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Saturday, March 31, 2018

Recent unwanted telemarketer phone calls

Recent unwanted telemarketer phone calls

March 30, 2018

Guess what – getting unwanted spam calls on your phone is only going to get worse. A May 11, 2017 article in the Boston Globe, “The onslaught of spam calls will keep getting worse,” reports that telemarketers have “turned the simple act of answering the phone into a nuisance, one that’s a distraction at best and a costly scam at worst…

“It’s just one of the many creative ways that phone scammers are trying to manipulate us into giving up personal information, buying questionable products and services, or just handing over money.

“No, you’re not imagining it: These spam calls are on the rise.

“According to the Federal Trade Commission, Americans made 3.5 million complaints about unwanted telemarketing calls in the 2015 fiscal year. In 2016, that number shot up to 5.3 million. According to YouMail, a call-blocking service, a staggering 2.5 billion robocalls were placed nationwide in April alone. Yes, that’s a “b” for billion…”

March 30, 2018 recent unwanted telemarketer phone calls:

Credit card scam 30Mar2018: If you an extra minute, block this number on your phone: 410-259-1432. I have not gotten many unwanted phone calls recently from telemarketer scammer-criminals, but when I do I have been left with the impression that they will use the same number for a brief period of time and call many folks in the area.

This is a poorly executed version of the credit card scam. I waited for a customer service person to pick up the phone so that I had the opportunity to ask to be put on the do not call list.

The connection was poor and the call taker was not very articulate. Perhaps off-shore.

The numbers for other recent annoying unwanted telemarketer calls:

800-781-9921: 12:47 p.m. Jan. 29, 2018 - A family member and I got a phone call today from 800-781-9921. It was poorly executed recorder robo-call. The recorded voice lacked clarity, but it claimed something to the affect that my Verizon account had been suspended and that I needed to press a number to restore the account or press another number to speak with an account representative.

877-386-6275 - 5:35 p.m. Jan. 29, 2018 no answer upon answering the phone.

800-783-9283 4:10 p.m. Jan. 31, 2018 - Same call as the other day, different phone number. It was poorly executed recorder robo-call. The recorded voice lacked clarity, but it claimed something to the affect that my Verizon account had been suspended and that I needed to press a number to restore the account or press another number to speak with an account representative.

410-259-1432 Credit card scam 30Mar2018 12:04 p.m. Friday

(410) 259-3650 at 3:57 PM on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. I did not answer the call. I was on another phone call. No answer when i called the number back.

805-298-1104 11 a.m. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, 2017 "Just post free ad on our new https://www.hoobly.us to sell your rabbits quickly."

(410) 371-6706 9:30 a.m. Dec. 29, 2017 No one the phone when answered.

(410) 371-7052 2:45 p.m. Dec. 29, 2017 Credit Card scam

(410) 260-6404 Jan. 5, 2018 10:17 a.m. Credit Card Scam

410-260-6750 Jan. 17, 2018 8:38 a.m. Credit Card Scam
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Block these numbers on your phone now: 212-332-0849; 248-297-6218; 801-278-1062; 430-231-4002; 302-922-5143; and 434-322-9044. http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2017/04/block-these-numbers-on-your-phone-now_6.html

212-332-0849 17:08 April 6, 2017 New York – No answer upon answering. When I tried to call back immediately, I get the standard Verizon recording that your call cannot be completed as dialed…

Now it is four telemarketer calls in the last three days.

248-297-6218 Michigan 13:53 04/06/2017 No answer upon answering. I have friends with a Michigan connection, so I immediately left the room and called back. Sure enough, it was unwanted telemarketer with an automated response asking if I wanted to be placed on the "Do Not Call" list. So that is three calls in three days. I am well aware of folks who get number of calls per day, but in the past, I have not. I really wish something could be done about this.

April 6, 2017: Today, I even got a spam text from Verizon. From number: 9000070003121 What the What!? #@!!*&?? "FREE VZW MSG: Receive 1GB of free data on us! Sign up for Verizon Selects and get 1GB of data for free. View details go.vzw.com/verizonselects. Reply "X" to opt out of msgs. http://go.vzw.com/verizonselects Get 1 GB free. Thank you. If you wish to restrict all future marketing text messages from VZW, reply 'Q'.

