312-976-4250
IL, US
santos
santos
2011-06-06 20:45:45
Unknown
they called me too and now am payin 20 bucks per call!!!!!!!fkn a** wholes!!!!!
Mike
Mike
2011-06-06 20:45:45
Unknown
There was an ad. on Craigslist for a warehouse job.  They left a number, you call it and it's someone's answering machine.  They give you 3129764250 in the message and tell you to call it for the job information.  You call it and it's a bad number.  I really don't get these people.  They seem to do it at least once a week.  If someone has any idea as to who this person is please email me at Terquilla84@gmail.com
rapeface
rapeface
2011-06-06 20:45:45
Unknown
i too have to pay wtf!
cosmo
cosmo
2011-06-06 20:45:45
Unknown
THIS IS A MAJOR SCAM. DON'T CALL THAT NUMBER! The scammers place fake classified ads on bulletin boards with a different phone number.  That takes you to an answering machine which tells you to call 312-976-4250.  That's treated as a 976 number and you'll find a big charge on your next phone bill.
HunterChicago
HunterChicago
2011-06-06 20:45:45
Unknown
This number is disputable if u look under "News You can Use" If you have AT&T it clearly states you can call your phone company and complain about this number. However depending on how many times you called they might not take it off your bill. 312-976-4250
none
none
2011-06-06 20:45:45
Unknown
Recently I called this number and found out it was a SPOOF NUMBER. It was for a job, I should known better since the poster couldn't put complete sentences together or capitalize letters. I feel stupid for being suckered into this scam. >:(
Bee
Bee
2011-06-06 20:45:45
Unknown
This is some bull crap. They post ads on craigslist for a job and it's not real if it was a real warehouse I would have been had the job they shouldn't play like this
ass
ass
2011-06-06 20:45:45
Unknown
who is thise
Linda Falkowski
Linda Falkowski
2010-09-02 00:03:31
Unknown
I recieved my phone bill today with two calls from this phone number and charged 19.99 each.  I refuse to pay these charges and have no idea what the name of the company is that called.  This should be a felony to whomever is doing this.
sassy
sassy
2010-07-23 17:26:28
Unknown
I am an att rep and I just got a call from a customer who had this to happen to them.  she found this # using a very popular company to search for emplymt.  the reason i'm posting this comment is bcs i hear abt unarthzd chrgs like this all........... of the time and i want to warn anyone WHO USES A PHONE that 900/976 calls chrg and will stick to your bills.  It does not matter if it is att, mci, scb, verizn, electric bill, gas bill, stand alone intrnet frm what evr cmpny or a trac ph..... if you access these #'s you will be chrgd and it will sustain!!! it's nvr negcbl.  these are 3rd party cmpns and the money goes to a private carrier, not your personal carrier where you see it billed. PLEASE...................... BECAREFUL OF THE #'S YOU CALL AND THE SITES YOU ACCESS ON THE INTERNT!  ~knowledge is power
jm
jm
2010-07-19 13:02:01
Unknown
A friendly reminder to put the 900 and 976 block on your phones :)
LAMET
LAMET
2010-03-03 18:17:52
Unknown
Identity Thieves Prowling for Job Seekers
Fake job ads up 345% as recession creates opportunities for scam artists
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/03/job_scams.html

March 9, 2009

With the unemployment rate rising and living costs going up, more people are looking for new jobs or second jobs. These are ideal conditions, it turns out, if youâ??re an identity thief.
Job seekers will register with employment agencies, check employment ads, mail out unsolicited resumes, network, post resumes on job search sites and search Craigslist.
In fact, the UK Association for Payment Clearing Services which tracks the prevalence of fake job ads said that fake ads are up 345 percent over the past three years. Unfortunately identity thieves are taking advantage of these uncertain economic times to scam job seekers and gather personal identifying information.
The Identity Theft Resource Center offers these tips:


? Protect your Social Security Number by limiting how many people see it. Never put your SSN on a resume. Let a company ask for it when they consider you a serious applicant. To minimize your risk, you also may want to not list your home address and just put your city and state on the resume.


