I got the same call as most of the rest here. I could not hear the female voice very well but I was pretty sure it was a fake anyway. I googled it and ended up here.
Same issue. Called from a 555-555-5555 number the other day, today called with the number 718-887-9161. Don't call the aforementioned number for the police department; call the detectives at 865-215-2455. I have Verizon also. Quite possible there is a link.
I received 2 calls from this number tonight. That is why I checked this site. My phone is Verizon & I live in the Knoxville area. Definitely the connection between all of us, I think. I also had the 555-555-5555 yesterday, but thought it may have been some kind of Verizon thing. Sounds like our Verizon numbers were comprimised. I am going to notify Verizon. I'm sure I won't be the first customer to contact them about this.
my husband got a call about nine last night from this number saying "it was Suntrust bank and my visa card was locked , press 2 to get sercuity dept." he hung up. then tonight i got a call with the same messages. called the knox county detectives and they said there were a lot of complaints about these calls in this area and to call 215-2455 and report the call during normal business hours, i also have verizon phone service.
I am a Verizon wireless customer. I received a call this evening from 718-887-9161 and did not answer it since I didn't recognize it. Yesterday evening I received a call that my called ID displayed as 02. I thought that was odd and so I didn't answer it, either. There definitely seems to be a connection here between being a Verizon customer and living in Knoxville. Glad to see that the local police may actually be working on this.