When they called, I didn't recognize the number so I let it go to voicemail. When I retrieved the "message" it was only silence. Have now blocked their number.
Told me he was from the "Visa Verification Department," but refused to tell me which company. Started to ask me if I was making minimum payments on my card, which I refused to answer. I then asked him which Visa company he represented--he said it was to do with my RBC Visa (which I do not have). I told him I thought he was a scammer and hung up.
This number called me yesterday, at 12:50 Pacific, and their automated system left a partial message on my voice-mail, saying that "there is nothing wrong with my account" and "you may qualify for a 6.9% rate", and "press 1 to talk to Card Services or press 2 to be removed".
Probably a SCAMMER trying some IDENTITY THEFT information-harvesting, or just simply trying to get my current credit-card information so that they could abuse it.
The caller's number is a "mobile" number assigned to "Bell Canada" that is a _local_ call to me.
I called the number -- it did not ring. After a few seconds, I got my normal dial-tone Weird.
Obviously, a _FORGED_ caller telephone-number, crafted to make it more likely that I pickup.
got a call from this number Thursday at 6.50pm. Man with an accent saying he was my computer service provider and if I didnt get on my computer and comply with his I would lose my computer tomorrow. He was very angry and unhappy from the begining.