both of those numbers called me as well.....called back the 718 number right away and someone picked up but then tried to hang up.... i left the phone off the hook for 4 min. because I realized that they couldnt hang up on their end...I kept saying "hello" but they just ignored me. After 4 min. i got bored... so I hung up.
Received this call from a travel company after entering a drawing for a "Free" Vacation. The catch was that you had to give them your credit card number immediately and put $299 down to secure your "free" trip vouchers.
Be aware, this is 100% a scam. You normally do not get your $300 back and can never redeem the vacation. If you do go on the vacation, your accomodations will not be paid for ahead of time and you'll have to pay for them at that time without being refunded the charges.
The number has come up a few times everyday on my cell phone. I don't answer... seeing as many people found out it is a scam. Thanks for those who contributed about this number before me.
I am in Canada and got this call several times in the morning, early November 2008. I answered the phone and was immediately asked "is this <my first name>?".
I asked "Who's calling please?" The woman at the other end said "Is this <firstname>?" I repeated "Who's calling?" She said "Oh sorry, my name is Denise. Is this <firstname>?" I said "I asked who was calling." Her: "I told you, it's Denise." Me: "Yes, you told me your first name, which tells me nothing about who you are. Who are you?"
She immediately said "oh sorry, I..." and CLICK. She hung up. Calling back gave me a "Sorry, your call cannot be completed as dialed. Check the number and try again." message.
These people are unethical at best, and they are bloody persistent. We have GOT to find out who they are.
Received phone call from this number. Left no message. Received another call an hour later from 718-228-1762. Again left no message. Called back both. Got an answer on 718-228-0785. I said, "Hi, I just got a call from this number" The guy said, "Oh...sorry" and hung up.
I was recently at a wedding show and signed up to win a free vacation. I assume this is what it is about. I read the above information and most others who were receiving calls from this number seem to be in the same situation. I am guessing that they have a system that dials the calls out and if you call the number back they have no clue who you are and that is why they hang up. I bet they will call back again, and I will tell them to take me off their list.