239-322-3403
FL, US
Collect_on_This
Collect_on_This
2013-06-18 18:02:02
Unknown
Google Voice already puts calls like this into spam, and they never make it to your phone. Then you can go one step further, and BLOCK the call via Google Voice, then, when that number calls back, they get a pre-recorded tone/verbal "this numbers no longer in service" Loop recording played at them until they hangup. Either way, if the caller is going to your spam folder, or is full on blocked, they never ring your phone, and the only way you'll even see activity from them is if you go searching for them in your Spam/Blocked folder. Everyone who can should get Google Voice and use it, it's sooo nice, and it's great for more than just spam/blocked calls...you can always disable/uninstall it if you decide it's not for you, and it costs you nothing to check it out.
Casey
Casey
2013-03-18 23:56:18
Unknown
Tired of getting calls from all over the country.  This is one of them.  No answer. I blocked it.
angry
angry
2013-02-27 02:31:09
Unknown
Do not want this call.
evisorator
evisorator
2013-02-26 20:07:29
Unknown
I will tie these scumbags upside down and slit their bellies with a hunting knife so they die screaming with their guts and blood streaming down their faces.
GaryB
GaryB
2013-02-26 18:25:50
Telemarketer
Today it was a robocall claiming to be from Discover Account Services.  Pressed 1 but got nothing but music on hold.  Adding to my call block list.
Cheryl
Cheryl
2013-02-26 17:05:39
Unknown
Dont want to be called again.  Don't know who they are.
Rueben James
Rueben James
2013-02-26 16:18:39
Debt Collector
I am on the do not call telemarket list and have no debt so take care of it .  You have people go on this list and then they get more of these calls then they had before doing it !!!!!
frustrated arkansas resident
frustrated arkansas resident
2013-02-26 00:19:11
Telemarketer
This company has called using many different phone numbers.  It is a credit card scam which tries to scare the recipient by gloom and doom messages about last chance to settle credit card debt.
lillie kelly
lillie kelly
2013-02-25 22:54:59
Unknown
caller is unknown and unwanted.  stop calling us.
One of Countless Victims of Mike Smeth
One of Countless Victims of Mike Smeth
2013-02-25 22:34:45
Unknown
If you got a call from this number or frequently get these types of calls I would suggest asking yourself if there is anyone who has a grudge against you. I've been cyber stalked, hacked and harassed by a Georgia based con artist and serial cyber stalker named Mike Smeth for nearly 2 years now. Prior to him defrauding me out of thousands of dollars I had never recieved a call like this. Since then I've received well over 100. I strongly believe he may have submitted my number to scammers or may be running the scams himself. It wouldn't surprise me, the guy is a former meth addict who appears on mugshotsonline and makes a living by defrauding people out of money and then terrorizing his victim's lives through a computer. He additionally lives on my home network and launches attacks at anything with an electronic pulse. He's also hacked, cyber stalked and harassed family members, friends and business partners. We unaffectionatly call him the "Jeffrey Dahmer" of hackers. Just a thought that I thought was worth mentioning. You can never be to safe when it comes to technology in the year 2013. Criminals have ditched the real world for cyber space. Good luck and I hope your situation isn't as bad as mine :)
Sam Johnson
Sam Johnson
2013-02-25 20:52:43
Unknown
Thank you for this response. I suppose that enough people respond to the crooks to make it profitable to operate. If no one fell for these scams I suppose it would change the economics pretty quickly and the crooks would have to find more honorable work - like pimping.
Roberta Gross
Roberta Gross
2013-02-25 20:52:34
Unknown
call are recordings - I have signed up for dnc - why am I getting these calls ????
Who Called
Who Called
2013-02-25 20:40:13
Telemarketer
Why are they not being hauled into criminal court? Since this is Interstate identity theft why won't the FBI get involved?

Advance Fee Fraud

http://www.occ.gov/topics/consumer-protection ... -fee-fraud.html

Advance fee fraud, also called upfront fee fraud, is any scam that, in exchange for a fee,

   Promises to send you money, products, or services;
   Offers you the opportunity to participate in a special deal;
   Asks for your assistance in removing funds from a country in political turmoil; or
   Asks for your assistance to help law enforcement catch thieves.

