Call came in on my PRIVATE, UNLISTED Business line at 11:22 ET in Massachusetts. I knew it was spam immediately by the pattern: Time of day, line not used often, and Name/Number on Caller ID.
CID said "AFFORDABLE VACCI" which doesn't even make sense; since they are selling FAKE cruises and TIMESHARES ** (really its a PHISHING SCAM to get your CREDIT CARD info/personal info for IDENTITY FRAUD)** and "vacation" is spelled as such! What are they supposedly selling? Affordable Vaccinations?
Those BOZOS can't even SPELL their own SCAM correctly!
I have gotten calls over the last FOUR YEARS almost DAILY from this SCAM (plus, "lowering interest rates") from similar numbers including 360-529-6169, -6945, -6912 as well as 214-283-1316 and 253-382--9987 among others.
I will be reporting this one, along with all the others to the DNC list in the hopes that at SOME point I will be able to COLLECT on a Class Action LAWSUIT.
BTW, "Call Type" SHOULD have an option for SCAMMER/SPAMMER or **ILLEGAL** Telemarketer.
Caller: "AFFORDABLE VACCI" on Caller ID
Call Type: SCAMMER/FRAUDSTER/ILLEGAL TELEMARKETER
This number, 360.529.6963, is being CallerID-spoofed/forged by a small-time scammer with ties to Vegas, Tacoma & Phoenix. Other spoofed numbers associated with this scammer are 360.529.6912, 702.879.4528, 702.876.4815, 702.948.7558 & 702.255.1238. I know these numbers are all related because as soon as one stops calling, the next one starts. And when I look at these complaint boards, it’s the same thing for everyone else--as soon as the new spoof number starts up, the old spoof number drops dead. I get at least several calls from this scammer before he switches to the next spoof number, in about 7 to 10 days.
If you answer the phone you either get dead air … or the scammer.
The reason everyone is hearing dead air all the time is because this scammer is letting his automatic dialer equipment run 16 hours a day, seven days a week. Then he’s only picking up whenever he already happens to be beside the phone - and when he’s not already busy talking to some other potential victim.
If you callback all you get is dead air, or a “disconnected” message, or maybe a weird voicemail system. Because you are calling back the number that Mr. Scammer forged/spoofed. Not the number he actually called you from.
According to other posters, the scams vary:
* ScamOne: Offer for a cheap vacation at a Vegas casino (some of which don’t even exist).
* ScamTwo: Offer of easy&cheap insurance, no medical exam required.
* ScamThree: If you complete a political survey, you get a cheap cruise ticket.
It’s all BS, just pretexting to try to obtain credit card numbers, birthdays & other identity information.
I am pretty durn sure Mr. Scammer here got this phone number of mine by buying bundles of phone numbers from attractive ladies in Vegas (such as cocktail waitresses) who tend to accumulate lots of ‘qualified’ phone numbers from men with money. (I use a separate phone number for just that.)
And it seems like he’s bought enough numbers to keep his dialing equipment going constantly. Now all Mr. Scammer has to do is change up his spoofed phone number every week or so. Which he is apparently going to do for a long, long time.
Received a call from this number at 10:58AM (EST) on our unlisted home phone number that is also on the "Do Not Call Registry". Caller ID display shows "AFFORDABLE VACCI" and it's from Washington state, where a lot of these scam type calls seem to originate. I did not answer - we get these calls almost daily and they are scams and I'm sick and tired of them. I am also reporting to Do Not Call as soon as I'm done griping on here.