[asterisk-users] Area code 757 "Car warranty" calls

[Adam Moffett]

Verizon wireless filed a lawsuit against the perpetrators of the car 
warranty scam.  I hope to hell they win.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,501404,00.html



> Cary Fitch wrote:
>
> The problem has two prongs - first we are in control of our own 
> landlines and can use asterisk to screen whatever crap we wish before 
> disturbing a real user or allowing a vm to get stored (but it would be 
> nice not to have to).
>
> The other issue is we are not for the most part in any kind of control 
> situation of our cellphones, and there is no way to stop that ring from 
> happening and once it does it either needs to be answered or a vm dealt 
> with. This is where the bigger players need to start living up to their 
> responsibilities and not just ignore the problem.
>
>
>
>   
>> Well it will get me off my rant in this forum.  Isn't that worth something?
>>
>> Seriously, as "users" some of us have one 2 line system and others are
>> running multiple systems, absorbing hundreds of thousands of calls a day.
>>
>> Where the %&#! "warranty calls" are coming from or not coming from is useful
>> info.
>>
>> Cary Fitch
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Don Kelly
>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 11:23 AM
>> To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Area code 757 "Car warranty" calls
>>
>> This information appears to be relevant, but useless?
>>
>>   --Don
>>
>> Don Kelly
>> PCF Corp
>> People Come First
>>
>> 651 842-1000
>> 888 Don Kell(y)
>> 651 842-1001 fax
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Tilghman
>> Lesher
>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 10:39 AM
>> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Area code 757 "Car warranty" calls
>>
>> On Friday 20 March 2009 00:38:45 Cary Fitch wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Sure if you can get up stream carriers to cooperate.  Just follow the
>>>     
>>>       
>> CDRs.
>>   
>>     
>>> But short of a subpoena... or enlightened self interest, like the calls
>>> take down a tandem.. (not likely).
>>>
>>> We could loop the calls back to get AT&T's attention, but they would just
>>> complain about the loop, not trace them back to the source.
>>>     
>>>       
>> Nothing official, but if these are the same clowns who called me
>> earlier this month (and who I filed a complaint on at the DNC registry),
>> then changing their area code may have been a ploy to avoid more
>> complaints.  Here is some relevant information on that number:
>> http://whocalled.us/lookup/7025200085
>>
>>   
>>     
>
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