Aug 8, 2014
Received a call from 714-360-2824 (Anaheim, CA) but it came through as 97143602824. The caller had a very heavy accent and he asked to speak with one of our senior vice presidents, by name, so I transferred the call. He immediately called back and said he got voicemail and wanted the vp's email address so that he could send an invite to an event. After that, the same number popped up and I did not answer. They tried again, I did not answer. Then a different number popped up on my screen, 918043224161 (804-322-4161 Richmond, VA) so I answered. It was the same man calling back! He said, "I'm sorry to bother you again" and then asked for a different person but the name he gave me wasn't someone who worked in our company. I told him there wasn't anyone in our company by that name and he proceeded to tell me "he's your (such and such) director". I very firmly told him, "No, that person does not work for our company". He then said, ok, sorry and thank you for your help. How do they call from so many different numbers? How is it legal for them to obtain so many different numbers and use those to make telemarketing calls? It is extremely frustrating to receive multiple scam calls when having to answer hundreds of legit calls every day. Is there a way to stop this?