Contact your state attorney general every time they call you! Get your AG's contact information from this list: http://www.howtofightspam.com/ag.html
Describe the call in the email (how they impersonate your credit card company and whatever else happened), and I suppose a link to this blog wouldn't hurt either.
If you have any other ideas on how to get rid of this company, leave a comment. If you got a call from this company also leave a comment just to say "they called me too", that way we can get an idea of how many people are searching the internet for these people.
Not only does this company violate the federal Do Not Call List, but the also impersonate your credit card company and impersonate "Visa Mastercard" this is wrong and should be stopped. I don't even know what they're up to in the end -- My guess is that they refer people to a separate consolidation company and they get paid for each referral they make. But they could be the company that actually gives out the loans. They could also be part of some large phishing scam -- they sure don't hesitate to hang up on people when they ask too many questions, so I don't doubt that they're up to something criminal. It's just a matter of figuring out if their criminal activity stops at the do not call list violation, harassment and claiming to be calling from a company they are not (not sure if that one is criminal, but it should fall under harassment and Visa or MC could probably sue them for their false claims) They could be involved with deeper scams like phishing for SSNs, credit card numbers and other ID theft info.
When they call me again I will try to keep them on the phone longer so I can get more information on what they're about. I think I will have to give them some fake account numbers before I will be able to get any information out of them (all other attempts resulted in them hanging up on me), but if they actually offer consolidation there has to be a legit company name, address and phone number somewhere.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Purpose of this blog
I repeatedly get calls from a company that claims to be calling about my credit card, but they are NOT calling from my credit card company. Every time they call, I try to get enough information from them to report them to donotcall.gov (I have been on the list for years), but they always hang up on me when I ask them questions about their company. The most recent call I got today, the man on the phone said that they can only consolidate Visa or Mastercard accounts, he said that the name of the company is "Card Member Services" (could very well be a lie), I asked him what phone number I can reach the company at and he actually claimed that they have no inbound phone lines. Right. So after that I asked where they were located and he hung up.
They always hang up on me. Sometimes I start out by saying "you're in violation of the federal do not call list..." and they hang up before I even finish the sentence, but of course they don't stop calling back! This most recent call I got more information than ever because I decided to pretend that I was interested in their product. I asked if they were calling from my credit card company, he admitted that they weren't but when he said "we work with all Visa and Master Card accounts" impling that he was calling from Visa/MC I said "so, you're calling from Visa Mastercard?" he said "no, but they have authorized us to do business on behalf of them" implying that they are not Visa or MC but that they work directly with them (I sure hope that's not the case!).
The phone call starts out with a recording of a woman saying they are calling about my current credit card account. she says there is no problem with the account but that they are calling with an offer or something -- This message directly implies that they are calling on behalf of my credit card company -- I would think that should be illegal, why haven't they been stopped? I can't remember how long I've been getting these calls, but at least for months (I believe they've been calling for a few years, but I can't remember for sure when it started). In any case it has been going on long enough for them to get busted. I always report the call to donotcall.gov, but I suspect that I never have enough information for them to do anything (made-up company name and no phone number...).
I'm going to include the text of various postings to other forums below to help with the google results on this so people who are getting the same calls will be more likely to find the site.
______________________text from google searches below ______________________
From: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-712-429-0266
Call came from Iowa. Who would call me from there?
Caller ID: Iowa
Reply
Rating: 0 Raptor - 6 May 2007
Got a call from this number. They left an automatic message on my answering machine saying it's an urgent call regading your current credit card account, bla bla bla. They said there is no problem with your account, but I can get a lower rate if i dial 1(I think) to speak to a live operator or 3 to discontinue further notices(?). Well, my answeing machine can not dial yet.....
Caller ID: Long Distance
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Rating: 0 Little Chief - 7 May 2007
Received two calls from this number and have no idea why unless they are trying to give me money, big fat chance of that!
Caller ID: Just from Iowa
Caller: Regis or Regent???
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Rating: 0 Grama Lama - 8 May 2007
I recieved the same call "it's an urgent call regading your current credit card account", just a few minutes after I placed an order with an online retailer. I cant help but think they two events are connected. I answered because sometimes my CC company calls to verify purchases as a security measure. The caller was not from my bank.
Caller ID: 1-712-429-0266
Caller Type: Telemarketer
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Rating: 0 Dee - 8 May 2007
I received the same call about a credit card account...I live in Canada...The call came from Iowa.
Caller ID: 712-429-0266
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Rating: 0 Jan Li - 8 May 2007
I received a call from the same number. I missed the call but they didn't leave a message.
Caller ID: Unavailable
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Rating: 0 Steve - 10 May 2007
Like a previous poster, I live in Canada. I was out and caller did not leave a message. A lookup of the number shows it as being from Sloan, IOWA -- no doubt, a lovely town but I don't know a soul there. I strongly suspect it's a scam or a telemarketer (or both).
Caller ID: 712-429-0266
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Rating: 0 Cynic - 10 May 2007
A good part of Iowa is currently flooded. Probably somebody is trying to scam people in order to pay for water damage. Refer them to the Red Cross and hang up.
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Rating: 0 M. Morris - 13 May 2007
Call came in the other day, oddly enough - I live in Canada too. Call came looking for my brother - who, the only company that thinks he lives here is Meridian Credit Union due to an address change mixup (I moved, and changed his accounts' address to my house, by mistake - I gave them the wrong account number)...
So someone at Meridian is selling customer information, this much I can prove - the only company that thinks he lives here at my house is them.
Anyways, I listened to the auto-dialer, something about "Better credit rates, nothing is wrong with your account" (definately scammy) I pressed 3 to connect to them, asked to be added to the "Do not Call List" and was promptly hung up on. Legit companies don't act like that.
Caller ID: 712-429-0266
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Rating: 0 Mad As Hell - 14 May 2007
Same as all the above. Sub-literate person answered when I pressed 1. I was asked **IF** I pressed 1 to lower my interest rate (shouldn't you know that already??) I answered yes, then was asked to provide my area code. I said no, and that I would like to know what organization was calling me. Was told "okay" and hung up on.
Definitely a scam of some sort, preying on the vulnerable.
From: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-712-429-0253
Got a phone call from this number, and just let the phone go off hook. Will try to call tomorrow at work to harass them. Planning to set my fax at work to autodial this continuously allnight
Caller ID: just the phone number
Caller: unknown
Caller Type: Telemarketer
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Rating: 0 MDA - 8 Mar 2007
Got a call from this number- automated message telling me it's urgent that I press one so that I can lower the interest rates on my "current credit card account." They're either selling something, or it's a scam to get you to give them your credit card info.
Caller ID: (712) 429-0253
Caller Type: Telemarketer
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Rating: 0 1-712-429-0253 - 8 Mar 2007
This number keeps calling me with an automated response telling me that it's urgent that I press one to speak with a representative about my credit card. I have asked to be removed from their calling list but they keep calling.
Caller ID: 712- 429-0253
Caller Type: Telemarketer
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Rating: 0 NADZ - 8 Mar 2007
this number is a scam hang up DON'T press anything
Caller ID: 712-429-0253
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Rating: 0 ME - 8 Mar 2007
Got 2 calls in 2 days offering credit card interest rate lowering.
Didn't identify institution.
I think it is a scam to get your number
Caller ID: Unknown Name
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Rating: 0 IH - 8 Mar 2007
Same as above.
Caller ID: Unavailable
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Rating: 0 ON - 12 Mar 2007
I got a call from this number too and they left a long incomprehensible message.
From: http://www.dontannoyme.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-2413.html
"Hello, this is rachel at cardholders services calling in reference to your current credit card accounts. There are no problems currently with your account, it is urgent that you contact us concerning your eligibility for lowing your interest rate to as little as 6.9%. your eligibility expires shortly so please consider this your final notice"
"please press the number one on your phone now to speak with a live operator and lower your interest rate"
"card services financial, do you currently have two thousand, five hundred or more dollars in overall credit card debt?"
"Good afternoon, my name is Shawn Carter, and I am with the card services, may i please i have the phone number with the area code first, your speaking from?"
I asked some questions like "do you have a website" "where are you calling from" and he got cagey on me and hung up.
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When i called 269-537-2039, I get this message:
"Thank you for calling customer service, all of our representatives are busy assisting other customers, please leave your name and phone number, including area code, and we'll get back with you as soon as we can, if you're calling to have your number removed from our database, and placed on our do not call list, please press 2"
then it automatically disconnects you!
