Same number, different name, blocked. Scammer

Called, told them to stop and the cursed me out. Callers accent was either Paki or Indian, I hate these guys cant even curse me in english right.

Got a call from this # on my cell phone, when I picked up they hung up. I didn't bother calling them back.

This phone number repeatedly calls my phone at all hours of the day/evening.  The do not leave a message and when I try to call back I irritating tone.

Legitimate sweepstakes don?t require you to pay or buy something to enter or improve your chances of winning, or to pay "taxes" or "shipping and handling charges" to get your prize.

If you have to pay to receive your "prize," it?s not a prize at all.




http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel17.shtm
Prize Offers: You Don?t Have to Pay to Play!
Congratulations, it?s your lucky day! You?ve just won $5,000!
You?re guaranteed to win a fabulous diamond ring, luxury vacation or all-terrain vehicle!
If you receive a letter or phone call with a message like this, be skeptical. The $5,000 "prize" may cost you hundreds of dollars in taxes or service charges ? and never arrive. Your "fabulous" prize may not be worth collecting. The diamond is likely to be the size of a pinhead. The "vacation" could be one night in a seedy motel, and the ATV, nothing more than a lounge chair on wheels!
Scam artists often use the promise of a valuable prize or award to entice consumers to send money, buy overpriced products or services, or contribute to bogus charities. People who fall for their ploys may end up paying far more than their "prizes" are worth, if they get a prize at all.
What these people are likely to get - especially if they signed up for a contest drawing at a public place or event ? may be more than they bargained for: more promotions in the mail, more telemarketing calls and more unsolicited commercial email, or "spam." This is because many prize promoters sell the information they collect to advertisers.
Worse yet, contest entrants might subject themselves to a bogus prize promotion scam.
And The Winner Is...
Everyone loves to be a winner. A recent research poll showed that more than half of all American adults entered sweepstakes within the past year. Most of these contests were run by reputable marketers and non-profit organizations to promote their products and services. Some lucky winners received millions of dollars or valuable prizes.
Capitalizing on the popularity of these offers, some con artists disguise their schemes to look legitimate. And an alarming number of people take the bait. Every day, consumers throughout the United States lose thousands of dollars to unscrupulous prize promoters. During 1999 alone, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 10,000 complaints from consumers about gifts, sweepstakes and prize promotions. Many received telephone calls or postcards telling them they'd won a big prize - only to find out that to claim it, they had to buy something or pay as much as $10,000 in fees or other charges.
There's a big difference between legitimate sweepstakes and fraudulent ones. Prizes in legitimate contests are awarded solely by chance, and contestants don't have to pay a fee or buy something to enter or increase their odds of winning. In fraudulent schemes, however, "winners" almost always have to dip into their pockets to enter a contest or collect their "prize."
Skill Contests
There's one notable exception: skill contests. These are puzzles, games or other contests in which prizes are awarded based on skill, knowledge or talent - not on chance. Contestants might be required to write a jingle, solve a puzzle or answer questions correctly to win.
Unlike sweepstakes, skill contests may legally require contestants to buy something or make a payment or donation to enter.
It's important to recognize that many consumers are deceptively lured into playing skill contests by easy initial questions or puzzles. Once they've sent their money and become "hooked," the questions get harder and the entry fees get steeper. Entrants in these contests rarely receive anything for their money and effort.
Consumer Protections
Several consumer laws help protect consumers against fraudulent sweepstakes and prize offers promoted through the mail or by phone.
Telephone Solicitations
Telemarketers frequently use sweepstakes and prize contests to sell magazines or other goods and services. These telemarketers make an initial contact with consumers through "cold calls," or take calls from consumers who are responding to a solicitation they received by mail.
The Telemarketing Sales Rule helps protect consumers from fraudulent telemarketers who use prize promotions as a lure. In every telemarketing call involving a prize promotion, the law requires telemarketers to tell you:
    the odds of winning a prize. If the odds can't be determined in advance, the promoter must tell you the factors used to calculate the odds.
    that you don't have to pay a fee or buy something to win a prize or participate in the promotion.
    if you ask, how to participate in the contest without buying or paying anything.
    what you'll have to pay or the conditions you'll have to meet to receive or redeem a prize.
The Telemarketing Sales Rule prohibits telemarketers from misrepresenting any of these facts, as well as the nature or value of the prizes. It also requires telemarketers who call you to pitch a prize promotion to tell you before they describe the prize that you don't have to buy or pay anything to enter or win.
Written Solicitations
Many sweepstakes promotions arrive by mail as a letter or postcard that instructs the consumer to respond by return mail or phone to enter a contest or collect a prize.
The Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act helps protect consumers against fraudulent sweepstakes promotions sent through the mail. The law prohibits:
    claims that you're a winner unless you've actually won a prize.
    requirements that you buy something to enter the contest or to receive future sweepstakes mailings.
    the mailing of fake checks that don't clearly state that they are non-negotiable and have no cash value.
    seals, names or terms that imply an affilia-tion with or endorsement by the federal government.
