Dec 29, 2010
also got a call from this number earlier today (dec 28th). Sounds like it's prerecorded, because often when I get those, I don't get the whole message, but all she/it said was, 'no further notices. THANK YOU. Have great day!"
And the first word, "no", was cut off so it sounded like the last part of of the word "no"..... "noooo further notices". If that makes sense? It's hard to type what was heard. It was like half a "no". So obviously,( to me,) it was pre-recorded, because IT didn't wait for the beep on my VM.
I can't remember if this was the same number because I got a longer message recently from a Florida area code, (and I'm in Canada) telling me I "won" a cruise docking from the area. Sure I did. Sure. If winning, means handing over my credit card info. Which I am only assuming they would have asked for, had I called them back.
I feel badly that someone in my situation, which is a common one these days>>>>little money, scraps of work<<<<< could get taken in because they are probably having a rough time, and any bit of what seems like good news would be welcome. And so they get taken in, which only further adds to their misery. I wish I could get a job helping people avoid this mean spirited thievery. I'd even take it minimum wage, doing this all day. At least I would feel like I was helping and doing something positive in this world. And that kind of fulfillment is something no amount of money could buy.
It really saddens me, because I know these thieves know, that if they hook someone, that person's pride often will get in the way of them informing their friends, family and most importantly, appropriate "authorities" that this happened to them.