877-685-8491
C.J. MILLER
C.J. MILLER
2012-08-21 13:48:57
Unknown
There are several phone scams out there but we never ask you for your personal information, including your social security number and any banking information.   That is against the law and we certainly would never ask you for a credit card number, there is nothing to purchase, products or services.  

We are simply providing you information where you appear to be a victim of identity theft and assist you in taking proper precautions to prevent you from having this happen to you again.  

If you are a victim of identity theft and you do not want to return our telephone call, please contact the three major credit bureaus and place fraud alerts on your accounts:

888-766-0008  Equifax
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C.J. Miller
Manager for FCS
good samaritan
good samaritan
2012-01-15 01:02:57
Non-profit Organization
This number is from MDS Communications, a fund raising firm. -- You can go to their website and enter your number to stop calls.  Here is the message from their site and the link to stop the calls:

"" Since MDS only makes non-profit, charitable and political calls, we are exempt from the federal do-not-call registry and most state do-not-call lists. However, we understand that you may prefer not to receive phone calls.

If you would like to be added to the MDS do-not-call list, please complete the form below. (One for each number you wish to register) You will be added to the MDS do-not-call list for a period of 5 years (the same length of time as the federal do-not-call registry). ""

http://www.mdscom.com/donotcall.html
Bigglenn
Bigglenn
2011-10-24 12:19:32
Unknown
I called them back and if you listen through their recording you can leave your phone number at the end on voice mail and request to be put on their company wide "do not call list". This company works as fund raisers for charities and political candidates. I donb't know yet if the request will work because they say it takes a couple weeks.
ray fry
ray fry
2011-10-14 17:46:34
Unknown
I have been receiving calls from this phone # , often 2 or 3 a day, for some time now. I do not answer a phone call that is not already in my phones memory so a name comes up or any out side of my local area, now and then I get a local wrong # call and I'd rather sort those out than have them continue.
soo
soo
2011-10-12 19:41:09
Unknown
been calling day and night. no answer when i pickup
confused in San Jose
confused in San Jose
2011-10-08 02:33:11
Unknown
Calls at 8 AM and 8 PM
Jwo
Jwo
2011-10-07 19:36:15
Telemarketer
Called back.  Message says they are a fund raising company for nationally recognized charities.  Do not have to honor DNC list since fundraising. Said I could leave my number for their own do not call list.  yeah right!
Tom Nichols
Tom Nichols
2011-10-04 18:55:12
Unknown
Sick pups call every day,just ignore the AH's!
Tomj S
Tomj S
2011-10-04 18:51:17
Unknown
I've received two call from 877-685-8491 and don't know who it is, when I answer my phone, no one is there?
Rob
Rob
2011-09-24 04:23:35
Unknown
I received a call from 877-685-8491. My new wireless system announces such calls as "Unavailable" and I just don't answer them. I was curious about who these morons are though because I seem to get a lot of these calls. In the next elelction, I will vote for whoever has a creditable plan to put Card Services in jail.
One (or 2) born every minute
One (or 2) born every minute
2011-09-23 17:54:55
Unknown
Scammers LOVE IT when you visit their web sites and enter your info. Bet you click the unsubscribe links in SPAM email too.

No wonder scams never go away as long as there's a steady supply of idiot like <fill in the blank>.
Fritz
Fritz
2011-09-23 17:50:38
Unknown
Thanks Corey,

I clicked on the link in your message but got an Error 404: NOT FOUND!
I then stripped the end of the address to  http://www.mdscom.com/  and got
to their Home Page.
There on the upper right, I clicked on the Do Not Call tab.
That opens a new page where you can insert your phone number.
Also, click on the radio-button All Organizations, then click on submit.
Hope that helps.
Cheers, Fritz
RB
RB
2011-08-12 17:35:44
Unknown
Received call from 877-685-8491 and was told to return call to 877-696-8597.  Heard "hospitals" in the message part of the call which was not complete.
CarBuyerHI
CarBuyerHI
2011-06-16 21:17:28
Unknown
Not sure if this helps, but I was just checking a number I saw on KBB site and it looks like that number is an auto dealer in Hawaii (though may be a national car sellers message center).  Hope it helps.

Aloha!
GK
GK
2011-06-06 21:04:44
Unknown
Rec'd call at 877-696-8597 and msg was call 1-877685-8491.
Michael
Michael
2011-06-06 21:04:44
Unknown
Got a missed call
gk
gk
2010-12-17 21:33:51
Unknown
ID # was 877-696-8597 but msg was to call back at 1-877-685-8491.  Female voice asked for me by name but that was all.
DMA
DMA
2010-05-03 01:01:21
Unknown
Thanks Corey!
hornsfan
hornsfan
2010-04-16 12:11:13
Unknown
Called 4-8-2010 @ 20:18 and 4-9-2010 @ 13:03, left no message on recorder.
Corey
Corey
2010-04-08 19:15:12
Non-profit Organization
You could try putting yourself on the MDS Do Not Call list:
http://www.mdscom.com/tinc
Wes
Wes
2010-02-19 20:57:01
Non-profit Organization
MDS - A company who does fundraising for various organizations.  They allow you an opportunity to put yourself on their do not call list.  

