THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I HAVE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THIS NUMBER, HOWEVER IM NOT IN THE HABIT OF ANSWERING CALLS FROM NUMBERS I DON'T RECOGNIZE. WHEN I CHECKED MY VOICE MAIL, THERE WAS A MESSAGE FROM A GENTLEMAN WHO MADE IT SEEM LIKE IT WAS REALLY URGENT THAT I CALL HIM BACK AT AN 888 # BUT NEVER ASKED FOR ME BY NAME, NEVER TOLD ME HIS NAME AND NEVER SAID WHAT COMPANY HE WAS CALLING ON BEHALF OF. WHO DOES THAT???
Blocking a caller can be difficult, but not impossible. The problem with blocking Midland Credit Mgmt is they use a spoof number... 405-555-0199. They are located in San Diego, but this number is from Oklahoma. Now, more about blocking. If they are calling your cell phone, google www.trapcall.com. Join this service. This service strips away caller ID block, but a really nice feature is you can blacklist any number. If they try to call you and you ignore the call by hitting the 'ignore' button on your phone, they get a recording saying your number is disconnected. If they are calling your land line, the phone company may be able to block them, but don't count on too much help from them. These calls represent revenues to the phone company. I have Vonage for my home and can literally block any anonymous number from reaching me. If they try to hide their caller ID, they get a recording saying I do not accept anonymous calls. They never reach me because they don't want to unmask their number. If they do unmask their number, I can sue them as I sent them a certified mail 'cease and desist' letter as per the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a federal law. They tried to call me several times after their receipt of my certified 'cease and desist' letter, so I took the call so I could gather more evidence against them. I plan to sue. They violated the law seven times since delivery of my letter. That's seven violations at a penalty of $1,000.00 per violation... They are stubborn, but not too bright.
I just got called by this number and they asked me to verify my mailing address. I said I wouldn't unless they told me who they were. They said they couldn't do that until I verified my mailing address so they knew they had the correct person. I told them to send me a letter if they think they have my mailing address.
Got a call from this number and they left a voicemail saying they were chase home finance which is my mortgage company. I dont discuss my personal affairs at work so i guess when I didnt answer the work number or my cell number they figured they could trick me into answering the phone calling from a cloned number. All they had to do was leave me a voicemail one of the first FOUR times they called me.
Received a couple calls today from 405-555-0199, showing an Oklahoma ID. Message was left saying they were from Chase, my mortgage lender, and to return the call. But as everyone else has noted, the number isn't valid and doesn't go through. Must be some sort of scam because when Chase calls, it says Chase.