704-345-0000

[Anonymous]

Has anyone else gotten phone calls from this number?  I thought it was an annoying time share company, so I picked it up to tell them to take me off the call list.  They said it was a "prelitigation" line and wanted to verify my name and social.  I repeated that I did not want to be contacted at that number (my cell phone) and then hung up.  So I googled it and it seems lots of people have gotten calls, but still don't know who it is calling...  When you call the number back it says it is disconnected.  I've been getting the calls for a few weeks now.  Just about the same amount of time that my number has been updated on my CR, no new pulls though.. any ideas? 

[Anonymous]

If you call a number back & it says disconnected...it is a *spoof* number!!!  It isn't a real phone #. This is how they get info. for fraud. I do not know how they do it BUT  I use to get calls from D.C.  caller ID read....congress!     I know what spoof is but hard to explain.  It is like hacking.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I have read that scams work like that where a random fake number or even a real phone gets hacked and "routed through" to show on caller id.  I'm just nervous b/c how did they have my social?  Is it time for a fraud alert on the CR?

[Anonymous]

All I know is 704- is Charlotte/Salisbury/Piedmont-Triad area in NC. If that helps you narrow it down at all- any business in that area or once lived there that someone might have your info for fraud?

[Anonymous]

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teamllovern wrote:

Yeah, I have read that scams work like that where a random fake number or even a real phone gets hacked and "routed through" to show on caller id.  I'm just nervous b/c how did they have my social?  Is it time for a fraud alert on the CR?

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Did they actually say they have your social, or just that they wanted to verify your social? Chances are they were phishing and their method of verifying would be for you to tell them your social. Then, boom - they have it and your name and can go wreak havoc.

[Anonymous]

They said "we are trying to reach "me" and we need to verify that the last four of your social are XXXX."  I told them not to call me, but the info was right... Hopefully nothing. I mean the last four doesn't mean a lot. I just thought it was credit related b/c I have been clearing it up for the last 6 months. All my accounts are out of SOL so they can prelitigate all they want.

[Anonymous]

If i get calls like this, I just give them my ex's social... not really! Just kidding! But if I still knew it, I might...

[Anonymous]

haha, I didn't mean that I told them the info was right... 

[Anonymous]

If they call again...answer the phone....just with a last name....Buffett.......let them talk then say.....I have no idea who you are calling but this is a cell phone from the LA PD (pick a PD) and you are talking to Detctive Buffett!!!  You must have dialed a wrong #.   I have done that I also use a funeral home name.

Call your cell provider & get the fraud unit. Tell them the # and that it is not a working #....you know because you called the # back.....You do not need to tell them that you think it is a CA or anything!!!

Call the FTC and your AGs office and give them the phone # and tell them whats going on. For the AG & FTC  let them know that you think it might be a CA  because they knew your name & SS#.

Watch your CR!

Message Edited by HappyDays on 04-28-2008 11:34 AM

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the advice. My voicemail only says the telephone number too, so they wouldn't have known where they called.