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!
Thanks for the information, I just cancelled my N.Y. Times subscription a few day ago and coincidentially "someone" is calling me from the N.Y. Times Sales Department. What a waste of time!
I recently cancelled, got these calls, googled the number and wound up here. I just called the Times customer service and advised that I better not get anymore calls from this number. They put me on their do not call list, advised me that effective immediately the calls would cease. I'll come back and let you know if I get another one.
Did not answer, but also just cancelled my NYT subscription (had this problem in the past once before when I cancelled a few years ago). They won't give up!
the NYT's called me twice from this number and didn't leave a message. i canceled my subscription a few days ago because the newspaper never showed up in two months (even though contrary to my numerous complaint calls, they've been charging my credit card). then they gave me a hard time as to why i didn't want to pay to receive the paper anymore. because i never got it!!