This is not a Verizon number. The number wanted a random amount if money to reconnect my phone, a phone I was using that was not disconnected. If a hacker is going to go thru all that trouble to get into the Verizon system and set up a scam they should go thru the accounts and not call accounts that are not due or paid ahead. Kinda gives it away!
I am a former Verizon customer but do not have an account with them currently. I received a call today from (323) 404-9261. I let it go to voicemail, and there was an automated recording saying this was the "Verizon Wireless Message Retrieval System", and for me to call (800) 249-2462 for a message about "my account".
I then called the real Verizon Customer Service Number listed on their website, (800) 922-0204, and they confirmed that this call was fraudulent and this number is not associated with Verizon Wireless. They said they have been getting lots of similar reports lately.
We also got two calls from 323.404.9261 with in just a few hours of each other. They did not however leave a message.. But I did get an additional text also, it said:
FREE MSG: Account status change notification. Please visit http://mobile.vzw.com/paybill or call us today at 800 249 2462 for more information.