Answered, was a recording saying I had recently applied for a payday loan.... Immediately hung up & blocked the number. Haven't applied for a payday loan in EIGHT years at LEAST!!! Scam / fraud.
My only guess as to how these people are getting our numbers regardless of being on no call lists, is at some point down the road you have filled out something online and given info. The company was NOT legit or sold their customer info to other companies. I have been harassed for close to 10 yrs now and I know it's from filling out crap online b/c they ask for me by my old last name. I got remarried in 2011 but quit with the online crap prior. I've even called numbers back, saying I was returning their call, gave them a made up name, and they said "yes, I have your file right here". Best thing to do is not answer the first time, Google the number to see what it is, if it's spam, answer the 2nd time and when they ask for you tell them you just got the number that the person they are looking for no longer owns that #, and THEN block the #. I've even gotten spam calls like this after filling out info for hair products online. The lesson to be learned is trust nothing online.....
Left message on my cell: "Congratulations! You recently applied for a payday loan and have been approved for the highest level......" BullS***.........I have never applied for a payday loan in my life. Would rather get a loan from Johnny Blue Eyes on the corner than one of these phone hustlers.
Answered, was a recording saying I had recently applied for a payday loan.... Immediately hung up & blocked the number. Haven't applied for a payday loan in EIGHT years at LEAST!!! Scam / fraud.
My only guess as to how these people are getting our numbers regardless of being on no call lists, is at some point down the road you have filled out something online and given info. The company was NOT legit or sold their customer info to other companies. I have been harassed for close to 10 yrs now and I know it's from filling out crap online b/c they ask for me by my old last name. I got remarried in 2011 but quit with the online crap prior. I've even called numbers back, saying I was returning their call, gave them a made up name, and they said "yes, I have your file right here". Best thing to do is not answer the first time, Google the number to see what it is, if it's spam, answer the 2nd time and when they ask for you tell them you just got the number that the person they are looking for no longer owns that #, and THEN block the #. I've even gotten spam calls like this after filling out info for hair products online. The lesson to be learned is trust nothing online.....