I've been a CoreStates/First Union/Wachovia/Wells Farg customer for over 25 years. I used to get calls from this number whenever I was driving very long distances on vacation or making large purchases in rapid succession around Christmastime. They have unlocked my card for me in the past once I confirmed purchases.
For the people reporting they don't have a card with them, I strongly suggest that you check for identity theft. Someone may have opened a card in your name. Just because you didn't open a card doesn't mean it's impossible there's a card out there based on your name and identity. Take this seriously.
I only chose "Event Reminder" below because the "Event" was suspicious activity on my card.
This is absolutely real. It's Wells Fargo Fraud prevention.
I got a call this morning and they asked me if I made 3 purchases, 2 online and one in store. Had the dollar amounts and the stores. And when I made a purchase on walmart.com, they notified me that visa and walmart would process this through a protection. Got the call 20 minutes after the Walmart purchase so it is legit. Stop fear mongoring. If you don't believe them, then just don't answer or hang up but then call WF directly and they will eventually transfer you to the fraud department anyway.
This is a legit Wells Fargo number (Fraud alert dept) Called because I had several charges on my Debit card that I did not make. I was actually on the website at the time and verified the transactions she referred to. Cancelled the card, and ordered a new one to be sent.
This is a legit call from Wells Fargo.For me it was from their fraud department but it sounds like this is just a general outgoing line for any of their departments.