Skill Contests
Skill contests also are covered by the new Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act. The law requires the sponsors to disclose in a clear and conspicuous way:
    the terms, rules and conditions of the contest.
    how many rounds of the contest you must achieve to win the grand prize.
    the time frame for the winner to be determined.
    the name of the contest's sponsor.
    an address where you can reach the sponsor to request that your name be removed from the mailing list.
Just Say "No"
Another way to protect yourself is to request that your name be removed from mail and telephone solicitation lists.
The Telemarketing Sales Rule requires telemarketers to keep a "do not call" list of consumers who have asked not to be called again. Calling a consumer who has made this request is illegal and can subject the telemarketer to a hefty fine.
The Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act requires companies that use direct mail to maintain a similar "do not mail" list for consumers who call or write and ask that their name be removed from the mailing list.
This new law gives caregivers the right to have the names of the friends and loved ones under their care removed from the mailing lists of undesirable solicitors.
Another way to reduce mail and telephone solicitations is to contact the Direct Marketing Association to request that your name be placed on its "do not call," "do not mail" and "do not email" lists. Association members agree not to solicit consumers who have requested that they not be contacted.
To have your name removed from direct mail marketing lists, write: Direct Marketing Association, Preference Service Manager, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036-6700. To have your name removed from telemarketing lists, write: Direct Marketing Association, Preference Service Manager, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036-6700. To "opt out" of receiving unsolicited commercial email, use the DMA's form at www.e-mps.org.
A Dozen Ways to Protect Yourself
The next time you get a "personal" letter or telephone call telling you "it?s your lucky day," the Federal Trade Commission encourages you to remember that:
1.    Legitimate sweepstakes don?t require you to pay or buy something to enter or improve your chances of winning, or to pay "taxes" or "shipping and handling charges" to get your prize. If you have to pay to receive your "prize," it?s not a prize at all.
2.    Sponsors of legitimate contests identify themselves prominently; fraudulent promoters are more likely to downplay their identities. Legitimate promoters also provide you with an address or toll-free phone numbers so you can ask that your name be removed from their mailing list.
3.    Bona fide offers clearly disclose the terms and conditions of the promotion in plain English, including rules, entry procedures, and usually, the odds of winning.
4.    It?s highly unlikely that you?ve won a "big" prize if your notification was mailed by bulk rate. Check the postmark on the envelope or postcard. Also be suspicious of telemarketers who say you?ve won a contest you can?t remember entering.
5.    Fraudulent promoters might instruct you to send a check or money order by overnight delivery or courier to enter a contest or claim your "prize." This is a favorite ploy for con artists because it lets them take your money fast, before you realize you?ve been cheated.
6.    Disreputable companies sometimes use a variation of an official or nationally recognized name to give you confidence in their offers. Don?t be deceived by these "look-alikes." It?s illegal for a promoter to misrepresent an affiliation with ? or an endorsement by ? a government agency or other well-known organization.
7.    It?s important to read any written solicitation you receive carefully. Pay particularly close attention to the fine print. Remember the old adage that "the devil is in the details."
8.    Agreeing to attend a sales meeting just to win an "expensive" prize is likely to subject you to a high-pressure sales pitch.
9.    Signing up for a sweepstakes at a public location or event, through a publication or online might subject you to unscrupulous prize promotion tactics. You also might run the risk of having your personal information sold or shared with other marketers who later deluge you with offers and advertising.
10.    Some contest promoters use a toll-free "800" number that directs you to dial a pay-per-call "900" number. Charges for calls to "900" numbers may be very high.
11.    Disclosing your checking account or credit card account number over the phone in response to a sweepstakes promotion ? or for any reason other than to buy the product or service being sold ? is a sure-fire way to get scammed in the future.
12.    Your local Better Business Bureau and your state or local consumer protection office can help you check out a sweepstakes promoter?s reputation. Be aware, however, that many questionable prize promotion companies don?t stay in one place long enough to establish a track record, and the absence of complaints doesn?t necessarily mean the offer is legitimate.
To File a Complaint
Consumers who believe they have been victimized by fraudulent promotional offers also should contact their local postmaster or the U.S. Postal Inspection Service by phone, toll-free, at: 1-888-877-7644; by email at: www.uspsoig.gov; or by mail at: U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Office of Inspector General, Operations Support Group, 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60606-6100.
If you have a problem with a sweepstakes or prize promotion after participating, and you are unable to resolve the problem directly with the company, contact:
    The Direct Marketing Association, ConsumerLine, 1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036-3603; phone 202-955-5030; fax 202-955-0085.
    The Better Business Bureau where the company is located.
    Call for Action, a network of radio and television station hotlines that offer resolution services for consumers. Call 301-657-7490 or write: Call for Action, 5272 River Road, Suite 300, Bethesda, MD 20816.
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.
July 2000