Anyone heard from them, got more info?
SD
Unregistered
11-28-2005, 02:38 PM
kinda not too interesting
Guest
05-16-2006, 12:25 PM
This is from Niles, Michigan and not showing a name (reverse lookup).
If you had an 800 number... a person could put them on fax auto redial hand up/redial if no answer within 5 seconds. This would rack up their bill till they were willing to talk live rather than hanging up like they did on me when I asked about their company. Trust me... within a few hours they are begging to talk to you and never ever ever call back again!
I can't find any businesses called "Card Services Financial" in Niles (as if I would expect anything else).
All I can say is buyer beware because if a company hides their identity this much... then can't be reputable.
Steve
05-16-2006, 11:06 PM
May be telemarketer Guardian Communications (309 277 1222). They have used fake caller ID, card services,and (269) area codes in the past. Check out my anti206 (http://anti206.blogspot.com/) blog for more info.
Steve
05-18-2006, 10:32 PM
"Hello, this is Rachael at Card Holder Services, calling in reference to
your current credit card account. There are no problems currently with your
account. It is urgent that you contact us concerning your eligibility for
lowering your interest rate to as little as 6.9%. Your eligibility expires
shortly, so please consider this your final notice. Please press the
number 1 on your phone now to speak with a live operator and lower your
interest rate. Or to be removed from further notices, press 2. Thank you.
Have agreat day."
If you send a subpoena to Marathon Communications, you may find that
the caller ID number 206-415-8503 is a client of theirs called Higher
Response Marketing, PO Box 55475, St. Petersburg, FL 33732. The contact person may be Paul Bleignier, 727-520-1234.
Guest
06-21-2006, 11:17 AM
I just googled the phone number that called me on my cell phone and this forum came up so I'll just post.
Ok.. (269) 537-2014 just called me and said:
me
"Hello?"
them
"Oh, I'm sorry but I think I just dialed the wrong phone number. The person I was trying to reach just won $10,000!"
Then they hung up!?!? It was obviously an answering machine and I bet they want me to call back or something, but I don't know.. of course, I'm not calling back, lol.
I'm a popular comedian and stuntman, so I have a feeling it may also be a prank call.. hmm.. oh well
-Cory Williams
"Mr. Safety Professional Idiot"
Comedian / Stuntman / Comedic Music Artist
Guest
06-30-2006, 01:34 AM
I just googled the phone number that called me on my cell phone and this forum came up so I'll just post.
Ok.. (269) 537-2014 just called me and said:
me
"Hello?"
them
"Oh, I'm sorry but I think I just dialed the wrong phone number. The person I was trying to reach just won $10,000!"
Then they hung up!?!? It was obviously an answering machine and I bet they want me to call back or something, but I don't know.. of course, I'm not calling back, lol.
I'm a popular comedian and stuntman, so I have a feeling it may also be a prank call.. hmm.. oh well
-Cory Williams
"Mr. Safety Professional Idiot"
Comedian / Stuntman / Comedic Music Artist
I got a call from the same number on my SKYPE IN account. I have a number (local) to Colorado Springs, I am not sure how he obtained the number. I live in Amsterdam, Netherlands so the call came at 11:23pm local time.
He was selling mortgage crap (I sold my house, so how can you lower my payment, it is as low as it can get). He called the company the "Mortgage Inforamation Centers Research Department" He sounded like a bad DJ. Then he tried to sound folksy. "He was calling on behalf of his mortgage professionals, and he was "suprised" that he had not heard from me yet.
You are probably right about the call back, otherwise he would have blocked his number. He (TED as he calls himself) gave me another number to call back - 877-855-7975 - Googled that and found this http://comment.colostate.edu/index.asp?page=display_article&article_id=326747966
Found a few others, cant find much more.
Guest
07-26-2006, 10:52 AM
I just googled the phone number that called me on my cell phone and this forum came up so I'll just post.
Ok.. (269) 537-2014 just called me and said:
me
"Hello?"
them
"Oh, I'm sorry but I think I just dialed the wrong phone number. The person I was trying to reach just won $10,000!"
Then they hung up!?!? It was obviously an answering machine and I bet they want me to call back or something, but I don't know.. of course, I'm not calling back, lol.
I'm a popular comedian and stuntman, so I have a feeling it may also be a prank call.. hmm.. oh well
-Cory Williams
"Mr. Safety Professional Idiot"
Comedian / Stuntman / Comedic Music Artist
I just got a weird call from the same number - a recording. All it said was - "Oh, I'm sorry I just dialed the wrong number - bye bye"
And that's it!! It was obviously a recording. But very strange!!!
JayJayhawk
11-06-2006, 03:39 PM
Amazing. Today (November 6, 2006), over a year after the original poster reported this company, I received the exact same call, today!
They actually played for 3 minutes on my answering machine. I finally picked the phone up after listening to the message loop and pressed "1".
After music played for about a minute (gee, are they that busy?) until an African-American sounding woman answered with her name, and said, "Did you press 1 for credit services?" I said, "Ye-----" -- and then remembering that they could be recording my "yes" response in order to claim that I said "Yes" for some service I didn't ask for, I said, "Could I have your phone number so I could call you back?"
She immediately hung up. A loud BUZZ sound happened as she hung up -- it made me pull the phone away from my ear. I guess they add that as a nice bonus for not being the idiot they hoped for.
Being on the no-call list, I know that this business is up to nothing but pure evil.
I did a Google search for "Card member services" and found it almost impossible to find any positive hit, until I also added "telemarketing" and "rachel" to the search, and found this.
You mean to tell me that they are still offering 6.9%? This is obviously an off-shores scam. I pray nobody gets caught in it or gets their "Yes" response used for some evil.
impy
02-27-2007, 10:46 AM
I did a bit of research and higher response is out of buisness http://www.bbbwestflorida.org/commonreport.html?bid=90005523
but
The debt relief place isnt
http://www.bbbwestflorida.org/commonreport.html?bid=44001156
It doesnt surprise me that they are owned and operated by the same person
I wish the do not call would take action against them as their calls are so annoying and they are misleading.
Byrell
03-05-2007, 10:48 AM
I just got a weird call from the same number - a recording. All it said was - "Oh, I'm sorry I just dialed the wrong number - bye bye"
And that's it!! It was obviously a recording. But very strange!!!
Just received the same call months later. Very Suspicious. . same number:
Caller ID : Revalations, Niles, Michigan.
They can't even spell it right!
Just an update, found you all on google for the number . . .
Agent
05-01-2007, 11:57 AM
Just received the same call months later. Very Suspicious. . same number:
Caller ID : Revalations, Niles, Michigan.
They can't even spell it right!
Just an update, found you all on google for the number . . .
Call is made from 760-942-4155. If you answer and say something short like "Hello", message from old lady says "Oh, I'm sorry, I got the wrong number... bye bye". Company wants to reach answering machines only! If you see this number calling you, answer the phone and randomly talk for a while and then make a beep sound... you will then get a longer message and be asked to call 877-855-7975. If you do this again the next time you call, you will get a message from a different person. I have gotten calls from Mark, Ashley, Evelyn, Kathy, Madison, Diane. This scam has been going on for years.
From: http://americanwaste.blogspot.com/
People I'd Like To Strangle With A Telephone Cord
Within the last week, I've had three messages on my voicemail from the bullshit "This is Annoying Telemarketer calling about your current credit card account. There's no problem, but you only have a limited time to take advantage of reduced rates blah blah fucking blah" outfit, including two today within an hour of each other. Interestingly, the latter two show up with the same (probably faked) Caller ID number but left two different messages, one a man and one a woman. (I don't remember if any of them were the exact same voicemail spam I received several months ago. What's odd is that these calls (and a similar Do Not Call List violator selling carpet cleaning) almost all come during the workday when you'd think most people would not be home. Maybe they figure the unemployed would be more desperate to refinance their credit card debt.
Interestingly, I had two calls on the Caller ID from yesterday that were obvious telemarketers (877 numbers) yet left no voicemail.
Labels: spam, telemarketers, telephony
From: http://whocalled.us/lookup/9043172123
CJ
Auto insurance
2007-05-10Goomba
Something about lowering interest rates... attempted to talk to operater as they offered and got disconneted. Dialback the number and it yields a "not in service".
