I go to several design sites. Then later that night I get a text on my cell phone and it say thanks for visiting our site you have a prize of $50 $100.00 waiting for you call this number.

I never give my phone number. I give one of my old ones that's not in service. I'm soooooooooo bad! but I'm so good at it.

Done that once - entered my telephone number, got a text advising I had won something!! I have decided not to enter any site that asks such unnecessary details.

You can register your phone number; including cell phones on the do not call list-a government listing-once done it is illegal for anyone to call you selling anything-only the company where you initiallty provided your number is allowed to call-report any other company that calls-they could have their business license pulled forever.

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by sewlikedawn 15 Mar 2011

I have my home phone number and my cell listed on the don't not call list. The calls are always texts.

The best advice I can give is"Do not call the number!" Try googling the number, sometimes you can get the name of the biz that way. I had a "missed call" on my cell awhile back, went and googled it and it was from a photo studio in Florida that I have never done biz with before.
Carol

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by sewlikedawn 15 Mar 2011

Very good Idea!!!
Thank you
Dawn

by lindalee757 15 Mar 2011

I have whitepage-switchboard.com on my favorites-when a number comes up on my ID that I don't recognize-I the reverse check on it-doesn't always work tho-cell numbers just show the nearest tower and not an actually person or business.
Another way to check too-with our phone service-if you dial *67 then the numberof the caller-you can actually call them back without them being able to identify you-it shows up as blocked or unknown caller on their end.

I never ever give my phone number and if there is an asterix next to the question, I always type in my number but alter 1 digit. Like someone else said here...they do not need ones telephone number

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by sewlikedawn 15 Mar 2011

I have thought of doing this! Thanks Dawn

you know that old warn out saying "if it sounds too good to be true", well, my own personal opinion is-smells "phishy" to me.
I entered our name in a drawing years ago for a drawing to win a camper/truck @ NY State Fair. Didn't I start getting calls for us to go to Niagara Falls Campgrounds to try my luck @ possibly turning the "winning" key to start the truck and staty at their campgrounds for a small fee......NOT!!! Took me 2 1/2 yrs to finally get them to stop calling -jeeze-I just wanted the truck, not the scamming lol.~linda~

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by sewlikedawn 15 Mar 2011

I used my cell phone that way I can block the number and it also won't wake up my whole family at night! Such a pain! Dawn

by lindalee757 15 Mar 2011

I don't use my cell phone that much-the only people that have my # are my husband, daughters and one of my sister in laws-she is the one we always have keep a watch on the house & our dog when we are away. I don't give that # out-I don't even like talking on it half the time and don't answer it alot of times in a store-I HATE it when people walk & talk on their phones-oblivious to others around them and here in NY State you can't use a phone while driving-unless it's handsfree-I don't answer when I am driving LOL What a %^(& I am huh? Oh well-cell phones are handy to have but I could live without one.

I don't give my phone number on any of the sites I buy from. They don't need it, they have my email if they need to contact me. Joann's,Hancocks, or any design and fabric shops.

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by sewlikedawn 15 Mar 2011

Some of the sites that I want to buy from won't let you continue until they have a phone number. If the box that holds the phone number says optional I don't put it in. Dawn

by lindalee757 15 Mar 2011

I agree Dawn-if it has the asterisk-they won't let you continue unless you fill it in-but I guess I never thought of altering the number-but jeeze louise-in this day & age if they have your name and location-they can access your phone number if they really want it, right?

Some sites where you give your information, sell it to other "companies".

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by sewlikedawn 15 Mar 2011

I really hate it when the company does this! I give my info in good faith to buy their designs and then they go and sell my number! Hadn't thought of that!
Now I'm mad! When I figure it out I will never go to their site again ever!
Thanks Dawn

This is why I do not fill in any forms to get free designs that require more than a password & email address.A lot of sites do not give an undertaking not to pass on this info & then you get all sorts of emails etc
Husband got a call from Las Vegas telling him he won a prize, one afternoon a few weeks ago, but we are in Australia & hadn't done anything to be a winner.He quickly hung up.

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by sewlikedawn 15 Mar 2011

Wow! I glad now that I haven't called the number! Thank you so much!
Dawn