RECIEVED CALL @ 10:57 AM 5/23/2007 FROM AN UNIDENTIFIED MALE WITH AN ACCENT, WHO CLAMED TO BE CALLING FOR MBNA-VISA CREDIT CARD ABOUT A PAST DUE BALANCE ON A CREDIT CARD BELONGING FOR MY GRANDFATHER. HE STATED THAT THE LAST PAYMENT OF $100.00 WAS MADE IN 2004 AND THE BALANCE WAS $300.00. WITH ACCUMULATED INTEREST THE CURRENT BALANCE IS $700.00 PLUS AND THEY WERE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT. I STATED THAT I DID NOT THINK MY GRANDAD EVER HAD A MBNA CREDIT CARD. HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT THE CARD IT WAS IDENTIFIED BY HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NO. I STATED THAT I HAVE BEEN HANDLING GRANDAD'S FINANCES FOR ABOUT THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THE CREDIT CARD OR ANY BILLING FROM MBNA. HE ASKED ME WHAT I INTENDED TO DO ABOUT THE BALANCE. I SAID THAT I DID NOT INTEND TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I DID NOT BELIEVE IT EXISTS. HE SAID OK THANK YOU AND HUNG UP.
HE HAD CALLED GRANDMOM FIRST AND SHE GAVE HIM MY CELL PHONE NUMBER.
AFTER THE CALL I CHECKED MY CELL PHONE LOG TO RETRIEVE THE NUMBER HE WAS CALLING FROM.
718-280-7639
I NEXT CALLED BANK OF AMERICA 1-800-421-2110 (WHO TOOK OVER MBNA SOME TIME AGO) THEY RAN A CHECK OF GRANDAD'S SOCIAL SECURITY NO. AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF HIM EVER HAVING AN MBNA CREDIT CARD. I GAVE THEM THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE PERSON WHO CALLED ME AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD TURN IT OVER TO THEIR SECURITY DEPARTMENT.
foreign man (thick indian accent) called my cell phone, claiming he was with the american express, accounts security group. he claimed that there was a fraudulent charge on my wife's amex card. he claimed that there was a charge for $219 from a company called Archaelogical (something like that). i told him that i needed to look into it and that i would call him back. he gave me a number to call (1-800-824-9289). there was nothing posted on my card though because i was checking online. seemed suspicious.
A man with a thick accent called me and left a voice mail. I could half understand the message, but it was along the lines of him being an officer of some sort filing an investigation. He also said that if I failed to contact him that something will fall on me. He did tell me his name, but he was extremely hard to understand
well,scams of all kind...use this number as well as other numbers..no message.. hang ups.
this is daily routine..outsourcing...NOT sure if American express???