this list really.

I just received a call from the number: 866-555-1212. I didn't recognize the number so I didn't pick up the phone.
No message was left.

Just got a call from this number and it was asking about a survey for a new diet drug. I hope it does not charge my account some way.

Today is 5/20/2010
Got a call from this number and said it was something about a new diet drug. I hung up.

866-555-1212   easy fix.....*60    and blocked........I hate these type of scumbags

one site said it was windows power caller whatever that means

same here, I am blocking this call forever

The call keeps coming in and when I do answer no one is there.

The call was a recording saying they were doing a survey for a diet product not available in the US.They started to say what they were going to give for doing the survey when I hung up.

My caller ID listed the caller as ALLTEL DA
I never answer calls from numbers I don't recognize and usually there is no message left on my voice mail.

5 calls so far today, no one there. Caller ID said "866 Services"

Keeps calling asking for Beverly.

I'm sure the number is used by unscrupulous companies.  Today a woman called my elderly mother saying she was with a recovery company to recover money fraudulently withdrawn in the past.  My experience with these types of calls indicates that she wanted to get my mother's bank info in order to withdraw fraudulently, which has happened in the past.  I now live next door to my mother, and she gave the woman my phone number.  No surprise, but the woman didn't call me.  I tried to call the number and got a message that the number can't be reached.

I don't know if this will help any of you, but here's something I've found. I have been receiving a TON of spam from this domain and decided to do a domain name registration lookup. Here's what I found:

Domain Name: adultadsdirect.com
Status: clientTransferProhibited

Registrant / Administrative Details:

DOMAIN ADMINISTRATOR
ADULT ADS DIRECT
303 E. PERSHING RD.
#229
DECATUR
62526-2430
US
Tel:   1.8665551212
Fax:   1.8775551212
Email: WEBMASTER@EDIRECTADVERTISING.COM

I noticed that they used the same phone number as the one that was calling you. I don't know if it's a valid phone number for them or just a generic one that spam companies use to sign up for things.

Hope this helps!

ID said out of area.  When called number back message said "canot be reached from calling area".

Showed up on caller ID, no message. You call back, number cannot be reached.

Clearly, these jerks need to go to prison.

But the bigger problem is that Congress lacks the backbone to regulate this kind of thing. Do us a favor, put these people out of business and prevent them from ever having phone service again. And change the technology so that instead of "the number cannot be reached," make it so we can tie up their lines for hours.

P.S. I keep a whistle by the phone, which is handy when you get a live a***ole on the line.