Just got a call from 214-699-6217....said they were going to lower my intrest rates on credit cards, sounded like India. Said they were representing Visa and Mastercard. They knew I had both cards...sounded fishy so I rang my doorbell and said I had to go, could I call them back. Gave me this #, an extension and the name Melissa....with a very heavy Indian accent....... sounds like a scam to me.....not gonna happen.
I just got a call from 214-699-6217 ext 312 Mark Johnson (quite an accent for that name?). Anyway I gave them some info, then said what am I doing. He put me on hold and said he was going to look up some info, came back and gave me exactly the information I would get if I called the self serve myself with my Card # and date of birth.You never give personal information over the phone. I hung up and called my Mastercard company and canceled my card. Pretty sure this is a scam. He even brought GOD into the conversation to make me believe him..who does that?
Company is LTA - Tax & Accounting Dept. (said he was in Calgary, Alberta) 214 is Texas?
I had a East indian by the name Mark Anderson. It appears it IS a scam as they wont divulge anything about themselves , like what city in Texas etc and the operator wasnt able to verify it either when I called to ask place name 214-699 she could only verify Texas, so it tells me its probably being fielded to India....they told me they wouldnt charge my account until the lower interest rate was approved, I received a letter of decline from a local bank re this and when I went to contact LTA to cancel, low and behold I cant get them...checked my credit card company and they said its been billed already...I have to try for 48 more hours to contact them to cancel before I can have my credit card company file a dispute (with no guarantees I will get my money back) I am a single parent just lost my job and was very desperate to lower my charges...now I may have an additional bill for $700+ ...Christmas will be non-existent if this cant be reversed. I am totally sick about this, how could they be so heartless? how could I be so studpid? PLEASE, dont any one else fall for this, learn from my stupidity. They call themselves Lindquist taxes and accounting in Texas, or LTA..
Linquist tax and accounting phone said they could lower my girls credit rates for wanted $695.00us said his name was James Cooper BUT he had a verification officer name was Mark .When asked were they were they said Calgary A.B Canada ,they told my girl that her cibc visa was active but its not. WHY WOULD A CANADA COMPANY BE DEALING IN US DOLLAR,and asked for all of her numbers and,back of card numbers,which if they were real they should not need back numbers.Tracked first # 403-255-8807 does not come up as A business number but a private as A Tracy Wallace,and there no ext second number phoned back blocked.Had her call card companies change codes,this smells of scam
Just received a similar call. Said they represent all banks in Canada. Working with Credit cards VISA and MC to lower consumer rates. Why should we be paying triple the rate? I would not give my card number out over the phone. They had the first 4 digits of Capital One and their phone number. But wanted me to give them my number. I wouldn't. Her name was Jane Parker. Said she was from Calgary, AB. Gave me this number 214-699-6217. She said they were legitimate. She also had an accent. Said she wasn't asking for my mother's middle initial (which is not what banks hold on record) to identify someone. So I took her number and said I might call back. But after reading these comments on WWW, not going to call. I remember this call coming a year or so ago. They wanted to charge my credit card for their fee, but that would lower my interest rate on my card for life. Just didn't sound like it was true then, and still doesn't. My recommendation is also to not give out any details over the phone. If they were in Calgary, I asked why couldn't we meet? She said she was just doing her job, that her manager would be the one to negotiate with me. She was sorry that she couldn't help me since I wouldn't provide the verification information. Don't do it! Then they can charge your card and it is very difficult to get it back!