876-342-0544

ID said KINGSTON JM.  I didn't answer, there was no message.  Wondered what they were trying to sell.  First time I saw a call from this number.  Anyone else had a call from this number?

DO NOT CALL THAT NUMBER BACK!

1) The call was from a scammer, trying to entice you to send money
2) If you return the call, it will cost you money!  (Keep reading)
3) The 876 (Island of Jamaica) prefix is VERY frequently used by scammers, and WILL cost you money if you call it back and don't have free international calling.
4) Some folks think all 8xx area codes are "toll free".  That is NOT true!  Scroll down for more 8xx numbers that will be charged at long distance rates.

Some area codes are not toll-free numbers and calls from any other area code are billed at international long distance rates.

Some curious people return the call and will immediately be charged $19.95 for an international call fee and an additional $9-per-minute charge, according to a news release from the BBB.

Here is a list of some area codes that will be billed as international calls:

242 Bahamas
246 Barbados
264 Anguilla
268 Antigua
284 British Virgin Islands
345 Cayman Islands
441 Bermuda
473 Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique
649 Turks and Caicos
664 Montserrat
758 St Lucia
767 Dominica
784 St. Vincent & Grenadines
809, 829, 849 Dominican Republic
868 Trinidad and Tobago
869 St. Kitts & Nevis
876 Jamaica

More info:
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/Phone_ForeignAreaCodeScams.php
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0119-jam ... ng-us-consumers
http://www.forbes.com/sites/josephsteinberg/2 ... des-its-a-scam/

Report those calls here:
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
and/or here:
https://www.econsumer.gov/#crnt

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I meant to type after the word caller, JM instead of MC

Hi Slim, thank you for the great info!

Scam call from "Winners International". Man with an Indian accent trying to convince me that I won the Publishers Clearinghouse contest. Told him we didn't need the winnings, and to give them to somebody more deserving... :) He was speechless...

To the operator of this site: You need to add one more category to the Call Type below - SCAM.