2007-05-11AL
Saw this number on caller ID. Called and was "disconnected." Looked it up on some databases and shows as unavailable and no longer in services. I called it like 10 minutes after the time on the caller ID.
2007-05-11John
Twice now a company has called my home and the second time the number reflected the Jacksonville, FL exchange.
Both times I was on hold for 3 or 4 minutes until operator picked up. The second I wanted information on the company, person's name etc. they immediately hang up on me.
2007-05-11minnesota
did not leave a message
2007-05-11dodie
Looked number shown on caller ID with Google . Listed as an apartment bldg. in Jacksonville, FL
Probably a telemarketer out of their apartment.
2007-05-11MN
google shows this number as a residential number for:
A S Reeves (904) 317-2123 5928 Firestone Rd,Jacksonville, FL 32244
2007-05-11Mike
Same thing, they call to offer "lower interest rates" on a credit card. Was on hold to tell them not to call and they hung up on me the second I mentioned that. Probably a fishing scam.
2007-05-11Michael
Auto Warranty - I called back number and recording said number disconnected.
2007-05-11Tara
The man said he wanted to speak to the cardholder of our visa, mastercard, or amex in the house. I asked what he needed, he said if I gave him my card information, he could offer me lower interest rates. I asked if was a telemarketer. He said no, he wanted to offer lower interest rates to the cardholder. So, I asked him to give me the name of the person he was calling for in my house. I asked him to tell me the actual name of the person he wanted to speak with that was living in my house. He hung up on me. The call back number says "has been disconnected", online it shows belonging to A S Reeves. It showed up on caller-id as Jacksonville, Florida. Sounds like a scam to me!
2007-05-12xx Hugh Jass xx
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Someone displaying this phony number called with "no name" showing. I Googled the phone number and found this site, along with a listing for "A S Reeves" in Jacksonville, FL. After reading all the comments from just yesterday and todayounds like a credit card phishing scam. don't answer it, just let it ring and let them waste their time. And smile and be thankful for sites like Google and WhoCalled.us! :-)
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2007-05-12HomeBody
A S Reeves (904) 317-2123 5928 Firestone Rd,Jacksonville, FL 32244
2007-05-12Oma24Boys
Googled number 12MAY2007 --Valerie Collins (904) 317-2123 5342 Seaboard Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32210
2007-05-13phatcat42141
Got a call from this number and did a lookup on it. Says it is no longer in service so I did a different check and found it to be comming from a cloned cell phone. This must be a scam.
2007-05-14cs
he was offering something about auto warranty.
Consumer Services.
Definetly A SCAM !!!!!!!
2007-05-14Nobody
Concerned Services - sounded like a credit card scam. They claim there is a limited time to reduce credit card interest rates, your asked to press 1 to talk to assitant or 2 to be removed from list. I pressed 2 and was disconnected.
2007-05-14Shep
Automated call, started while the answering machine was still playing it's message, so I lost the first part. The rest was something about interest rates and dail 1 to talk and 2 to discontinue.
2007-05-14Mary ann
I just received the 2nd call that I answered from this number. The 1st time I told them I am on the do not call list. They hung up. This time I asked what credit card they are referring to and where they were calling from and they hung up.
2007-05-14rk
said one time only to reduce my cc interest rates. press 1 to speak press 2 to be removed
2007-05-14Sandy
No message left, I just found it on my caller ID which said only Jacksonville Fl
2007-05-14wm
5/14@15:00 Showed up as Collins Valerie. Didn't reconize it, didn't answer it.
2007-05-14GM
Got a call saying that they wanted to lower my credit card interest rate. I knew this was a scam. I waited for someone to come on the line and asked them which credit card they were refering to. I was told that if I could simply answer the question of whether or not I was carying a balance of over $2500 total on all of my credit cards, that he could look that information up. When I told him I did not cary that amount of money he hung up on me. Funny.
2007-05-14SN
just received a call from this #, caller id showed jacksonville FL...called it back and got a message saying # has been disconnected
2007-05-14SM
The number was on my caller ID when I got home and I googled it. I only called it back because it was a Florida number and I was waiting on a call from someone in Florida. But when I called it back the number was not in service.
2007-05-15SD
Called when I was on the phone with someone else, did not answer it, glad I didn't after reading everyone else's answer. This is nothing but a scam and a fraud, hope someone can shut this person(s) op down for good.
2007-05-15Emmy
This is 100% a scam. My phone line was somehow intertwined with theirs after receiving a call. I have nearly 8 hours of recorded activity on this scam. Please if you've fallen victim contact your local Police, credit card company, attorney general, FTC, and place fraud alerts on your consumer credit reports.
2007-05-15Martin
Something about auto insurance expiring. I don't own a car.
2007-05-15California
got a call informing me to stay online for someone to discuss my current credit card account with them. No one answered and the line answers disconnected...it does not even mention the area code which is false...it's a recording of this number to throw you off.
2007-05-15rm1973
number was on my caller id and when i called it back, said number had been disconnected
2007-05-15gp
must be credit card scam called and wanted bto reduce interest rates how do we report this before someone gets burned?
2007-05-15pea
gp again just joined who called us this is great!i reported number to do not call registry.we have been victims of id theft before and this has got me worried .how did they get my number?i really believe they need to be reported .
2007-05-15Debbie
Recording said she was "Heather at Account Services" and are calling about my "current credit accounts" and it's "urgent" that I talk to them to lower my interest rate to "as low as" 6.something%. Press "1" to talk to a rep. Pressed "1" and got disconnected.
I'm sure it's a scam but I never got further than pressing "1"
2007-05-15Sue
Didn't answer, googled number and found this. Glad I didn't run to find the phone and answer like I was going to.
2007-05-16angel
this # called said my credit card was ok now but would soon be over its limit....funny thing i don't have a credit card.
2007-05-16MIKE
Lowering interest rates to 6% acccording to a recording. When I asked for who they were calling some guy hung up on me.
2007-05-16sen
I also received an call before this number from an out of area caller id - I don't answer phone if I don't know the caller. First time I found this site - it's outstanding!!!! what a great help. (a mom always worries it's a child or friend stuck somewhere but more often than not it's a telemarketer, thank goodness.) So glad I found who called!!!!
2007-05-16Jack
Said that "this is Jonathan calling about your credit card. There is no problem with your credit card" (at which point I hung up, since it sounded like a recording).
2007-05-16BRIAN
NO MESSAGE CALLED ID STATED UNKNOWN NAME
2007-05-16HC
2nd time they have called. Left a message today about consolidating credit card. I called the number, it said it was out of service. I am starting to get annoyed now. We are on the "Do Not Call List!"
2007-05-17Jo
Called but left no message.
We don't answer numbers we don't know - we figure if it's someone we know in FL they will leave a message and we can call back.
2007-05-17Amelia
phone rang, my machine picked up, entity hung up. This is the fourth call that I have gotten in the past hour where the entity hung up and left no message. I am on Do Not Call lists.
2007-05-17Bob
Did not leave a message
2007-05-17Lora
When I just tried calling that number, get a recording that says, "317-2123 has been disconnected, no additional information is available". How can that be - they just call me
2007-05-17john m
he caaled about lower intest rates.
2007-05-17Ron
Told me my warranty was running out on my vehicle. Wanted me to press 9 for more information. I'm on the do not call list too by the way
2007-05-18rls
Called but didnt leave a message, the number was on my caller id. if ya ganna call, leave a message or dont call at all!
2007-05-18nikki
same as all the rest. this is the third or fourth time we've gotten a call from florida like this. now i just pick up and hang up when i see it on caller id.
2007-05-18E
Call came in this morning, we are on DNC list. No one would speak, they just kept calling every 5 minutes. Filed complaint with FCC, it stopped when I told them I filed the complaint.
2007-05-18David
Spam
2007-05-18Cat
They just called here. I get lots of marketing calls even though we are on not only the national, but the state's Do Not Call List.
2007-05-18AS
Saw this on the caller ID; tried to call back and got a disconnection notice. Googled it and got this site
2007-05-18RLS
Called May 17TH. Left no message.
2007-05-20newslink3
Rec'd call from this number midday recently. Noticed it had come in several times previously. They do not leave a message. I am going to block this number from my phone.
2007-05-20LM
No message,googled it, found this very cool site. We're on DNC list too. When will this scam get shut down? Obviously, they are still trying to search out more victims, and may be succeeding very well.
