We got home from Vacation and noticed the number on the phone.  It stood out because my wife and I just moved from Vancouver to a small town in Ontario (Sarnia).  It seems too coincidental to have this scammer/telemarketer calling way out here unless somehow we were registered on some kind of list by name. Maybe this will help someone else being harassed by this number.

I work for a Telco, and have discovered that it very often isn't possible to enter offending numbers - including this one - into your Call Block list. The reason for this is that the number could be simply a display number used by several other "companies" to do their "marketing"...they aren't actual numbers.

Though these hang-up calls basically constitute harassment, the police are powerless to do anything (due mainly to the fact that they have much more important things to worry about). The answer needs to come from the government (who is lobbied by big telemarketing firms), or by the telcos (who make big bucks off the spammers).

In other words, we're on our own. In my case, I can have the numbers blocked from my line by a programmer at work, but this obviously won't work for the majority. I do also own a "Telezapper", which DOES work--but only when you use the "3-tone" setting. This means every time you pick up your phone to receive or make a call, a three-tone "disconnected line" tone will play. This fools the spammers computers into thinking they've encountered a dead number, and they will drop you from their list. It's annoying, though, so we only use it for a couple of weeks when calls start coming in again.

Other tips:  don't give your number out for contests and draws...use your work number instead, if possible. Always use Block Call Display when calling toll-free numbers. Don't give your number to big biz, they WILL all share it sooner or later (Canadian Tire, Zellers, etc. Don't even get me going on Wal-Mart).

Lastly, I've found software (IdentaFone Pro) that will work with a dial-up modem on your computer (if you have one) to produce Call Display on your computer (or all your computers across a network). It will announce the caller by number and name, and--most important of all--will block any number or block of numbers you choose, with a choice of message that includes the disconnect signal! I haven't implemented it yet, but a trial worked flawlessly on my computer.

Still, it's sad to have to do this.

I take the practical approach and simply block nuisance calls. It's one of the features I happily pay extra for.
*60 on a Telus phone, follow the voice prompt and that number will bother you no more.

They called me yesterday while i was at work, and asked my son if they could have my number at the office! when i tried to contact them, all i got was an answering machine that said memory is full. from all the complaints, no doubt!

I get a call from a Man that first asks me how I am doing today. When I answer he proceeds to also tell me about a local prize giveaway and local businesses for almost 5 whole minutes (while mentioning the name of my town approx. 60 times). He then asks me if I own a car. At this point I hung up. He called back again 3 hours later and did the same thing. I hung up right away this time. This phone call has all the essential elements of a scam.

Same as above. Calls and a number on caller ID yet my call back registers a number that says the number is not in service. Apparently Telus is aware of this and they are doing nothing. Telus needs to be held legally responsible for having the information on harassement and failing to protect its paying customers against this BS.