Thank you for contacting the Verizon eCenter. My name is Jeffrey, and I
will be handling your request today.

This message is in response to your email dated March 27, 2006. You
inquired about receiving unwanted harassing phone calls. I understand
your frustration with receiving unwanted calls. I will be happy to
assist you.

Our Unlawful Call Center (UCC) specializes in calls of a serious nature
that fall into one of the categories listed below.

To use the services of the UCC, you must be willing to take legal
actions against the caller.

Examples of unlawful calls include:

* Threat to Life (yours or someone else’s)
* Bodily Harm
* Excessive, Obscene, or Harassing Calls
* Kidnapping
* Bomb Threats

Note: Excessive generally means more than five calls of this nature in
a given day.

We regularly work with law enforcement agencies to resolve unlawful
call complaints.

The law enforcement agency investigates all calls involving bodily
harm, bomb threats and kidnapping.

Unwanted calls are usually not against the law and typically include:

* Fax Calls
* Hang Up Calls
* Computer Calls
* Solicitation Calls
* Telemarketing Calls
* Debt Collection Calls
* Obscene or Harassing Calls

If calls of this nature exceed five per day and you are willing to
prosecute, we will handle this as an unlawful call.

If you are receiving unlawful calls (as outlined above) and you are
willing to prosecute, please contact our Unlawful Call Center at (800)
518-5507. Our Unlawful Call Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30
AM to 5:00 PM.

The department to which we have referred you will be able to assist
you. If you have any additional questions, please let us know. We look
forward to serving you.

Thank you for using Verizon. We appreciate your business.

Sincerely,
Jeffrey
Verizon eCenter

Use unsolicited sales calls at the dinner hour to instruct young Preston Jr. on proper phone etiquette. If the caller ID says unknown, then let little Preston pick up the phone and say whatever he likes. Sometimes my son would hand the phone to me when he was through talking about tornadoes and helicopters, there was usually nobody on the other end by that time. We’re on the do not call list now.

Preston – your bank can register a complaint in Florida. As could you, but… lets be honest, that’s not a lazy man’s choice, and I’d expect the bank to be much more energetic in the arena of fraud prevention. It’s a good investment for them, but just a good samaritan effort for you. If you shared LissaKay’s adventures in Google with them, I think they’d feel it’s warranted at least to the extent of dragging the Florida General Attorney’s office in. They can get an investigation going, or add a report of the incident to any ongoing investigation.