2007-05-20josh
called did not answer
made it and privacy manager
cannot call block
sbc/att is worthless with call blocker
2007-05-20Mary
This No showed up on my caller ID and when I dialed it, the number had been disconnected. NEEDS to be INVESTIGATED and STOPPED.
2007-05-21cc
this call came in from an unavailable number stated they were "Card Services" offering to lower my credit card interest rates when I asked who was I speaking with, they just kept saying card services, I kept asking card services from where and they would say visa and I asked what visa, they would say visa and mastercard when I asked how this service worked and if this is legit how do you not even know my name they hung up
2007-05-22djs
Had several calls over 3 weeks. A robot voice says, "Hi, I'm Heather from Account Services. We're calling about your credit card." At this point I hang up. We don't have a credit card. We're also on the Do Not Call List. I'm disabled. It kills me to dash to the phone. This is one of the reasons robotic calls are illegal in Washington State, where I'm at. I don't know the number. Don't have caller ID. I googled, "'heather, "account services", "credit card"' and found this site. Great site! We've got to stop these people.
2007-05-25ss
Shows up on caller ID from Jacksonville FL. Does not leave a message and doesn't stop calling. I'm on the DO Not Call List.
2007-05-29eks338
It said Jacksonville,Fl. on my caller I.D. This is great!!!
2007-06-08Ron
hung up when answering machine answered. Gutless wonder
http://whocalled.us/lookup/8163892804
bmw
"Hello, this is Rachael at Cardholder Services, calling in reference to your current credit card account. [...] it's urgent that you contact us concerning your elegibility for lowering your interest rates. [...]" Spammers!
2007-05-20BBiz
Got the call, here in Canada too
2007-05-21Unknown
Spammers
2007-05-22joe
jeez... wasted money just to find out this number... sigh...
bell canada tech support are such liars! they say they can't see any numbers on their system... what bullcrap
2007-05-23john
5 minutes of silence - located in canada.
2007-05-24coangr
Called me (in Ontario, Canada) at 9:15 am about lowering interest rates. Called Capital One, confirmed it's a scam. Beware!
By the way, the number (if you do a search on it) comes back as:
Type: Land
LineProvider: Birch Telecom
Location: Kansas City, MO
2007-05-24Anon
About lowering credit card interest rates. Gotta be a scam!
2007-05-25Joe
Message was same as "bmw".
I asked who they represent and the rep. (not Rachel, lol!) hesitantly gave me a list of credit cards provider names (mostly retail orgainzations).
I asked for the representative's supervisor and was eventually disconnected.
Makes you wonder about how legitimate they are if there are no supervisors around to talk to upset potential customers.
Do not give out your c/c information over the phone to anyone. You never know who is listening.
Even if these folks are legitimate, what do they do wtih the database and information after their phone campaign ends?
2007-05-29Bob2
My credit card company would not make this call. This is probably a scam
2007-06-05w
Press 1 to lower rates
2007-06-06Allison
called me today, i'm in ontario
did i mention i dont even have credit cards
2007-06-08MDW
Called today in Nova Scotia. Weird message - what losers.
2007-06-11Thomas
Called A-GAIN (like 5th time). I pressed '1' and when operator came on, she said, "did you press 1 to lower rates", I said, "no, I pressed 1 to get off your damned list!".
She hung up on me.
Repeated calls back yielded a busy tone.
2007-06-11Thomas
Sorry, forgot to add, I'm in Ottawa Canada
2007-06-13Lisa
Just called here too. Lowering my rates on a card I don't have.
2007-06-14Rose
Spammers who use different numbers, blocked one the other night, only for them to use this number. Tonight after I answered the phone with "hello" I got a computer telling me "invalid option, please press 1". The option I chose was to hang up.
Btw, I live in NW Ontario.
2007-06-15Gumboot
From BC, Canada. Got the same message, "press one as this is your last chance to lower your interest rate." no company or name left. I just deleted the meaasge.
2007-07-15Arnold
something about it being urgent for us to contact them about getting a better (mortgage?) interest rate.
2007-07-18Alan Rees
Got the call, (BC) tried calling back but got a busy signal. Message says "press 1 to ...." but hitting the "1" does nothing
from: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-712-429-0273
712-429-0273
Did you get a call from 712-429-0273? Read the posts below to find out details about this number. Also report unwanted calls to help identify who is using this phone number.
Comments about 7124290273 number:
Rating: 0 D MOSS - 13 Mar 2007
GOT A CALL CONCERNING CREDIT CARD INFORMATION
Caller ID: OUT OF AREA
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Rating: 0 M williston - 18 Mar 2007
Call regarding "my current credit card account" telling me there is no problem with my account, but that I should contact them immediatly to receive a lower interest rate. This is not a call from any of the credit card companies I currently deal with. No answer when I tried to call back to get the name of the company.
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Rating: 0 m. slemp - 12 Apr 2007
Exactly the same thing is happening to me also. How do we stop this?
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Rating: 0 Montréal (QC) - 19 Mar 2007
Pre-recorded message left on my machine.
"Please consider this your final notice. Please press one to speak to a live operator and lower your interest rates. Press three to discontinue further notices."
Since I have no dealings with anyone in Sloan, Iowa, I did not bother calling back.
Caller ID: UNKNOWN NAME
Caller: did not say
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Rating: 0 Confidentiel - 20 Mar 2007
Me demandais des informations disant qu une de mes cartes expirait. Ne pouvait me donner d information sur le nom de la carte...
Caller ID: ?
Caller: ?
Caller Type: Commercial
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Rating: 0 Vanocuver BC Canada - 20 Mar 2007
Same as info from Montreal (QC), didn't call the number back as we have nothing to do with IOWA.
Caller ID: IOWA
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Rating: 0 CONFIDENTIEL - 20 Mar 2007
Me demandais des informations disant qu une de mes cartes expirait. Ne pouvait me donner d information sur le nom de la carte...
13:59 19 MARS 2007
Caller ID: ?
Caller: ?
Caller Type: Commercial
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Rating: 0 Lain Toronto - 29 Mar 2007
This number has been calling here for a very long time. The pre record message starts before my answer message ends. Got last few words "to avoid further notices."
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Rating: 0 Lori - 3 Apr 2007
message was cut off at the beginning, but essentially that it's the final notice and to press 1 to lower my interest rate. Called the number but it was busy.
Caller ID: unknwn
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Rating: 0 Anonymous - 5 Apr 2007
Called at 8:30am. Left a cut-off voicemail. Telling me that this is the final notice to lower my interest rate. Press 1 to lower the interest rate and press 3 to stop further notices. By the way, the number here is a business number - how can they make such a mistake when doing cold-calling?
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Rating: 0 Anon - 6 Apr 2007
Called at 12:10 pm. N.B. Canada. I let the answering machine pick it up. They Left a cut-off voicemail. Telling me that this is the final notice to lower my interest rate. Press 1 to lower the interest rate and press 3 to stop further notices. I pressed no buttons. The number - 1-712-429-0273.
Caller ID: 1-712-429-0273
Caller: (Just showed - Out of Area)
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Rating: 0 J.S. - 6 Apr 2007
Called at 2:10 pm to Mississauga, Ontario.
Telling me that this is the final notice to lower my interest rate. Press 1 to lower the interest rate and press 3 to stop further notices.
Caller ID: 1-712-429-0273:
Caller: ?
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Rating: 0 M. - 9 Apr 2007
Same as above...lower interest rates. When I pressed 1. and advised person who answered to take my # off their lists, he hung up on me.
Caller ID: 712-429-0273
Caller: ?? Financial...did not get entire name
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Rating: 0 Loretta - 18 Apr 2007
It was a cut off message saying it was my final notice or my interest rates would go up. "Please consider this your final notice. Please press one to speak to a live operator and lower your interest rates. Press three to discontinue further notices."
I didn't recognize the area code so I never answered the phone. I looked it up in the phone book and saw that it was from Iowa. I called back and the line was busy so I figured it was a scam because I had no credit cards from the states.
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Rating: 0 Vancouver Island - 18 Apr 2007
Message left on answering machine 18 Apr 07 at 11:24 AM. Have had a similar call from Maryland but the beginning was cut off. This one said there was no problem with my account but this was my last chance to lower my interest rate etc.etc.
