Interesting how these autodialer phone scams pick up pace in a down economy; people should be more wary with whom they seek employment.

By the silence in my earpiece, I could tell this was obviously an autodialer but since I keep a list and report the numbers here, I stayed on the phone to try to get more details.  

This one had a heavy east Indian or Pakistani accent.  I was able to understand something about "save you money" and "your number was selected...."  I do not know if this was male or female due to the poor quality of the connection and the heavy accent.  

The speaker claimed to be in Omaha, Nebraska and once he shut up, I was able to hear unaccented American English in the background.  I really enjoyed, to the amusement of my co-workers (it is a business phone that received this call), badgering by asking who he wanted to speak with and inviting him to bring a supervisor over to share in my rudeness.

most people do not pay attention to the news or even bother to check things out before falling for scams.  

They can find the boards to complain about scams after the rip-off- but do not use the internet as the TOOL to prevent them from being ripped off in the first place.

This article came out on March 9th

Identity Thieves Prowling for Job Seekers
Fake job ads up 345% as recession creates opportunities for scam artists
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/03/job_scams.html

When I answer the number, there is no one on the phone - just three beeps, then it sounds like it takes a picture.  So weird...  When I call the number back, it takes me to an automated menu - option 1 is to opt out of any further calls.  I have pressed this several times, but no luck yet... Hopefully it will STOP!

The same situation has happened to me also. There is a recording of a woman who is offering an opt-out. I've never responded.

We got the same east Indian accent guy. (Wouldn't it be something if it was all him and a background tape.) He almost talked my mother into giving him the expiration date from her credit card so he could send her a $200 gift card as a thank you from the companies she shopped. I asked for the name and address of the company and he gave me a Phoenix address that does not exist. When I took the phone he said he just needed the expiration date and the 16-digit "customer identification number", "it's not like we want your social security number." I wouldn't let her do it.

I found this information:  http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/discover-enterprise-c199767.html