8774709042

Yes we had the same experience with the letter - good precaution on their part to detour the criminals with such a bizarre request ....we  just froze our credit thru equifax - chase did tell us that somebody tried to get a credit card using my soc# and we should put a fraud alert on our credit.

Chase credit card applicaiton,

WEll today i recorded a conversation that i had with ppl on the other side of the number  18774709042. I got a recording first (no mentioning Chase at all), but in less than 2 minutes i was talking to someone live. his name was David Steman He asked my for my name ( i gave them the name that showed up on te  applicaiotn, this name was wrong so i played along), and then for the reference number that was provided on the letter that i got. after letting him know that i was recording the call, I asked him why this number was nowhere to be found in Chase.com, also i asked who or how this application was submitted to them. He did not have any aswers to any of my questions. After that, i decided to speak to a supervisor, I talked to Nicky then i told her that i never applied for this CC and that they should stop any process with respect to this application.

I received the same letter w/1-800-213-9425 number and same address. Except I did call and gave them my info. Now, i'm a bit worried...

I had my purse stolen from my car a few weeks back with all my info in there including my ssn. I called lifelock and got a fraud alert placed on my ssn. Today I received a call from an Ameeka at chase bank rep # CRE18F, she stated that someone had applied for a credit card and they were calling me to verify if it was me. I advised her that it definitely was not me, and asked if they can forward a copy of the fraud report to our local police department. She stated that they needed me to verify my home address and they could send it there. When I told her I would not do that she sent me to a supervisor. This supervisor, Danielle rep# CRELEG, stated I can call her back at this 877-470-9042. I called the PD and they stated to call Chase at the # listed on the internet. When I did, they stated they had no application from my name. Yet the girl that had originally called me asked for me by name. I know it was my name they used. What I think this is, is that they are phishing for more of my information then they already have. It is absolutely not Chase bank, no matter what they say. If you see this number on anything, DO NOT TRUST IT!!!!

Received a letter after applying for a credit card saying that I had too many loans and had not lived at my current address long enough (I have no loans and have lived at this house for 7 years). It said to call this number with questions, when I called, the automated welcome message did not say the name of the bank and sounded odd so I hung up. I then compared the letter and envelope to a real envelope and letter from the bank and found many features that indicated it was fake, including the fake address it was sent from (PO Box 15077 wilmington DE). Reported it to the bank as fraudulent.

On 9/8/08 I received a call from a lady "Sally Rogers," who stated that she was calling on behalf of Card Services and that she could reduce my monthly payments on my credit cards by reducing my interest rate. She then requested my credit card account numbers before even formerly stating who she was affiliated with, who she was or where the company was located. After keeping me on the phone for approximately 30-40 minutes she finally provided me with her name, location( Kempe, Arizona?) and phone number where I could reach her. She then told me that there was a one time only fee of $790! I told her I wasn't interested bc for one I was sick and two I would much rather receive the information in the mail. She then put her so called "financial analyst" on the phone who was very persistent and rude. He told me that they are really doing me a favor and helping me out b/c they would reduce my monthly payments and so on....He was by no means professional at all and kept interrupting me, I even called him out on that and he was like "No, you are interrupting me!"I was so tired at that point that I  told him that I was definitely not interested and told him that I was done talking to him. Then he rudely replied, "No, if you were done talking to me you would have hung up by now!"

After receiving this call I called the number back and the girl who answered told me she was affiliated with American Equity Services. The whole thing seemed very fishy. Don't let these people waste your time or your money!

I received a very similar letter shortly after applying for a Chase credit card. It was requesting proof of current address and a copy of my s.s. card  I called the Chase customer service number from their website. It took me three attempts but I finally talked to someone in the Applications Department who could verify that the address from the letter was correct and the letter was not fraudulent.

I forgot to mention that the letter does have the same phone number (1.877.470.9042) and the address was:
PO Box 15077
Wilmington, DE 19886
The number I called to verify it was 1.800.432.3117, and I talked to Elizabeth from the Applications Department.

