I found this number on Caller ID. Did you call back?

u didnt find this number on ur caller id. u called them. u idiot.

Thank you everyone!!!  I am on my last two unemployment checks and have applied to over 50 legit jobs when I finally got so desperate that I was going to send this guy 289.00 for the software to begin typing claims for doctors.  I told him I wanted to check with my husband first and then I googled the number and an unbelievable amount of people on numerous sites claimed it was a scam and not to send any money.
Thank God for that!
Thank you again to everyone who took the time to reply.
JG

So I responded to their add the end of August. I called at least 10 times in 2 weeks and left 3 messages and never got a call back and then I no longer saw the ad in the Pennysaver.  Then about 2 weeks later I saw the ad again so I said I'd try again, maybe they filled their positions for August. So I called (by this time it's the end of September) this time and left a message specifying that I was calling in reference to the data entry typist job and "Jocelyn" called me back. I knew in advance I would probably need to purchase software so I was expecting $79.99-99.99. She tells me what I'll be doing, the pay, the reimbursement from the Dr. after working with them for 1 year, etc. Then she tells me it's $279! I didn't have the money but it all sounded so good so I told her I would call her back when I got the money. I called her back the next week (beginning of October) and left a message that I had a couple of questions and would like to get started. She calls me back and was really unnecessarily defensive and I asked her would I be working in the hole, most jobs you work 2 weeks in the hole and you don't get paid for a month. She was like what are you talking about, what kind of job does that? No, you work a full 2 weeks and you get paid the following week via direct deposit. So I forgot my other question and said I'd like to get started. She told me the total will be $299 due to shipping and gives me the toll free support line and said it takes 14 business days, be patient for the package to arrive.  Well she called me back the next week because my card was declined (I thought I had the remainder on my limit) and said she would hold the position for me, call her back when I'm ready.

So I've been looking for ways to come up with the money and something told me to google the number earlier this week. I do and find that the number is also associated with toy assembly ads, angel pin ads, envelope stuffing ads, some other kind of internet service companies, etc. in different states as well as my same state! So I came here and saw these reports. So for s**** and giggles I called the toll free support line and as a previous poster said it was the same voice of the guy from the other number, didn't leave a message.

I know this was long but bare with me for just a bit longer for the kicker...I got the Pennysaver  today 10/22/2009 and wouldn't you know the number has been changed to (800) 757-2304 so I regoogled the original number and all those other ads in the results are mysteriously gone. Now I know it is probably Pennysaver's policy to take the ads down weekly but there were other results from so-called company websites with the (800) 207-6917 as the contact number. I wonder what happened hmmm...

I called the number the first time and they returned the call private and so i had someone else answer my phone to take a msg and they were rude. I called several more times and a few wks later finally got another call from a private number and when i answered they asked for me and i asked what the call was in reference to and the woman accused me of being rude and told me i was a bi*** and hung up.

Always be weary if you have to pay for something to make money, it usually is a scam, and if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is a scam.  I almost fell for it.  The guy's name I spoke with was Mickey and he said the company's name was Physicians Data Services.  Thanks to this site, I won't be calling him back and I won't be out $300.

info on the medical billing work at home scams
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/invest/inv09.shtm

Facts for Consumers


Medical Billing Opportunities: Worth a Second Opinion
If you're looking for a home-based business that can help you pull in $20,000 to $45,000 a year using your computer, a work-at-home opportunity doing medical billing may sound like the perfect choice. But before you part with your money, consider this: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has brought charges against promoters of medical billing opportunities for misrepresenting the earnings potential of their businesses and for failing to provide key pre-investment information required by law.

Medical Billing Scams
Ads for medical billing business opportunities appear on the Internet and in the classified sections of local newspapers and "giveaway" shopper's guides. In the "Help-Wanted" classified sections, the ads may appear next to legitimate ads for hospital medical claims processors, leading consumers who respond to think they're applying for a job, not buying a business opportunity.

The ads lure consumers with promises of substantial income working from home full- or part-time - "no experience required." They direct consumers to call a toll-free number for more information.

If you call, a sales representative will entice you to sign up by telling you that the processing of medical claims is a lucrative business, that doctors are eager for help with electronic claims processing, and that you - even without any experience - can do this work from the comfort of your home.

Medical billing scammers charge a fee of hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars. In exchange, they claim to provide everything you supposedly need to launch your medical billing business: the software program to process the claims and a list of potential clients.

But the reality is that few consumers who pay for medical billing opportunities find clients or make any money, let alone earn the promised substantial income. Competition in the medical billing market is fierce, especially for those who are new to it. Many doctors' offices process their own medical claims. Doctors who contract out their medical billing often use established firms, not individuals working from home.

Promoters of fraudulent medical billing opportunities are not interested in helping consumers, either. They only want their money. Many times, the client lists they provide are based on out-of-date databases of doctors who haven't asked for medical billing services. The software they send may not work or may not have been properly authorized and so is useless. And the money-back "guarantees" often prove worthless. Even after making repeated calls to the promoter or complaining to their credit card companies, government agencies or consumer groups, only a few people actually get refunds.

