I have been getting a blast of phone calls from (972) 253-xxxx numbers and they all come up unavailable.  I'm not answering the calls, but I am curious who has been bombarding our phone with these calls?

I have been getting a blast of phone calls from (972) 253-xxxx numbers and they all come up unavailable.  I'm not answering the calls, but I am curious who has been bombarding our phone with these calls?  They are coming in around 6:00 p.m. and on.

Calls from 972-253-4402 & 8046 - always a hang up - I am wondering if this a professional burglary ring who tabulate times when no one answers in order to figure out when a home is unoccupied.

Got a call from 972-253-4402 asking a bunch of questions like how many people live in our house.

Fred, good idea! Never thought of that. But w/o data of your home address. It might not be readily available to them. If you're unlisted that is, and easy way to check is to google your phone number. No results, you're safe.

Bob, thanks for that part. Never answered it but plan to, might give back a bunch of attitude if I get that question as well.

My experience:
I live in Dallas, have been repeatedly getting these calls since 4/21/08 - haven't picked up but might just to see what they say. Everytime the caller ID reads 'Community Event'. Different numbers appear each time but have the same 1st 6 numbers. So far I have 972-253-6101/3302/4402/4103.

After checking the '6101' version here at this site, I learned that Plano Lion's Club or Jaycees are the guys behind this. And supposedly they are charities. Never heard of them before though. Even if this is a charity, they're asking for some trouble. Constant calling is harrassment, I don't care how needy anybody claims to be. Especially a invisible charity that could easily take the funds and run and apply it to their own lives and not of a charity activity. Charity phone calls should be banned PERIOD. If you're a real charity, reach out locally on TV or thru fliers. This asking for money is BS.