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

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On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Adam Moffett <adam at plexicomm.net> wrote:
> 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

Thanks for the link, now we got a name to the scam fwitw :P

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>> 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.
>>
>>
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>>> 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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