I don't have any accounts in the U.S. I don't know anyone in Iowa. I don't even know where Iowa is.
Caller ID: Iowa
Caller Type: Commercial
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Rating: 0 Tim - 21 Apr 2007
Same as above.Lower interest rate.
Edmonton AB
Caller ID: IOWA
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Rating: 0 G - 24 Apr 2007
Scam to try to get credit card numbers. Niagara Falls Ontario.
Caller ID: 712 429 0273
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Rating: 0 anonymous - 25 Apr 2007
Same info as the others, asking me to call to lower interest rate, and this is final notice ???
Caller ID: 712) 429-0273
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Rating: 0 Vancouver, BC Canada - 25 Apr 2007
Same info as the others, asking me to call to lower interest rate, and this is final notice ???
Caller ID: 1-712-429-0273
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Rating: 0 West Vancouver, BC Canada - 25 Apr 2007
1:10pm PDT - Voicemail identified call from 712-429-0273. Same recorded message as above.
Caller ID: Out of Area
They always hang up on me. Sometimes I start out by saying "you're in violation of the federal do not call list..." and they hang up before I even finish the sentence, but of course they don't stop calling back! This most recent call I got more information than ever because I decided to pretend that I was interested in their product. I asked if they were calling from my credit card company, he admitted that they weren't but when he said "we work with all Visa and Master Card accounts" impling that he was calling from Visa/MC I said "so, you're calling from Visa Mastercard?" he said "no, but they have authorized us to do business on behalf of them" implying that they are not Visa or MC but that they work directly with them (I sure hope that's not the case!).
The phone call starts out with a recording of a woman saying they are calling about my current credit card account. she says there is no problem with the account but that they are calling with an offer or something -- This message directly implies that they are calling on behalf of my credit card company -- I would think that should be illegal, why haven't they been stopped? I can't remember how long I've been getting these calls, but at least for months (I believe they've been calling for a few years, but I can't remember for sure when it started). In any case it has been going on long enough for them to get busted. I always report the call to donotcall.gov, but I suspect that I never have enough information for them to do anything (made-up company name and no phone number...).
I'm going to include the text of various postings to other forums below to help with the google results on this so people who are getting the same calls will be more likely to find the site.
______________________text from google searches below ______________________
From: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-712-429-0266
Call came from Iowa. Who would call me from there?
Caller ID: Iowa
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Rating: 0 Raptor - 6 May 2007
Got a call from this number. They left an automatic message on my answering machine saying it's an urgent call regading your current credit card account, bla bla bla. They said there is no problem with your account, but I can get a lower rate if i dial 1(I think) to speak to a live operator or 3 to discontinue further notices(?). Well, my answeing machine can not dial yet.....
Caller ID: Long Distance
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Rating: 0 Little Chief - 7 May 2007
Received two calls from this number and have no idea why unless they are trying to give me money, big fat chance of that!
Caller ID: Just from Iowa
Caller: Regis or Regent???
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Rating: 0 Grama Lama - 8 May 2007
I recieved the same call "it's an urgent call regading your current credit card account", just a few minutes after I placed an order with an online retailer. I cant help but think they two events are connected. I answered because sometimes my CC company calls to verify purchases as a security measure. The caller was not from my bank.
Caller ID: 1-712-429-0266
Caller Type: Telemarketer
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Rating: 0 Dee - 8 May 2007
I received the same call about a credit card account...I live in Canada...The call came from Iowa.
Caller ID: 712-429-0266
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Rating: 0 Jan Li - 8 May 2007
I received a call from the same number. I missed the call but they didn't leave a message.
Caller ID: Unavailable
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Rating: 0 Steve - 10 May 2007
Like a previous poster, I live in Canada. I was out and caller did not leave a message. A lookup of the number shows it as being from Sloan, IOWA -- no doubt, a lovely town but I don't know a soul there. I strongly suspect it's a scam or a telemarketer (or both).
Caller ID: 712-429-0266
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Rating: 0 Cynic - 10 May 2007
A good part of Iowa is currently flooded. Probably somebody is trying to scam people in order to pay for water damage. Refer them to the Red Cross and hang up.
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Rating: 0 M. Morris - 13 May 2007
Call came in the other day, oddly enough - I live in Canada too. Call came looking for my brother - who, the only company that thinks he lives here is Meridian Credit Union due to an address change mixup (I moved, and changed his accounts' address to my house, by mistake - I gave them the wrong account number)...
So someone at Meridian is selling customer information, this much I can prove - the only company that thinks he lives here at my house is them.
Anyways, I listened to the auto-dialer, something about "Better credit rates, nothing is wrong with your account" (definately scammy) I pressed 3 to connect to them, asked to be added to the "Do not Call List" and was promptly hung up on. Legit companies don't act like that.
Caller ID: 712-429-0266
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Rating: 0 Mad As Hell - 14 May 2007
Same as all the above. Sub-literate person answered when I pressed 1. I was asked **IF** I pressed 1 to lower my interest rate (shouldn't you know that already??) I answered yes, then was asked to provide my area code. I said no, and that I would like to know what organization was calling me. Was told "okay" and hung up on.
Definitely a scam of some sort, preying on the vulnerable.
From: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-712-429-0253
Got a phone call from this number, and just let the phone go off hook. Will try to call tomorrow at work to harass them. Planning to set my fax at work to autodial this continuously allnight
Caller ID: just the phone number
Caller: unknown
Caller Type: Telemarketer
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Rating: 0 MDA - 8 Mar 2007
Got a call from this number- automated message telling me it's urgent that I press one so that I can lower the interest rates on my "current credit card account." They're either selling something, or it's a scam to get you to give them your credit card info.
Caller ID: (712) 429-0253
Caller Type: Telemarketer
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Rating: 0 1-712-429-0253 - 8 Mar 2007
This number keeps calling me with an automated response telling me that it's urgent that I press one to speak with a representative about my credit card. I have asked to be removed from their calling list but they keep calling.
Caller ID: 712- 429-0253
Caller Type: Telemarketer
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Rating: 0 NADZ - 8 Mar 2007
this number is a scam hang up DON'T press anything
Caller ID: 712-429-0253
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Rating: 0 ME - 8 Mar 2007
Got 2 calls in 2 days offering credit card interest rate lowering.
Didn't identify institution.
I think it is a scam to get your number
Caller ID: Unknown Name
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Rating: 0 IH - 8 Mar 2007
Same as above.
Caller ID: Unavailable
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Rating: 0 ON - 12 Mar 2007
I got a call from this number too and they left a long incomprehensible message.
From: http://www.dontannoyme.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-2413.html
"Hello, this is rachel at cardholders services calling in reference to your current credit card accounts. There are no problems currently with your account, it is urgent that you contact us concerning your eligibility for lowing your interest rate to as little as 6.9%. your eligibility expires shortly so please consider this your final notice"
"please press the number one on your phone now to speak with a live operator and lower your interest rate"
"card services financial, do you currently have two thousand, five hundred or more dollars in overall credit card debt?"
"Good afternoon, my name is Shawn Carter, and I am with the card services, may i please i have the phone number with the area code first, your speaking from?"
I asked some questions like "do you have a website" "where are you calling from" and he got cagey on me and hung up.
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When i called 269-537-2039, I get this message:
"Thank you for calling customer service, all of our representatives are busy assisting other customers, please leave your name and phone number, including area code, and we'll get back with you as soon as we can, if you're calling to have your number removed from our database, and placed on our do not call list, please press 2"
then it automatically disconnects you!
Anyone heard from them, got more info?
SD
Unregistered
11-28-2005, 02:38 PM
kinda not too interesting
Guest
05-16-2006, 12:25 PM
This is from Niles, Michigan and not showing a name (reverse lookup).
If you had an 800 number... a person could put them on fax auto redial hand up/redial if no answer within 5 seconds. This would rack up their bill till they were willing to talk live rather than hanging up like they did on me when I asked about their company. Trust me... within a few hours they are begging to talk to you and never ever ever call back again!
I can't find any businesses called "Card Services Financial" in Niles (as if I would expect anything else).
All I can say is buyer beware because if a company hides their identity this much... then can't be reputable.
Steve
05-16-2006, 11:06 PM
May be telemarketer Guardian Communications (309 277 1222). They have used fake caller ID, card services,and (269) area codes in the past. Check out my anti206 (http://anti206.blogspot.com/) blog for more info.