How to Protect Yourself
To avoid losing your money to a bogus medical billing business opportunity, the FTC advises you to:

Ask the promoter to give you the names of many previous purchasers so that you can pick and choose who to call for references. Make sure you get many names from which to choose. If the promoter provides only one or two names, be careful: The contacts may be "shills" - people hired to give favorable testimonials. Interview the references, preferably where the business operates, to get a better sense of how the business works. Ask for the names of their clients and a description of their operation.
Consult with organizations for medical claims processors or medical billing businesses and with doctors in your community. Ask them about the medical billing field: How much of a need is there for this type of work? How much work does medical billing entail? What kind of training is required? Do they know anything about the promotion or promoter you're interested in?
Check with the state Attorney General's office, consumer protection agency and the Better Business Bureau in your area and the area where the promoter is based to learn whether there are any unresolved complaints about the business opportunity or the promoter. While complaints may alert you to problems, the absence of complaints does not necessarily mean the company is legitimate. Unscrupulous companies may settle complaints, change their names or move to hide a history of complaints.
If the medical billing opportunity sells another company's software, check with the software company to find out whether company representatives know of any problems with the medical billing promoter.
Consult an attorney, accountant or other business advisor before you sign any agreement or make any payments up front. An attorney can review the promoter's contract and advise you on how best to proceed.
Where to Complain
If you think you've been defrauded in a medical billing business opportunity scheme, contact the company and ask for your money back. Let the company representatives know that you plan to notify law enforcement and other officials about your experience. Keep a record of your conversations and correspondence. If you send documents to the company, send copies, not originals. Send correspondence by certified mail - and request a return receipt - to document what the company received.

If you can't resolve the dispute with the company, file a complaint with:

the Federal Trade Commission. Call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357) or log on to www.ftc.gov.
the Attorney General's office in your state or in the state where the company is located. The office will be able to tell you whether you're protected by any state law to regulate work-at-home programs.
your local consumer protection offices.
your local Better Business Bureau.
your local postmaster. The U.S. Postal Service investigates fraudulent mail practices.
the advertising manager of the publication that ran the ad. The manager may be interested to learn about the problems you've had.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

April 2002

WORK AT HOME SCAMS - information is available on the Federal Trade Commission Website on how to SPOT and AVOID WORK AT HOME SCAMS!  

also tells you how to report the scam to the proper authorities

Work at home schemes
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/consumer/invest/workhome.shtm

42 page pdf document on scams
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/general/gen20.pdf

more work at home schemes
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/invest/inv14.shtm

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/bizopps/index.html

It is great that all these people are seeing this site before the scammers get on here and start pretending to be real people working again. I am sure it will be any minute now...... Then they will say that we all got fired and we are just angry. Then they will call us names.... Ready, set, go!

They are two low life losers that cannot get a real job so instead they take people's money. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM!!!! Read the other posts on here:

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-800-406-1712

AND

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-800-352-0667

They will send you a fake software disk, say you have to take a phone test and then they will lie and say they are going to email you a list of doctors that you will be working for. They will send you a bunch of junk forms! Call any doctor and see if they will hire you to do this at home... they are not going to trust someone that they no nothing about to take their confidential papers home and work. Does not happen this easily.

But I saw your site and thanks! I won't be calling them. What a bunch of dirt bags. They really need to start cracking down on scam artist like this! Thank you so much!

Yup, these scammers are real crooks. Must be a new number for them. Watch out, they have monitored this site and will start leaving fake posts like they did before, trying to make it sound legit -- IT IS NOT!

Look at http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-800-406-1712

TOTAL SCAM!

I had called in earlier today to sign up for the typist job, but I had several questions that needed to be answered. Every time I asked a question, he wouldn't completely answer it or avoid it all together. I finally gave him my card info, feeling quite uncomfortable but still being very hopeful. After that, I called back to get more questions. He did call me back each time, but I still wasn't satisfied. Then, he started getting upset about having to answer questions. If he is working for doctors, he should be trained in showing proper customer service. Finally, I called back and said that I wanted to be cancelled off the list, because I saw this site. He said" I was hoping you were calling to cancel. You haven't been anything but a butt since you ordered this morning." !!!! I replied" I figured with the way you were not able to answer my questions without getting upset, that you are not use to good customer service, so I want to be cancelled off the list."  He again said that all I had been was a pain,but I got off the list. That God for this Site!! If he really is getting typists for doctors, he would have been trained in how to help people. Also, the number to call in and sign up, and the number he gives for the "customer support" are different, but it's the same guy's voice in both messages! I asked him why this was, and he got very upset saying it wasn't his voice and he doesn't know why I was referring to them as criminals. DO NOT DO THIS!!! We are all looking for something better in life, something that might actually come easy for once, but this will just cause more problems. You will be out $300!!!

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DO THIS!!! They just keep changing their number! It's a complete and utter scam. Look up the posts for 1-800-406-1712 on here.. and there are even more numbers under that where they ran the same scam. It's not a job. They make you buy a cd for $300 that they claim is software to do medical transcriptions.. it's just a home burned cd with word documents. They never set you up with doctors to transcribe for. The entire thing is a joke.. and they are very close to being caught.. now just watch.. people will start writing on here about how theyve been doing it for x amount of years and they love it... but ask yourself this.. if theyve been doing it for that long, why is the first post about this number on Sept 23, and why are these people who supposedly have had this job and love it.. why are they googling the phone number and finding this website?? It's the people running this scam posing to be happy customers... It's absolutely unreal what they are doing to innocent people trying to find a way to get ahead in such rough economic times. DO NOT FALL FOR IT!! I wanted to believe it too...

This number showed up in the Pennysaver.  The ad reads as follows:  Local Typists Needed Immediately.  $400+PT - $800+FT weekly.  Flexible schedules, work from home training provided.