Whatever the scammers call the upfront fees (membership fee, participation fee, administrative or handling fee, taxes) all have one thing in common: the victims never see their money, or the scammers, again. Advance fee schemes come in many forms. We have provided some examples here. For more information, you can also visit the Federal Trade Commission Web site http://www.ftc.gov/ and perform a key word search.

Debt Elimination Fraud

Unlike legitimate companies who work with debtors to help them responsibly repay their debts, debt elimination scammers promise to make you debt free in exchange for a modest upfront or membership fee that they simply pocket. Victims pulled in by these schemes will certainly lose that fee, but they may also lose property, incur additional debt, damage their credit rating, risk identity theft, or face legal action. To learn more, read Answers about Debt Elimination and Fraudulent Schemes http://www.helpwithmybank.gov/get-answers/cre ... e-quesindx.html or visit the Bureau of Consumer Protection on the Federal Trade Commission Web site http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/index.shtml.

Nigerian Fraud

This fraud combines identify theft and advance fee fraud. Scammers posing as government officials contact victims asking for help in transferring millions of dollars out of Nigeria in exchange for a percentage of the funds. They convince victims to provide their bank name and account numbers and other identifying information and to send checks to pay for bribes or legal fees. Perpetrators may also use the personal information received to drain victims' accounts and credit cards. The Nigerian government is not sympathetic to victims who, by participating in this scheme, violate both Nigerian and U.S. law. Read more about this and other common fraud schemes on the Federal Bureau of Investigation Web site http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/fraudschemes.htm#nigerian#nigerian.

From the FBI website:

http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/fraud
http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publication ... -2010-2011#Mass

Mass Marketing Fraud
General Overview
Mass marketing fraud is a general term for frauds which exploit mass-communication media, such as telemarketing, mass mailings, and the Internet. Since the 1930s, mass marketing has been a widely accepted and exercised practice. Advances in telecommunications and financial services technologies have further served to spur growth in mass marketing, both for legitimate business purposes as well as for the perpetration of consumer frauds. They share a common theme: the use of false and/or deceptive representations to induce potential victims to make advance fee-type payments to fraud perpetrators. Although there are no comprehensive statistics on the subject, it is estimated mass marketing frauds victimize millions of Americans each year and generate losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The following is a brief description of some of the key concepts and schemes associated with the mass marketing/advance fee fraud crime problem.

Advance Fee Fraud: This category of fraud encompasses a broad variety of schemes which are designed to induce their victims into remitting upfront payments in exchange for the promise of goods, services, and/or prizes.

The predominantly transnational nature of the mass marketing fraud crime problem presents significant impediments to effective investigation by any single agency or national jurisdiction. Typically, victims will reside in one or more countries, perpetrators will operate from another, and the financial/money services infrastructure of numerous additional countries are utilized for the rapid movement and laundering of funds. For these reasons, the FBI is uniquely positioned to assist in the investigation of these frauds through its network of legal attaché (legat) offices located in over 60 U.S. Embassies around the world. By leveraging its global presence and network of liaison contacts, the FBI has successfully cooperated with other domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies to combat, disrupt, and dismantle international mass marketing fraud groups. The FBI participates in the International Mass Marketing Fraud Working Group (IMMFWG), a multi-agency working group established to facilitate the multi-national exchange of information and intelligence, the coordination of cross-border operational matters, and the enhancement of public awareness of international mass marketing fraud schemes. The current membership of the IMMFWG consists of law enforcement, regulatory, and consumer protection agencies from seven countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Despite the best interagency enforcement efforts to combat mass marketing fraud, the FBI remains cognizant of the fact that the only enduring remedy for this crime problem lies in consumer education and fraud prevention programs. Toward this end, the FBI has not only produced its own mass marketing fraud prevention materials, but coordinates on other public information efforts with the DOJ, FTC, and the USPIS, among others. The FBI also supports a consumer fraud prevention website in conjunction with the USPIS which can be located on the web at: Additionally, further information on mass marketing fraud schemes can be found at www.fbi.gov, www.ftc.gov, www.ic3.gov, and www.stopfraud.gov.

