just block this number do not answer it they wiil get the message

Getting calls regularly from this number but just hangs up when I pick the phone.
Very very annoying.

i am still getting calls even after blocking the number. on hold w telstra atm. soon ill be looking at calling the ombudsman to see what to do. or anyone else i can call to get them seen to. i dont know how they get my mobile number i dont give it out.

I just called them and asked them to take out my number from there data base.

Please cease making harassing, unwelcome, telephone calls to mobile numbers! I am receiving call after call from (08) 7070 2532 - my job requires me to use my phone for crisis/emergencies and should not be called continuously by your company. I cannot have 'prank' calls and if they continue, I will be calling ACMA and the police.

L.G.

This is complete and utter bullcrap.

The best solution. Call them. Hang up. See if they get the picture.

Their number: (03) 9014 1414

I urge everyone to participate because that is the only way they will listen.

To call from a private number, type # 31 # and then dial the above number.

The numbers seem to vary from day to day but I got one today from (08) 7070 2532. I just do not answer them. But the fact remains, how the hell do they get your number anyway?

24x7 Direct Are Going to Remedy the Situation

Please read my statement below:

I have been receiving calls from 24X7 direct on the almost daily basis where nobody talks and just hangs up. The calls began when someone on an 02 8XXX XXXX number called and asked me if I had life insurance. I said "No" and politely asked the caller "how he had obtained my number" as I have never received any telemarketing calls on my mobile number before, he replied "Australia on Disk". At no time did the chap identify himself as being from 24X7; however, my wife has worked in several call centres and in telemarketing and is able to confirm for me that these companies will often call you and say that they are from the company they are being paid to represent. So far, all "fairly" above board I suppose.

Today, I received a call from (08) 7070 2352 at 10:54am. When I picked up I could here breathing on my receiver but nobody spoke. As someone who has been the recipient of harassing phone calls in times past I found this rather distressing. A little digging revealed that the calls were coming from the above mentioned company, so I attempted to contact their director of operations in order to resolve the issue. At 11:30am reception told me he was in a meeting. I explained that I was receiving harassing phone calls from their company. On the third attempt I explained that if he would not speak to me, my next call would be Victoria police as harassing phone calls are not a matter for ACMA but for the police. I was immediately put through to a Mr Avi Abrahams.

At approximately 12:50pm, Mr Abrahams explained to me that the calls I was receiving from their company were as a result of their predictive dialler calling my mobile phone number and that if one of their agents is available someone will answer. As no agent was available the machine just hung up. I said that ACMA requires telemarketers to identify themselves by name and to state the company they are calling from. He agreed with me that I was correct about those two requirements, but, as I had not spoken to one of their agents ACMA's requirements do not apply. I said that because no one actually speaks to me during the call that it is impossible to tell the difference between whether the call has been made by a legitimate business or is of a harassing nature.

I believe, that this practice of using a predictive dialler to call up leads without the machine identifying the company it belongs to is an unethical practice. Fortunately, Mr Abrahams, has suggested that they should get the predictive dialler to say something along the lines of "welcome to 24x7 direct, your call will be passed on to our next available agent" as what has been occurring here will be putting their company in a bad light and may prevent other companies from doing future business with them.

Mr Abrahams, has apologised to me for the inconvenience and assures me that this issue will not be put on the back burner. He has since emailed me with confirmation, including call logs, which show I have not spoken to an actual person, which I personally find very reassuring.

I would also like to thank Mr Abrahams for his handling in what is a serious matter for me and hope that they will consider what has happened here in all of their future business dealings.

I’m sure that this has been very inconvenient for the poor guys at the similarly named business, 247 Distribution, who appear have copped a slaughtering from complainants here on the web and at their reception. This appears to have been the result of 24x7 Direct not appropriately identifying themselves when using their predictive dialler and the confusion caused by the similarity in the two separate companies’ names.

I also submit that ACMA should extend some of their requirements to include the usage of predictive diallers to ensure they are used appropriately. I will be contacting them with regards to this issue.

I have also explained to Mr Abrahams that I would be posting his promise regarding their company’s predictive dialler on the web for all to read. I have done this to ensure accountability (as I am now on their DNCR and would have no way of knowing this has been actioned) and in the hope that this does not happen again to anyone else.

Yup, keep getting hang ups from this number (08) 7070 2532) - I am now posting all companies I suspect of using them on the internet. They are just plain creepy and obviously trained to never leave a message!!!!

Sick to death with the 08 area code numbers. All different numbers with (08). I dont even answer them anymore.

SPAM - now blocked so annoying

(02) 8014 7673,(08) 6365 4320,(08) 6555 6592,(08) 7070 2532,(08) 7123 2602..these numbers and probly more all trace to a c*ntany called 24/7 distribution 68waterloo rd nth ryde nsw ph..1300 123 247 sales @ 247distribution.com.au or contactus @ 247distribution.com.au..also offices in melb,brisvegas,mumbai(of bloody course)and new Zealand..have called the 1300 numba and informed the manager of the unprofessional nature of his stupid company that if any numbers traceable to 247 call me agin ill b calling them direct to jump down his neck,also said he should get a real friggin job,.....all folk shat to tears by these infuriating bastards please feel free to do the same.....say lucy said to call

be like me ask why calling them tell them this employment number for a brothel and do they want a job. gone quicker than a jack rabbit

Pains in the arse is wot they r, i jst click my ph off afta 1st ring tone

Months of these STUPID calls!!
Different numbers all the time. Day and night all the time!! It started with funeral insurance over it !!!!!

Blocked straight away thanks to your guys comments

Thanks to all the comments I have read this number is now on my blocked list. :)

Insurance company - I'm not sure how they got my details. I'm going to block the number from my phone.

I phoned Insurance Line on their advertised phone number 2 months ago and told them if I get 1 more phone call I would report them to ICAC (Insurance council of Australia) The calls stopped immediately Low and behold they tarted again yesterday so I called ICAC Everyone should just complain to the authorities..

Just received a call from this number- have blocked it given all info above- thanks