From: Pete Cresswell
> Subject: Re: Robocall claims to be from MCI
>
> Per Ron:
> >Over the last week or so, we've gotten several calls on our landline in
> >which a recording tells us to call MCI immediately to verify information
> >about our line or account or something. The number to call is
> >1-888-221-3190. Did a reverse lookup on the #; appears to be a
> >telemarketer. Anyone know about this? How to get it to stop?
>
> Over the past year robocalls to our landline have become so
> numerous that we have resorted to prefixing our answering
> machine's message with the SAT tones and not picking up the phone
> until we hear the voice of somebody we know.
Has it been firmly established that SIT tones on answering machine will in fact disrupt/disconnect robo-calls?
Can one simply record a downloaded audio version played aloud on a laptop, such as the attached? I suppose it's worth a try.
Regards, Mike Stafford VA