403-220-5151
Alberta, CANADA
 | pete 2014-02-16 21:46:12 Unknown |
They don't teach spelling/grammar there? That's too bad.
| Suz 2013-12-18 03:51:04 Unknown |
It's the university of Calgary asking for donations.
| Alex 2012-05-08 15:18:10 Unknown |
Received the call just before 9 PM last night. Came up as University of Calgary on my call display and as I've done business with the U of C in the past the number did appear to be genuine. Ignored it anyway because I was doing something else and they didn't leave a message. After noting the concerns posted here I just telephoned the Alumni Office (a different phone number than that which called me) and notified them about a possible scam or at least improper calling as I'm not an alumni either. If anyone's getting calls after 9PM (as per MS's post) you can lodge a complaint with the university or the DNCL because such calls are never to be made after 9 PM.
| Dan 2012-03-15 02:26:51 Unknown |
Yeah this freakin number is always calling me. I never answer and they never leave a message. Also a U of C alumni. I guess they are probably looking for money. I gave them enough freakin money. I will answer next time and tell them to take a hike.
| MS 2012-01-31 16:03:14 Telemarketer |
The University of Calgary called me at 9:45 pm last night. I didn't pick up the phone as I was in bed. They harass me every year asking for donations and usually phone in the late evening. I have told them to take me off their list and they always say that they will but for the past 5 years, I keep getting called.
| Arron Raskline 2011-06-29 22:16:49 Telemarketer |
Been harassed by random callers all-hours of the day and night from the following number: (403) 220-5151
After extensive research, it turns out to be an outfit by the name of the 'Royal Ministry of Educational Tuition Funding' from the prestigious University of Calgary Alumni Association, courtesy of ooperators from the "CCC Telefund," who I learned after much gentle probing with the black male of whom I was speaking to, turns out to be an incarcerated inmate working in a room full of other prison inmates at a Calgary correctional facility.
They asked for my credit card number, requesting verification of my identity with my tax-ID or SSN or any direct-withdraw bank-routing number that is assigned to any bank account used under my name, allegedly to "validate my identity" and for their own internal "fraud prevention measures," that is, should I decide to "opt-in" and authorize them to take any large sum of cash from my Bank of America account via 'direct-deposit donations!' Now isn't that courteous?! They want to protect me by assuming my identity so they can liquidate all of my savings into their offshore accounts, creating an EZ nest egg to retire rich once released from prison. Yeah, right!! Not by ripping me off!!
Be very aware, this whole thing may be an illegal telemarketing sham to steal identity and bank routing info to siphon your accounts. It seems suspicious and may actually be a complete offshore scam, I have no idea. I tried to tell the inmate I am not a Canadian resident, nor have I myself nor anyone I know, ever set foot in a Canadian University, nor have I been to any institute of higher learning nor any school for that matter in Canada, and in no way am I an Alumni of any Canadian University, sadly they only became irate and started railing at me with abusive, vulgar language that was not only extremely offensive, but shockingly disgusting.
Report these people to the police or better yet, to the Federal Trade Comission, I'd hate a little old lady to be swindled of her life savings by these cutthroats, they are smooth talkers and will try grifting cash donations by any means necessary. The lies they seem to spew are probably completely made up and right off the top of their heads, sob stories about "serving the educational needs of unprivileged students with free tuition" and "keeping at-risk youth and criminal thugs who may become repeat offenders in violent crimes, off the streets by giving them free education," funded by a group of extreme, foul-mouthed liberal fascist racist con-artists still behind bars themselves! Gimme a break, trying to extort money out of broke Americans, just so you can pay for another Canadian socialism program.
No thanks, we've got our own national problems to worry about, our own crumbling paper currency, our own thug-ridden/criminal-ruled streets and a failing public education system that is broke. Americans need not worry about Canada too, especially when its canvasing by inmates who never went to school to begin with. Go harass, scam and swindle your own damn citizens!!
Montreal Telemarketing Scammer admits to fleecing millions off Americans
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20040223/telemarking_fraud_020422/
Canadian telescammer documented on YouTube:
http://youtu.be/gVz4gNAXYGw
Other Telemarketing Scammers in Canada:
http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2009/10/rcmp-bus ... marketing-scam/
http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alberta/2009/10/15/11407586-sun.html
Interesting news article...
