Verizon wireless - Re: cellular spam

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Re: cellular spam - (661) 375-3050

Phil Schuman

2006-04-21, 11:48 pm

"Phil Schuman" < pschuman_NO_SPAM_ME@
interserv.com> wrote in message
news:Nfd2g.4647$Lm5.1143@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
> Received another round of spam calls -
> from (661) 375-3050
> Weird how I get the call on my phone,
> and then the other cell phones in the house
> get the call during the day,
> and our cell numbers are not even in the same exchange
> or sequentially numbered ...
>
this was the previous message -
---
People are getting calls from 786-879-6669 on cellular phones.
There is a brief recorded message in spanish
that tells you to call another number for a trip or car, etc.

There are a few web articles that pop up on Google,
but very little chatter in the newsgroups about
how to combat this type of spam auto-calling....
It seems to be mostly Sprint & Verizon users,
but with number portability, it might be spreading.

The only thing I've done with our Sprint phones
is merely save the number with a name of "spam".

CHEEKY BASTARD

2006-04-22, 5:48 am

"Phil Schuman" < pschuman_NO_SPAM_ME@
interserv.com> wrote in message
news:ird2g.4651$Lm5.1918@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
> "Phil Schuman" < pschuman_NO_SPAM_ME@
interserv.com> wrote in message
> news:Nfd2g.4647$Lm5.1143@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
> this was the previous message -
> ---
> People are getting calls from 786-879-6669 on cellular phones.
> There is a brief recorded message in spanish
> that tells you to call another number for a trip or car, etc.
>
> There are a few web articles that pop up on Google,
> but very little chatter in the newsgroups about
> how to combat this type of spam auto-calling....
> It seems to be mostly Sprint & Verizon users,
> but with number portability, it might be spreading.
>
> The only thing I've done with our Sprint phones
> is merely save the number with a name of "spam".
>
>

I got that too the other day! I had one black caller with mutter mutter
mumbo jumbo.
And then two Spanish calls with yo queero taco bell or something (Sorry my
Spanish is limited to "got back to where you came from" or "Stop or I will
shoot")

It was on my prepaid T-Mobile and I didn't get the calls because the phone
was off.
I guess my redneck voice mail doesn't stop them LOL

CB

Dan

2006-04-23, 11:48 pm

CHEEKY BASTARD wrote:

> "Phil Schuman" < pschuman_NO_SPAM_ME@
interserv.com> wrote in message
> news:ird2g.4651$Lm5.1918@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
>
> I got that too the other day! I had one black caller with mutter mutter
> mumbo jumbo.
> And then two Spanish calls with yo queero taco bell or something (Sorry my
> Spanish is limited to "got back to where you came from" or "Stop or I will
> shoot")
>
> It was on my prepaid T-Mobile and I didn't get the calls because the phone
> was off.
> I guess my redneck voice mail doesn't stop them LOL
>
> CB
>
>

npa-nxx lookup shows this info.
http://www.cctec.com/Apps/NPA-NXX/s...t.y=0&Submit=Go
Office Information for 661/375

State CA
OCN 4553
Company ARRIVAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - CA
Rate Center DELANO
Switch BKFDCAJLDS0
Effective Date
Usage AS
Assignment Date 12/19/2002
Initial/Growth I

and the website
http://arrival.com/

BruceR

2006-04-23, 11:48 pm

Unfortunately, all you've done is identified the reseller of local
service who has the block of numbers. They are not the ones making the
calls - it's one of their customers. However, complaints to the company
about the customer who has the line may result in some action against
the customer if it violates the terms of service agreement.

> CHEEKY BASTARD wrote:
>
>
> npa-nxx lookup shows this info.
> http://www.cctec.com/Apps/NPA-NXX/s...t.y=0&Submit=Go
> Office Information for 661/375
>
> State CA
> OCN 4553
> Company ARRIVAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - CA
> Rate Center DELANO
> Switch BKFDCAJLDS0
> Effective Date
> Usage AS
> Assignment Date 12/19/2002
> Initial/Growth I
>
> and the website
> http://arrival.com/

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