I have a missed call on my cell phone from this number

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 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.

to my  compnay  cell.....

Just got a call from this number (778) 785-4596 on my Edmonton, Alberta home phone.  Hung up before I could answer.  Did not lv a mssg on my voice mail.  When I called back the line was busy.

1-(778) 785-4596 called me, automated machine said "Because you are a TELUS valued customer we are giving you FREE 2700 TRAVEL points. To claim Press 1"i'm not even a Telus customer. I didn't press one and it disconnected right away. Scammers, vamous away from me.