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!
The call from 323-404-9261 is a LEGITIMATE phone call from Verizon Wireless or it's debt collection agency. They also send a text message. If you haven't paid your bill or owe money on an old account, they want you to pay. Those who keep saying that it is a scam probably owe Verizon Wireless. How would a random scam artist know that you are past due on your Verizon Wireless bill? Seriously!!! Call Verizon's FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT to verify and don't just speak to a regular customer service rep because half the time they don't know what they are talking about.
Lou, I received a call from this number, which I did not answer either. I do not even have a Verizon account, and never had a Verizon account, so I beg to differ that this is "LEGITIMATE." So I say this is a scam.
I paid my bill to Verizon today after receiving a text saying that I needed to talk to Verizon in the next day or two. Yes, I was late in paying. This, however, was my first contact from Verizon regarding the past due status. After I got the text AND after I paid my bill, I not only received an email from Verizon, but then a phone call from this 323-404-9261. Verizon has never called me due to a late payment and I have not received an notifications stating that this was now how they were going to operate. I'm suspicious of this number, especially since they called after I paid, and when I did pay, I got an email sent directly thanking me for my payment, so I know it went through.