Oct 12, 2013
GENERAL CONSENSUS: AVOID AVOID - DO NOT ANSWER
* These critters call as late as 9:00 pm in the evening and on weekends.
* They are reported to call from numerous numbers.
* They ignore the do not call list.
* Sometimes there is an automated message
* When not automated they often do not respond when the targeted victim
answers the phone but have on the other hand been reported as taking
malicious vindictive retaliatory action (such as threatening war-dialing every
second and then actually doing it for a short time!) when someone "dares"
to hang up on them.
* Sometimes they harrass the victim by their first name when speaking
to the message machine.
* When they do actually consescend to speak to the victim who unwarily
answers their phone, they claim to be taking a survey on the victims
views of the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD)
This is odd (as in suspicious) as most of the calls are to numbers that are
outside of their service area. Furthermore, the number shoing on coller ID
415 363 9581 (if not spooffed) is from a San Francisco locaton.
One victim reported they called the number (415-363-9581) back and the
recording gave the website www.mwrcenter.com. From the website, this
perservering individual called the contact number 208.232.1818 and reports
selecting option 8 to be removed from their list. Thay state someone actually
answered and asked for all numbers that they would like them to remove.
and were then told it would take effect immediately. No report on the veracity
of that promise.