800-200-1052

called, don't know who it is...

How do we get these calls stopped?  These scammers want to help consolidate your debts, yeah right.  Donotcall.gov is another useless goverment agency.  Until these people get fined out of business we all will continue being harassed.  Call your state and federal "representitives", said jokingly.  Somebody must be getting a payoff............

Didn't answer it.  Figured it wasn't anyone I knew.  I've had 3 or 4 others this morning.

Got the call from this number, googled it, and did not answer.  Thanks.
Telemarketing and unsolicited mail won't stop because the phone companies and the Post Office make enormous profits from these guys. The DNC list won't stop it because the enforcement can't keep up with the ease of setting up a new call center when spammers get shut down, gov't programs seldom work and it keeps people employed in a tough labor market.

Just got a call from this number, it said it was important information regarding my credit card. I didn't believe it, but stayed on the line anyway. When I was connected to a person they asked if I was in good standing with my bank. I asked what credit card company she worked for and she said she works for a debt consolidation company. I told her I wasn't interested and I was on the do not call list. She said "Do you think I give a F*** about the do no not call list"
I hung up after that, real nice.

Obviously a robocall.  I got part of a message telling me to press 1 for more information and that it was the final call about the financial stimulus. I figured they were selling something and didn't bother to pick up.

Stop calling.  I like my debt the way it is.  Crawl back in your cave...

Hung up on machine.

Got three calls from this number today.  I answered the last one and pressed one to speak to a rep about consolidating debt.  I told them to take my number off their list, and the rep said "your mother's a [***]".  they refused to identify their company and said it a couple more times before I hung up.  Calling the no. reaches something like a faxtone.

picked up phone, no one was there. hung up

We get calls from them DAILY.
No way to stop it...have tried everything and of course you are unable to reach them at the number they phone from,

They call me on a regular basis. No one is ever on the line, when I call back, I get a fax line. As little as I am, If I find out who it is, I will have them locked up if I don't kick the crap outta of them first.   I am so frusterated. They are complete [***] who are paid to be irrittating. If anyone finds out who this is, please let me know.

PEOPLE. PLEASE READ THE COMMENTS BEFORE POSTING!!!

YOU MAY THINK THAT SOMEONE IS CALLING YOUR SPECIFIC PHONE NUMBER.

THEY DID NOT. THEY DID NOT CALL YOUR NUMBER SPECIFICALLY.

YOU WERE RANDOMALLY "ROBO" CALLED WITH A SPOOFED PHONE NUMBER ON A CALLER ID FOR A SCAM COMPANY.

Important message to all those that have received a call from this number:

There are several companies engaged in scam business using auto dialers. They are ALL scam outfits. They spoof phone numbers of victims all the time. Sometimes, they spoof non-working phone numbers. The phone number you searched for is just another victim of these scumbags. I've done a lot of research of these companies. Actually, there are several affiliated companies, that try to scam innocent victims. They are either owned by the same people, or they sell their business model to other crooks.

One scam is about auto warranties. The other is about credit card debt relief. They even have scams about dish television, home alarms, carpet cleaning, and more. Their MO is the same. The use an auto dialer, and call thousands of random numbers. They have no regard to the do not call lists. Your demands or complaints to them are worthless. They will continue to call you.

They will not remove you from their call lists. Why? BECAUSE THEY DO NOT MAINTAIN ANY. THEY ARE CROOKS. THEY HAVE NO REGARD TO THE MANY LAWS THEY BREAK.

BEING ROBO CALLED BY A COMPUTER IS A FEDERAL CRIME. NEED WE SAY MORE?

If they call about a car warranty, the message says something as "This is the second notice on your extended vehicle warranty. Press one now to speak to a representative..." The message about credit debt mentions "This is Account Services. We are calling to lower your credit card debt. Press one now to speak to a representative..." or "The is an important call from your cardmember services. This is your Final Notice. We have been trying to contact you…." The message about carpet cleaning begins "This is Diane, would like your carpet professionally steamed cleaned?"


NOW, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS? If you want to stop these crooks do the following
:
1) Speak to one of their customer service representatives. Pretend to be interested in either lowering your credit card interest rate or a car warranty, having your carpets cleaned, etc. DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY REAL INFORMATION. Do not ask how they "got" you number. (Remember, your number was randomly  dialed by a computer)

Tell them you have $20,000 in credit card debt. Give them a fake credit card number, a fake name, and a fake SS#. If the call is about the auto warranty scam, tell them you own a Ferrari, or a 1937 Dodge (however, if you really own one of those two, tell them you own a Buick). Give a made up VIN number. Or tell them you have 15 rooms of beautiful plush wall to wall carpet. If they ask for your name and phone number, give them the info for the person you hate the most.

Your goal is simple. You want to engage them in friendly conversation to keep them on the phone for as long as possible. Be nice and friendly. Your goal is twofold. You want to learn as much as possible about them. They will refuse to give you a website, phone number, or maybe even a real company name. They will attempt to give you a generic name such as "Account Services," "Financial Services," or "Dealer Services." This is done for a reason, to throw you and the government off their tracks. Do not accept this. Keep pressing for info. You will need this (see below). Often when pressed for questions, they will hang up on you. Remember, they are instructed to do this. That is why you must not be confrontation. Be friendly and act as if you are genuinely interested.

