866-478-8892
| grandma 2014-06-10 06:24:15 Unknown |
Someone called me tonight twice and said a family member was hurt and in the medical facility. I called Verizon and told them and they said that if any charges come through they will credit me.
| sk 2012-06-08 09:25:40 Unknown |
I have gotten two blocked id calls on my cell phone and do not know any inmate..who is this and y do they keep calling me how do i find out???
| chuchu 2011-11-29 23:42:28 Unknown |
Dekalb Dounty Jail collect call. Is a fake caller trying to get someone's credit card information.
Here is their so called customer service # 866 230 7761 and their advance automated payment system phone # 800 483 8314
| mikeysswiffeyyy<3 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
how much are collect callss?? my boyfriend is held in custodyy but dont wanna spend $30 a call well atleast thats what it says
| liz 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
i was just tryna find out who called me an the number i called said nobody has been tryna call me from it
| Francie djhhfg 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
Received scam call from Montgomery County Jail 866-230-7761 on May 21, 2011.
| Malinda 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
Im in alberta canada, and just got 2 calls from these guys within 4 hours. it sounded so sketch that i lookedfor info online. thanks to this blog, im on the phone right now making sure that my bill is still ok.
| Colorado Springs 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
Received a call (no number) today stating that an inmate from GTL was trying to call me. I didn't answer, so it was left on my voice mail. If it continues, I'll call GTL and try to get my number blocked, but I hope it was just a mistake.
| upstate NY - again 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
I just called the tech support number for Global. They traced my number and said someone is trying to call me from our local jail - but again, no one I know obviously. They told me a block would be put on our phone; I'll also handle it at work tomorrow.
| upstate N.Y. 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
I have been getting numerous calls from this company, too, in the past few days. At first, I was nervous because I actually work at our county jail - and no one I know is an inmate! Now that I have read other's comments, I'll check on this scam at work tomorrow and see if it can stop via their intervention.
| Jenny Usa 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
I've been receiving three calls a day from this company. I called att and they put a block on all collect calls. Then I called Global Tel Link at 877.856.3184 tech support. They said they would put a stop to the calls. Let's see if it works. Call them.
| HiThere 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
My husband received one of these calls on his cell phone at 8:18am today (on New Years Day of all things). It said unknown; so, he didn't answer. The voicemail msg was unnaturally fuzzy and claimed "This is a service of Global Tel Link" and that someone was calling from "Dekalb County Jail". It said press 1 to disconnect and so on.
We live in the Atlanta suburban area and Dekalb County Correctional Facility [it's true name] is about an hour from us. Even so, it is a local call. (So why the need for a collect call?) We don't know anyone in jail and never have.
We called AT&T to make sure that no mystery charges would show up on our account. They indicated that they do not allow any collect calls to be accepted within their network. I feel a little better, but feel the fuzzy recording was a scam for certain!
BEWARE.
| Megan 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
at least everyone on here is only recieving calls. I went to the gas station today and my card was denied... why? because someone from jail had gotten ahold of my account number somehow and charged my account up threw global tel link. i dont know any one in jail, nor have i even gave out my card number to anyone. never online, over the phone, even in person. now i am waiting for the bank to investigate the scam because 1200.00 was taken out in less then a month. so if whoever is doing this, i hope your happy. im being evicted from my apt. AND my daughters first b-day wont be happening over this scam.
| juana 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
i got a today a collect call from pinellas county jail
| Jailbird 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
I just got out of jail today. When I was arrested, there was a phone in the booking room. It would call local numbers, but when I tried to reach cell phones, the jail phone would play a recording saying "This phone does not accept collect calls, but we will attempt to set up arrangements." My sister was then prompted to set up an account with TelCom so that I could call her cell phone and it would be billed to her credit card. She tried it, but found out that it would be fifty dollars, and that it would take two weeks to take effect. Since I was only there today, she did not set it up. It was legetimate, it did work for cell phones, and presumably it would have worked had I wanted to hang out in jail for two weeks to find out.
Of course, that doesn't mean that someone is not using the message as a scam.
| Tara 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
Basically, GTL owns the pay phones in the jails. The business is legit--it's not them setting up rates, that's the county. My big complaint is the service fee--they're outrageous, but the company can do it. It's all perfectly legal.
| brenda 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
received 3 or 4 attempted collect calls from the Global Network
from someone attempting to call from Marshall County Jail in Lewisburg,Tennessee.
I actually called the jail at 931-359-0556 and asked to speak
with Mr. Sam Bragg, who is supposed to be in charge, to let him
know someone is doing this.
I just hang up when they try it again.
| sandy 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
I notice a lot of people state they can't accept a collect call on a cellphone, well maybe you can't with your service but I'm able to accept collect calls so long as I pay Global Tel's recording with my credit card.
I too have a friend in the prison and I accept his collect calls. I have to prepay Global Tel, first minute is like $ 25 bucks and in 10 minutes I've used the entire $ 50 bucks. Rip Off. I'm long distance, I live in Hawaii, my partner is housed in California prison. We now use Skype downloaded to my computer, i purchase a local california telephone number, that way when i get a global tel phone collect call, i will pay local rates and save huge bucks. either way it's all expensive for any friends or loved ones of the incarcerated . Now my Skype number has been found and Im still getting global tel scam calls, now i don't accept call and just write long handed to my buddy.
| Alan 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
8664788892 called from Davidson country jail. I thoguht it was suspiscious, so did not push any of those collect call buttons, Google search,, found this site, glad i didn't accept.
| Klutts 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
This scammer targeted my 954 cell phone trying to steal my credit card information. I have some advice for them - get a job, a**hole.
| Rob 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
got 2 calls on 9-16-08
| TS 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
Same phone call as above, Gwinnett Co. Jail. Best advice: don't answer to some number you don't recognize!
| JiN 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
Got a call from San Bernardino Correctional Facility. WTF?!?!?!?! It wasn't this number...it was an UNKNOWN NUMBER.
| P.D. 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
Global Network employed for Prison calls... Attempts to get you to accept a "Collect Call" from an inmate...Do Not Answer!
| D 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
I received two calls from this number today, one at 8:42 am and one at 12:34 pm PST (Seattle area). I did not pick up as I do not answer calls from numbers I do not recognize. My boyfriend received a call a few days ago and did pick it up and received the collect-call-from-a-correctional-facility message many others have described.
Thank you, I_care, for the explanation you posted. It helps me feel a little less creeped out by all this.
| Nana 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
I received this call from 866-478-8892 at 9:35 AM EST 8/29/2008 for a collect call from the Middlesex County Jail.
I do not answer calls from numbers I am not familiar with and then googled to find out who the 866 number originates.
| Anu 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
We have been receiving calls on our cell phone from this number for the last 2 days.
| Localite 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
Columbus Ohio - twice on 8/26 - indicated from a local juvenile correctional facility.
Just hung up.
| NYC 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
I received 2 calls from this number - Yesterday and this morning. To find out, someone I know is locked up, and tried calling me collect. However, reading everything above, I refuse to give out any of my credit card numbers!
| lilly 2011-06-06 21:02:09 Unknown |
someone called me from this number, but when I called back it was a correctional instution