Steve
05-18-2006, 10:32 PM
"Hello, this is Rachael at Card Holder Services, calling in reference to
your current credit card account. There are no problems currently with your
account. It is urgent that you contact us concerning your eligibility for
lowering your interest rate to as little as 6.9%. Your eligibility expires
shortly, so please consider this your final notice. Please press the
number 1 on your phone now to speak with a live operator and lower your
interest rate. Or to be removed from further notices, press 2. Thank you.
Have agreat day."
If you send a subpoena to Marathon Communications, you may find that
the caller ID number 206-415-8503 is a client of theirs called Higher
Response Marketing, PO Box 55475, St. Petersburg, FL 33732. The contact person may be Paul Bleignier, 727-520-1234.
Guest
06-21-2006, 11:17 AM
I just googled the phone number that called me on my cell phone and this forum came up so I'll just post.
Ok.. (269) 537-2014 just called me and said:
me
"Hello?"
them
"Oh, I'm sorry but I think I just dialed the wrong phone number. The person I was trying to reach just won $10,000!"
Then they hung up!?!? It was obviously an answering machine and I bet they want me to call back or something, but I don't know.. of course, I'm not calling back, lol.
I'm a popular comedian and stuntman, so I have a feeling it may also be a prank call.. hmm.. oh well
-Cory Williams
"Mr. Safety Professional Idiot"
Comedian / Stuntman / Comedic Music Artist
Guest
06-30-2006, 01:34 AM
I just googled the phone number that called me on my cell phone and this forum came up so I'll just post.
Ok.. (269) 537-2014 just called me and said:
me
"Hello?"
them
"Oh, I'm sorry but I think I just dialed the wrong phone number. The person I was trying to reach just won $10,000!"
Then they hung up!?!? It was obviously an answering machine and I bet they want me to call back or something, but I don't know.. of course, I'm not calling back, lol.
I'm a popular comedian and stuntman, so I have a feeling it may also be a prank call.. hmm.. oh well
-Cory Williams
"Mr. Safety Professional Idiot"
Comedian / Stuntman / Comedic Music Artist
I got a call from the same number on my SKYPE IN account. I have a number (local) to Colorado Springs, I am not sure how he obtained the number. I live in Amsterdam, Netherlands so the call came at 11:23pm local time.
He was selling mortgage crap (I sold my house, so how can you lower my payment, it is as low as it can get). He called the company the "Mortgage Inforamation Centers Research Department" He sounded like a bad DJ. Then he tried to sound folksy. "He was calling on behalf of his mortgage professionals, and he was "suprised" that he had not heard from me yet.
You are probably right about the call back, otherwise he would have blocked his number. He (TED as he calls himself) gave me another number to call back - 877-855-7975 - Googled that and found this http://comment.colostate.edu/index.asp?page=display_article&article_id=326747966
Found a few others, cant find much more.
Guest
07-26-2006, 10:52 AM
I just googled the phone number that called me on my cell phone and this forum came up so I'll just post.
Ok.. (269) 537-2014 just called me and said:
me
"Hello?"
them
"Oh, I'm sorry but I think I just dialed the wrong phone number. The person I was trying to reach just won $10,000!"
Then they hung up!?!? It was obviously an answering machine and I bet they want me to call back or something, but I don't know.. of course, I'm not calling back, lol.
I'm a popular comedian and stuntman, so I have a feeling it may also be a prank call.. hmm.. oh well
-Cory Williams
"Mr. Safety Professional Idiot"
Comedian / Stuntman / Comedic Music Artist
I just got a weird call from the same number - a recording. All it said was - "Oh, I'm sorry I just dialed the wrong number - bye bye"
And that's it!! It was obviously a recording. But very strange!!!
JayJayhawk
11-06-2006, 03:39 PM
Amazing. Today (November 6, 2006), over a year after the original poster reported this company, I received the exact same call, today!
They actually played for 3 minutes on my answering machine. I finally picked the phone up after listening to the message loop and pressed "1".
After music played for about a minute (gee, are they that busy?) until an African-American sounding woman answered with her name, and said, "Did you press 1 for credit services?" I said, "Ye-----" -- and then remembering that they could be recording my "yes" response in order to claim that I said "Yes" for some service I didn't ask for, I said, "Could I have your phone number so I could call you back?"
She immediately hung up. A loud BUZZ sound happened as she hung up -- it made me pull the phone away from my ear. I guess they add that as a nice bonus for not being the idiot they hoped for.
Being on the no-call list, I know that this business is up to nothing but pure evil.
I did a Google search for "Card member services" and found it almost impossible to find any positive hit, until I also added "telemarketing" and "rachel" to the search, and found this.
You mean to tell me that they are still offering 6.9%? This is obviously an off-shores scam. I pray nobody gets caught in it or gets their "Yes" response used for some evil.
impy
02-27-2007, 10:46 AM
I did a bit of research and higher response is out of buisness http://www.bbbwestflorida.org/commonreport.html?bid=90005523
but
The debt relief place isnt
http://www.bbbwestflorida.org/commonreport.html?bid=44001156
It doesnt surprise me that they are owned and operated by the same person
I wish the do not call would take action against them as their calls are so annoying and they are misleading.
Byrell
03-05-2007, 10:48 AM
I just got a weird call from the same number - a recording. All it said was - "Oh, I'm sorry I just dialed the wrong number - bye bye"
And that's it!! It was obviously a recording. But very strange!!!
Just received the same call months later. Very Suspicious. . same number:
Caller ID : Revalations, Niles, Michigan.
They can't even spell it right!
Just an update, found you all on google for the number . . .
Agent
05-01-2007, 11:57 AM
Just received the same call months later. Very Suspicious. . same number:
Caller ID : Revalations, Niles, Michigan.
They can't even spell it right!
Just an update, found you all on google for the number . . .
Call is made from 760-942-4155. If you answer and say something short like "Hello", message from old lady says "Oh, I'm sorry, I got the wrong number... bye bye". Company wants to reach answering machines only! If you see this number calling you, answer the phone and randomly talk for a while and then make a beep sound... you will then get a longer message and be asked to call 877-855-7975. If you do this again the next time you call, you will get a message from a different person. I have gotten calls from Mark, Ashley, Evelyn, Kathy, Madison, Diane. This scam has been going on for years.
From: http://americanwaste.blogspot.com/
People I'd Like To Strangle With A Telephone Cord
Within the last week, I've had three messages on my voicemail from the bullshit "This is Annoying Telemarketer calling about your current credit card account. There's no problem, but you only have a limited time to take advantage of reduced rates blah blah fucking blah" outfit, including two today within an hour of each other. Interestingly, the latter two show up with the same (probably faked) Caller ID number but left two different messages, one a man and one a woman. (I don't remember if any of them were the exact same voicemail spam I received several months ago. What's odd is that these calls (and a similar Do Not Call List violator selling carpet cleaning) almost all come during the workday when you'd think most people would not be home. Maybe they figure the unemployed would be more desperate to refinance their credit card debt.
Interestingly, I had two calls on the Caller ID from yesterday that were obvious telemarketers (877 numbers) yet left no voicemail.
Labels: spam, telemarketers, telephony
From: http://whocalled.us/lookup/9043172123
CJ
Auto insurance
2007-05-10Goomba
Something about lowering interest rates... attempted to talk to operater as they offered and got disconneted. Dialback the number and it yields a "not in service".
2007-05-11AL
Saw this number on caller ID. Called and was "disconnected." Looked it up on some databases and shows as unavailable and no longer in services. I called it like 10 minutes after the time on the caller ID.
2007-05-11John
Twice now a company has called my home and the second time the number reflected the Jacksonville, FL exchange.
Both times I was on hold for 3 or 4 minutes until operator picked up. The second I wanted information on the company, person's name etc. they immediately hang up on me.
2007-05-11minnesota
did not leave a message
2007-05-11dodie
Looked number shown on caller ID with Google . Listed as an apartment bldg. in Jacksonville, FL
Probably a telemarketer out of their apartment.
2007-05-11MN
google shows this number as a residential number for:
A S Reeves (904) 317-2123 5928 Firestone Rd,Jacksonville, FL 32244
2007-05-11Mike
Same thing, they call to offer "lower interest rates" on a credit card. Was on hold to tell them not to call and they hung up on me the second I mentioned that. Probably a fishing scam.
