I didn't answer the call. Returned phone call to get a recording that told me to press "1" if I no longer wanted to be on their 'preferred calling list.' Thought that's why I'd registered my phone number on the National Do Mot Call Registry. Oh, well. The recording informed me it may take 'up to 72 hours' for my request to be processed. All I know is that it had better be processed, soon!!
It is pathetic that the Federal Trade Commission is POWERLESS to prevent a scam that is YEARS old! I dutifully report each number to the FCC as many of you have, in the hopes that sheer volume of complaints will eventually force action. Recap below so results will stay current on search engines...
As several others have detailed, Robo message says call is in reference to current Credit Card acct. Provides menu option to stop the calls, but this does nothing. If 1 is pressed, an American comes on the phone, begins asking questions about how much is owed on CCs. If I ask them to stop calling, or if I ask them any questions about Company ID or location, they just hang up.
I received a call from (360) 322-6685 at 1:38 p.m. on 3/21/14. Since I don't answer calls that I don't recognize, these and other sickos can call me until the cows come home. They'll just be wasting their time, not mine. Because I won't be a victim of their pitiful scams, in this case I win and they lose.
These guys are thieves. All you're going to get when you tell them you're on Do Not Call is hung up on and then more calls. Here's how you end the calls. Press '1' at the recording. When you get someone in 'Card Services' on the line, tell them you want lower rates and have more than $5,000 in credit card debt. Then give them fake info for your credit card. The first 4 digits of the card are specific to the card company so you can't just give them random numbers. I take one of my credit cards, give them the first 4 and then scramble all the rest. After about 20 mintutes of giving them the run around tell them that it's all BS and you're wasting their time because they're thieves. Now you can piss them off for a change, and you're doing a good deed by keeping them tied up when they could be scamming someone else.