949-209-0922

I called them back and the company is for rate reduction: Fannie Mae Mortgage Line...How . I asked him to take me off his list, he interrupted and said he can take me off the list as long as I agree that I don't want to lower my mortgage through them. I guess the Nat'l Do Not Call List is not longer in affect.

calls and never leaves a message

Calls 2 or 3 times a day.  I finally called back and asked who he was and what he wants and it's Fannie Mae with a rate reduction.  I asked that he remove my name and number.  Let's see if he does.

This [***] Jake answers the phone and I tell him to stop calling me and he hangs up..... We should all call him every day and just hang-up! I hate these annoying people.... You know it's a scam when they don't leave a message.

Caller ID says Newport CA. Caller is now blocked.

They called did not leave a message...I call back and vm says they are not accepting call right now....idiots.

Funny - I was just checking the log of missed calls on my home line and I see this number called me 37 times in three days at the end of June. THIRTY-SEVEN. Thirteen of those calls came in a four-minute span on June 30.

Blocked, but I think I'm going to fill out the FCC form on these guys. If I'd been home, I would've ignored the calls, but I would have had to listen to it ring and ring and ring.

Fannie does *NOT* call up random homeowners and offer them rate reductions. THIS IS A SCAM. This is a version of the advance-fee-for-something scam where something is a grant, loan, scammed-money refund, lottery winnings, interest rate reduction, tax reduction, gift card, refund, doggie, cruise, vacation, free gas, etc., and the advance-fee is for tax, shipping, registration, insurance, secure handling, processing, etc. They may send you a fake check, may want your credit/debit card or bank account number, or tell you to wire cash via Western Union, Moneygram, etc. They can put recurrent difficult-to-cancel monthly charges or a 1-time charge on your card or bank account, and sell account info to other criminals and you'll have to replace accounts altogether. Wired-cash is irretrievable - once it's picked up at the other end, it's untraceable and gone. If they want you to call them up for instructions, they may tell you not to discuss the wire with Western Union desk clerks but the real reason is WU clerks are familiar with these scams and will warn you not to wire the money. Report to US Postal Service Inspectors https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.

Stop harrassing

This is a scam.  It has all of the tell-tale signs of similar scams I have been targeted by lately.  I am on the national do-not-call list.  Legitimate companies honor the list and don't use robo-dialers, but criminals use robo-dialers and ignore the list.

Their robo-dialer leaves a pre-recorded message on my answering machine about reducing my mortgage interest rates and getting up to a 125% loan-to-value (LOL!).  The message is targeted at a live human (apparently their robo-dialer isn't smart enough to tell that its an answering machine).  The message repeatedly and emphatically encourages you ("limited time offer", etc.) to press 1 to talk to a representative ... then it mentions "to remove yourself from this calling list, please press 2".  

DO NOT EVER press '1' or '2' or talk to them at all (even to ask them to stop calling you).  Since they are criminals, acknowledging that you are a live human will only get your number added to a 'live person' list and result in even more calls.

If you want to do something about calls like this, follow anonymous's advice (above) and report them to the FTC, FCC, etc.  Since many of these criminals fake their caller ID, they may be hard to locate, ... but at least complaining will get your voice counted so that things like the "truth in caller ID" act might get more support.

If you aren't yet familiar with caller ID spoofing or the truth in caller ID act, see this wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing

I am somewhat puzzled that other people were able to call the number back, but it is entirely possible that the criminals chose the number of a legitimate business (Fannie Mae) to spoof.

FYI, the other scams I mentioned had messages about reducing credit card interest rates.  I talked to an FTC representative about them, and he told me that the criminals were phishing for peoples' credit card numbers.  He also told me that the FTC was trying hard to shut them down, but wasn't able to trace the calls.

My best guess about this new scam is that they are phishing for social security numbers, bank account information, and/or credit card numbers (for instance, asking you to provide a credit card for a small loan processing fee, etc.)

This is not Fannie Mae but a scam cell line. Report to Do Not Call Registry.

My daughter told them not to call our  number again or we will report it as harassment.   I now have them calling on the cell phone, something has to be done apparently the" Do not call list " for home and cell phones is no longer any good.  There has to be some legal way to put a stop to this.   For all the money we pay for home/cell phone service , maybe the carriers of these services should try and find a way to help its customers. !!!!

Called at 06:00 on a holiday - 6AM!

According to our phone memory they have called us an average of 3 times a day over the past two weeks.    Not one message.   Complaining to Do Not Call list never does any good.

Call everyday, leave no message.  I am on donotcall list.

1-949-209-0922. This phone number listed on the caller ID as from "Newport BCH" Newport Beach CA.
I found that this number is owned by the telephone company "Pac - West Telecomm, Inc" and have gone to the website to make a complaint about receiving multiple calls from this number with no messages being left and have asked this telephone company to tell the "Unknown" owner of the phone number to stop calling me as it is a constant harassment and feel it is the responsibility of the phone company to make sure the numbers they issue are not being abused.
I hope other who are receiving these calls by this number consider doing the same until this senseless calling stops.

Last time this number called was in May 2011. Did not answer the phone back then.
Five months later they start calling again. Not going to answer the phone now either.

Sick of these calls!

Two calls (so far) today - one at 2:05 and one at 4:03. I didn't answer either & no messages were left. Just says "Out of Area" on our ID.  Very annoying.