Got a call from 1-250-418-8818, automated message says "...this is your final notice ... your credit cards ...". I was really cheesed to receive a call with a message that is clearly designed to worry recipients, so I pressed "1" and was connected to a live person - a male with an Asian or Indian accent. Background noise I heard suggests a call-centre environment. I asked where the call was coming from; he said BC (of course I knew that from the area code). I told the guy my number has been on the "Do Not Call" list for years and I said I didn't want to receive another call from them EVER. The guy wasn't very nice to me once I started giving him "what for."
This number is false, they are not in Victoria, BC, Canada. Caller said this is my last chance to get a lower interest rate on my credit card. I have received at least 8 "last chances" in recent months. I know it is Billsdebt, claiming to be affiliated with Visa and Mastercharge, phishing for credit card numbers and if you give them one you they will try to take out $1995. I wasn't doing anything so I thought I would waste some of their time. We progressed to the point where she asked for my credit card number. When I replied that she should already know that, as she called me, she hung up. I gather they are based in Nevada, so being on the Canadian Do Not Call list doesn't help - anyway, since they are a scam they wouldn't pay any attention to the DNC list.
I get several calls from this number every week, regarding getting a lower rate for my credit card. If you dial this number back, the recording says this number is not in service. Really pisses me off today because I'm home with a bad cold and the [***] woke me up.
Pre-recorded message about how lowering your credit card rates relates to the financial stimulus...now way to opt out of the call. They say something about it being the last and final call...funny because they called 2 of our business phone lines at the same exact time. ICK.