Caller ID said Florida. I answered on the second ring, got a recording telling my that my credit cards needed attention and that the rates could be lowered if I would press 9. The wording was careful to sound like they were talking abut existing accounts. Pressed 9 with the intention of asking to be removed from their list....got a man who spoke very softly I asked him to speak up and asked which card he represented. He stated that they represent 1000's of cards.....I said no thanks and asked him to remove me from the list twice but he kept talking. I spoke very loudly over top of him and he said " I won't remove you from the list if you won't listen." I told him again to remove me. He said "[***] you"....I hung up on him.
This is threatening and obscene. I want them to be stopped. Ruined my morning.
Rachael from card services, I pressed '9' and talked to a gentlemen. You need at least $5,000 in Credit Card debt to continue. I asked to be removed, he said I'd need to speak into a recording, give my phone # and a password, which was T-bag, a known euphemism for a sexual act. Wondering how to stop these annoying calls.
No, you can't block these calls any more than you can 'opt-out' of being mugged or burglarized; it doesn't work that way.
Yes, they are phishing for your credit card information for purely fraudulent purposes.
They already know that what they're doing is illegal; they already know that if they're caught they're in trouble; and they certainly already know better than to give you any identifying information.