? Consider opening a separate email account for your job search and keeping your primary email address private. Placing your email address on a resume could open the door to spam and phishing, account verification, and other email scams. (The recent Monster.com breach exposed resumes and email addresses. If you had placed your Social Security number or home email address on your resume, you could have made yourself a target.)


? Check out a company you found on a website carefully before giving them your information, for example Craigâ??s List. Anyone can create a website, but it doesnâ??t mean that they are a real company. You can find information on a company through the Better Business Bureau or the State Attorney General where the company is located. You can also Google the business to find out more about them. Most reputable companies will have a significant presence on the Internet, not just a few mentions.


? Avoid any website that requires you to â??pre-registerâ? with your SSN, home address or driverâ??s license number. Also, you should not be required to prepay to view job listings. Both these requirements are strong indicators of a scam.


? Update your computer security prior to emailing resumes and receiving email correspondence. Making sure your computer security is currently updated against viruses, Trojans, and other types of computer malware can help to protect you from any intrusion in an attachment you might receive.



? Make sure the person who contacted you actually works at the listed company and is not someone who has posted a job pretending to be part of a company. Does the URL address include the name of the company? If not, who actually sent it? Call the company involved, and ask for the Human Resources Department. Some companies recommend not responding via email to any person asking for more information, but rather to call the company directly. Rarely does a company hire someone sight unseen.


? Be wary of some common job scams. Avoid any company, especially a foreign company that wants to hire you as a â??payment representative â??orâ? accounts receivable clerk.â? This scam indicates that you get to keep a percentage of all checks or money orders you place in a bank account for them. Do not open a bank account for a company. You will be the responsible party should any money laundering occur, or if checks bounce. This is called a â??money mule scam.â?

Another scam is to notify you that you are one of the finalists for a job, and they need your Social Security number to do a background check. If you have not had a face-to-face interview with the company, you should be very skeptical. No one gets a job based on a resume alone.
Finally, watch out for the â??work-at homeâ? scams, especially those that ask you to â??forwardâ? packages you receive to a third party. That package may contain stolen goods or illegal drugs. There is rarely need to have a private party as a â??freight forwarder.â?
The safest ways to job search are to use local want ads, visit the unemployment office, use temp employment services, tell friends and family about your search, and network via professional groups and business acquaintances. When contacting a local company you can meet them, see the facilities, and ask acquaintances in that industry about their reputation. Consider not contacting foreign companies, especially those from Nigeria, Russia and third world countries.

Should you decide to use the Internet, ITRC strongly recommends that you read the safety tips on job seeking websites and report any suspicious posting to the website concerned.


Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/03/job_scams.html#ixzz0TGskhzJw


Florida Probes Eight Firms For Alleged Employment Scams
Suspected of exploiting desperate job-seekers
February 17, 2010

The ads make it sound easy; let the advertised firm train and place you in a new job, or set you up in a work-at-home business that will triple your income. It hardly ever works out that way, however.
Now, the State of Florida has issued subpoenas to eight firms suspected of running employment or work-at-home scams.
"Unemployed Floridians are particularly vulnerable to scams that falsely promise quick fixes for people who are jobless," said Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. "With the unemployment rate in Florida at record highs, we need to be vigilant in our efforts against people looking to capitalize on someone else's difficulties."
One of the firms receiving a subpoena is Career Services International, based in Orlando. McCollum's office is investigating allegations that the company misrepresents available services and collects fees for those services, but fails to provide them. Consumers have complained that the quality of service was not what the company had promised and indicated problems with missed deadlines, untrained employees, and lack of advertised expertise.
Federal-State Crackdown
The subpoena is one of a series issued over the past several months targeting employment scams and was announced today to highlight the office's joint enforcement effort with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)and several other states. Seven other Florida companies have also received subpoenas investigating potential violations of Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. Allegations include misleading or deceptive marketing of work-from-home opportunities as well as job placement services and other Internet business ventures.
The other firms under investigation include:

? Coretech Media LLC, doing business as Netcadetpro.com and Net Money Training, located in St. Petersburg; Investigation of unfair and deceptive trade practices related to home business opportunity kits advertised over the internet

? Darling Angel Pin Creations, Inc., located in Brandon; Investigation of unfair and deceptive trade practices involving work at home job opportunity

