Do telemarketers have a soul? Assuming there is such a thing. (Long Rant). I am on the Federal Do Not Call list (donotcall.gov), yet I get about a dozen soliI solicitation calls a day! It is irking me, and it is pretty hard to get me mad. I got on some sort of list, and it makes me mad! I live in Nebraska. I've been getting call from New York (only know one person there), Hawaii, Washington DC, and Texas frequently the last couple of days. The only state that didn't call me is Alaska! I sometimes accidentally answer, and it's almost always a waste. I've gotten 4 phone calls claiming they were a government agency. I got a call from the "IRS" saying I owed back taxes. First, the IRS will NOT call you, nor will they send an officer to your house. The only way the IRS will contact you is via USPS. Another claimed that I had a $8,500 grant from the government that did not need to be paid back. I asked the lady for a federal ID number. She gave me a number and a claim number. If the government owes you money, they aren't going to track you down to give it to you. And what's weird is they said they could send me a moneygram! I have NEVER heard of the government paying in that form! I made a mistake of answering a call the next day. They claimed they were with the government and it was a follow-up. THE CALL WAS FROM CANADA! The worst one was when I was house sitting for my father. I don't know how they got his #. They claimed to be with the FBI. They said sometime last year I was in Texas, a car was registered in my name, I had a warrant out for my arrest for, money laundering, fraud, and 20# of cocaine! They gave me a case # and ID #. A) I don't mess with drugs. B) I haven't been to Texas since I was about 10! The only time I've been out of Nebraska in about 12 months would have been in Iowa for a concert. C) They wouldn't call you. If the alligations were true, they'd get an officer to arrest you! Scary thing is they knew my full legal name, DOB, address, and SS#! This call was at about 6 PM. The courthouse was already closed. I called 911. The disbatcher said there were no known warrants, but an officer would call me back. He did, and confirmed that I had no warrant(s) for me. I did have a warrant once because I forgot to pay a $10 parking ticket! Yes they came to my house! When I lived in Phoenix, there was a guy with my same name that banked at the same bank. sometimes deposits wouldn't show up. Went to the other guy. My last name is unique, and this was random. I moved from Phoenix in 2004, but not even a year ago I got an email for a lawn service quote in Scottsdale (I lived a block and a quarter from there). Maybe they mistook me for him. Plus I got pulled over shortly after the call (tail lights weren't working). The first thing they do is call in to see if you have any warrants. Just got a fix-it ticket.