CTV.ca News Staff
Date: Tues. Feb. 2 2010 6:51 PM ET
It is no secret that Canada is a veritable haven for telemarketing scammers generating an Canadian criminal botique industry worth tens of Billions of dollars, paid for by American victims of fraud. CTV's Steve Chao speaks to a Montreal man preparing to serve at least 10 years in a U.S. prison for his role in one such scam.
It is no secret that Canada is a haven for international telemarketing scams, generating an industry worth tens of billions of dollars.
Project COLT, a joint Canadian and U.S. task force on telemarketing fraud, is now arresting and convicting Canadians for their roles in such scams. CTV's Steve Chao obtained an exclusive interview with a Montreal man who is preparing to serve at least 10 years in a U.S. prison.
The man, simply known as "Bill," is cooperating with detectives and spoke exclusively to CTV on the condition of anonymity. "I'm terrified of going to prison in the US, I really am, they are total whacks over there, I would much rather go to prison here in Canada if I'm found guilty," and continued saying, "at least here in Canada, there's dignity and unlike the States, no gang rape," he said.
Bill allegedly defrauded mostly elderly senior citizens and retirees, claiming he represented a collage fund designed to serve tuition for underprivileged students, or admitted to suckering targets with promises of wealth and riches by convincing them they had won various nationally-known 'instant sweepstakes' worth tens of millions in cash, then told them they simply needed to pay a "small verification deposit" of $50,000 or more, in order to be awarded their guaranteed prize.
Bill justified his crimes, calling his victims "stupid American mooches," stupid victims of my really-dumb retirement fund. He said he and his many accomplices, "applied the same scam over and over and over with any dumb old geezer who would fall for it," stating they are "just looking for something for nothing" saying, "we simply gave them the reverse, nothing for something!"
Bill covered his tracks and dodged authorities by using a cellphone instead of a landline, allowing him to set up an office just about anywhere and scam folks who lived across-the-border from Canada.
Bill says, "I would take as much money as I could, just scam the crap out of them, as many times as they would send me the money, as many times as those dumb Americans would believe me, over and over again, I'd take it all," stating that, in his opinion, most Americans "are so gullible, it makes being a criminal easy," adding, "they want to believe in the fictitious American dream so badly, that when they don't 'arrive' rich, famous or lucky lotto winners, they become desperate to make a name before they're gone." Bill says,"we're prey on that 'easy winning, lottery mindset' its unique to Americans, I guess its why gambling in the US is such a huge industry, its all about beating the odds and getting something for nuthin," says Bill, and adds "so here I am, doing my thing, I'm just getting in on the same action they're after, its not like I force them at gun point to send money, they do it out of greed for themselves, I just take advantage of their greed and work it in my favor, that's all."
Susan Blackman of Yonkers, N.Y., gave her savings of $10,000,. She said: "I don't see why anybody would do something like that to another person."
Bill was among 18 people arrested for felony fraud in Montreal by Sgt. Yves Leblanc.
The joint task force is made up of authorities in Canada and the U.S. including the RCMP and FBI. They predict as many as 500 fraudulent telemarketing businesses are operating across the country.
Authorities on both sides of the border say Canadian officials need to crack down on fraud. For example, the average sentence in the U.S. for committing telemarketing fraud is five years, but only three to four months in Canada.
After extensive research, it turns out to be an outfit by the name of the 'Royal Ministry of Educational Tuition Funding' from the prestigious University of Calgary Alumni Association, courtesy of ooperators from the "CCC Telefund," who I learned after much gentle probing with the black male of whom I was speaking to, turns out to be an incarcerated inmate working in a room full of other prison inmates at a Calgary correctional facility.
They asked for my credit card number, requesting verification of my identity with my tax-ID or SSN or any direct-withdraw bank-routing number that is assigned to any bank account used under my name, allegedly to "validate my identity" and for their own internal "fraud prevention measures," that is, should I decide to "opt-in" and authorize them to take any large sum of cash from my Bank of America account via 'direct-deposit donations!' Now isn't that courteous?! They want to protect me by assuming my identity so they can liquidate all of my savings into their offshore accounts, creating an EZ nest egg to retire rich once released from prison. Yeah, right!! Not by ripping me off!!
Be very aware, this whole thing may be an illegal telemarketing sham to steal identity and bank routing info to siphon your accounts. It seems suspicious and may actually be a complete offshore scam, I have no idea. I tried to tell the inmate I am not a Canadian resident, nor have I myself nor anyone I know, ever set foot in a Canadian University, nor have I been to any institute of higher learning nor any school for that matter in Canada, and in no way am I an Alumni of any Canadian University, sadly they only became irate and started railing at me with abusive, vulgar language that was not only extremely offensive, but shockingly disgusting.