Actually, I didn't receive a phone call from these people, I receivesd a letter stating that they need proof of my current address,or electric bill in order to qualify for a Visa Platinum credit card with Chase Bank. However, I already believe I'm a victim of fraud and I'm still trying to fix the problem at this very moment.The number this company has put in the letter is 1-800-355-2998, address Chase Bank USA,NA P.O. Box 15077 Wilmington, DE 19886-5077. Anyone with such information, be aware,they out to get us.

Having just spent the last 5 minutes reading all the comments here, I am genuinely hoping that the underwhelming intelligence level displayed on this msg board (overall) is in no way indicative of that of the US population. Specifically, I can't help but question the inductive reasoning skills of those individuals who APPLIED for a CHASE credit card online or via snail mail, and in the subsequent 1-2 week period, upon receiving a correspondence via snail mail from CHASE asking for evidence of your purported identity per that application, came to the conclusion (from half-hearted detective work and/or pure conjecture) that the letter in question was a "100% scam". Assuming the conclusion true, then the preceding events leading to the mailing of that fraudulent letter would have had to go something like this: you apply for said credit card; criminals intercept your application containing your social, dob, and current address; and the aforementioned criminals (wanting to be nothing less than diligent and meticulous identity thieves) superfluously go through the trouble and cost of mailing out a 30 cent letter phishing for the very information which they already have. An alternative scenerio to the criminals actually intercepting said credit application is for them to have real-time access to your credit history, so that they knew you had applied for a Chase credit card and could thus promptly send you the phishing letter. Again, however, the extraneousness of such a plan is evident in the fact that any individual with nefarious intentions who has access to the financial macrocosm that is your credit history would not go phishing for information they already have at their fingertips.

I'll stop there with my Andy Rooney-like rant, and get to the point: as already posted by a few of the more witful adults, the letters in question are legitimate. The phone number is legitimate, as is the address; specifically, they are associated with the fraud division of Chase. I've dealt with this division on two separate occasions, both in regard to the opening of new accounts. Although I was also a little suspicious and apprehensive at first about submitting the personal documents asked for in the follow-up correspondences to my credit applications, common sense and raitonality prevailed. Most of my apprehension came from the fact that I had never been asked (post-application) in the past to provide such sensitive documents when attempting to open an account, but due to the somewhat recent state of affairs (Patriot Act, credit crunch, etc), companies are much more dutiful when loaning money: at the very least, they want to know you are who you say you are. It's not a scam; it's just a sign of the times. Also, to the few posters who said they had called Chase via a number known to be genuine (e.g., one listed on their website) and were subsequently told by a representative that the topic number and associated address were fraudulent, such information, as I've already outlined, is false. Further, to the individual with connections on the inside (lol), your sources were also ill-informed. In their defense however, one can't expect a customer service representative (possibly living in another country) or even an individual in management to know of every address and every number associated with an institution as large as Chase/JPMorgan Chase, and it's very unlikely that these individuals would have routine access to the database containing such information, since such intricate knowledge is not applicable to their jobs in any way. To that end, I doubt most employees even know the available divisions in their very own buildings, let alone sibling operations spread across the country.

In closing, if you applied for a Chase credit card and received snail-mail from Chase asking for supplementary information, then it's probably a reasonable conclusion that the letter is genuine. If you still think it's fishy that a company from whom you are trying to borrow money would ask for proof of identity before extending to you said money, particularly in these times of economic instability, then you probably aren't intelligent enough to use any such buying power responsibly and would only further aggravate the financial crisis this world is facing by ultimately defaulting on the account. On the other hand, if you haven't applied for any lines of credit and receive such a letter, then most likely an identity thief was attempting to obtain a credit card in your name but was foiled by Chase's red tape. One bit of insight regarding this situation, however: an identity thief who uses your current address on a credit application is either a) not a very good identity thief (i.e., didn't quite think through the logistics of actually obtaining the credit card), or b) confident that he/she would be able to access your mailbox at any given time to intercept any correspondence from the credit card company. Assuming the latter, the "identity thief" is most likely a member of your household: roommate, child, etc. Either way, if you're a victim of the latter category, it's probably a good idea to take the opportunity to protect yourself by freezing your credit reports or subscribing to a credit monitoring system.

