Yes, it is legit. I called the # on the back of my card and they transferred me to the fraud dept. Someone tried to charge plane tickets for $7800. to my card in Great Britain! This is a great service!!

I received this call today, but didn't answer because I had a low signal.  After doing a quick google seach seeing mulitple posts that it was from Merrick Bank, I called the number on the back of my card just to make sure.  They immediately transferred me to the fraud department and I was told they were trying to reach me because someone tried to make 2 fraudalent charges on my card that morning, which they had declined.  They closed out that card immediately and a new one is already on its way.  

Grateful Al is right, if you receive this call and don't answer, make sure that you call back either on that number or the one on the back of your credit card.

 The caller is Merrick Bank fraud dept. They were verifying a transaction made on my card. It was legit.I appreciate their attention to anything unusual. I verified I made the transaction, it went through, no problems. Than you Merrick Bank.

I got a call from this number, they said they were from a TPS and associates on behalf of national cash advantage.  They said they would be taking me to court for a payday loan from 2010, in the amount of $4,800 unless I paid them $505.22 today.  I took down their information and called the payday loan place that they referenced.  According to the actual "creditor" National cash advance (not advantage btw),  the call I received was a scam, I do owe money but not anything near that.  Be aware and verify your debts.

From Merrick Bank fraud department. Merrick's terms and conditions specify that the bank will decline overseas transactions to reduce their risk pending a conversation with the cardholder to verify a legitimate purchase.

This is a call you want to take if you are a Merrick Bank card holder.

Calls constantly, leaves no message.

It's legit, I called the customer service number on the card and got forwarded over to the fraudulent charge dept.

The caller left no message

Just got a call from this number.  I don't have a Merrick card and if it was a real credit card company or fraud department, wouldn't they leave a message to call them back?

To be safe, I would call the number on the back of your bank card - that way, if the call is legitimate, the bank will be able to help you.

Is this legit?  I can't find this number tied to Merrick anywhere.  They called me 6 times today with no voice messages.  If it was important, wouldn't they leave a voicemail or would an issue be mentioned if I called the main number?

Need to learn how to leave a voicemail

I got the call from this number yesterday.  It's Merrick Bank's Fraud Department.

I received the same call from Merrick. They were verifying my purhases on my card from the Fraud Dept.

I received a message from this number asking to verify recent activity on my Merrick Bank credit card. I called the number provided and was directed to an automated system that quickly and conveniently allowed me to confirm that a recent online transaction on my card was valid. This is a great service and should be offered by more credit card companies!

That's to those here that told me who this was. I looked it up after getting a call.

They were checking on a transaction I had tried to make but was declined for security reasons. It appears the vendor must have had an issue with their system, because they were not passing the security code.

I received this call within an hour after the attempted charges (I tried twice, thinking I messed up something). Personnally I am glad they declined it and quickly let me know why. I decided NOT to do business with a company with sloppy credit card processing. Their loss.

If you get a call from this number it is to your benefit to talk to them. I thanked the Security Analyst at Merrick for their outstandfing job keeping my credit card information safe.

So get this, I get a call from from an 877 number and they leave a message  on google talk and I get this text?.

You have a new voicemail from

(888) 774-9348

12:58 PM

Back at your earliest convenience, toll free at (888) 774-9348 to verify this activity. We are available Monday through Thursday 9 AM to 11 PM Eastern Time, friday 8 AM to 9 PM eastern time. Saturday and Sunday 9 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern time again. The toll free number is 887749348. Thank you.



So I google the phone number that called and I find the information on this  number well when I see it?s merrick bank, I call the number on the back of my card, I say I got a call from this number earlier wanting me to verify something so I give the lady the number and she transfers me to their fraud dept? well apparently I come to find out that today U-Haul tried to charge an extra 25.00 to the card somewhere out in Ohio and I live in California, but it flagged Merrick cause they did not use the 3 digit security code on the back of the card, That?s why they called. The girl on the phone asked if I had used U-Haul recently and I said no I used  U-Haul in July and as you can see from my statement history that the payment was already settled. She said it sounds like fraud, let me send you a new card and please destroy the one you have now since it has been compromised?. I was like wow! I would not have known until the bill came? or saw a weird charge!

this number is the merrick fraud departmnt,,,call them from the number on the back of your card i recieved a call from this number today 5-7-09 and called the number on the back of my card and my card had  been hijacked,,if this number calls you its legit..also merricks homepage warns of phone scam going around

This number belongs to Merrick Bank Fraud Department, it is an automated service wanting to verify recent activity on your credit card.  I considered this a really good call considering all of the credit card fraud going on out there.......