To Cara and others like her, you need to be aware of something. The internet is FULL of tons of information on each one of us. I have used this information to find many of my relatives while doing my Family Geneology research. I have also found tons of information on people Not related to us. Your full name can be gleened from many free public records, like the telephone book for your area, and your county tax information. We all need to be Very diligent in protecting what little really private information we have left, and our risky internet habits are leaving long, Permanent trails of information of ALL sorts that anyone can access.
  I strongly agree that Cara should notify the athorities of this incident, however ... just in case.
  I would like to think that our legislators would do something to rectify this out of controll harrassment on us by a small group of thugs, but from their lofty, insulated positions in our government they have no contact with this kind of treatment, or how the regular people of our country have to cope on a "day-in and day-out" basis. (But, that's another whole can of worms.) So, for now, we must support sites like this with our own information exchange and try to keep our sanity.
  Get "Caller ID" and "Anonymous Call Rejection" on your telephone service so you can see who is calling and you will not have to answer their call backs. Remember, it's your telephone and we live in a free country, for now anyway, so YOU do NOT have to answer, and, YOU CAN HANG UP ON THEM AT ANY TIME. (Ahhhhhh, Feel the power!)
  If, for some reason, you feel you must answer their calls, get an answering machine that will record and learn how to use it to record your conversations. Let them know your conversation "may be recorded for quality control purposes" so it will be legal. (Many will hang up right away and not call back.) Remember to keep your composure and do not let them get you upset, you're being taped as well. If they start using foul language, make threats or obscene remarks, or keep calling back after you have requested to be removed from their calling list, let them hang themselves. Be very nice, ... and bait them. Become the hunter, not the prey.
  Then, play your recordings back to your State Congressman and Senator, and ask them, "Is this is the kind of treatment your constituants voted you in to allow to continue to go on?" Then ask them what they're going to do to stop it.  
  Protect your privacy and your private information jealously. It's all we can do right now.

GOOD LUCK

Been getting calls at work. Annoying.

Here's the WHOIS info:

Registrant:
LMG GROUP

2622 E. 1400 S. Circle
St. George, Utah 84790
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: WORLDSBESTBENEFITS.COM
Created on: 16-Feb-09
Expires on: 16-Feb-11
Last Updated on: 16-Feb-09

Administrative Contact:
AhQuin, Max max.ahquin@hotmail.com
LMG GROUP
2622 E. 1400 S. Circle
St. George, Utah 84790
United States
(435) 701-6299

http://www.worldsbestbenefits.com/Home_Page.html Here is the web page, phone number and address for the jerks!!!! Have fun.

I have been receiving phone calls from this company for 2 weeks now.  I ignore this call most of the time, but when I do answer I tell them to quit calling that I am not interested.  They just hang up on me and I get another phone call about an hour later.  Who the heck do these people think they are?  How are they getting this information and what is the point to keep calling the same person over and over again for the same thing?  God must love stupid people, cause he made so many of them.

Called, told them to stop and the cursed me out. Callers accent was either P*** or Indian, I hate these guys cant even curse me in english right.

10 calls in 48 hours; identifies self as "Premier Vacation Services." I hung up.