Funraisers are exempt from the national do not call list.
michelle75
michelle75
2010-02-16 23:54:53
Non-profit Organization
Identified themselves as calling for the Salvation Army.  Thanked us for our previous support (which we have only done locally) and offered to send an envelope.  When we declined they said "God Bless and Keep them in our prayers."
Dave
Dave
2010-02-16 17:20:53
Unknown
I am getting lots of calls from 1-877-685-8491.  I never pick up since I do not know who it is. Can anyone explain??
Volunteer
Volunteer
2010-02-12 16:38:56
Unknown
Call came in as Tollfree Number.  I have received dozens of call from this number and have never answered.  The caller also never leaves a message.  I am a Republican and believe the caller is a fundraiser for the GOP.

For Justin in a previous comment: These calls are from call centers who use computer calling programs.  If no one answers at the dialed number, the computer disconnects usually after four rings.  If someone answers the computer-dialed call, the answering party is routed to an available agent.  If an agent isn't available within a certain amount of time, the computer will disconnect the call.  I got this information from the phone company years ago when I asked for a call trace for an "out of area" frequent caller who almost always hung up.
Justin Credible
Justin Credible
2009-12-08 22:33:24
Unknown
Rec'd call from 1-877-685-8491, when answered there was no one there, no breathing, no background noise, nothing. Called the number back (as I basically have nothing better to do with my time than harrass the harrassers) and discovered this is to "MDS Fundraisers". According to their voice mail, they solicit donations for various political candidates, political parties, religious orginizations, charitable orginizations, and basically everyone or anyone else not covered by the guidelines set forth in the National Do Not Call Registry (which is any and all of the aforementioned groups and/or businesses you may have had business dealings with in the past year or three are exempt). There is a mechanism in place according to their voice mail whereby persons may leave their name and phone number and indicate which call lists they wish their name to be removed from; any one in specific or all collectively.

I personally do not follow this practice of 'opting out' of non-solicited calls simply from the standpoint of actually giving them my name and phone number is doing nothing but verifying the number they call is indeed a working number.

Instead, I will opt to do one of two things: 1). eventually catch them and get to speak with someone, at which time I will either 'monkey' with them a while, blow a police whistle into the phone, empty a portable air horn into the receiver, or drive them completely nuts with questions having nothing whatsoever to do with whatever it is they are calling about. Or 2). they will eventually stop their calls as they will notice either through their own deduction that no one ever answers the line or their computer software will report always getting an answering device. In either event, the calls will eventually cease.

I don't get worked up too much by these calls because I am the one who regulates and controls my phone line, and I am not above telling them so. I will not, and I refuse to allow someone who hides behind a masked caller ID or who purposefully disguises their caller ID in an attempt to get me to answer a call (which too, I have no compunction about telling them so when I do actually get to speak to a human), again, I control my phone line, not them.

And remember, if all else fails and you feel inundated with unsolicited calls or unwanted calls, you can simply ask the person to "hold on a second", lay the phone down and go about your daily activities, as much as these blood suckers want to sink their teeth into some new blood, they will eventually get tired of waiting and simply hang up. You will know this occurs when you hear the Loud, fast-busy tone. Yes, it's loud enough to hear across the room too. Then all you have to do is simply hang the phone up, it was their nickle, it was their time, and you really out anything other than expending the energy to pick up and lay down the phone.

Conversely, you can always light into them with a 'cuss-fest' of which humanity has never witnessed, that's always an option. In any event, I hope anyone reading this finds some use, of course your mileage may vary slightly.

Take care all!
MajorMatt
MajorMatt
2009-12-04 18:54:55
Unknown
First time I received a call from them. I never answer a call that I do not know. Web search does not find much on the number. I have added this number to my "Nuisance numbers" group folder in my address book. This way when I receive a call from unlisted numbers my computer will list who is calling.

Program I use: Caller ID, Shareware $20 by apimac.com, very basic program but does what I need it for. Installed it on 24 Oct 2009

As of 12/4/2009, I have 15 listings with 32 phone numbers that are no longer "unknown" to me. And of course, I still do not answer the phone for them, but now I have some idea who they might be.
not pickin' up
not pickin' up
2009-12-04 18:51:45
Unknown
Got a call from 877-685-8491. In my caller ID, it said, "Not Provided." No clue as to who it is. If they will not say who they are, I usually don't want to talk to them!
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