Also, some people called me to do a phone survey.
I wonder where did they get my phone number?
they buy them from the credit bureaus, they buy them from your phone provider (unless you have an unpublished number), they buy them from everyone you've ever done business with & given them your phone number,. if you gave your number to Facebook then Facebook has sold it. if you have a free email & you've given your email provider your number then they've sold it.
and then there is robo dialing where the computer just starts dialing numbers for them.
They buy them from credit agencies, which have a lot more info about you than you might think.
If you don't want to get sales calls, you can get on the national Do Not Call list online. It may take a while for everyone's systems to get the update (they are required to refresh their lists periodically, but it isn't real-time). Legit surveyors can still call you until you request to be taken off their call lists.
They really don't unless they buy a list. Usually they have an auto dialer that will do something like dial 111-111-1111 and then 111-111-1112 and then 111-111-1113. Eventually, they get to your phone number.
buying and selling information is very profitable today even government bodies do it so however careful we are someone lets the cat out of the bag and then it's fair game making money the easy way is the modern day scourge on society
Sometimes, a sale rep called my house and asked me if I am interested in his product.
Also, some people called me to do a phone survey.
I wonder where did they get my phone number?
