We were getting one of those on our home phone.  It was an 866# too.  I usually check Caller ID and don't bother to answer those.  But Tom almost missed getting his camera back from being repaired because it was FedEx calling to make sure someone was home otherwise they were going to return it to Canon.

I started answering a few of them.  One was a collection agency.  They would not talk to me, they HAD to talk to Tom.  I kept telling them they would have to call back.  Finally they caught him at home.  He had it straightened out in 2 minutes.  He asked for a supervisor and ended up giving him the last four digits of his Social Security and they knew they had the wrong person and removed him from their call list.  We haven't been bothered since.  We had never heard of this business by the way so they were just cold calling anyone they could find with Tom's name.

I thought I had heard that the ''Do Not Call List'' was only good for a few years and those that signed up in the very beginning (as I did) were soon going to be taken off the list and fair game again for telemarketers.  Today I listed our home phone, Tom's cell and my cell numbers again with the ''Do Not Call List''.  It only takes a minute to do and it's so worth it.

Now if I could just not get calls from Politicians and Charity Organizations I'd be set.  The Political ones are fairly easy....they are pre-recorded messages that are easy to hang up on.  The Charity ones are the ones that try to get me to just go door to door in my neighborhood to get donations.  I always tell them that I refuse to use my friendships with neighbors to ''extort'' money from them and refuse to do it.  People give to organizations that they want to when they can afford it.  I'm not going to try and ''guilt'' a neighbor into giving when they might not want to.  (sorry - I got on a rant!)

To answer your question, ask the caller, whether it be on your home phone or your cell phone, who exactly they are trying to get in touch with and offer the last four digits of your Social Security.

I also have a feature on my cell phone that I use.  I can see who is calling and can either ''Accept'' or ''Reject'' any call. 

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I've only had this new number for about a month, and only 2 other people in the world have it. I give out my home phone number if I need to. The one guy who started threatening me didn't care who I was or wasn't. He kept insisting I knew the person he was looking for. I tried to get a number that hadn't been given out, but my carrier couldn't do that. I am on the do not call list, but I guess collection people aren't considered telemarketers. I've googled some of the numbers, and other people have posted that they have been hassled, as well even though it's a wrong number. Really creepy...Blinkie

I don't know if will do any good but it's worth a try. I noticed yesterday that at the ''Do Not Call'' web site that they have a ''report a complaint'' link to click on. You've done no business with this company, you are on the do not call list so they have no right to call you. Report them at the do not call web site. Maybe it will help and the phone calls will stop. eom mags

Thanks, mags. I'll start keeping track of the numbers. I've deleted my incoming call list already...Blinkie

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