every other day i get a call from this number or another number similar to this one. has anyone ever answered to see who it is? I don't pick up when I don't know a number either. I just got a new phone from Alltel, and I'm wondering if that had anything to do with it. It's starting to tick me off.
this number called twice, and I've recently received similar abuse from another number, that one a Tampa, FL based number. I googled it and found "Mountain Area Communications" based in Sneedville, TN.
I received calls from this area code several times this month. The first six digits were the same "423-733", but each time they called, the last four numbers were different.
They called me at 8:45 at night with a loud party it sounded like in the background (I head laughter) and then they told me I won a $500 online shopping spree. They knew my home address (they called my cell phone which is under a friends name) and wanted to know if I would like SIXTEEN different magazines and all I had to pay was shipping and handling.
They tried saying that my credit card company gave the number to them. They couldn't tell me if I had a Visa or Mastercard, so I lied and said the opposite of what I had, gave them the wrong age and then told them to get rid of my info or I would call the police. If you're going to scam people, wouldn't you at least try to block their number?
The number they called from was 423-317-9049 but under the same Mountain Area Communications name as the one above. Call the main office and no one ever answers...
Also, a reverse number search shows that the number comes up as a private residence. Go figure. What kind of company would have a residential phone number? A not-so-smart con-artist.
I got a call from these people early in the morning. I actually gave them a CC number but now I am afraid that I have been scammed. Does anyone know more about this as I am now a bit scared of the consequences. I am elderly and now I believe that I have been scammed.
Please anyone with information on this company, help me determine if I have been scammed.