May 5, 2010
Got a call from this number today (May 2010). The call came on my cellphone number, which I don't give out freely. I didn't pick up, but I called the number back since I've been expecting a call from someone whose number I dont know.
A woman answered with something like "Psychics - please hold." and put me on hold.
She said it so fast I couldnt understand what she said - maybe it wasn't "psychics" but who knows. She said it so fast and put me on hold before I could even blink, let alone ask.
After being on hold for a couple minutes and wondering why I'm wasting my time just to find out who/why they called me - I hung up and called again so that when she answered I would say I dont need to hold I just want to know what company this was. But she was too fast for me and had me on hold before I could say "Wait."
So after being on hold another 5 mins I hung up and tried again. This time I caught her and started saying I just need to know what company this was, but she cut me off 2 words in and (EXTREMELY RUDELY) said she has 5 other clients she is one the phone with -- and put me on hold, again.
At this point I hung up because it is clear that this is one of those "companies" that somehow get your number and call you repeatedly even when asked to stop. Only last month I had to deal with rat-bums from "U.S. online america group" who called my phone 7 times a day and cost me $$ in long distance charges until I realized they were the scum of the earth. Whatever "company" is behind this phone number is no different!
Here's one way you can know they're dirtbags and hang up - their RUDENESS!
Proper companies are polite.
Another way to know they're bogus --when you return their call and are put on hold the way I was. PROPER companies answer professionally and ask "Will you hold?" And if you say "wait - what company is this.." they will tell you! In the time it took that woman to tell me she had 5 other clients waiting, she could have easily just told me what the company was and I could have hung up! Her "other clients" could wait 2 seconds for her to repeat the name of the company - she just DIDNT WANT TO. She said it too fast on purpose so I would stay on hold to find out and then I would have to talk to a rep who would give me the sales pitch. This is how they operate. They are rude rat butholes.
Im sure they get numbers illegally and their rude harrassment is illegal - I would like to see them get into trouble...