This guy sounded like he had an Indian accent.  Claimed he was from "The Debt Company". When I remarked that that was a very vague name he said, "I know sir, the company's name is confusing but that is the name of the company." I then allowed him to do his bit for a while and he mentioned that "his company was in the area doing a survey of mortgage payments" and he had noticed that we had made our last couple of months worth of payments on time and that he had an offer to improve our interest rate.  I knew when I picked up the phone that it was a scammer and I love playing with these jokers.  I informed him that I was on the National Do Not Call List and to take me off the list.  He asked me why. We argued for a bit and then I asked him for a manager and he said that he was the manager (how convenient). I then asked for his phone number. The one he probably pulled off of the list was a 416 exchange. I then asked for the company name.  He had trouble remembering that and eventually came up with "The Debt Company"  I asked for his name, "My name?" he said "My name is uh... Gary"  I followed with "And your last name is.." "Uhm... uh Nelson"  A traditional Indian name I suspect.  I asked him where he lived and he said BC then started to wonder why I was asking so many questions.  I then told him about the National Do Not Call List and that I needed this information so that I could file a proper complaint with the CRTC (Canadian FCC) for violation of the NDNC list. He said he wasn't in violation. I asked if he was a charity or if we had done business together before.  He said yes.  I asked which one; charity or business he replied with "I don't understand". I then asked if he was a telemarketer. He said yes. I read him the telemarketers requirements from the web page and then repeated. Are you a telemarketer. He said yes. I asked if he had a copy of the numbers on the DoNot Call list.  He said no then changed his mind and claimed that he was not a telemarketer.  I proceeded to argue with him for a while longer until he finally gave up and hung up. Canada's Do Not Call List: https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/index-engDo Not Call List Complaints: https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/plt-cmp-eng

I am from Toronto, Ontario, Canada which is actually the city where the area code is 416. However, as a long time resident of Toronto I know that 555 is NOT A LEGITIMATE 2nd 3 digits! This is spam! For sure! Let me tell you this: When a commercial is made for air/posting around here and they need a fake number they use 416-555-xxxx as the number because NOBODY'S SECOND 3 DIGITS IS 555. So no one will get a spammer call.

HOWEVER, this means that this caller is somehow displaying (416) 555-7777 as his/her caller ID while calling from a different number.

Furthermore, I saw the 647 number posted above. 647 is the Greater Toronto cell phone area code. So that may be a legitimate number. However, it may not necessarily be the number of the caller who was spamming you.

I am dissapointed that some retard is giving a bad rap to the 416 :(

I got a call from this number at 6:00pm (eastern time) which was a follow up on a number that made no sense- showed as 1-801-200-9. This was a lady saying that I was receiving federal grant money and needed all my information and bank so they can send the money. First time, when it was the 801 number, I told her that I DON'T think I could do this and do not have a bank account. She said she would call back later and hung up. She had an acent that was hard to understand. The second time she called was on this number, the (416) 555-7777 and asked to talk again about this. I told her again, NO. Hopefully don't get another call from her! She is pissing me off

Just got a call from 200-9 (no area code, just that number in the info part plus "unknown" of course). I answered, no reply, they hung up. This was on 4/10/14 at 2:53pm

The calling card logic doesn't make any sense. Unless you live in Greater Toronto, why would you have a calling card where you will have to pay long distance? I have one to call family in the States but I use a 1800 one so THEY don't have to pay long distance.Suprisingly enough, I have never been called by these idiots, and I actually have a 416 number... Thank God for that though, that I've never been called.

I just received the call from (416) 555-7777 but I didn't answer and no one left a message. I will see if they call back, and, if so, give them a piece of my mind.

Are they just scammers or what?