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I get called at least 2 times per day from 888-123-4567. If I pick up there is no one there.

Oh forgot to mention Wells Fargo is my Mortgage Co.

I have received as many as 6 phone calls from this number a day.  When I answer, I either have someone ask for my husband and when told he is not here, this person hangs up or I'll answer and there is no response.

called and said my name then hung up?

We get a call from this number several times a day but no one leaves a message. We have been on the no call list since it started, I thought it would stop these type of calls. I filed a complaint with them but it did not help.Why can,t someone do anything about these unwanted calls?

Thanks for this info.  I have never picked up these calls, but your information is helpful.

Got this call a few minutes ago...ans. machine picked up and I listened.  Heard generic operator voice saying 'call could not be completed as dialed...'  Thought about it for a second and was miffed because this was an INBOUND call.  Was someone trying to relay calls off my phone or something?  I do NOT have my mortgage with Wells Fargo, nor any of their financial or other services for that matter.  I've gotten calls in the past that behaved the same way (operator message like above), but 888-123-4567 was obviously a spoofed ANI so I immediately Googled it.

Forgot to mention I used to work for a company that made dialer machines for telemarketers about 7 years ago.  I used to travel the country to fix them when they were broken.  Some of the customers of that company were companies just like Global Contact Services.  They bid for contracts for sales campaigns for companies of all types.  This is absolutely common, though some companies handle their own telemarketing campaigns in-house also.  Global Contact Services and their ilk could be calling on behalf of any number of different companies at any given time.  Depending on the size of the call center, they most likely divide their 'agents' into groups that are handling a particular contract.  Depending on the campaign, an entire center may be dedicated to one contract.  The reason for the amount of calls could for a couple of factors.  1.  The speed at which the telemarketing computers can crank out calls  2.  The 'list saturation' that is required by the terms of their telemarketing contract.  This means what it sounds like.  They blast the list as quickly as possible, and get as many human responses as possible to stay within their contractual requirements.  What you can try to do if you pick up the phone is ask to be recorded and/or monitored by a supervisor.  If they oblige and a supervisor is listening, ask to speak with them directly.  If they oblige, ask the supervisor to remove your number from the database, and that you will hang on until they finish it.  Trust me, it only takes a few seconds to do it.  It is a simple SQL query.  Of course, at any time they might hang up on you, or you can hang up on them.  Also keep in mind that your number is either given to the contact company by their customer, or the customer might not supply a list.  In this case they have a range of area codes, and the contact company will auto-generate the lists in sequential order and blast through them.  With my procedure above, please know that you might only be successful in having your number removed from this ONE database.  The contact company might be contacted for another contact and at that point they might be able to use your number again.  I'm sure there's a way for these leeches to flag your number (they're actually required to be able to do this with the do not call registry) so that they can never use it again for any campaign.  And ALWAYS remember when dealing with 'agents' that they are trained to steer conversations and control them so don't deviate from your goal in getting a supervisor on the phone.  I've listened to their training and script memorization meetings while I was fixing their dialers, trust me that's what they're trained to do.  You don't have to be a jerk, just control the conversation yourself.  I've found success in first declining to buy what they're selling, from which they will definitely go into 'control and steer mode.'  Then when they try to steer, interrupt their script reading by telling how I know how they're trained to control conversations, up-sell, and keep the customer on the phone because the longer we're on the phone, then greater their chances for success are.  This usually disarms them a little bit so you can then control the conversation.  Then either explicitly tell them 'no sale' or try the process above for getting your number removed.

the call I received from 888-123-4567 was from Bank of America trying to pimp me into buying some fekkin service.

I never answer my phone that come in with 1888 or 1800 etc. This number 1888-123-4567 look fake to me...now that I've read the threads of others I think I will answer and play with their heads...the crazy thing about this is my phone number can't be listed. Its not a real number "voice over IP" Well anything that travel over the internet can be hacked. I went to google.com. and typed in the fake number and found this thread.

Got a call from this # that inexplicably hung up and was tempted to call it back.  First try said I needed to dial 1 with the number.  The digits are too pat for my liking and I got suspicious.  Looks like my instincts were correct.

Called, but response was unable to call this number. Please check the number and dial again.

I got a call from this # today. It says unknown name. Go on donotcall.gov to file a complaint. That's what I did. I do not do business with any of the companies mentioned for this bogus # 123-4567. I have been on the DNC list 2+ years, so they are in serious error and I hope filing an official complaint helps??

THis company keeps calling and telling me to hold on the line.

Got one of these calls today. Didn't answer, and they didn't leave a message when my answering machine picked up. I don't have any business with Wells Fargo, so not sure how I might have gotten on their list. Perhaps there might be another company out there using the same scheme.

We receiced several calls from 888-123-4567.  No messages were ever left however the calls are annoying!

Hey I have been receiving several calls from the 888-123-4567 number for several months and finally found something about a company called "Global Contact Services". I looked them up and found their website http://www.gcsagents.com/contact_us.html. I called the 800.379.2381 number and asked them if they use an 888-123-4567 number and they said yes. I asked if I could be removed. They asked me for my information and said they would remove me within a day. I will let you know if in two days the calls stop.

getting calls from this number nearly every day, sometimes more often.
Nobody is ever on the other end.

We've been getting calls from this number nearly every day, and
sometimes 2 calls in 1 day.

Just called Global Contact Services.  It seems they also represent
Barclay's Bank Delaware, a credit card company where a family member
once had an account.  The GCS agent asked for my phone number and said
they would remove it from their call list within 24 hours.  I told
them about all the comments coming in on this blog from people with
current or past accounts with Wells Fargo, now I'm seeing even more
companies have dealt with GCS.  Bad idea...