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August 24, 2006

973-437-2105? Don’t answer it, but do contact the FTC

After getting multiple calls from this number, which shows up on caller ID as just the number, with no individual or company name, I was perturbed enough to wonder who this was. A Google search led to WhoCalled.us, where the answer was revealed to be … MCI.

Supposedly, it’s a computer-generated dialer, with an automated sales pitch if you pick up the phone. This is an obvious violation of the federal Do Not Call registry; that’s why you need to contact the Federal Trade Commission if you are called.

Oh, and their customer service webpage, for comments if you’re contacted, is here.

3 comments:

  1. just got another one. have always ignored in the past but decided to look it up finally. thanks for posting info.

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  2. I received a call from this number today. Ostensibly from MCI, they said my canceled account was being billed and I should call a "customer service " number to settle the account. I believe this is a scam - just to get a credit card number from you at a number you've dialed.

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  3. I get these calls upwards of 9 times a day. The first few time I answered I endeded up getting threatened that they were going to shut off my phone for nonpayment of my MCI bill...ironic, since I have NEVER used MCI for anything.

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