Report these people to the police or better yet, to the Federal Trade Comission, I'd hate a little old lady to be swindled of her life savings by these cutthroats, they are smooth talkers and will try grifting cash donations by any means necessary. The lies they seem to spew are probably completely made up and right off the top of their heads, sob stories about "serving the educational needs of unprivileged students with free tuition" and "keeping at-risk youth and criminal thugs who may become repeat offenders in violent crimes, off the streets by giving them free education," funded by a group of extreme, foul-mouthed liberal fascist racist con-artists still behind bars themselves! Gimme a break, trying to extort money out of broke Americans, just so you can pay for another Canadian socialism program.
No thanks, we've got our own national problems to worry about, our own crumbling paper currency, our own thug-ridden/criminal-ruled streets and a failing public education system that is broke. Americans need not worry about Canada too, especially when its canvasing by inmates who never went to school to begin with. Go harass, scam and swindle your own damn citizens!!
Montreal Telemarketing Scammer admits to fleecing millions off Americans
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20040223/telemarking_fraud_020422/
Canadian telescammer documented on YouTube:
http://youtu.be/gVz4gNAXYGw
Other Telemarketing Scammers in Canada:
http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2009/10/rcmp-bus ... marketing-scam/
http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alberta/2009/10/15/11407586-sun.html
Interesting news article...
CTV.ca News Staff
Date: Tues. Feb. 2 2010 6:51 PM ET
It is no secret that Canada is a veritable haven for telemarketing scammers generating an Canadian criminal botique industry worth tens of Billions of dollars, paid for by American victims of fraud. CTV's Steve Chao speaks to a Montreal man preparing to serve at least 10 years in a U.S. prison for his role in one such scam.
It is no secret that Canada is a haven for international telemarketing scams, generating an industry worth tens of billions of dollars.
Project COLT, a joint Canadian and U.S. task force on telemarketing fraud, is now arresting and convicting Canadians for their roles in such scams. CTV's Steve Chao obtained an exclusive interview with a Montreal man who is preparing to serve at least 10 years in a U.S. prison.
The man, simply known as "Bill," is cooperating with detectives and spoke exclusively to CTV on the condition of anonymity. "I'm terrified of going to prison in the US, I really am, they are total whacks over there, I would much rather go to prison here in Canada if I'm found guilty," and continued saying, "at least here in Canada, there's dignity and unlike the States, no gang rape," he said.
Bill allegedly defrauded mostly elderly senior citizens and retirees, claiming he represented a collage fund designed to serve tuition for underprivileged students, or admitted to suckering targets with promises of wealth and riches by convincing them they had won various nationally-known 'instant sweepstakes' worth tens of millions in cash, then told them they simply needed to pay a "small verification deposit" of $50,000 or more, in order to be awarded their guaranteed prize.
Bill justified his crimes, calling his victims "stupid American mooches," stupid victims of my really-dumb retirement fund. He said he and his many accomplices, "applied the same scam over and over and over with any dumb old geezer who would fall for it," stating they are "just looking for something for nothing" saying, "we simply gave them the reverse, nothing for something!"
Bill covered his tracks and dodged authorities by using a cellphone instead of a landline, allowing him to set up an office just about anywhere and scam folks who lived across-the-border from Canada.
Bill says, "I would take as much money as I could, just scam the crap out of them, as many times as they would send me the money, as many times as those dumb Americans would believe me, over and over again, I'd take it all," stating that, in his opinion, most Americans "are so gullible, it makes being a criminal easy," adding, "they want to believe in the fictitious American dream so badly, that when they don't 'arrive' rich, famous or lucky lotto winners, they become desperate to make a name before they're gone." Bill says,"we're prey on that 'easy winning, lottery mindset' its unique to Americans, I guess its why gambling in the US is such a huge industry, its all about beating the odds and getting something for nuthin," says Bill, and adds "so here I am, doing my thing, I'm just getting in on the same action they're after, its not like I force them at gun point to send money, they do it out of greed for themselves, I just take advantage of their greed and work it in my favor, that's all."
Susan Blackman of Yonkers, N.Y., gave her savings of $10,000,. She said: "I don't see why anybody would do something like that to another person."
Bill was among 18 people arrested for felony fraud in Montreal by Sgt. Yves Leblanc.