But then again, I have always figured that the telemarketers have always worked in collusion with Verizon – it must bring in an enormous amount of revenue.

Block these numbers on your phone now: 801-278-1062; 430-231-4002; 302-922-5143; and 434-322-9044. http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2017/04/block-these-numbers-on-your-phone-now.html


801-278-1062 Salt Lake City 13:50 April 5, 2017 Said that the offer to lower my rate on my credit card expired today. It was an imperative that I speak with an operator. Funny, I've been getting these malicious scammer-calls for years. Block this number.

430-231-4002 Texas 17:19 April 4, 2017 No one on the phone when answered.

Block this number on your phone 302-922-5143 at 12:15 p.m. 23Mar2017 robocall from Delaware. No one on the phone when answered. Upon call back I was invited to be placed on the do not call list.

Block this number on your phone: 434-322-9044 5:47 p.m. 21Mar2017 robocall wanting to update my Google directory information.


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According to a page on the Federal Trade Commission concerning robocalls, found here: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0025-robocalls  

Vea esta página en español

If you answer the phone and hear a recorded message instead of a live person, it's a robocall. We’ve seen a significant increase in the number of illegal robocalls because internet-powered phone systems have made it cheap and easy for scammers to make illegal calls from anywhere in the world, and to hide from law enforcement by displaying fake caller ID information.

To date, the FTC has brought more than a hundred lawsuits against over 600 companies and individuals responsible for billions of illegal robocalls and other Do Not Call violations.

The FTC also is leading several initiatives to develop technology-based solutions. Those initiatives include a series of robocall contests that challenge tech gurus to design tools that block robocalls and help investigators track down and stop robocallers. We’re also encouraging industry efforts to combat caller ID spoofing. Here’s the FTC’s game plan to combat robocalls:

Continue aggressive law enforcement
Build better tools for investigating robocalls
Coordinate with law enforcement, industry, and other stakeholders
Stimulate and pursue technological solutions.

Details about the FTC’s Robocall Initiatives

2015 DetectaRobo Contest
As part of the National Day of Civic Hacking, the FTC is challenging techies to use call data to predict which incoming calls are robocalls.

2015 Robocalls: Humanity Strikes Back Contest
The FTC is challenging the DEF CON community to create a tool that people can use to block and forward unwanted robocalls automatically. Forwarded calls will go to a honeypot — a data collection system that researchers and investigators can use to study the calls.

2014 Zap Rachel Contest: At DEF CON 22, the FTC challenged tech gurus to help us zap Rachel and her robocall buddies by creating the next-generation robocall honeypot.

2012-2013 Robocall Challenge: The agency challenged innovators to create solutions that will block illegal robocalls. The challenge is now closed and the three winners with groundbreaking ideas were announced in April 2013.

2012 Robocall Summit: The FTC hosted a one-day public event on Thursday, October 18, 2012 to discuss the rapid rise in illegal robocalls and identify potential solutions. You can view videos and PowerPoint presentations from the event’s panels.

More Information about Robocalls
Robocalls: Telemarketing sales calls with recorded messages are generally illegal unless you have given the company written permission to call you.

Infographic: How Does a Robocall Work? This visual guide shows how robocalls happen.

National Do Not Call Registry: Tips to help you stop unwanted calls and information about the National Do Not Call Registry


Phone Scams: These tips can help you hang up on a phone scammer and hold onto your money.

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Pay our respects to the French veterans of the First Indochina (Vietnam) War, 1945 - 1954; in Vernon France

Pay our respects to the French veterans of the First Indochina (Vietnam) War, 1945 - 1954; in Vernon France




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NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY

NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY


Who knew?

www.vietnamwar50th.com: On March 29, America will observe National Vietnam War Veterans Day. This special day was added to our national commemorations when the President signed into law The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017.

I learned about from the March edition of the American Legion magazine…


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Monday, March 26, 2018

Diane and Sam Foster stop for a picture

Diane and Sam Foster stop for a picture at the 26th annual Carroll Co. Human Relations Commission awards dinner.


