Received a call from "Verizon" to pay my bill. SCAM!!! DO NOT GIVE YOUR CREDIT CARD INFO!!!
I called Verizon to ask what it is about and they said that they do not call to collect on your bill. if you need to pay your bill, your phone will be disconnected and will only dial emergency numbers and the Verizon payment center. This is the only exception.
Like many others. Phone rings, goes to VM, no message. Scammers. Possibly international, as the caller ID doesn't include the area code, just the exchange (907) and number (2653). I'm wondering if reporting these calls to the FCC, FBI, or anyone else does any good. These folks just generate new "caller id" info every few hours or so, and continue making calls.
I find some of the remarks posted about these ‘faux telemarketer calls’ amusing. I put together a software program that has logged over 380 of these annoyance calls since 2012. Those of you that let the calls roll to your answering machine, voicemail or worse yet answered the call you have just ensured you will get another of these calls. Maybe not from the same number, but they’ve just identified your number as valid and passed it on. Most of the initial calls originate from software (aka; ‘robocalls’) – once your number is identified as active, then a person may be there on the follow up calls. If you have the capability to ‘block’ the number that called – that is the best action. If you don’t have a blocking option, keep a phone with caller ID close by and simply hit ‘talk’ and ‘off’ simultaneously. If you really want to block them – there is reasonably priced software that a layman can install. Of the 380 calls I’ve blocked, only 16 have been in the last 6 months. So the message is simple – blocking works….
PS: I think Call Notes should add a 'Call Type' for 'Spoof' or 'Scammer Calls'!