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Re: RCI Innovations Inc. (by Carvan A.):

Forrest,

I agree there is some information that is not in the public records such as cell phone numbers but once your phone number - cell or land line - is put out into the public domain for any reason including credit applications it is subject to being sold to telephone marketers. Most marketing calls are initiated by automatic dialers - an electronic device attached to a telephone to call preselected numbers automatically - and once you answer a live marketer picks up the call and starts the sales spiel. They may be fishing for information not knowing that you own a timeshare and your disclosure "nope, not interested in selling it at this time" is the worst possible response because it discloses you have a timeshare and you can expect the call frequency to increase.

The best response to get the calls stopped is to tell the sales person you must first verify that they are who they say they are before you answer any questions and then insist on gathering personal information - SSN, home address, full legal name, bank account number and routing number, full name of company including address (not box number but street number) for process service purposes, state where incorporated - for verification purposes and if they are still on the line tell them to provide the requested information by mail and signed by an officer whose name is registered with the secretary of state in the state where the corporation is incorporated. They usually will hang up quickly because they do not want to waste their time with you and they will remove your number from their dialer.

Putting your number on a "do not call" list does not prevent calls originating in foreign countries especially India, Jamaica, and other English speaking countries. The method described above if followed will usually get your number taken off of the dialer.