This year the award was presented to Taneytown Mayor ProTem Diane A. Foster. This year the dinner is taking place at McDaniel College. 26Mar2018

Saturday, March 24, 2018

The crew from Engine 33 found a baby squirrel with burns and smoke inhalation

While on the scene of a vehicle fire, the crew from Engine 33 found a baby squirrel with burns and smoke inhalation under the engine compartment. After a quick visit at the vet the squirrel is doing much better and is enroute  to a wildlife rehab center in Howard county

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Bowman family awarded annual Ag Center Pioneer Award

A year ago, I wrote - Time Flies “Bowman family awarded annual Ag Center Pioneer Award” by Kevin Dayhoff February 24, 2017


Romantic that I am, I took my wife out on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, to the annual Carroll County Agriculture Center dinner. Since 1993, the annual dinner has been used as an opportunity to honor individuals and businesses with the "Pioneer Award," in recognition for longstanding service to the Carroll County agriculture community and the Agriculture Center,

This year's award went to the R.D. Bowman family, which has been a cornerstone of the agricultural community through the family businesses that date back to 1928. Dirk Bowman and his wife Julie attended the dinner to receive the award on behalf of the family.

Dirk, his brother Dale, and his sister Dawn DeVivo are the third-generation owners of the Westminster feed sales business, R.D. Bowman & Sons Inc., and the Home & Garden Center, which opened in 1981.

According to a March 24, 1993 article in The Baltimore Sun by writers Ellie Baublitz and Tom Keyser, "In 1928, Ralph Dutterer Bowman bought a little country grocery store in Union Mills on a dirt road that is now Route 97, or Littlestown Pike. He operated the store for more than 30 years, during which time the big event was the Friday night banana auction.


Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Firefighter training never stops. Happy spring

What better way to spend time on a snowy day at the fire house; firefighter training never stops. Happy spring. 21Mar2018

Sunday, March 18, 2018

The fifth Sunday in Lent at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster

The fifth Sunday in Lent at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster. Taking notes on a great sermon by Pastor Kevin Clementson on the Gospel lesson of the day, John 12: 20-33 and Jeremiah 31: 31-34. Have a great day. Next stop, the 4H Therapeutic Riding Program of Carroll County annual horse fair at the Carroll County Ag Center.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

#SUNSHINEWEEK #amwriting

"Free press is essential in terms of telling the truth and allowing people to know exactly what's happening. It's essential that everybody have a voice and that everybody is represented. That's the job of news. We're here to help democracy." -- SPJ FOI Committee Chair Danielle McLean

Saturday, March 03, 2018

Friday, March 02, 2018

Complete list of Republican and Democratic candidates in Carroll’s primary election races


Complete list of Republican and Democratic candidates in Carroll’s primary election races

Carroll County Times staff February 27, 2018

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/government/cc-primary-election-candidates-final-20180227-story.html

The filing deadline for the 2018 primary election was 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27. Here is a list of candidates in local races that affect Carroll County, according to the Maryland Board of Elections, including state legislative and U.S. congressional races.

An (i) after a person’s name indicates they are an incumbent candidate. Primary election voters will choose one representative for their party in each race unless otherwise noted.

Maryland’s primary election is Tuesday, June 26.

Representative in Congress

District 1, Republican
Martin Elborn
Andy Harris (i)
Lamont Taylor

District 1, Democrat
Michael Brown
Jesse Colvin
Allison Galbraith
Erik Lane
Michael Pullen
Steve Worton

District 8, Republican
Bridgette L. Cooper
John Walsh
Victor Williams

District 8, Democrat
Utam Paul
Jamie Raskin (i)
Summer Spring
State Senate

District 4, Republican
Michael Hough (i)

District 4, Democrat
Jessica Douglass
Sabrina Massett

District 5, Republican
Justin Ready (i)

