Calls from 866-904-7796 trying to get checking account information
Complaint
Polly Hermett
Country: United States
This company calls you from 866-904-7796 and tries to get you to give them your checking account information and promises a three day trip and a shopping spree for $1000.00 and all you are required to do is pay $1.99 for the shipping and handling.
The guy was really interested in my checking account number. I refused to give it. He then asked for me to write a check to his company. When I told him to send the paperwork first he assured me that I could hold the check but then started asking for the bank name, check number, and account number.
Beware and do not give anything to these callers.
The guy was really interested in my checking account number. I refused to give it. He then asked for me to write a check to his company. When I told him to send the paperwork first he assured me that I could hold the check but then started asking for the bank name, check number, and account number.
Beware and do not give anything to these callers.
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BTW: I told him I was not interested, twice, and asked him to remove me from whatever list, twice, and he was STILL trying to get me to listen. I believe that is illegal, once you say no twice they are supposed to get off the phone. Hung up on him.
BTW: This is the number he gave me, NOT the caller ID number, that came across as 888-888-8888. Interesting....
www.donotcall.gov/
Include in your complaint that they have been repeatedly calling your number, despite being told not to, and that they appear to be engaged in telemarketing fraud, attempting to obtain consumer bank account information and making unauthorized charges.
Make sure your phone number is on the Do Not Call List. That way you will know that ANY unexpected call you receive already involves a violation of Federal law, so you know what type of company you are dealing with. If they were complying with law, they wouldn't have called you.
For that matter, you can't trust any call today. If someone calls you, even if they claim to be your bank, you don't talk to them or give them any information. You just say "Thank you. I will call you back." If necessary, you call back, but never on any number they give you, only on a phone number you can separately verify, such as the customer service number on the back of your credit card or on your statements. If it was really your bank, they will understand your concern, and you will still be able to deal with any legitimate problem.
Telephones are compromised. Every swindler in the world can call your number, and claim anything they want. They are all working very hard at being convincing, and getting lots of practice at it.
I innocently gave them my checking account and suddenly realized the mistake. Luckily, I was right on my computer--I immediately transferred my money from a checking account to another on-line before I could get off the phone.
I called my bank immediately and the checking account was closed in a second.
Thank God I didn't lose a penny to the scammers!!!
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Well, beware ****
They 'verified' the information from a non account holding member of the family, spoke thickly with an accent, and would not take no for an answer.
My child feels awful.
Fraudulent phone recordings are generally a tool to intimidate people into paying amounts they don't owe. In some states recording any phone conversation without prior consent of both parties is illegal.
There have been reports of fraudulent telemarketers fabricating recordings that begin with "We are recording this call to verify your approval. Is that OK?", where no such language was in their actual call. In addition, there are reports of scripted calls containing language such as "We are recording this call for quality purposes", followed by "Can you verify your address so we can send you some free information" which then turns into a recording of an alleged authorization complete with disclosure of recording.
See several reports of fraudulent and doctored "phone recordings" from various sources here.
https://complaintwire.org/Complaint.aspx/tYc4K1wNsACmMAjLZ-BuTg
If you don't remember it, and they claim to have recorded it, its most likely they are attempting to intimidate you into paying, or not disputing, some fraudulent charge. Doctored phone recording may also be used when you have never even provided them with any account information, but they already have it from some other source, but want enough of a recording to refute claims you might make that their charges are fraudulent.
They are basically running a con.