Over the last month I'd say, I have received calls from numbers I don't recognize. I just received a call fron this number. It is becoming annoying that all these companies can obtain cell numbers. The last number that called, I answered and asked them to put my number on their no call list. She was very nice and said that would be done.
They called me last night at 10:00 pm and then a get about 5 mins ago , Im in the same boat dont answer unidentifed calls , Has anybody purchase ticket from airline company southwest recently ?? That's the only place/ website that I used my card (it's new. lost old one). So I wonder is thats the thrid party in question.
I have received 5 of these calls in the last 24 hours. Have not bought tix from southwest or ordered any as seen on tv items. I haven't ordered anything online since before Christmas, and I've gotten a new card since then.
This sounds like a version of the automatic debit scam as described by the FTC here http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel06.shtm They've mumbled it in this case but the typical scam has authorization to auto-charge your account every month with bullsh*t difficult-to-cancel subscriptions buried in the fine print.
To stop the billing, contact the scammer to kill the subscription and get your money back and if that fails, tell your card issuer or bank that fraud has occurred and have them refund the money and replace the account - this is important, the account must be replaced because criminals have it and they can charge again or sell account info to other criminals. Report to the Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.