? GC Displays, Inc., doing business as Atlanticpacificonline.com, located in Clearwater; Investigation of unfair and deceptive trade practices involving job placement services

? Home Biz Ventures, LLC, doing business as Bidfuel.com and Blogtoolkit.com, located in Clearwater; Investigation of unfair and deceptive trade practices involving internet business opportunity which offers on-line membership access to training and products to sell on auction sites

? My Career Corp., Inc., located in Tampa; Investigation of unfair and deceptive trade practices involving job placement services

? Pacific Webworks, Inc., located in Salt Lake City, Utah; Investigation of unfair and deceptive trade practices involving work from home opportunities

? Viable Marketing Corp., located in Seminole; Unauthorized recurring charges associated with negative option "work at home" internet business opportunity

McCollum says consumers should be wary of any company offering employment positions that require little or no education but claim to pay high wages, companies that charge an up-front fee for their services or products, companies that offer "memberships" to internet-based employment opportunities, and any other opportunity that sounds too good to be true.


Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/02 ... l#ixzz0ftMC4KaX

FTC Cracks Down on Jobs Con Artists
Scams prey on Americans left jobless by the recession


By James Limbach
ConsumerAffairs.com
February 18, 2010

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a new crackdown on con artists who are preying on unemployed Americans.
The fraudsters utilize job-placement and work-at-home scams, promoting empty promises that they can help people get jobs in the federal government, as movie extras, or as mystery shoppers; or make money working from their homes stuffing envelopes or assembling ornaments.
As part of the law enforcement sweep, dubbed "Operation Bottom Dollar," the FTC has filed seven cases against the operators of deceptive and illegal job and moneymaking scams. In addition, the sweep includes 43 criminal actions by the Department of Justice, many involving the substantial assistance of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
The agency also announced partnerships with the online job placement service Monster.com, the search engine Bing and the centralized network of online communities Craigslist to help job seekers recognize job scams so they can avoid being victimized. Monster, Careerbuilder, Bing and Craigslist will display FTC consumer education material to people who are using the companies' Web sites to look for jobs.
"Federal and state law enforcement officials will not tolerate those who take advantage of consumers in times of economic misfortune," said David C. Vladeck, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "If you falsely advertise that you will connect people with jobs or with opportunities for them to make money working from home, we will shut you down. We will give your assets to the people you scammed, and, when it's appropriate, we'll refer you to criminal authorities for prosecution."
To help consumers avoid being conned by employment scams, the FTC has produced a new consumer education video in English and Spanish.


Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/02/jobs_scams.html#ixzz0gesTr4l6
Will
Will
2010-03-03 18:15:10
Unknown
The scam is back up today. Another craigslist ad. They are scamming  poor people looking for jobs.
ray weddell
ray weddell
2009-12-28 04:26:03
Telemarketer
1-312-976-4250
bobbie
bobbie
2009-11-24 13:40:22
Unknown
Never call back for employment.  The scam is to post the ad on Craigslist with a number that will then give you a message to call another number.  The first number you call on craigslist is the number you get raped $ for and the second is a dead end.
job seekers beware.
bobbie
bobbie
2009-11-24 13:36:07
Unknown
Craigslist keeps allowing these employment ads to be posted and they are scams.  Makes me sick.  There has been at least 5 ads thus far that all you do is go in circles.
This economy is too bad for this to be happening, all I am doing is trying to find a job and this keeps happening on craigs listings.  They start out by giving you a number to call that simply tells you to call another number which will never answer.
The first number they give you to call which is posted on craigslist is the culprit.
REPORT
REPORT
2009-11-20 01:59:46
Unknown
ATTENTION::::



IF YOU GET A CHARGE ON YOUR PHONE BILL WITH THIS NUMBER, REPORT IT TO THE FTC CONSUMER FRAUD DIVISION AT FTC.GOV.

ALSO REPORT IT TO CRAIGSLIST ABUSE DEPARTMENT.
SCAM
SCAM
2009-11-20 01:58:34
Unknown
This is a toll number. A help wanted ad on Craigslist will ask you to call 773-298-6786, you get a recording telling you to call this number 312-976-4250, then you get a big fat charge on your phone bill.