Any criminal activity can be reported to the FBI here:  https://tips.fbi.gov
Report it at http://www.fcc.gov/complaints
Report it at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
People should continually file complaints with their Attorney Generals office.
Sam Johnson
Sam Johnson
2013-02-25 20:10:10
Telemarketer
I have had my phone numbers on the do not call registry for years. I have also reported calls for years and am getting ready to do so again for this number. I have resorted to setting my ring tone default to No Ring and rings only for my contact list. If a call is important the sender will leave a message. I find that just assigning the offending number a no ring status does no good as the crooks come up with new numbers. You just end up with a lot of numbers in your phone that will not call again. As far as the DNC list is concerned, I keep reporting though it is just another government scam exercise in futility.
Peeved in the Pacific NW
Peeved in the Pacific NW
2013-02-25 19:04:38
Telemarketer
I give up!  I've reported these people to the National No Call folks, and we still are getting call after call after call after call, day after day.

I've had people call me back to tell me they're not a scammer, we've been cussed at, harassed and harangued.  I used to put the phone down next to the little tele--with a judge show on LOUD.  But alas, this is a useless practice, as is any kind of response to these people.  And I just don't have time to deal with the thieves.

I've finally started letting the answering machine pick up any phone numbers I don't recognize.  These people usually call between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., then between 3:30 and 5:00 p.m.  

(sigh)
madrat
madrat
2013-02-25 18:57:40
Unknown
Well they changed the script, it sounded as follows.  Hello this is John from Discover Card Services.  Discover has nothing to do with them.

Same old scam.
Simon
Simon
2013-02-25 18:51:42
Telemarketer
Ditto to the what's already posted -- "MCS Account Services" is just another fraudulent unwanted caller whose  number is bogus, and returned calls "cannot be completed as dialed."  It's infuriating!
Michael T
Michael T
2013-02-25 18:41:23
Telemarketer
The Do Not Call List does not apply to offshore telemarketers in countries like India.

They use Skype and other tricks (e.g, caller ID spoofing) to hide their identity and make it virtually impossible for the FCC to trace.

Caller ID spoofing is the practice of causing the telephone network to display a number on the recipient's Caller ID display that is not that of the actual originating station.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing
Dianna
Dianna
2013-02-25 18:31:50
Unknown
I am not getting unwanted calls from this number for Credit Card Debt... I have NO credit Card Debt, if its not them then its Ann or Rachel or some other stupid a** name WHY can they not catch these flippen people is beyond me
Simon
Simon
2013-02-25 06:00:31
Unknown
We're on a no-call list and still get these unwanted calls when we're out of the country (what a joy to pay for an international call from scammers!) and when we try to call back to get off the list, we get a recorded message saying the "call cannot be completed as dialed."
Rick
Rick
2013-02-24 18:40:08
Telemarketer
Keep getting calls on mobile phone from 239-322-3403.  How come no one can stop these guys?  I'm on every "do not call" list in the book.  If the number is spoofed how do we report it to the FCC?  Should I go along with their scam to get more information???
jeff hagley
jeff hagley
2013-02-23 22:11:26
Unknown
We have been getting calls from this number when we try to call back it says we can not complete call as dialed ..please have th stop calling us
Who Called
Who Called
2013-02-23 21:16:06
Unknown
Owner of the company, Johan Hendrik Smit Duyzentkunst, denied any knowledge of this operation and claimed that someone was using his platform to place the calls without his knowledge. At the height of this telephone debacle it's been said that Rachel was making 27 calls a second, which is a whopping 2.4 million calls in a single day!
JASPER
JASPER
2013-02-23 19:06:41
Unknown
Anonymous, If your really for the people. Take these idiots down. Americans by the millions would love you for it.
drew
drew
2013-02-23 17:20:41
Unknown
Haven't had a credit card on ten years. Number keeps calling me
connie
connie
2013-02-23 17:07:32
Unknown
I am receiving phone calls from this number.  I am on the "do not call" registry.  Please make this stop!  I treasure the time i have on weekends and evenings, therefore this is truly and invasion of my privacy.  They can put monkeys on the moon, but can't make unwanted calls stop.
Al
Al
2013-02-22 19:20:22
Telemarketer
Why should we have to pay for a program to block these scam artists from calling night and day with their bull sh*t offers that we never requested??? I would be more willing to pay some hacker to come up with a program that would, at the press of a button, feed a virus back through the phone line to the telemarketers computer & fu*k up THEIR DAY for a change. Here's a chance for you wiz-kids to do a service for humanity & make a few bucks on the side. Sic-um!!!
Scammers numbers..
Scammers numbers..
2013-02-22 19:00:52
Unknown
Got 4 calls from this number and all 4 I mist the call do to work.. Then looked it up and here it is.. Just a Scamer trying to steel my money.. They can just go suck an egg for all I care..
Why Not
Why Not
2013-02-22 18:22:32
Telemarketer
Many of these calls are coming from Costa Rica and India and they are using spoofed (false) numbers, which in itself is illegal. They do cold calling for or sell the leads to numerous companies in this country and they all know that what they are doing is illegal. Tomorrow this same number may be selling Cruises, Timeshares or Security Systems but if you follow the money it usually ends up in the hands of an American LLC.
Most of the inbound robo call numbers are spoofed, as most of the bolierhouses, both off and on shore, are using Voip SIP Trunks services. Throwaway DID numbers are also used. Some of the robocalling is operated by the end use scammers directly. Others are contract services who earn a referral fee once you are transferred to the scammers.