I've been receiving this number on my phone for a few weeks, but usually am not able to answer when it calls. When I do answer, no one is on the other end. Today, an Indian man responded when I answered, and told me I was the winner of a prize for 3 nights/2 days "holiday" in a tropical destination, and a few $1000 vouchers for airfare, food, etc. He could barely answer my questions, and kept repeating the same information. He couldn't even tell me what directory my number had been a part of, but that I had been selected as "a valued customer." I have NEVER dealt with this company before. He told me all it would cost is $3.95 shipping for the package, and when I told him I wasn't going to give my credit card information over the phone, he hung up. Good riddance.

I've had 3 calls from this number today alone. have received calls for the past 4 days.

i have received 3 calls in the past 24 hours. I hung up the first time because the caller has a heavy accent and I don't even bother with those. I did not answer the last two calls, no message left.

An Indidan guy called me up on my cell phone.  I asked him to take me off his list.  He dropped the f-bomb a couple of times.

I got a call from some Indian guy on my cell phone today. I told him to take me off his list.  He replied, "F&*!" you, you "F&%^ing Bi***!".  Great marketing.  Way to buid customer loyalty.

I received the call just after 8pm est. Luckily I didn't answer it. When I tried to call it back was a non working number. Thanks for your posts. I'll let this number go to VM.

I have been getting calls from this person for weeks now.  Each time I answer and tell the Indian accented person to STOP CALLING ME!  I have told them this many times now, but I still get the calls.  I am on the do not call list and have filed a report with the FCC and on the do not call official website.  I suggest we all file complaints with these sites so hopefully some action can be taken.

I have gotten about 6 calls from this number and missed them all.  My question is though, to those of you who have spoken with someone, have they called you back?  Are they still harassing you?

World's Best Benefits called me 6 times yesterday while I was out, and it's 10AM EST, and they've already called me today.  I'm assuming that this call is coming from a Call Center in India because of the caller's thick accent.  Caller became VERY rude when I told him not to call me back, and hung up on me.  When I called the number on my Caller ID back, it's saying that "the number is not in service", indicating a Caller ID proxy.  I have their number blocked now.

Ha, ha! I <3 you!
I'm on the donotcall.gov list, but I don't think American laws apply to foreign businesses and/or irritants. *shrugs* I have Verizon, and I can block the number. Yippee!

I got same call..... when registered on National donot call registry message says companies call till july 11 as they registered on june 10 these people created fake site called www.bestbenefits.com... So annoyed what else can we do to stop them

Every time I get a call from this number they always hang up a few seconds after I answer the phone. They have called 5 times since last night.

Received call last evening. did not pick up, Call back and did not get through.

This number's been calling my cell phone today.  After reading this I was ready.  Just like you noted, a thick Indian voice introduced the offer about some trip and said he needed my credit card number.  So I told him to wait( faking like I was getting it out to read off to him, so then I told him this number "1234 5678 90-You're an A-HOLE!!" and Hung up.  LOL!!  

After that, I went into my YouMail account and added them to my own personal block list.  Good luck trying to reach me @$$holes.

I suggest any of you who have a cell phone to give this site a look over.  www.youmail.com - it replaces your current voicemail system with one that's feature-rich with options galore.  You can make personal greetings based on phone numbers.  In cases like this, I just add numbers I don't want reaching me, like this jerk from India, to a block list.

A personal message to World's Best Benefits - "Go back to India and leave us alone - we don't want any! oh, and good luck trying to reach me Jack@$$!"

-555- is an exchange reserved for use by the phone company. Any number you see with -555- in it is likely to be fake. It is often used in movies and TV shows for fake numbers.

This means two things: The 877-555-7777 number on the caller ID is spoofed. The 800-555- number someone talked them out of as a callback number is also fake.

I got the 877-555-7777 call a few minutes ago, but didn't answer.

called 4 times today
no messages untill the last time, then it was someone breathing heavily on for about 3 mins! Glad I found this site so I know whats up

Calling an unlisted phone number, on my cell phone also, do not want them to call me!!! called three times today and no message did they leave, my numbers are on the do not call register.

well...i was dumb enough today to give them everything they asked ..the next thing i know on my bank account is that they has already taken 12 dollars from my account..so yea...just be careful..

Received calls from this # on several occasions so put them on my call block. You can aquire it from your network provider.