The joint task force is made up of authorities in Canada and the U.S. including the RCMP and FBI. They predict as many as 500 fraudulent telemarketing businesses are operating across the country.
Authorities on both sides of the border say Canadian officials need to crack down on fraud. For example, the average sentence in the U.S. for committing telemarketing fraud is five years, but only three to four months in Canada.
| John Jonas 2011-06-29 21:12:49 Non-profit Organization |
Been harassed by random, all-hours of the day and night from the following number: (403) 220-5151
After extensive research, it turns out to be a telemarketing arm of the Ministry Tuition Funding from the University of Calgary Alumni Association, courtesy of "CCC Telefund," who, I learned after probing with the person who called me, turns out to be a room full of prison inmates at the Calgary Correctional Center. They are asking for my credit card number and verification of identity asking for my personal tax-ID or SS or any bank routing number I have assigned to any bank account used under my name, allegedly a measure to "validate fraud prevention" should I decide to "opt-in" and authorize them to take out of my Bank of America account, any pre-authorized sum of cash via 'direct-deposit donation.' Now isn't that courteous?!
Be very aware, this whole thing may be an illegal telemarketing sham to steal identity and bank routing info to siphon your accounts. It seems suspicious and may actually be a complete offshore scam, I have no idea. I tried to tell the inmate I am not a Canadian resident, nor have I myself nor anyone I know, ever set foot in a Canadian University, nor have I been to any institute of higher learning nor any school for that matter in Canada, and in no way am I an Alumni of any Canadian University, sadly they only became irate and started railing at me with abusive, vulgar language that was not only extremely offensive, but shockingly disgusting.
Report these people to the police or better yet, to the Federal Trade C omission, I'd hate a little old lady to be swindled of her life savings by these cutthroats, they are smooth talkers and will try grifting cash donations by any means necessary. The lies they seem to spew are probably completely made up and right off the top of their heads, sob stories about "serving the educational needs of unprivileged students with free tuition" and "keeping at-risk youth and young thugs off the streets by giving them an education," by a group of extreme, foul-mouthed liberal fascist racists still behind bars themselves, yet trying to extort money out of Americans to pay for Canadian socialism programs.
No thanks, we've got our own national problems to worry about, our own crumbling paper currency, our own thug-ridden/criminal-ruled streets and a failing public education system that is broke. Americans need not worry about Canada too, especially when its canvasing by inmates who never went to school to begin with. Go harass your own citizens!!
http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2009/10/rcmp-bus ... marketing-scam/
http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alberta/2009/10/15/11407586-sun.html
After extensive research, it turns out to be a telemarketing arm of the Ministry Tuition Funding from the University of Calgary Alumni Association, courtesy of "CCC Telefund," who, I learned after probing with the person who called me, turns out to be a room full of prison inmates at the Calgary Correctional Center. They are asking for my credit card number and verification of identity asking for my personal tax-ID or SS or any bank routing number I have assigned to any bank account used under my name, allegedly a measure to "validate fraud prevention" should I decide to "opt-in" and authorize them to take out of my Bank of America account, any pre-authorized sum of cash via 'direct-deposit donation.' Now isn't that courteous?!
Be very aware, this whole thing may be an illegal telemarketing sham to steal identity and bank routing info to siphon your accounts. It seems suspicious and may actually be a complete offshore scam, I have no idea. I tried to tell the inmate I am not a Canadian resident, nor have I myself nor anyone I know, ever set foot in a Canadian University, nor have I been to any institute of higher learning nor any school for that matter in Canada, and in no way am I an Alumni of any Canadian University, sadly they only became irate and started railing at me with abusive, vulgar language that was not only extremely offensive, but shockingly disgusting.
Report these people to the police or better yet, to the Federal Trade C omission, I'd hate a little old lady to be swindled of her life savings by these cutthroats, they are smooth talkers and will try grifting cash donations by any means necessary. The lies they seem to spew are probably completely made up and right off the top of their heads, sob stories about "serving the educational needs of unprivileged students with free tuition" and "keeping at-risk youth and young thugs off the streets by giving them an education," by a group of extreme, foul-mouthed liberal fascist racists still behind bars themselves, yet trying to extort money out of Americans to pay for Canadian socialism programs.