FRAUD!!!!! BEWARE!!! called saying they were with chase fraud. when i called back they needed me to verify personal information. when i refused they hung up on me. I called the legite chase on the back of my credit card and there were no calls made to me for any reason. my account was fine and they verified the # they claimed was from Chase WAS NOT a legitimate Chase #

I believe Chase and First USA are seperate financial institutions. I believe FIrst USA is for the credit challenged and has high interest rates from what I have read.

Nice try scammer. What part of "I didn't apply for a card" or "my purse was stolen and someone tried to get a card in my name" don't you understand? You are bagged.

I recently applied for a chase card and got the letter in the mail, however it only asked me for a proof of address and not a SS, but i did provide my SSN in the online application. Perhaps it is just more secure that way, they realized?

Received a call that showed as "Unknown" on my cell phone caller ID.  That was odd and the guy on the phone asked if had applied for a Southwest Airlines Credit Card which I had.  He wanted to verify by beginning with my birth date.  Sounded shady and unprofessional.  I told him I was not comfortable giving it out over a cell phone.  He gave me 1-877-470-9042.  I called and a recording said "this call me recorder or monitored."  female comes on the line and says "welcome to fraud operations."  I ask who she is with and she says "this is chase."  It's fraud.

NOT A CALL EITHER, A LETTER SENT ON CHASE LETTERHEAD WITH THE SAME AS THE OTHERS. THANKING FOR ME FOR APPLYING, WHICH I NEVER DID! ALSO REQUESTING A PHOTOCOPY OF MY SOCIAL SECURITY CARD AND MY ID OR UTILITY BILL OR AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION.I'M REPORTING THIS TO THE CONSUMER FRAUD DEPT.

You have way too much time on your hands...get a life!

I received a letter asking for a copy of my social security card for a Chase Visa application.  I called the Chase phone number on their website to verify and they said that this was a real request, and that I should mail my copy to Chase Bank, P.O. Box 15077, Wilmington, DE 19886.

I received the same letter everyone else received but I have not applied for a Chase card, nor do I have a Chase card.  The idiot I spoke to at the Chase number I got from their actual website (who was obviously in a call center somewhere in India) told me I had to go into a local branch and show them the letter to verify whether or not it's fraud.  I told him that was ridiculous and asked to speak to someone else.  He promptly put me back into the same loop I started with.  Chase Bank obviously doesn't give a flying rat's patootie whether people have their identities stolen due to this scam.  I have never had a Chase credit card and can guarantee you I never will.

Seriously, you guys are too paranoid.  You sound a bit like my mother.  Chill out.  Obviously, if you have your purse stolen and then a bunch of applications are made in your name, something fishy is going on.  However, if you apply for a Chase card and then you get contacted by Chase with a request for further information, it's almost certainly kosher.  
I applied online for a card recently and got a letter in the mail soon after asking for some proof of my physical address.  It had this number printed on it, so I called with a question regarding acceptable forms of identification that I could send them.  The guy on the phone wanted my address and SSN, which spooked me a bit.  However, I later called the number provided on the Chase website for fraud reports.  After a bunch of call transfers, I wound up talking to the people at the same number printed on the letter.  They said that both the letter and the number on it were not part of any scam.  In fact, they were aware of the call I made earlier in the day when I called with my original question.  So unless bad guys have taken control of the Chase website, set up an elaborate phone system, and mailed out illegitimate letters to everybody in a coordinated plot to screw you over, there is nothing to worry about.