I initially received a call from this number on 06/12/2010 at about 8pm, and some guy with a very thick accent began talking and I automatically told him I wasn't interested. The same guy then called right back with a blocked number and once again I said I was not interested. Once again he calls today and tells me I was selected through my VIsa or Mastercard to receive $200 gas gift card. All I had to do was give him my account number....huh??? well since I was selected through my card shouldn't this mysterious "company" already have my info?? Doesn't make sense. Then when I say "NO" he begins having attitude. I wouldn't trust this. I swear if he calls agian I'm gonna tell him off.
I have received several phone calls from this number saying that I had won several prizes back in February of this year, and that information from me was needed so I could receive my prizes. In spite my finally getting angry and repeatedly telling this person to not call me again, he has. The person calling has what sounds like an Asian (India) accent. I can hardly make out what he is saying, and when I ask what company he is calling for, I cannot understand his answer.
If you answer the call with jibberish, they will get a supervisor who will then tell you there is a $500 fine for not talking to them. HA!HA!HA!HA! Don't they know that the $500 fine is for the person MAKING the call????? Refer to the FCC website. Then they hang up. BTW - they said they could speak to you in Arabic. Does that tell anyone anything??? They have called 5 times today alone and caller ID shows that it is SPAM.
Received numerous calls from this number on my cell phone. The caller did not identify the name of the company or the exact nature of the call. When I asked the person on the other end to remove my number from their calling list, he hung up on me. He had a heavy accent, which sounded middle eastern. The number showed up on my caller ID at least 4 times a day for the last week. I have answered it 4 of those times and it is the same voice every time, but he gives me a different name each time. My number is on the National Do Not Call Registry and I am reporting this violation. The White Pages reverse directory shows the number as a landline in Compton, California. These people are definitely not on the up and up.
This is how ATT makes money from incoming calls. Especially, from prepaid lines who pay for incoming voice and SMS. AT&T knows it but doesn't block. These guys also make money from fraud. Guys are calling through Internet using google's number, they registered number using gizmodo number.