Report these numbers on the FTC website and they will be hunted down!!! They are operated by organized crime (street gangs) in Chicago, Vice Lords, Black P. Stones, Latin Kings, etc.
kenny
kenny
2009-11-09 22:03:30
Unknown
what actions did you take concering paying the bill?
bessiefrye@sbcglobal.net
kenny
kenny
2009-11-09 22:00:50
Unknown
I don't remember calling a 976 number and got charged for it. If this is some kind of con game then somebody is making millions off us people and something needs to be done about it.
AT&t is probly geetin paid behind the scenes and we should drop their service, call the federal trade commission and if there is other processes let me know. I don't like being conned and then told by my carrier that they can do nothing about it. They could disconnect the number, thta how I know ther're getting paid.
SCAM
SCAM
2009-10-21 23:52:39
Unknown
This number is connected to Craigslist help wanted ad scams! The ad asks you to call 773 561 2856 or 773 907 3621, but when you call you get a recording telling you to call this 312-976-4250 number, which then charges you $19 on your phone bill for a toll call. Criminals!
GIGI
GIGI
2009-08-04 21:48:44
Unknown
ARE ANY OF YOU ON UNEMPLOYMENT? I THINK THIS NUMBER IS THE NUMBER YOU CALL WHEN YOU CHECK OUT WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR ACCOUNT. I HAVE THIS ON MY BILL TOO AND IT TURNED OUT IT'S MY SON WHO CALLED TO CHECK HIS ACCOUNT. HOPE THIS HELPS SOME NOT THAT IT'S ANY BETTER. I THINK THE GOVERNMENT RIPS EVERYONE OFF. BE CAREFUL NOT TO CALL THAT...WHEN YOU MAKE A TRANSACTION MAKE SURE YOU KEEP UP WITH IT.....MY SUGGESTION? GO ONLINE AND CHANGE IT TO DIRECT DEPSOSIT AND YOU WON'T LOSE A PENNY IT GOES RIGHT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THERE ARE A FEW BANKS THAT WILL LET YOU OPEN UP AN ACCOUNT WITH $10.00....GOOD LUCK
madchicagoman
madchicagoman
2009-08-03 20:02:01
Unknown
This has happened to over 300 people in chicago and att don't care to help its messed up
C. Washington
C. Washington
2009-05-20 14:48:40
Unknown
I've just received my monthly phone bill and noticed 19.00 charges for employment calls that I never made - I think the phone company needs to investigate these #'s rather than have people call all over trying to solve this problem this is just more money spent on the phone service
May
May
2009-05-11 15:42:35
Unknown
I contacted the Federal Trade Commission at 877-382-4357 and filed a complaint regarding this matter as well as abuse@craigslist.org. This is employment fraud.   Also, AT&T took the charges off of my bill.
May
May
2009-05-11 15:40:02
Unknown
Please contact the Federal Trade Commission and make a complaint 877-382-4357 and they will investigate this situation.
rapeface
rapeface
2009-05-05 16:20:50
Unknown
why am i getting charged WTF! Im not even sure even anyone called there?
What is going on!!? Seriosly!
avitoots
avitoots
2009-04-20 17:29:25
Unknown
My brother called the number and two $19 charges appeared on my phone bill.  One call was 4 minutes and one was 1 minute.  The AT&T rep told me they had gotten complaints about the number and called the number.  She alleged that there was a message stating that there would be a charge for the call.  I asked my brother and he said no such message was played.  I managed to get AT&T to remove one charge.  The thing that really angers me about my interaction with the AT&T rep is the fact that my service will be turned off if I don't pay the disputed charge.  In other words, even if I pay the bulk of the bill, if I don't pay the $19 I lose my service.  Not exactly the kind of response that will maintain customers.  And let me tell you, as soon as I can go completely wireless, AT&T won't have my business.
tophman
tophman
2009-03-24 16:47:54
Unknown
I just flagged all of the ads on craigslist attached to this number
tophman
tophman
2009-03-24 16:36:35
Unknown
wow I am so glad I googled this number. The first number I googled had three different jobs attached to it on craigslist and that answering machine told me to dial 13129764250 for employment and so I googled that number too. This is just another scam attached to craigslist jobs!
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