770-734-6999 called identifying themselves as Jackson EMC Power Company and said that the power was going to be cut off in 45 minutes if we didn't pay them. They said we issued a bad check, which was not true. I panicked but some things started to catch my attention: foreign accent, lots of unprofessional background noise, a really bad connection like from an internet phone call. I asked to speak to his manager and the 'manager' answered with the same background noise. I demanded that he demonstrate proof of our account by telling me the account number on file...he hung up on me. I called the number back and an automated attendant asks to enter the 'magic number' extension. I tried several ones but they all eventually hung up on me.
scam!! calling saying their is a court date and saying they are part of a law office and I need to be in court in California when i live in GA. I wish they would stop calling/.
said they were calling from the muesem of crime & investigation. and had a motion filed against me to collect on a past due account. but couldn't give any information on the original creditor (no name, phone, address, etc...) to dispute. SCAM!!!
i also recieved a call from this number, saying they were from the US Department of Finance, with $5600 for me. They have also called from several odd telephone numbers that have less than 7 digits. Whenever I ask for a call back number, they hang up on me. Although this time he provided a call back number with an AL (205) area code. I called back from my office phone, and the guy hung up when I asked what division of the US Government they are from.
I had them call and ask directly for me. His name was Champ with a thick Spanish accient. He said I had been approved for a $10,000 loan and do I want to proceed. I said I didn't understand him and then some girl got on the phone that could speak better english and I asked what she was talking about I had not applied for anything how did they get my name and number and she couldn't answer so I hung up.