646-751-7747

Rang once hung up

Called once and hung up

Hung up when I answered,

Rang once, then stopped

http://www.fcc.gov/guides/one-ring-wireless-phone-scam

Ring' Wireless Phone Scam

The FCC has recently learned of a new phone scam targeting wireless consumers.

Some wireless consumers are receiving calls from phone numbers with three-digit area codes that appear to be domestic, but are actually associated with international pay-per-call phone numbers.  These calls often disconnect after one ring, not giving the consumer time to answer the call and tempting them to return the call.  If you receive a call like this and do not recognize the number of the incoming call, do not return the call.

If you return the phone call, you may be connected to an international hotline than can charge a fee just for connecting, along with significant per-minute fees if they can keep you on the phone.  These charges may show up on your bill as premium services.

This scam appears to be a variation of an old long distance phone scam that tricks consumers into receiving high charges on their phone bills.  In the past, telephone consumers have been fooled into making expensive international calls by scam artists who leave messages on consumers' answering machines or their email accounts.  The messages urge consumers to call a number with an "809," "284," "876" or some other area code to collect a prize, find out about a sick relative, or engage in sex talk.

Received call from 646-751-7747 earlier this evening at 6:55 p.m. did not answer. No voice message left or received. Call ID listed as "NY,USA" as location of call origination.

I was out exercising, wearing mittens, with my dog on a leash, when my phone started to speaking. Don't how the speaker got turned on. Maybe I screwed up. I couldn't get the thing to stop (those mittens, and the leash), so I muted the  phone and put it back in my pocket. I got home 23 minutes later and the thing was still speaking! I'll call my provider to complain, but first I want to buy some little voodoo dolls and pins, and make them suffer from boils and gangrene.

Called at 8:30 in the morning. Phone rang once, and hung up.

My WORK phone (a land line) beeped but didn't ring. Then I got notified about a 4-second voice message (but there was no message).