2007-05-11Michael
Auto Warranty - I called back number and recording said number disconnected.
2007-05-11Tara
The man said he wanted to speak to the cardholder of our visa, mastercard, or amex in the house. I asked what he needed, he said if I gave him my card information, he could offer me lower interest rates. I asked if was a telemarketer. He said no, he wanted to offer lower interest rates to the cardholder. So, I asked him to give me the name of the person he was calling for in my house. I asked him to tell me the actual name of the person he wanted to speak with that was living in my house. He hung up on me. The call back number says "has been disconnected", online it shows belonging to A S Reeves. It showed up on caller-id as Jacksonville, Florida. Sounds like a scam to me!
2007-05-12xx Hugh Jass xx
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Someone displaying this phony number called with "no name" showing. I Googled the phone number and found this site, along with a listing for "A S Reeves" in Jacksonville, FL. After reading all the comments from just yesterday and todayounds like a credit card phishing scam. don't answer it, just let it ring and let them waste their time. And smile and be thankful for sites like Google and WhoCalled.us! :-)
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2007-05-12HomeBody
A S Reeves (904) 317-2123 5928 Firestone Rd,Jacksonville, FL 32244
2007-05-12Oma24Boys
Googled number 12MAY2007 --Valerie Collins (904) 317-2123 5342 Seaboard Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32210
2007-05-13phatcat42141
Got a call from this number and did a lookup on it. Says it is no longer in service so I did a different check and found it to be comming from a cloned cell phone. This must be a scam.
2007-05-14cs
he was offering something about auto warranty.
Consumer Services.
Definetly A SCAM !!!!!!!
2007-05-14Nobody
Concerned Services - sounded like a credit card scam. They claim there is a limited time to reduce credit card interest rates, your asked to press 1 to talk to assitant or 2 to be removed from list. I pressed 2 and was disconnected.
2007-05-14Shep
Automated call, started while the answering machine was still playing it's message, so I lost the first part. The rest was something about interest rates and dail 1 to talk and 2 to discontinue.
2007-05-14Mary ann
I just received the 2nd call that I answered from this number. The 1st time I told them I am on the do not call list. They hung up. This time I asked what credit card they are referring to and where they were calling from and they hung up.
2007-05-14rk
said one time only to reduce my cc interest rates. press 1 to speak press 2 to be removed
2007-05-14Sandy
No message left, I just found it on my caller ID which said only Jacksonville Fl
2007-05-14wm
5/14@15:00 Showed up as Collins Valerie. Didn't reconize it, didn't answer it.
2007-05-14GM
Got a call saying that they wanted to lower my credit card interest rate. I knew this was a scam. I waited for someone to come on the line and asked them which credit card they were refering to. I was told that if I could simply answer the question of whether or not I was carying a balance of over $2500 total on all of my credit cards, that he could look that information up. When I told him I did not cary that amount of money he hung up on me. Funny.
2007-05-14SN
just received a call from this #, caller id showed jacksonville FL...called it back and got a message saying # has been disconnected
2007-05-14SM
The number was on my caller ID when I got home and I googled it. I only called it back because it was a Florida number and I was waiting on a call from someone in Florida. But when I called it back the number was not in service.
2007-05-15SD
Called when I was on the phone with someone else, did not answer it, glad I didn't after reading everyone else's answer. This is nothing but a scam and a fraud, hope someone can shut this person(s) op down for good.
2007-05-15Emmy
This is 100% a scam. My phone line was somehow intertwined with theirs after receiving a call. I have nearly 8 hours of recorded activity on this scam. Please if you've fallen victim contact your local Police, credit card company, attorney general, FTC, and place fraud alerts on your consumer credit reports.
2007-05-15Martin
Something about auto insurance expiring. I don't own a car.
2007-05-15California
got a call informing me to stay online for someone to discuss my current credit card account with them. No one answered and the line answers disconnected...it does not even mention the area code which is false...it's a recording of this number to throw you off.
2007-05-15rm1973
number was on my caller id and when i called it back, said number had been disconnected
2007-05-15gp
must be credit card scam called and wanted bto reduce interest rates how do we report this before someone gets burned?
2007-05-15pea
gp again just joined who called us this is great!i reported number to do not call registry.we have been victims of id theft before and this has got me worried .how did they get my number?i really believe they need to be reported .
2007-05-15Debbie
Recording said she was "Heather at Account Services" and are calling about my "current credit accounts" and it's "urgent" that I talk to them to lower my interest rate to "as low as" 6.something%. Press "1" to talk to a rep. Pressed "1" and got disconnected.
I'm sure it's a scam but I never got further than pressing "1"
2007-05-15Sue
Didn't answer, googled number and found this. Glad I didn't run to find the phone and answer like I was going to.
2007-05-16angel
this # called said my credit card was ok now but would soon be over its limit....funny thing i don't have a credit card.
2007-05-16MIKE
Lowering interest rates to 6% acccording to a recording. When I asked for who they were calling some guy hung up on me.
2007-05-16sen
I also received an call before this number from an out of area caller id - I don't answer phone if I don't know the caller. First time I found this site - it's outstanding!!!! what a great help. (a mom always worries it's a child or friend stuck somewhere but more often than not it's a telemarketer, thank goodness.) So glad I found who called!!!!
2007-05-16Jack
Said that "this is Jonathan calling about your credit card. There is no problem with your credit card" (at which point I hung up, since it sounded like a recording).
2007-05-16BRIAN
NO MESSAGE CALLED ID STATED UNKNOWN NAME
2007-05-16HC
2nd time they have called. Left a message today about consolidating credit card. I called the number, it said it was out of service. I am starting to get annoyed now. We are on the "Do Not Call List!"
2007-05-17Jo
Called but left no message.
We don't answer numbers we don't know - we figure if it's someone we know in FL they will leave a message and we can call back.
2007-05-17Amelia
phone rang, my machine picked up, entity hung up. This is the fourth call that I have gotten in the past hour where the entity hung up and left no message. I am on Do Not Call lists.
2007-05-17Bob
Did not leave a message
2007-05-17Lora
When I just tried calling that number, get a recording that says, "317-2123 has been disconnected, no additional information is available". How can that be - they just call me
2007-05-17john m
he caaled about lower intest rates.
2007-05-17Ron
Told me my warranty was running out on my vehicle. Wanted me to press 9 for more information. I'm on the do not call list too by the way
2007-05-18rls
Called but didnt leave a message, the number was on my caller id. if ya ganna call, leave a message or dont call at all!
2007-05-18nikki
same as all the rest. this is the third or fourth time we've gotten a call from florida like this. now i just pick up and hang up when i see it on caller id.
2007-05-18E
Call came in this morning, we are on DNC list. No one would speak, they just kept calling every 5 minutes. Filed complaint with FCC, it stopped when I told them I filed the complaint.
2007-05-18David
Spam
2007-05-18Cat
They just called here. I get lots of marketing calls even though we are on not only the national, but the state's Do Not Call List.
2007-05-18AS
Saw this on the caller ID; tried to call back and got a disconnection notice. Googled it and got this site
2007-05-18RLS
Called May 17TH. Left no message.
2007-05-20newslink3
Rec'd call from this number midday recently. Noticed it had come in several times previously. They do not leave a message. I am going to block this number from my phone.
2007-05-20LM
No message,googled it, found this very cool site. We're on DNC list too. When will this scam get shut down? Obviously, they are still trying to search out more victims, and may be succeeding very well.
2007-05-20josh
called did not answer
made it and privacy manager
cannot call block
sbc/att is worthless with call blocker
2007-05-20Mary
This No showed up on my caller ID and when I dialed it, the number had been disconnected. NEEDS to be INVESTIGATED and STOPPED.
2007-05-21cc
this call came in from an unavailable number stated they were "Card Services" offering to lower my credit card interest rates when I asked who was I speaking with, they just kept saying card services, I kept asking card services from where and they would say visa and I asked what visa, they would say visa and mastercard when I asked how this service worked and if this is legit how do you not even know my name they hung up
2007-05-22djs
Had several calls over 3 weeks. A robot voice says, "Hi, I'm Heather from Account Services. We're calling about your credit card." At this point I hang up. We don't have a credit card. We're also on the Do Not Call List. I'm disabled. It kills me to dash to the phone. This is one of the reasons robotic calls are illegal in Washington State, where I'm at. I don't know the number. Don't have caller ID. I googled, "'heather, "account services", "credit card"' and found this site. Great site! We've got to stop these people.