District 5, Democrat
Jamie O’Marr

District 9, Republican
Gail H. Bates (i)
Reid J. Novotny

District 9, Democrat
Katie Fry Hester

House of Delegates

District 4, Republican
Barrie S. Ciliberti (i)
Dan Cox
Jesse T. Pippy

· Voters will choose 3 in the primary, meaning all will move on uncontested to the general election

District 4, Democrat
Ysela Bravo
Lois Jarman
Darrin Ryan Smith
· Voters will choose 3 in the primary, meaning all will move on uncontested to the general election

District 5, Republican
David Ellin
Susan Krebs (i)
April Rose (i)
Haven Shoemaker (i)
· Voters will choose 3 in the primary, the top 3 vote-getters will move on to the general election.
District 5, Democrat
Emily Shank

District 9A, Republican
Trent Kittleman (i)
Warren E. Miller (i)
· Voters will choose 2 in the primary, meaning both will move on uncontested to the general election

District 9A, Democrat
Steven M. Bolen
Michael David Gross
Natalie Ziegler
· Voters will choose 2 in the primary, the top 2 vote-getters will move on to the general election.

County Commissioner

District 1, Republican
Katherine Adelaide
Stephen Wantz (i)

District 1, Democrat
None

District 2, Republican
Richard Weaver (i)

District 2, Democrat
None

District 3, Republican
Dennis Frazier (i)
Tom Gordon

District 3, Democrat
Doug Mathias
Maria Warburton

District 4, Republican
Christopher Eric Bouchat
W. Paul Burkett
Bret Grossnickle
Sean Schaeffer

District 4, Democrat
Paul Johnson

District 5, Republican
Kathy Fuller
David Greenwalt
Frank Robert
Ed Rothstein

District 5, Democrat
None

Board of Education (nonpartisan)
Cathey Allison
Tara Battaglia
Patricia Ann Dorsey
Muri Dueppen
Donald Garmer
Jason Helton
Doug Howard
Kenneth A. Kiler
Mary Kowalski
Bob Lord (i)
Michael Yokay
· Voters will choose 3 in the primary, the top 6 vote-getters will move on to the general election.

Sheriff

Republican
Jim DeWees (i)

Democrat
None

State’s Attorney

Republican
Brian DeLeonardo (i)

Democrat
None

Judicial Circuit 5, Carroll County (Circuit Court Judge - nonpartisan)
Maria L. Oesterreicher
George Psoras Jr.
Richard R. Titus (i)
Clerk of the Circuit Court

Republican
Heather DeWees
Robin Bartlett Frazier
Missi Green

Democrat
Terrie Connolly

Register of Wills

Republican
Tina Mawhinney
Paul G. Zimmermann (i)

Democrat
None

Judge of the Orphans’ Court

Republican
Margaret "Peggy" Bair (i)
Charles M. Coles Jr. (i)
Cathy Reese (i)
Donald Sealing II
· Voters will choose 3 in the primary, the top 3 vote-getters will move on to the general election.

Democrat
Charles E. Harrison
Frank Henry Rammes
Anita Riley
· Voters will choose 3 in the primary, meaning all 3 will move on to the general election.

Republican Central Committee
Katherine Adelaide
Cathey Allison
David L. Brauning Jr.
Frank Elgersma
Ryan Finch
William Harrison
Lawrence W. Helminiak (i)
Brandon Matthew Holland
E. Scott Hollenbeck
Douglas L. Johnston
Robert A. Kurland
Karen Leatherwood (i)
Thom Meads
Justin Mudgett
Fallon E. Patton (i)
Richard Rothschild
Seth Shipley (i)
Christopher Tomlinson (i)
Christopher R. Weaver
· Voters will choose 9, who will then be elected to the central committee

Democratic Central Committee

Female
Corynne B. Courpas
Anita Riley
Kathleen M. Sanner
Emily Shank
Katherine Fisher Shaw
Anne Gibson Stoner
Raquel Walsh
· Voters will choose 6, who will then be elected to the central committee

Male
Mitch Edelman
Charles E. Harrison
Gregory Hutsell
Paul Johnson
Frank Henry Rammes
Thomas R. Scanlan
Don H. West
· Voters will choose 6, who will then be elected to the central committee

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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.

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