No thanks, we've got our own national problems to worry about, our own crumbling paper currency, our own thug-ridden/criminal-ruled streets and a failing public education system that is broke. Americans need not worry about Canada too, especially when its canvasing by inmates who never went to school to begin with. Go harass your own citizens!!
http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2009/10/rcmp-bus ... marketing-scam/
http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alberta/2009/10/15/11407586-sun.html
| Twiggy Numay 2011-06-06 20:47:32 Unknown |
U of C Alumni line.
| No name 2011-06-06 20:47:32 Unknown |
Not sure who the person made the call but looked for wrong person. The call was kind of late in the evening...8:30 pm. It is somehow annoying!
| Robert Johnson 2011-06-06 20:47:32 Unknown |
Actually there are not the alumni association. It is annual giving and they are all Students! Good to hear back from my Alma mater
| Shane 2011-06-06 20:47:32 Unknown |
Called, didn't answer. No message left.
| David 2011-05-09 23:13:51 Non-profit Organization |
There is no fraud nor scam. This number is the outgoing number for the student call centre at the U of C. They call alumni across North America before 9:00pm in each time zone. The people on the phone are students who wish to help improve the University. Money raised over the phone in their annual campaign is used towards scholarships and bursaries, the libraries, the arts and athletic programs, and providing other opportunities for students. The University of Calgary has a long standing tradition of alumni support, and this tradition works in both directions. As members of the alumni association, we are all entitled to continue using on campus services (including career services, which is a big deal to anyone struggling to find a job in their field) as well as receive additional benefits and discounts. When we were students at the U of C, we received the boons of alumni funding in the areas that I mentioned above, and it seems rather ungrateful to not give back after having been given so much. I for one, intend to support my alma mater regularly and welcome these phone calls.
| u of c student 2011-04-12 01:00:03 Telemarketer |
Yea I just got a call from them as well. I didn't pick up but recognised the 220 prefix as being a u of c number.
I personally am not going to give the University of Calgary any money. They've taken so much from students when I went there. They've given very little back. There is no support for undergrads after they are done, especially arts students. Parking costs on campus is ridiculous. Tuition keeps going up every year. They've fired so many great profs that I've had over the years (or have not renewed their contracts)....the list goes on. If they do call me again and I have nothing to do at the moment, I'll pick up and give them a piece of my mind as to why I won't be giving money.
I personally am not going to give the University of Calgary any money. They've taken so much from students when I went there. They've given very little back. There is no support for undergrads after they are done, especially arts students. Parking costs on campus is ridiculous. Tuition keeps going up every year. They've fired so many great profs that I've had over the years (or have not renewed their contracts)....the list goes on. If they do call me again and I have nothing to do at the moment, I'll pick up and give them a piece of my mind as to why I won't be giving money.
| UofCAlumni 2011-04-07 01:25:57 Unknown |
Called around 7:20pm and didn't answer. Surprised that a message was left. Was calling seeking donations to an annual gift giving campaign for the University. Got the call as I am a U of C Alumni
| Kelly 2010-06-24 00:52:19 Unknown |
The number 403-220-5151 called me twice already. Both calls were made around evening times. It didn't leave a message the first time, but left a message the second time. Asking for donations for a campus appreciation event or something like that.
Can Alumni Association call our phone numbers this way? I don't think it is appropriate. It was like a scam to me.
Can Alumni Association call our phone numbers this way? I don't think it is appropriate. It was like a scam to me.
| DB 2009-06-12 00:19:54 Unknown |
Called at 6:15pm...didn't answer.
| Cea 2009-06-11 03:01:02 Unknown |
Also a U of C alumni, called 8pm.
| Shawn 2009-06-11 01:58:02 Unknown |
Received a call as well around 8:00pm. Didn't answer.
| heathro 2009-04-24 02:37:38 Unknown |
called at 8:30. am also a u of c alumni. didn't pick up. i think we have a connection.
| tranceaddiction 2008-12-11 01:49:09 Unknown |
who are this ppl calling? i didn't answer the phone. they called around 8:45pm.
| yyc_in_rdu 2008-11-04 00:54:03 Unknown |
also called my cel phone, as it has in the past... I'm a U of C Alum... i guess that's how they got my number
| T 2008-04-01 00:05:59 Unknown |
Called my home phone several times and finally decided to answer it. They told me they represent the University of Calgary Alumni. They were looking for donations. As per my usual response, I said I was unwilling to provide or confirm any information over the phone. She was not happy and started getting aggressive so I hung up.
| myHome 2008-02-06 03:29:07 Unknown |
Called my home phone @ ~8:00pm on Feb. 5, 2008. Not answered because I didn't recognize it.
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