I have decided to start a list of all the numbers that I have received that have called me and are known to be solicitors. My policy is to never pick up a number that I don’t know. Hopefully this list will help others out there. Feel free to comment if you have any more numbers to add.

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06/03/08 - 10:40am - 206-973-1773
Seattle Symphony
200 University Street
Seattle, WA 98101
Notes: Good ol’ subscription selling, but this time it’s for season tickets to the symphony.

03/01/07 - 01:30pm - 307-764-8771
Powell, WY
Notes: It’s been a while since I last updated this list but from my research it looks like the number is used for vacation/time share scams. Another person also says that the number was used for a Washington Mutual survey.

11/21/06 - 10:55am - 206-652-6300
Seattle Times
1120 John Street
Seattle, WA 98109
Notes: They called me a few days following my subscription cancellation. I’m sure they’re calling because they’d like me to resubscribe, but if these calls persist (as I hear they do this), I don’t think I’ll ever subscribe again.

08/28/06 - 9:32 AM - 402-572-7581
EDIT - Turns out that this number is actually used by many companies as automated customer service. I figured this out when I realized that I told Comcast to call me when my internet outage was fixed. Share of your experiences with this number below.

02/09/06 - 12:40pm - 402-593-7107
OmahaSteaks.com, Inc.
11030 “O” St.
Omaha, NE 68137

02/09/06 - 9:30am - 402-593-7107
OmahaSteaks.com, Inc.
11030 “O” St.
Omaha, NE 68137

02/08/06 - 4:59pm - 402-593-7107
OmahaSteaks.com, Inc.
11030 “O” St.
Omaha, NE 68137

02/08/06 - 9:40am - 402-593-7107
OmahaSteaks.com, Inc.
11030 “O” St.
Omaha, NE 68137

02/07/06 - 5:56pm - 402-593-7107
OmahaSteaks.com, Inc.
11030 “O” St.
Omaha, NE 68137

02/07/06 - 10:18am - 402-593-7107
OmahaSteaks.com, Inc.
11030 “O” St.
Omaha, NE 68137

02/06/06 - 3:38pm - 360-362-5412
L and L Research
Bremerton, WA

02/06/06 - 3:36pm - 360-362-5412
L and L Research
Bremerton, WA

01/24/06 - 12:39pm - 360-362-5392
My First Survey
Bremerton, WA

01/20/06 - 12:59pm - 402-593-7107
OmahaSteaks.com, Inc.
11030 “O” St.
Omaha, NE 68137

01/13/06 - 05:21pm - 303-280-8689
Product Development
12301 Grant Street
Thornton, CO 80241

12/21/05 - 12:44pm - 206-415-8554
Telemarketing Concepts
80 Triangle Center
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
or call at 1-800-666-0858
(914) 245-0701
(914) 245-0655

Notes: Didn’t leave a message, this number is a WA number and is known to be associated with USPACS, a company selling bogus sex offender location information.

Are you a victim? Make sure you put all your numbers in the National Do Not Call Registry if they do try to call you again after 90-days then you have a right to sue them.

Update: I should add, if your number is on the National Do Not Call Registry for at least 31 days and telemarketers call you, you can file a complaint. I filed a complaint for every single Omaha Steaks call, and they finally stopped calling. That, or they are tired of dialing my number.

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