I was very kind to this caller who claimed to be from Bank of America. She called my cell phone and asked for my wife. I work at a large bank and was immediately suspicious.
I tried to find out what the purpose was and she said that is was a "courtesy call."
That is a LIE! There is no such thing at a bank! She wouldn't leave a name or tell me what division she worked in. She did NOT work for BoA. Do NOT GIVE INFORMATION!
Received a phone call from this number today. Female introduced herself and said she was a Bank of America representative. Then the line disconnected. I called back the number listed in my mobile phone's call log. A woman answered and said "Hello, my name is ____ (don't remember it) and I'm your Bank of America Accounts Manager. Can I have your credit card number so that I may better assist you?"
I knew immediately it was a scam, but the woman wouldn't provide me any details unless I gave her personal information (which I didn't) and she also tried to find out what number I was calling from. I told her I did not believe she was calling from Bank of America and I would be calling Bank of America directly.
THIS IS DEFINITELY AN IDENTITY THEFT SCAM! BE VERY CAREFUL!
I've received many calls from this number; I ignore them since I do not recognize the Caller ID information (FIA Card Svs). Seeing the comments posted on this web site I'm glad I've ignored them. I plan to file a complaint with the FCC since they follow up on theses scams and fine the party who uses that telephone number.
If others wish to file a complaint, go to www.fcc.gov and look in the left-hand side of the web site, which lists "file a complaint." Fill out the form and hope the FCC whacks themwith the usual $10,000 fine!!