Opinion Survey?

[bobquasit]

In the last three days we've gotten a lot of calls from people claiming to be from an opinion survey. The first time, Sebastian picked up the phone. They asked him for someone named Andrew. He got confused, so I had him bring the phone to me. The guy on the phone sounded youngish and a little confused - I guess speaking to an eight-year-old unexpectedly can do that to you.

Anyway, he said he was from something like "Rhode Island Opinion Survey", and mumbled something. I love answering surveys, so I cheerfully said "Go ahead!".

He hung up on me.

An hour or two later, we got another call. An older and more confident-sounding guy. Said he was from Rhode Island Opinion Survey (or something like that), and asked to speak to someone named Andrew - I don't remember the last name. I said there was no such person here (and there isn't. And the previous owner wasn't named Andrew, and his last name was definitely NOT the same as the one they were asking for). So he apologized, and said he'd enter that information in the file.

We've received several calls since, all from the same survey company (or so they claim), all asking for Andrew, and all hanging up on us when we say he's not here. Teri just received two more. She told them that their was no Andrew here and they should stop calling. I don't believe that they WILL stop, though.

My best guess is that they're debt collectors who've been given a wrong number and are misrepresenting themselves (a Federal offense, I believe). What do you think?

Comments

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

Interesting. Rhode Island Opinion Survey comes up on this thread

http://whocalled.us/lookup/8637654321

[klyfix.livejournal.com]

Could it be that you have a multiple personality, and one of the others is Andrew? :)

[unquietsoul5.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you have hit the nail on the head, that its a scam line to get the debtor they think the number is for on the line.

Debt collectors have used such tricks for years and getting caught is rare and a slap on the wrist (a fine if I remember) that means nothing to them.

[donnad.livejournal.com]

I get those kinds of calls for the people who 1. used to live in this house or 2. used to have this phone number. They are not the same people or even the same family. I have had this number and lived here for 3 years. Debt collectors I suspect. We even had them call once and ask for G. then ask him if he knew someone. They must have looked at the number and the name on the number and thought that they could get us to reveal something. Nope. Never met the deadbeats. After 3 years we still get mail for them despite the fact that I mark them no longer at this address and have told the mail carrier as much.
It's annoying,

[graceysbane.livejournal.com]

I got the same phone call last night...on my cell phone which isn't even a RI number.