Just don't pick up, scam.

I have been on a crusade to shut these scammers down. They have recently gone as far as using some innocent person's phone number as their caller-id. The caller-ID started showing up as a local number the last few weeks and with the same area code and first 3 pre-fix's as my number. I thought it was a co-worker but alas it was the pre-recorded call. It ranges anywhere from, 'you've won a trip to the bahamas', 'for being a westjet customer you've won a prize', 'for being a telus customer you have won a prize, 'you have won 2000 airmile points', insurance agencies etc...it is never ending...i am just mad that they are using innocent people's caller ID's...probably using mine too! I called WestJet, Sandals Resort (because they posed as them on my first call i pressed "1") and today, telus. It just sucks no one can seem to get to the bottom of who is originating these calls. At the end of the day, someone said they were "Global group travels" and have a special offer from Sandos Resort in the Riviera maya...but who knows. When i asked more questions, they hung up on me. TWICE! If I were Sandos - and they aren't employing marketing people to make these calls, i would worry about 3rd party ruining their reputation!!I hope some big company finds them then burns their phone lines!!!

How did they get my number? Is there anyway to stop them from calling?

Got a call and it was a recorded message. Tried calling back using google phone (gmail) and the idiot on the other end just hung up. Keep calling these b*****ds and annoy them.

This crowd are at it again.  I've had at least 12 phone calls from them today alone. They are trading as Global Group Travel and BoomerangTravelClub.com. I tried keeping them on line for as long as I could to find out something about them. In most cases when I sounded sceptical, or they suspected that I knew it was a scam, they just hang up on me. I run a business and I have 100 phone numbers as part of a PABX. They just seem to be ringing everyone of my numbers in turn - very frustrating and a waste of my time.   It would be nice if the Police did something about these con-men.

Alex, how do we qualify if we have nothing to add? I'm assuming your not a moderator and just a telephone expert.  I'm not sure why you commented and repeated everything people have already said.  Thanks for the laugh.