got call too .. message said 'you have won travel points or discount or something of $2600 or $2601, press 1 to claim'

i just hung up

778 is cell prefix for BC

someone is using cell phone, probably pre-paid, to do automated dialing.  

but from people's reports above, nothing happens when you press 1.

i suspect it is some scheme to test phone numbers for viability.  perhaps they get our numbers from some harvesting method, then test them to see if answered, if press 1 or not, and if answerer was male/female voice, detect accent if any, and to record what people say eg do they swear, or ask who is it etc.

its a kind of intelligence gathering scheme.  prob can get some interesting demographic, marketing data doing this.

it is borderline illegal though as it is calling 'do not call' numbers, and if the users could get their heads together, we might discover that the harvesting method is illegal or unethical too.

Keep getting calls from this number at work.  There is never anyone there.  It is just annoying, especially when we are busy and have to stop to take a call from no one.

1-(778) 785-4596 called my cell @ 743pm oct1/09something about pressing 1 didnt get the whole mgsif i were u dont press 1 if u happen to actually pick it upI Googled area code 778 it's from BC, CAN lol

got a call from (778) 785-4596 telling me in a recorded message that I'd just won 2600 travel dollars and that I should push 1 to claim them. I hung up but checked for this message on the web and found that other callers have had this same call only from an Alberta source.  I too have added my cell phone number to the Canadian Do Not Call list but they've obviously found a way to circumvent this.

I got a call on June 23/10 at 4:31pm from (778) 785-4596. I didn't know the number so I didn't pick it up. I googled it and found this so I am reporting it.

Right before that I also got a call on June. 23/10 at 4:50pm from +1 888-655-2607. I googled that as well and found similar junk.

Got it at 5:08 yesterday evening, wasn't around to answer the phone, maybe they'll just give up. Maybe if they phone the prime minister there will something done about this crap...