Get the name of the company, and if you can, the city where they are located. Most of these scam companies are either in Florida, or in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

EVEN BETTER IS IF YOU CAN RECORD THE CALL.

Also, the time you take from them means them have less time to steal from someone who is unknowledgeable about their scams. They get paid to rip people off. Take away their time, and they make no money! I have kept them on the phone for up to 20 minutes! I realize that many of you do not have the time. But do you appreciate being taken advantage of?

Ever hear of Scambaiting? That is what you are doing!!! There are many entertaining web sites on this topic. For example, see:
http://www.419eater.com.


2) Get the details of these scumbags and post it on this and every other website you can find. Use only the information you get from talking from their representatives and information you get from public sources. DO NOT POST THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON THAT OWNS THE PHONE NUMBER ON YOUR CALLER ID. Their numbers were spoofed and they are victims.


3) YOU MUST REPORT THEM TO THE AUTHORITIES:

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION!
Here is the link to file a complaint: http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION:
https://donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx

You can also file a report with the Attorney General of your state. See the links below to see how effective this can be.

If everyone that received a call from these low-life scumbags does the same, then the combined action of thousands of us can stop these crooks from scamming innocent people out of money.

Additional information: This is what can happen if everyone were to complain!
http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/AG_Koster_says_GA_telemarketers_will_pay/
http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/TRO_again ... all_violations/

See the following press releases to see how effective your complaints can be:
http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/030608.htm
http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/National_ ... filed_by_Nixon/
http://ftc.gov/opa/2008/05/telephoney.shtm

Let me tell you how I helped defeat a former scam company. Versadebt, that changed its name to VP Marketing, was scamming victims for years. I found the name of their company through conversation with one of their stupid representatives. And not only did I report them to the FCC and FTC each time, I also posted their contact information on the internet to make it easier for everyone to report.

Here is a story from Fox 5 Atlanta - WAGA that tells how WE took down VP Marketing, just one scam operation. Over 100,000 complaints were received by the FTC:
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/i-team:-vp-marketing-sued-021710

If you get the name of the company,  here is how you can find their information if located in Georgia, with the search engine of the Georgia Department of State:
http://corp.sos.state.ga.us/corp/soskb/CSearch.asp

For example looking up VP Marketing, the former scam outfit, we see that it is owned by Jason Eyer, the dirt bag shown in the Fox 5 video. Here is how you can contact this person, courtesy of public records filed with the Georgia Department of State:
Jason Eyer
1603 Mosaic Way
Smyrna, GA  30080
407-902-1950
407-902-9377

And here is the most satisfying evidence of how we can defeat and destroy these scumbag scammers:
JURY CONVICTS WOMAN IN $25 MILLION NATIONWIDE TELEMARKETING FRAUD SCHEME
http://www.justice.gov/usao/gan/press/2011/11-07-11.html


Remember:

1) Be friendly and pretend to be interested
2) Try to get the name of the company
3) Research the name of the company using public records
4) Post the name of the company everywhere on the internet
4) Report them to the FCC, the FTC, and the state Attorney General's office

Sounds like they ARE your credit card company, don't they!!! Debt consolidation place. They spoof phone numbers, so you can't call them back. I get them all the time on my cell phone and at home. I tell them i feel sorry they are in that business, and ususally swear at them to lose my number, before they can swear at me.. :-)  [***].. DNC doesn't stop it, so i just have fun with it. Speak in a foreign language or heavy accent is fun too! Ash Phincter says wha?

It's a spoofed number. If it's not a scam ,it's probably a collection agency looking to recover an old debt they bought that somehow has your number or name associated with it.

Think about it... Why would they call the same number over and over?  Especially since many have told them they weren't interested and want to be taken off the list.

They are playing you, and fishing for information either to confirm your name, or number is the correct  one they are looking for.

Remember these are "old" debts so they can't go in "guns a blazin" until they confirm everything.

I have been receiving repeated calls from this place. The recording says the call is about lowering my interest rate on my credit card. I have waited on hold before for a live person and inform them "I don't have any credit cards to lower and to remove this number." They still keep calling. How can I stop this. I've been on the do not call list and I still get stupid idiot calls.

got a call, pressed one to get to a human, when pressed for the name of the credit card company that the work for , they sai dmy card had contacted them for debt relief. funny I dont have a credit card. I will be installing a trace trap and using my PC to get the IP address of the call. Then DOS that machine out of existence. those stupid F*ckers need their oxygen permits revoked.

Credit card services call. Did the usual inane questions to them and then "fumbled" around looking for my credit card before giving them a totally bogus number. They get very upset at such a waste of their time. What a shame.

The call comes every day at about 4:20pm.  It is a recording and as soon as I hear "your credit card...", I hang up.  These constant calls are a form of harassment and need to be stopped!

Get a call regularly telling me that I can reduce my credit card debt which we have none!  They say this is my last call, but the calls continue.