On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> 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 > > > >> 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: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] 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: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] 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 >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
