Called around 1138 PDT this morning, ICLID showed this number as "unknown" so I let it go to the answering machine. Recorded for about three minutes playing instrumental music and "thank you for holding" messages every thirty seconds or so.
Well, spoofed or not, 202 is the NPA for Washington, DC and we are in an election year, so maybe that's a clue. Get out and vote this November, people, then maybe this crap'll stop!
I don't take kindly to people asking for me by my first name but they won't identify themselves. Whoever this was they called twice today. Next time I won't answer.
Some telemarketers will do that. if all their circuits are busy, they'll actually put YOU `on hold' until one of THEM has a free line. sounds like you had got one of these calls.
PLEASE NOTE !!! THESE SCAMMERS ARE ALSO IMPERSONATING THE US GOV'T / SEVERAL GOV'T OFFICES AND PERSONS....BEWARE !!!
- new twist is they are also impersonating DEA officials with threats to arrest you unless you immediately send money via wire transfer / western union to some offshore country !!!!! obvious scam !!!
some are landlines...many are cell phones...some are spoofed and linked to offshore foreign countries !!!!
we've traced back most of these numbers to offshore foreign call centers in INDIA / THAILAND / AFRICA / JAMAICA ETC....
here's a few other numbers posted from the same area code offering a wide variety of scams / fake emails and scams after posting something on craigslist ( old scam ) ...... collecting for non existant " payday loans "....free money / scam giveaways / calling on behalf of a humane society..... $1,000's in free gov't money......... etc etc.....stories change out all the time......and the usual nonsense!!!
** mysteriously call to claim they have several thousand of dollars to send you....just provide you bank account and credit card right away etc etc.........scam scam
several of these are the usual long ongoing scams such as : you have won a free walmart / bestbuy gift card....or you have won a free ipad etc......all long ongoing scams
202-621-0436 ( offshore foreign call center ? ) poor english and violent on the phone! claim to be giving away $1,000's in free cash....just give them all your personal info etc........
I don't know if it's a fraud scammer or not. As I said, all they did was play Muzak into my answering machine. Probably either what "DrGood" said, or some luz3r kid somewhere with a VOIP terminal and lots of time to waste.