Scam - Report it to the FTC

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J
Country: United States
I receive a call from “account services”/”card member services”/”card holder services” EVERY DAY around noon. They refuse to remove my number, despite many requests.  They often are very rude & give bogus information when I try to get more company info. The only thing I know to do is file a complaint with the FTC & I suggest all you do the same, hopefully with enough complaints they will shut this horrible company down.  It is a quick & easy form.  https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx please note that your phone number must be on the Do Not Call registry before your complaint is applicable – so if you have not registered your phone number on the National Do Not Call list, please do so : https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx?panel=3

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    Debbie
    | 1 reply
    Just got the same phone call. When I pressed him about who this card represented he said, have a good day, and hung up on me. Reported them also.
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      mary replies to Debbie
      Try "Card Member Services" out of Atlanta, Ga.
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    Fred
    | 4 replies
    The FTC is too lazy to care.
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      Megas Hamartolos replies to Fred
      | 3 replies
      Reason to vote against Obama and make sure the new guy knows the reason he got your vote.
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        Chris replies to Megas Hamartolos
        | 2 replies
        That is the most idiotic thing I ever heard.
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          Paul replies to Chris
          | 1 reply
          Why is it idiotic to say get Obama out. He is the one that gutted the Do Not Call List you can enter your number but that's all . In other words it does not exist. He defunded it so he can take more vacations.
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            sam replies to Paul
            You are insane
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    Kay
    Just got another call from these people today. We are constantly getting calls, sometimes 2x a day from them. They call on our home and both of our cells. -- "Joseph" (if that's his real name, said they are card services for Master & Visa cards to lower interest rates. When I started to tell him we are constantly getting calls on all of our phones, he hung up. -- This is the second time it's happened. VERY ANNOYING!
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    Delbert Griffith
    continuous calls from this number.   937-000-2586
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    Marjorie Griffith
    Calls from credit card scammer.  Repeatedly, sometimes 2 and 3 a day.
    937-000-6523   We are on a Do Not Call registry.
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    Buster
    | 2 replies
    Just being on the Do Not Call list, does not stop them; you have to file many complaints with the DNC registry, as well.

    I've been dealing with these Account Services etc. for years.  Nothing gets rid of them ... except 1) making sure you are registered with the Fed. Do Not Call List; and 2) taking 15 minutes to file a complaint against them, every single time they call.  Eventually the numbers add up ... and someone takes action.

    Specifically?  See the WEB, on the Account Services scam, with "Heather" info; 3) it looks like the Orlando FLA police Dept., Detective Mike Stevens, is trying to bust them.  But he needs your help; including filed complaints with the DNC.

    With your help - including regular filing of complaints with the Federal Do Not Call - we might be able to stop Account Services.

    For more info?  See the hundreds of complaints regarding the "Heather" "Account services scam, on the "Bohemian Revolution" blog.
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      Fru replies to Buster
      | 1 reply
      Have you ever had any success in stopping their harassment?  If so, please tell me how to do it.

      Thanks
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        10 year sufferer replies to Fru
        Changing my phone # - and not giving my new number to the banks - seems to help.

        Also?  Wait till you get about 60 calls; then file with the FTC for 60 violations, or $600,000 fine.
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    card of crediteness
    Same scam here:

    They call on my cell phone. We are card services international and want to lower your APR since you are a good customer.
    I know it's a scam so i waste as much of their time as possible.
    I told them i have 6 credit cards, and get them really excited about the numbers i'm gonna give them.
    Then the curtain comes crashing down...
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    Jenuri
    | 1 reply
    Every damn day I've been getting these calls. I just got my 10th call for today and have had it.  This time I played a little scam of my own and told  them my mom and dad have a "TON" of cards but they weren't home and that I could give them their work numbers.
    I'd love to see their faces when they call my "MOM" at the PA Attorney Generals office and my "DAD" at the Orlando police dept. I sent them right to the officer investigating the fraud that Buster listed above.

    I hope this somehow works. I have tried having it removed, reasoning with them and telling them I don't meet their requirements and constantly being hung up on whenever I ask a question.
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      Looking for Rachael replies to Jenuri
      I agree, waste as much of their time as possible and be as rude as possible.

      The initial recording is made by someone named "Rachael" and when they answer I always ask for Rachael... they say Rachael is a recording.  It's fun to try and break my own record by asking when she'll be back and demand that she isn't a machine and that she really did call me.

      Have some fun.  They just made their third call today and I'm getting a little full of their crap and will finish my calls from them today by being as rude and vulgar as possible.  At the minimum you'll feel a little better releasing your anger and you'll probably ruin their day.  As I see it, enough ruined days and they'll quit, making it harder to hire more people to replace them
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    Whisler
    My most recent call came from 406-426-3092. I've called the Kansas Attorney General's office, but the reply I received was that someone was paid for each call completed. Can I reach the FTC by phone? I've tried going through to a live voice, then screaming to no avail. Even caller ID does not solve this problem.
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    Michael
    I was called on my cell from 818-201-6758 this afternoon 10/7/11, and after listening to their "this is your last reminder" scare tactic message, I pressed 1 to talk to someone I asked which company I was talking to and he said "Card Member Services", and he assured me this was the company name, and not the depart ment. He told me I was already enrolled and I asked how. His answer was that you are automatically enrolled anytime you apply for a Visa or Mastercard. I asked to be removed from their calling list and he said OK before immediately dropping the call.

    This is clearly an intimidation scam, as there is no such auto enrollment run by legitimate card issuers.

    I have had the same or very similar messages every month or so, and despite requesting to be dropped from their calling list they continue to call. I have now registered my phone on the Do Not Call Registry at https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx?panel=3

    Their website appears to be www.cardmemberservices.com, but this is a Chase Bank site, a legitimate issuer, and not the true source of the calls. Their outbound marketing identifies themselves and such and follows business like approach to calls.

    THIS IS A COMPLETE SCAM - do NOT give any info to their operator!
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    victor
    Bush didn't care about this crap and neither does Obama.

    Telephone companies are able to stop these fraudulent calls except the telephone companies make millions from the crook's long distance charges. That's why the calls keep coming and they rip off your grandma for everything she has.

    Call your telephone company and ask for the telephone company's Security Office number. Call the Security Office and get the calls stopped. You must mention a possibly criminal act, such as refusing to give the Card Member Services address or phone number. Tell the Security Office the time and date of the offending call.
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    Bingo
    Just got a call from 818-2016758. It is a lower your interest rate scam. I happen to find my whistle the other day and it just happened to be within arms reach when they called. I wanted to see if it worked and the lady happened to answer the phone just as I blew it.  I blocked the number so they will need to use another number.  I am going to go to WalMart and buy one of the small air horns.  I might just happen to try it out when they answer the phone next time.  It is amazing how things "happen to happen."

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