YourCallerID’s Telemarketing Blog

TAMPA, FLORIDA-January 8, 2008. YourCallerID.com is harnessing the power of the internet community by listing and outing companies who attempt to circumvent caller id by not disclosing their identities. With the creation of caller id, many individuals have been able to take back the power that many intrusive telemarketing companies, bill collectors, scam artists and other unwanted callers had seized. YourCallerId.com is seeking to ensure that individuals are able to keep that power.

With the technology of caller identification, individuals can easily and discreetly screen all of their phone calls. However, the telephone companies left a loop hole. Savvy or unscrupulous individuals can place calls without their identification being known, by simply keying in a special code. Instead of their phone number being displayed on the caller id box, the word “unavailable” is displayed instead. Many individuals, curious about who is on the other line, pick up the phone and are often times greeted by a pushy telemarketer, a scam artist, or some suspect charity.

Well, one new internet company is actively attempting to put a stop to this. YourCallerID.com is requesting that individuals publicly list companies who place calls in this manner. Individuals can visit YourCallerID.com; report any number that comes across as “unavailable” and share notes on the call, including the name of the company and what they wanted. Individuals can also check and see if a number that they are receiving calls from has already been reported. Individuals can then report companies who violate the law by calling individuals listed on the national or state no call lists or who are attempting to run a scam.

YourCallerID.com has a database of reported phone numbers and company profiles that have been submitted from users all over the world complete with the names of the companies that made them. Reports and comments from users who have received such calls is encouraged and appreciated. One user wrote “For several weeks now, they have been calling typically once every other day. They call both my cell and work numbers, which makes me think this case is not one of mistaken identity (trying to reach someone with bad credit that didn’t change their number). I don’t give them out (my numbers) so I have no idea how they got them. Additionally, I have perfect credit and have never paid a late bill in my life. I have not called them back because I thought it was a scam…”– regarding a company that kept repeatedly calling while hiding their identity. The company name, linked to a P.O. Box, was later discovered.

YourCallerID.com is seeking to build the world’s largest, growing database of companies who attempt to circumvent caller id. Sharing such calls and experiences will enable individuals to report non-law abiding companies, avoid being scammed, research sneaky callers, and permanently block these telephone numbers. We want you to be able to find out WHO CALLED.