Sep 27 2005
179-336-0280 calling from india, i mean california, i mean, well i don’t know
getting strange calls on the phone? calls from strange area codes?
apparently we’re not alone. people all over canada and the US are receiving phone calls from 179-336-0280, a number that seems to be linked to a VOIP (voice over internet) account for a company allegedly commiting telephone fraud.
they are using a VOIP telephone account to relay calls all over the world since VOIP accounts have no fixed area code. quite an interesting pickle and discovery for this new technology - apparently no one thought of this. leave it to the porn industry or organized crime to find new uses for technology. we’ve entered a computerized version of “phone spam”.
i guess i’m just glad that no one is using technology for anything productive like cures for cancer or other diseases, but other ways to piss me (and you) off with marketing products or criminal organizations.
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no, actually, if you get a call it’s for the sale of long distance service. if it were for an aide agency, or the like i’m sure most people would be less likely to get their backs up - in fact i’d be happy to contribute to just causes.
also it’s the fact that they call even after being politely told “we’re not interested”. we get at least three phone calls a day.
fair comment though, it’s not the end of the world by any means - just an annoyance. my point is that it’s a shame that people’s first contact with new technology like VOIP is an unpleasant one.
I just got this phone call from this number last night…. the first call was a lady with a strong accent leaving an URGENCY message. I ignored it… the second call I answered and same lady told me I had won a free installation for home security. I responded that I’m happy with my home security system and don’t require another. She started asking questions regarding the type of system I had…. whether or not I use a phone line etc… I told her I prefer not to discuss it and thanked her for the call and hung up promptly.
Seems there are different versions to the validity of this number. I can’t even put this number on call block on my phone.
weird eh? VOIP can come from any location physically and can be spoofed so that any number looks like it’s coming from the one you and i have received these annoying calls from. that’s what is going to make this so difficult to stop - like trying to grab the invisible man in a dark room.