They seem to have stopped (for now I guess).  When they call, I pickup but I do not say anything at all. Then a lady (with an accent) will say "Hello?"  In the meanest voice that I am capable of, I will then say "What do you want??" (clean version...LOL).  She always hangs up.  I've done this twice.  I also called them back and left a voicemail stating that I am reporting them to the police. I have not heard from them since.  The last time they have called was 11/26/08.  Then again, maybe they are celebrating Thanksgiving....LOL

This number has been calling me every few hours for the last 2 days. How do we get it to stop? I agree that they should be arrested - it is so annyoning!!

I get these several times a day.  There are only two places where my phone number even shows up/or is known.  Do any of you use a TracPhone?  I got one to supplement my other cell phone to control costs.  It is a brand new number, only a couple of weeks old.  Just wondering if they had something to do with this.

get calls several times a day

Same experience as the rest of you.  Number called and did not leave a voicemail, when I called back I got the same recording stating it is the marketing department and to leave my name and phone number...I just hung up.  They called again the next day, I answered and when I informed them that I had researched and found several complaints of scams and fraud in relation to the number they are calling from the rep seemed irritated and paniced.  I asked that they never call my number again and hung up.  We'll see if they respect my wishes.

I have a new pay as you go type phone and I keep getting calls from this number.  I'm not sure how they find out phone numbers.

number calls me a few times a day. this is similar to other calls I get. i pick up - no one there... this one i just ignore.

yeah me too..called back and the voice mail was full...would like to follow through to report these guys since last year my identity was stolen twice, i suppose i can only figure it was a result of frequently using my credit card on the internet...had several low monthly charges being taken out of my bank account....so low in fact i didnt really notice until about 4 months later....its getting pretty bad outthre people...watch your back!!

I am getting daily calls from this number and it is totally annoying, I want it stopped or blocked.  No messages left just hang ups. This should be ilegal.

I have no idea who calls from this number several times a day.

I just want it to stop they are calling me daily. Does anyone know how to make it stop?

Generally, unless you have a lot of friends and relatives in different states, a strange area code appearing on the caller ID is almost always a scam.  Just don't answer- if it is something important, a reputable company will leave their name, reason for calling and a call back number.

everymorning at 9:30 am.  When calling the number you can not even get through.  And I am on the do not call registry.  How do they get around that?

I just got this call from this number who asked for me and I put the phone on speaker so my friends could have fun.  I replied with a fictitous language and accent and they kept saying, "Pardon?"  Then I made it sound like a recording slowed to 1/3 speed.  My friends were cracking up!  If they waste our time with these scams, I have fun wasting there's.  Good luck on the person notifying Lucre at Coldwater, Mi.!  But these calls come from overseas and filtered here.  The only way to avoid all this...Don't answer!  We did have a good laugh though!

I received a few calls I didn't answer, I did answer. They said they were calling to thank me for having a long-standing account with my credit card. They said they were with visa. Then they told me they wanted to give me free $50 gas vouchers. I got suspicious when she said she was verifying information. I didn't give them my credit card, but she had my last four digits. I asked what is the call and she said 2.00 for miling.
She then proceeded to punch numbers into the phone and they asked which credit card, and the last four digits, and her id number which she punched in, then she said are you ready? well then an antena went up and I told her I did not want it and that I was calling the bank to verify all her information. I said no thanks, don't sign me up, and I had to hang up on her. I also put a complaint in with Visa, because these people are calling saying they are with VISA and that's fraud!
I am reporting to the visa banking company.

This guy called and was speaking very quickly, clearly pushing me through the call, forcing me to say ok every other sentence, and speaking over me when I tried to ask questions.  He claimed I was receiving a $50 gas card that they were sending me, but were charging me $2 to receive it for shipping.  I told him I didn't want it and to keep his money but he said I was getting the gas card either way and I could call when I received it to cancel it.  The thing that really threw me was that he called a customer service line that asked for me to say my name, and the guy that called me waited for me to say it.  That was when I lost it and told him I wasn't interested and hung up on him.

I got a call from this number (2/12) on my cell phone in regards to a $50 gas gift card for my VISA.  I asked them what VISA card of mine this was in reference to, and they gave me the last four digits of the my card and hung up.   The CC digits were correct.    

I have only given my cell phone number to one online markterer ever..!!!! and that company? SNUGGIE !!   I purchased a Snuggie the first week of Feb. and now these calls have started.  

I have also gotten a call from another number (616-980-2600) for the same $50 gas card\VISA scam.  When I asked them what company they are calling from they hung up on me.

