# Caller ID says "TOLLFREE NUMBER".

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caller-id-says-tollfree-number/232582>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 4, 2004, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caller-id-says-tollfree-number/232582 "2004-03-04T20:57:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![gypsymoth3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caller-id-says-tollfree-number/232582/1 "2004-03-04T20:57:37Z")

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does anyone know what this is? they’ve been calling my house alot lately. i figure it’s probably some kind of telemarketer or one of those scams that tells you to call a supposed toll free number and then charges you like $5 million for calling it.

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**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caller-id-says-tollfree-number/232582/2 "2004-03-04T22:18:28Z")

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Nothing helpful to add, but I’ve gotten a couple of those, too, and would like to see what kind of answer you get. I never answer them, BTW.  
I also sometimes get calls that just say, “Out of Area” with no number diplayed. I don’t answer those, either, and neither of them ever leave messages. I guessing telemarketers.

When my husband calls home on his cell phone, it says “Out of Area” but displays his cell number, so I know it’s him and answer it, but when I get a no-number “Out of Area,” I never answer.

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**Author:** ![gypsymoth3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caller-id-says-tollfree-number/232582/3 "2004-03-05T01:51:41Z")

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i checked the caller ID to see what the number was. there’s actually two of them:

1-800-326-4598  
and 1-877-504-0934

now, i’m off to look them up on Google.

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**Author:** ![gypsymoth3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caller-id-says-tollfree-number/232582/4 "2004-03-05T01:54:43Z")

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oh, the 800 one is Feature Films for Families, but i still don’t know what the second is.