This was a legitimate call from the subscription department at the New York Times. My credit card number was recently stolen, so I had to cancel that card. I had forgotten that my NY Times subscription is automatically charged to my credit card, so I assume a payment didn't go through. The call I received had a terrible connection, and all I could hear was the word "credit card" before they gave up, but my phone showed the caller's number, so I Googled the number, found this Web site, and saw the comment that mentioned the NY Times. It's nice when a suspicious call turns out to be perfectly innocuous!
Interesting how this thread is still valid even after 4 years since it started. Thanks for the info - I have added them to my address list and will be rejecting future calls.
this number has NOTHING to do with the NY times. i just called customer service at the Times to follow up after a call from an extremely rude obnoxious man calling from this number. I would never give my credit card info out to someone who is just calling me. if you have a question about your NY times account, i suggest that you call their customer service number directly 1-800-698-4637, which i did to make sure. this is a scam.
Got a call from them today, first one, though. No message left. I just renewed my NY Times subscription after four years of not getting it, so I don't think these are really coming from the NY Times subscription office. There are lots of ways for scammers to try to get info by pretending to be who they're not, and this might be another example of that. Never give out CC info to anyone who calls you: always offer to call their office back, and be sure you are really calling the office, not a phone number the caller gives you. Crazy world it's getting to be.