012-001-1000

I got a call from this number calling me by my name and surname and the caller wanting to speak to the HR 'cause she wants to confirm if I work for this company and also asking for the company's physical address. They called 3 times and every time she called she mentioned 3 different companies that she was calling from, namely SARS, Capitec and Nashua Mobile

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:
Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.

Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.

Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.

Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.

Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.>

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt076.shtm

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I  also recieved a  rather dodgy call from 01200011000.The caller seemed to have solid details about me , employment status and all kinda things.Then he asked for my adress and strangely wanted to know whether it's a house,who owns it.I knew then something is wrong about this no.I tried calling it back and it just would'nt go through.I can't remember the name of the company he said he was calling from.

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I also got a caller from this number just now. the lady said she was calling from the depatment of labour & wanted to know if i work. i theb said no & she hung up. She knew my name & surname very wierd

I lady just call me at 14.29pm 31.05.2012 and said she is calling from DHL Couriers and she has a package for me , she wanted me to confirm my Id number and told her that if she thinks she has the correct person why is she still asking me and wanted my address to delivery the parcel. I asked who is the sender on the waybill cause i never ordered anything for delivery. i requested het landline number and tel number and she refused, why must these call centres mislead people , and according to the debt collection act you are not allowed to mislead peolple and you need to identify yourself and the company you calling from. I worked for a collection company for 9 years,
she called from 012 001 1000

I lady just call me at 14.29pm 31.05.2012 and said she is calling from DHL Couriers and she has a package for me , she wanted me to confirm my Id number and told her that if she thinks she has the correct person why is she still asking me and wanted my address to delivery the parcel. I asked who is the sender on the waybill cause i never ordered anything for delivery. i requested het landline number and tel number and she refused, why must these call centres mislead people , and according to the debt collection act you are not allowed to mislead peolple and you need to identify yourself and the company you calling from. I worked for a collection company for 9 years,
she called from 012 001 1000

I received a call from this number yesterday saying they want to confirm employment of my domestic worker etc as she is taking a loan and need to confirm her salary and address of employment. When I confronted her about it she knew nothing about it. He bag was stolen a few weeks back and her id book was in it. They said they were phoning from Crystal Financial loans in cape town.

I also received 2 calls (14/06/2012 & 12/06/2012) from Tel:  (012) 001 1000.  The lady was telling me I stand a change to win R5000.00 from Nashua Mobile.  She knew my name and my surname, very strange.  She wanted to know my work address and my work telephone number.  I told her that I am not working and then she said "o... gats" and then she wanted to know my house address.  I realize something is not right and end the call on my cellphone.  I also phone this number, and it keeps having a engaged tone.  Be aware of this number!!!!!

I also received 3 calls from 012 001 1000 this morning. Pretend to be calling from SARS. If have got credit  that must be paid out to me. Insisted that i must give her my work address to deliver my IRP5. I realized something was not right when i asked her for my tax number, she" could not give"  . WATCH OUT THIS IS A SCAM!!!!!!!

I just received a call from 0120011000. The first time a coloured lady called and said she is from RAM Couriers and she needs to confrim my work address coz she had a parcel for me. I asked her who the sender was - she could not answer. After the call I looked up RAM and found no number of a sort.
The 2nd time a guy called saying he was from Capitec Bank and said I qualify for a loan, he then read back my ID#. I asked for his telephone number and he was very d#m enough to give me the same 0120011000.

I hung up on him...

received an call from 0120011000 on 9 july 2012 @10:05, from "sabc" that just want to verify my details when i suspected it could not be them, i've phone our loveley telkom for help, apperantly it is an telkom number but not registerd, you must make an case at the saps section 205 for the saps and telkom to investigate. did any thing go wrong of anybody? please lets help each other.

Funny enough I received a call from this number this morning, but this was not the first time as they'd called me about a month back requesting to confirm employment.  I asked the gentleman who called what it was for and he claimed it was for statistics around the country. I exclaimed that if they had my contact number they should have had my other information as well, of which I do not wish to reveal over the telephone to any individual I have no complete identification of. When the Lady called this morning she said she was from DHL and that there was a package waiting for my delivery. Insurance of some kind. Fortunately enough my insurance is done through the company I am with and I have no outside ties in this regard. I did try calling the number back, but the service provider was not available. I immediately decided to google this number  to see what would pop up and I'm so glad this topic was posted. Please be careful of people involved in SCAMS. Do not give any personal information to someone you have no afiliation or relationship with. Especially not with a company you have never heard of.

I received a call at 09:48 on 26/07/2012 and it starts like this: is this a company phone or your personal phone? i said it`s mine then this woman asked me to cornferm employment and i ask for who she said the name and surename and i look in my system and told her no mach, she said she do not have his employment no only ID no i told her that i only have 2 people with the name but not surename and asked for what it is and she saiod to deliver a letter for the person. she did not asked wich company this is or cornferm any sort of adress. i never put the phone down and after 12 min i saw the phone is still running. she did not asked me who i am either. do not give any details over the phone.

I received a call from this number as well this monting, 10 August 2012, at 11:59 asking for confirmation of employment and for emplyment physical address. The guy said that he was phoning from Monarch company, and that I could google his company. This was also dodgy because each I asked what this was about he said that they wanted to send a messenger to deliver a package for me.

i received a call from the same number and they said they were doing a survey on behalf of governmnet it was all strange to me when you try and call back no answer???? 0120011000 that is the same number n8

since this week this guy is been calling claimuing he is working from Department of labour, something must be done about this people. Im even scared now

I have been receiving this strange calls from a guy , who is claiming to be working for DHL in PTA.He even called my work to confirm employment but they refused to help him. Can Telkom please assist with this matter or any investigations please. THIS IS NOT ON

I also received a call on the 22/10/2012 with this numbers 012 940 1680 and the lady says she from capitec bank and demanded my account number.she was so keen that I must give her my acc details and its were I got suspicious and refuse to give her.who are this people anyway?