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tcfrogs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:03 PM
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Weird phone calls
I've received five phone calls from the same number in the past few days. I wasn't home and they didn't leave a message. The caller ID says "FEDR" with a 571 area code. 571 is suburban Virginia.

Google and switchboard searches didn't provide any further info. Anyone know what/who this might be?
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QuettaKid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:03 PM
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1. what's the number? nt.
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tcfrogs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:05 PM
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3. 571-522-1575 n/t
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:33 PM
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14. Not listed ..
I looked it up. I called the number and it just kept ringing. No voice mail or machine.

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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:04 PM
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2. Final Engineering Design Review???
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tcfrogs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:06 PM
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5. Saw that acronym while googling
An odd place to be calling me.
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hippiechick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:06 PM
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4. Go to www.anywho.com
.... you can do a reverse lookup if its a published number.
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tcfrogs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:13 PM
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10. No listings found
same thing I found at www.switchboard.com.

I'm suspecting it's a government agency of some sort based on the location.
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medeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:11 PM
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6. what if your own phone is calling?..and home alone
Have received three phone calls in last month with caller ID saying it's my own number...tech support can't explain.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:19 PM
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13. Are you lonely?
Edited on Wed Sep-06-06 01:34 PM by lonestarnot
:rofl:
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medeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 12:34 PM
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18. no..but had dream from dead fatherinlaw that night
that he "visits" us 3xtimes a week...
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SeattleVet Donating Member (708 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:11 PM
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7. Interesting source of info...
http://whocalled.us/lookup/5715221575

"This push poll was used to prejudice voters against the Democratic candidate for Congress in Iowa, Leonard Boswell."

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QuettaKid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:13 PM
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9. Google pulled this up right away.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:41 PM
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15. requires membership fee $29.00 annually
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SeattleVet Donating Member (708 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 06:04 PM
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17. No subscription or fee needed to do lookups;
did you click one of the ad links or something (like the one for 'reverse lookup')?

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tcfrogs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:17 PM
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12. Thanks SeattleVet, QuettaKid, & Warpy
I had never used the "whocalled" thing before.

I just moved back to to Central Iowa where Boswell is my current congressman.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:12 PM
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8. Google is your friend
http://whocalled.us/lookup/5715221575

It's a telemarketing company doing spam push pulls.
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 01:16 PM
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11. Go to who called us! (link)
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keepCAblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-06-06 02:15 PM
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16. Economic Freedom Fund - Political (Push) Polling
http://whocalled.us/lookup/5715221575


Comments from people receiving calls from this number:

Joey2006-08-31

This was the most skewed and unscientific poll I've ever had. Surveys should never ask questions and refer to anything as "unfair". What a crock!!
Up 0 votes 129.61.46.16Tasha2006-08-30

I believe this number is associated with 571-522-6400 number.
Up 0 votes 66.32.228.192Jay2006-08-30

This is some BS political survey
Up 0 votes 24.178.112.10Rian2006-08-30

Keeps calling my cell phone for political survey
Up 0 votes 152.163.101.8Kay2006-09-05

This push poll was used to prejudice voters against the Democratic candidate for Congress in Iowa, Leonard Boswell.
Up 0 votes 65.189.6.63Jen2006-09-05

They call several times a day and I never answer it because it doesn't show a name or even say "unavailable".
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