Someone call my number and ask was i expecting a package from avon and wanted to know where i lived, when i wouldn't tell them the hang up. This person has been calling a least 3 time a week.
I do NOT think, this is a UPS # We have no package coming, they wanted personal info, NOT GIVEN. This is probably, 99.9% sure one of the "new"? scanmmers. They have started off again, 2x full time! I am going to get a program to block all these calls, AND see if I can still get a cord that turns off the ring. THEN all will be silent !!!! no wake up calls, in morning OR night!
If you have an overnight package or something important coming your way, then main customer service center will take your number and give it to the local UPS station to call you to discuss re-delivery options, etc.
This indeed IS the Stafford, TX UPS location phone number. It gives a busy signal because it is only made to be dialed out, not receive calls.
It so happens that I worked for the brown elves during peak seasons years ago. Parcels looking for the right home lived and died by adhesive paper notices and repeat visits, not mysterious phone calls from Customer Service. But don't take my word for it. When in doubt, go to the source .... in this case the UPS website. The same page discusses every UPS-flavored scam they could think of.
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Phone Calls, Letters, Faxes, and Other Communications Fraudulently Using the UPS Name or Brand
In addition to fraudulent websites and e-mails, fraudsters also may use the telephone, a fax machine, letters, or other communication methods in an attempt to gather your personal information. These fraudulent communications are the unauthorised actions of third parties not associated with UPS. Fraudulent communications claiming to be from UPS may claim to indicate a package is waiting to be delivered. These communications will generally ask you for personal information and/or a payment in advance of receiving a package, or may indicate a need to update your account by obtaining personal information or a copy of your UPS invoice.
If UPS contacts you regarding a package, the UPS representative will always be able to provide a tracking number, which you can verify on our website. You also should know that UPS may contact you from time to time regarding service offerings or for marketing purposes, but you may always verify our phone number and call back before proceeding.
If you are ever unsure of the validity of a communication, ask for the caller's first and last name and a call-back telephone number.
Something UPS doesn't cover is one of my rules for sniffing scammers. Whenever I see thread opinions split between "is too" and "is not" the genuine phone number used by a real company, I consider that the swindler likes to appear legitimate for his scheme to work. That disguise may include a spoofed phone number.