This may happen several times before you respond. If you do answer the phone, the caller drops the line. Meanwhile, the criminal collects all or a part of these fees, then moves on to more victims using robocall autodialers that can make millions of calls per day.
Although there are different variations of this con, the common thread is that the scammer attempts to create a sense of urgency. Once you pick up the phone, the caller blurts out a time-sensitive emergency, feigning to represent an agency or organization that can help get you or a friend or relative out of a bind. Once the caller is satisfied that they have your attention, they may hang up the phone suddenly, or request that you call them back.
In either case, the goal may be to get you to place a call to a premium-rate phone number, or to deceive you into giving them money directly or access to personal information, such as your bank account or credit card numbers.
Whatever their end game, these scams operate by instilling the need for immediate action. This is largely because phone numbers from this region may appear to be domestic, since, like the U. As Inc. The consumer advice website Clark. They keep calling my VA area code cell phone at ridiculous hours. When I do answer, it hangs up. When I call back, it says to press 1 to be removed from calling list and to allow 24 hours.
It's annoying and it's been going on for weeks. I get calls from this number nearly every day and sometimes up to 3 times per day. This has been going on for at least a month. I've called the number back and am prompted to enter "1" to be removed from their calling list. I have done so - but of course it has done no good because I continue to be pesterd with calls from this number.
And if pressed I could speak to a security specialist. This company or person called me 3 times in 3 days and I didnt answer because I know noone in Kent Washington. I in fact live in ohio and never give out my number. My number got on some companies list. I hope I dont have to be aggravated further. Said she was with Amazon and since they mad so much money they were helping people set up there own store for free and they would be the drop shipper to put it in simple words.
Said I can't say until I am off work and can do research she said thank you and hung up never asked if she could call back at a better time or anything. I got a call a few minutes ago, didn't answer, but from looking at the previous posts I'm sure they will call back. They call at least twice a day Calls my cell phone several times a day.
I want them stopped and fined. I didn't answer and they didn't leave a message. I don't recognize the number so I don't answer. No message is left. Just annoying calls. Called and asked for Mary.
When I said they had the wrong number, they hung up. This is the first call I've had from this number, and I hope it's the last.
Said his name was Anthony, called me by name and asked if I ever did get my house "fixed", and that I asked him to call him. All BS - I told him so, and hung up. I get calls from this several times a day, first time someone said something. Said my debit card has been frozen - didn't hit 1 to be connected.
Believe it to be fraudulent, since call was not from my bank. This number is registered to a house in Kent. Yes No Asks for homeowner by name but will not identify.
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