The 202 call you got is a phone scam that is very recent

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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 08:40:13 -0400
From: “Tony Blake” <>
Subject: RE: Weird calls

Kira,

202 is the Washington DC area code. That said, the 202 call you got is a phone scam that is very recent. See complaints on message boards here: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1CHMO_enUS551US552&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=202-241-4007

I get these all the time. I suspect it is from bots skimming phone numbers from the internet, especially but not limited to places like Craigslist. Spelling your number or parts of your number out prevents the bots from skimming the number (at least for now). Reporting these calls to the FCC also seems to help, the volume of calls has reduced over time and the same number does not recall once reported.

I encourage you and others to report these calls to the FCC and the FTC. You can fill out forms here (the first one seems more effective): http://www.fcc.gov/complaints  https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx

You can make sure your number is on the “do not call” list here: https://www.donotcall.gov/

-Tony