- will be calling Snuggie customer service tommorrow to complain.

That much I figured--it is a marketing scam. IS THERE ANY WAY TO STOP THIS HARRASING PHONE CALLS? At first I got this phone calls every so often but now I get them night and day, weekdays and weekends none stop.

I don't know and will not say absolutely but , it seems that i started getting these calls after i ordered Don Graziosos real estate book.I may have spelled the name wrong.When i call back it sounds like some ones personal old fashion answering machine.

I get a call from this number every once in a while and usually when I say hello I hear nothing. Read this post and will ignore it from now on.

i got the same number calling me i thought nothing of it i just thought it was a bill collect and bushed them off. but i notice that they called for my girlfriend and not me with the last for of my visa card. but i think i can narrow down the search to how they got my info. now i know a lot of people shop online offend so they think that how they got my card number. but how i believe they got mine is threw one site for me. and that the snuggie. yeah you seen them; the blanket with arms. i got them as a gift for my girlfriend and put her first name with my last name on the i never did that before. the Women that called me asked for her by that name just before she offered me a free $50 gas card. i thought it was weird. but now they won't stop calling me SO now I'm going to call the FBI on my finding.

This number has called me twice this week but when I answer or call back you can't get through to anybody. It's annoying.

This is the first time that I received a call fom this number. I have been receiving calls from 866 379 2003. 11 in the past two days. No one answers, no one is there when you call the number back. This is after asking Verison for some help earlier in the month with blocking two other numbers doing the same thing. I turn my phne off, and keep iton silent as to not constantly be bothered. SO FRUSTRATED!

I keep getting calls from this number night and day and there is no msg and no one answers when I call just a computerized voice mail msg that doesn't say anything. So I Googled it and here I see this site and many others that tell me its' a scam! Now I'm off to find a company to help me to protect my identity.

I get calls from this no. every month, at least 2-4 times a week. When I answer no one speaks.  No messages.  I took it to be a cold call and do not answer any more.  The reverse look up shows Lucre, Coldwater, Mi.  My advise to any one have no contact with them.  It can only lead to trouble.

number calls several times a day; no one responds when i say hello

this is a scam about your credit card.  I received a call from them and nobody said anything back.  Earlier this week I got a call from another number in Michigan offering me something in thanks for my long standing Visa card member status.  When you call both numbers back you get the same recording "you've reached the marketing department, all representatives are busy....." don't buy into anything they say.

i received a call from them and they asked for my cousin in regards to her visa account funny thing is that its my phone number. weird. be careful everybody!!

Same here, phone rings all the time.

this number shows up.

What a scam.

I received a few calls I didn't answer, so when they called again I did answer. They said they were calling to thank me for having a long-standing account with my credit card. They said they were with Mastercard. Liars! Then they told me they wanted to give me free $50 gas vouchers to try out a discount card membership for a trial for $2.48 and if I call the toll free number to cancel within 21 days I won't be billed for 19.99 per month. So, I wasn't sure how these people were going to bill me. I didn't give them my credit card, but she had my last four digits. I said what are you going to do send me an invoice? She said no, we'll bill your card. Well, if you can just send me the info I'll look it over, I guess. Great she said, I need to do a verification call. She then proceeded to punch numbers into the phone and they asked which credit card, and the last four digits, and her id number which she punched in, then she said are you ready? Ok, I said, then a recording about the program came on the line. And then it said you agree to sign up for a discount program AND an unlimited long distance calling program which will be billed to your credit card each month for 19.99! WHoa!! No way. Now I was fumed! I wasn't told about this and I am not signing up for it no way when she never metioned it and I just wanted to hear what she was selling. So I told her no I wasn't signing up and she persisted I could cancel I had 21 days, I said No thanks, don't sign me up, and I had to hang up on her. I am going to say that the reason the phone number shows on your caller id as Michigan is because these scam artists use broadband telephone services like Vonage and Earthlink that allow these guys to operate from foreign countries and call you with what looks like a United States phone number. It is bad business. I am also going to put a complaint in with Mastercard, because these people are calling saying they are with Mastercard, and that's fraud! And I called the toll-free number 866-904-3982 that I was given, and I spoke with a woman who was happy to speak with me and she told me they First Action gets credit card information from their marketing partners. I told her I realy don't believe any of the purchases I made online will share my financial info with marketing partners. That's against their privacy policies. It's downright awful. She told me her horror story about identity theft. And now she works with these losers, go figure. And I heard a dog barking in the background, she said she had a window open. But I heard the dog again. I don't think so. I thought I felt at ease with her because at least she sounded American. But I don't it mattered.