The criminals behind this operation aren't going to pay attention to you asking to be removed from their list. Their calls cost them almost nothing and they make millions of them so they have no intention of ever removing someone. When you press a key to talk to them all that is accomplished is to verify that they have a working number.
Unfortunately blowing an air horn or whistle doesn't work either. Their headset have noise dampeners plus they are expecting it. However with that said if it makes you feel better then by all means give it a shot.

The banking system is also at fault here, without merchant accounts and ACH processing these criminals could not collect the scammed funds. Though the criminals use obfuscation, layered corporations, multiple bank accounts and offshore stashing, patterns of obvious fraudulent activity become apparent after a very short time.

This is an all out attack from these scum suckers! EVERYONE should be reporting them everywhere that they can. Since this is an obvious attempt at identity theft the FBI should be forced to get involved. (Prosecute them in criminal court instead of civil penalties).

If you want to stop these calls then you need to dry up their revenue source. Your phone company is charging you a fee for Caller ID. Your phone company pays the scammer for sending their Caller ID information. Your phone company pays only a fraction of a cent per call and you pay your phone company to have the Caller ID displayed. The scammers send out millions of calls which amounts to a significant amount of money however your phone company is charging a large amount to millions of customers. This may have something to do with the phone companies inability to stop these calls.
In order to stop this we need legislation making it illegal to charge for caller ID. If a phone service wishes to operate it would need to provide the Caller ID at no charge as part of the service. Here is the $50,000 solution that the FCC is looking for and it doesn't cost anything.

There is an excellent blog site that I found that explains how one company is getting away with this activity.
http://telemarketerspam.wordpress.com
Why
Why
2013-02-22 18:22:11
Telemarketer
The FCC has temporarily halted 7 minor unprofitable boiler rooms who will receive a slap on the wrist and be back at it within a few days. In the meantime the calls will continue since they are making money with what is called a CNAM revenue-sharing program through companies like http://www.telephonemanagement.net and http://www.CallerID4U.com

In their own words:  'Every day your company makes thousands of outbound phone calls. Every one of those calls generates revenue for many companies, why not yours? Our CNAM revenue-sharing program helps you make money every time a Caller ID request is made by a phone carrier. A high-traffic call center can lose hundreds to thousands of dollars a day to phone carriers by allowing them to charge for access to your own data.'

You can now see why the criminals keep calling even though they know you won't fall for their scam. They are making money even if you don't answer the phone. If someone does make the mistake of answering the phone and falling for their scam then it is just icing on the cake for them. These people are the lowest form of filth on this planet.

What To Do When You Get an Illegal Robocall; http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/robocalls
1.    Hang Up. Do not press 1 or any other numbers to get off the list and NEVER call them back
2.    Consider blocking the number or on a cell phone add it to a contact list and assign NO ring tone
3.    Report it at http://www.fcc.gov/complaints
4.    Report it at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
5.    People should continually file complaints with their Attorney Generals office
6.     Report any criminal activity to the FBI here:    https://tips.fbi.gov

This is an all out attack from these scum suckers! EVERYONE should be reporting them everywhere that they can. Since this is an obvious attempt at identity theft the FBI should be forced to get involved. (Prosecute them in criminal court instead of civil penalties).

Register your phone numbers online at http://www.donotcall.gov or call (888) 382-1222 (must call from # you want removed).

There is a blog site that has information on one of these operations:     http://telemarketerspam.wordpress.com
Please read the blog and report violations to the proper authorities.
http://telemarketerspam.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/callerid4u-inc-moves-to-silence-critics-of-illicit-robocalls
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