2007-05-25ss
Shows up on caller ID from Jacksonville FL. Does not leave a message and doesn't stop calling. I'm on the DO Not Call List.
2007-05-29eks338
It said Jacksonville,Fl. on my caller I.D. This is great!!!
2007-06-08Ron
hung up when answering machine answered. Gutless wonder
http://whocalled.us/lookup/8163892804
bmw
"Hello, this is Rachael at Cardholder Services, calling in reference to your current credit card account. [...] it's urgent that you contact us concerning your elegibility for lowering your interest rates. [...]" Spammers!
2007-05-20BBiz
Got the call, here in Canada too
2007-05-21Unknown
Spammers
2007-05-22joe
jeez... wasted money just to find out this number... sigh...
bell canada tech support are such liars! they say they can't see any numbers on their system... what bullcrap
2007-05-23john
5 minutes of silence - located in canada.
2007-05-24coangr
Called me (in Ontario, Canada) at 9:15 am about lowering interest rates. Called Capital One, confirmed it's a scam. Beware!
By the way, the number (if you do a search on it) comes back as:
Type: Land
LineProvider: Birch Telecom
Location: Kansas City, MO
2007-05-24Anon
About lowering credit card interest rates. Gotta be a scam!
2007-05-25Joe
Message was same as "bmw".
I asked who they represent and the rep. (not Rachel, lol!) hesitantly gave me a list of credit cards provider names (mostly retail orgainzations).
I asked for the representative's supervisor and was eventually disconnected.
Makes you wonder about how legitimate they are if there are no supervisors around to talk to upset potential customers.
Do not give out your c/c information over the phone to anyone. You never know who is listening.
Even if these folks are legitimate, what do they do wtih the database and information after their phone campaign ends?
2007-05-29Bob2
My credit card company would not make this call. This is probably a scam
2007-06-05w
Press 1 to lower rates
2007-06-06Allison
called me today, i'm in ontario
did i mention i dont even have credit cards
2007-06-08MDW
Called today in Nova Scotia. Weird message - what losers.
2007-06-11Thomas
Called A-GAIN (like 5th time). I pressed '1' and when operator came on, she said, "did you press 1 to lower rates", I said, "no, I pressed 1 to get off your damned list!".
She hung up on me.
Repeated calls back yielded a busy tone.
2007-06-11Thomas
Sorry, forgot to add, I'm in Ottawa Canada
2007-06-13Lisa
Just called here too. Lowering my rates on a card I don't have.
2007-06-14Rose
Spammers who use different numbers, blocked one the other night, only for them to use this number. Tonight after I answered the phone with "hello" I got a computer telling me "invalid option, please press 1". The option I chose was to hang up.
Btw, I live in NW Ontario.
2007-06-15Gumboot
From BC, Canada. Got the same message, "press one as this is your last chance to lower your interest rate." no company or name left. I just deleted the meaasge.
2007-07-15Arnold
something about it being urgent for us to contact them about getting a better (mortgage?) interest rate.
2007-07-18Alan Rees
Got the call, (BC) tried calling back but got a busy signal. Message says "press 1 to ...." but hitting the "1" does nothing
from: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-712-429-0273
712-429-0273
Did you get a call from 712-429-0273? Read the posts below to find out details about this number. Also report unwanted calls to help identify who is using this phone number.
Comments about 7124290273 number:
Rating: 0 D MOSS - 13 Mar 2007
GOT A CALL CONCERNING CREDIT CARD INFORMATION
Caller ID: OUT OF AREA
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Rating: 0 M williston - 18 Mar 2007
Call regarding "my current credit card account" telling me there is no problem with my account, but that I should contact them immediatly to receive a lower interest rate. This is not a call from any of the credit card companies I currently deal with. No answer when I tried to call back to get the name of the company.
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Rating: 0 m. slemp - 12 Apr 2007
Exactly the same thing is happening to me also. How do we stop this?
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Rating: 0 Montréal (QC) - 19 Mar 2007
Pre-recorded message left on my machine.
"Please consider this your final notice. Please press one to speak to a live operator and lower your interest rates. Press three to discontinue further notices."
Since I have no dealings with anyone in Sloan, Iowa, I did not bother calling back.
Caller ID: UNKNOWN NAME
Caller: did not say
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Rating: 0 Confidentiel - 20 Mar 2007
Me demandais des informations disant qu une de mes cartes expirait. Ne pouvait me donner d information sur le nom de la carte...
Caller ID: ?
Caller: ?
Caller Type: Commercial
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Rating: 0 Vanocuver BC Canada - 20 Mar 2007
Same as info from Montreal (QC), didn't call the number back as we have nothing to do with IOWA.
Caller ID: IOWA
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Rating: 0 CONFIDENTIEL - 20 Mar 2007
Me demandais des informations disant qu une de mes cartes expirait. Ne pouvait me donner d information sur le nom de la carte...
13:59 19 MARS 2007
Caller ID: ?
Caller: ?
Caller Type: Commercial
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Rating: 0 Lain Toronto - 29 Mar 2007
This number has been calling here for a very long time. The pre record message starts before my answer message ends. Got last few words "to avoid further notices."
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Rating: 0 Lori - 3 Apr 2007
message was cut off at the beginning, but essentially that it's the final notice and to press 1 to lower my interest rate. Called the number but it was busy.
Caller ID: unknwn
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Rating: 0 Anonymous - 5 Apr 2007
Called at 8:30am. Left a cut-off voicemail. Telling me that this is the final notice to lower my interest rate. Press 1 to lower the interest rate and press 3 to stop further notices. By the way, the number here is a business number - how can they make such a mistake when doing cold-calling?
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Rating: 0 Anon - 6 Apr 2007
Called at 12:10 pm. N.B. Canada. I let the answering machine pick it up. They Left a cut-off voicemail. Telling me that this is the final notice to lower my interest rate. Press 1 to lower the interest rate and press 3 to stop further notices. I pressed no buttons. The number - 1-712-429-0273.
Caller ID: 1-712-429-0273
Caller: (Just showed - Out of Area)
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Rating: 0 J.S. - 6 Apr 2007
Called at 2:10 pm to Mississauga, Ontario.
Telling me that this is the final notice to lower my interest rate. Press 1 to lower the interest rate and press 3 to stop further notices.
Caller ID: 1-712-429-0273:
Caller: ?
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Rating: 0 M. - 9 Apr 2007
Same as above...lower interest rates. When I pressed 1. and advised person who answered to take my # off their lists, he hung up on me.
Caller ID: 712-429-0273
Caller: ?? Financial...did not get entire name
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Rating: 0 Loretta - 18 Apr 2007
It was a cut off message saying it was my final notice or my interest rates would go up. "Please consider this your final notice. Please press one to speak to a live operator and lower your interest rates. Press three to discontinue further notices."
I didn't recognize the area code so I never answered the phone. I looked it up in the phone book and saw that it was from Iowa. I called back and the line was busy so I figured it was a scam because I had no credit cards from the states.
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Rating: 0 Vancouver Island - 18 Apr 2007
Message left on answering machine 18 Apr 07 at 11:24 AM. Have had a similar call from Maryland but the beginning was cut off. This one said there was no problem with my account but this was my last chance to lower my interest rate etc.etc.
I don't have any accounts in the U.S. I don't know anyone in Iowa. I don't even know where Iowa is.
Caller ID: Iowa
Caller Type: Commercial
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Rating: 0 Tim - 21 Apr 2007
Same as above.Lower interest rate.
Edmonton AB
Caller ID: IOWA
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Rating: 0 G - 24 Apr 2007
Scam to try to get credit card numbers. Niagara Falls Ontario.
Caller ID: 712 429 0273
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Rating: 0 anonymous - 25 Apr 2007
Same info as the others, asking me to call to lower interest rate, and this is final notice ???
Caller ID: 712) 429-0273
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Rating: 0 Vancouver, BC Canada - 25 Apr 2007
Same info as the others, asking me to call to lower interest rate, and this is final notice ???
Caller ID: 1-712-429-0273
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Rating: 0 West Vancouver, BC Canada - 25 Apr 2007
1:10pm PDT - Voicemail identified call from 712-429-0273. Same recorded message as above.
Caller ID: Out of Area
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