From the Do Not Call website:

Your registration will not expire. Telephone numbers placed on the National Do Not Call Registry will remain on it permanently due to the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007, which became law in February 2008. Read more about it at http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/dncfyi.shtm.

Received a call from this number at 11:00 AM today, and it is another robocall regarding a lower interest rate credit card.  We have gotten MANY of such calls with same message, but this is the first time from this number which is in Montana, and we live in Michigan.  Usually I just hang up before it goes through the complete message, but this time I chose to listen to the entire spiel and then selected "push 1" at the end to see if I would get a live person, which I did.  Before they could go into their sales pitch I told them to get my number off their call list, as we are tired of receiving these nuisance calls.  The lady said "OK, consider it done".  We shall see, but I don't hold high hopes for it working that way...

Credit card scam.

PEOPLE. PLEASE READ THE COMMENTS BEFORE POSTING!!!

YOU MAY THINK THAT SOMEONE IS CALLING YOUR SPECIFIC PHONE NUMBER.

THEY DID NOT. THEY DID NOT CALL YOUR NUMBER SPECIFICALLY.

YOU WERE RANDOMALLY "ROBO" CALLED WITH A SPOOFED PHONE NUMBER ON A CALLER ID FOR A SCAM COMPANY.

Important message to all those that have received a call from this number:

There are several companies engaged in scam business using auto dialers. They are ALL scam outfits. They spoof phone numbers of victims all the time. Sometimes, they spoof non-working phone numbers. The phone number you searched for is just another victim of these scumbags. I've done a lot of research of these companies. Actually, there are several affiliated companies, that try to scam innocent victims. They are either owned by the same people, or they sell their business model to other crooks.

One scam is about auto warranties. The other is about credit card debt relief. They even have scams about dish television, home alarms, carpet cleaning, and more. Their MO is the same. The use an auto dialer, and call thousands of random numbers. They have no regard to the do not call lists. Your demands or complaints to them are worthless. They will continue to call you.

They will not remove you from their call lists. Why? BECAUSE THEY DO NOT MAINTAIN ANY. THEY ARE CROOKS. THEY HAVE NO REGARD TO THE MANY LAWS THEY BREAK.

BEING ROBO CALLED BY A COMPUTER IS A FEDERAL CRIME. NEED WE SAY MORE?

If they call about a car warranty, the message says something as "This is the second notice on your extended vehicle warranty. Press one now to speak to a representative..." The message about credit debt mentions "This is Account Services. We are calling to lower your credit card debt. Press one now to speak to a representative..." or "The is an important call from your cardmember services. This is your Final Notice. We have been trying to contact you?." The message about carpet cleaning begins "This is Diane, would like your carpet professionally steamed cleaned?"


NOW, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS? If you want to stop these crooks do the following
:
1) Speak to one of their customer service representatives. Pretend to be interested in either lowering your credit card interest rate or a car warranty, having your carpets cleaned, etc. DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY REAL INFORMATION. Do not ask how they "got" you number. (Remember, your number was randomly  dialed by a computer)

Tell them you have $20,000 in credit card debt. Give them a fake credit card number, a fake name, and a fake SS#. If the call is about the auto warranty scam, tell them you own a Ferrari, or a 1937 Dodge (however, if you really own one of those two, tell them you own a Buick). Give a made up VIN number. Or tell them you have 15 rooms of beautiful plush wall to wall carpet. If they ask for your name and phone number, give them the info for the person you hate the most.

Your goal is simple. You want to engage them in friendly conversation to keep them on the phone for as long as possible. Be nice and friendly. Your goal is twofold. You want to learn as much as possible about them. They will refuse to give you a website, phone number, or maybe even a real company name. They will attempt to give you a generic name such as "Account Services," "Financial Services," or "Dealer Services." This is done for a reason, to throw you and the government off their tracks. Do not accept this. Keep pressing for info. You will need this (see below). Often when pressed for questions, they will hang up on you. Remember, they are instructed to do this. That is why you must not be confrontation. Be friendly and act as if you are genuinely interested.

Get the name of the company, and if you can, the city where they are located. Most of these scam companies are either in Florida, or in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

EVEN BETTER IS IF YOU CAN RECORD THE CALL.

Also, the time you take from them means them have less time to steal from someone who is unknowledgeable about their scams. They get paid to rip people off. Take away their time, and they make no money! I have kept them on the phone for up to 20 minutes! I realize that many of you do not have the time. But do you appreciate being taken advantage of?

Ever hear of Scambaiting? That is what you are doing!!! There are many entertaining web sites on this topic. For example, see:
http://www.419eater.com.


2) Get the details of these scumbags and post it on this and every other website you can find. Use only the information you get from talking from their representatives and information you get from public sources. DO NOT POST THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON THAT OWNS THE PHONE NUMBER ON YOUR CALLER ID. Their numbers were spoofed and they are victims.


3) YOU MUST REPORT THEM TO THE AUTHORITIES:

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION!
Here is the link to file a complaint: http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION:
https://donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx

You can also file a report with the Attorney General of your state. See the links below to see how effective this can be.

If everyone that received a call from these low-life scumbags does the same, then the combined action of thousands of us can stop these crooks from scamming innocent people out of money.

Additional information: This is what can happen if everyone were to complain!
http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/AG_Koster_says_GA_telemarketers_will_pay/
http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/TRO_again ... all_violations/

See the following press releases to see how effective your complaints can be:
http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/030608.htm
http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/National_ ... filed_by_Nixon/
http://ftc.gov/opa/2008/05/telephoney.shtm

Let me tell you how I helped defeat a former scam company. Versadebt, that changed its name to VP Marketing, was scamming victims for years. I found the name of their company through conversation with one of their stupid representatives. And not only did I report them to the FCC and FTC each time, I also posted their contact information on the internet to make it easier for everyone to report.

Here is a story from Fox 5 Atlanta - WAGA that tells how WE took down VP Marketing, just one scam operation. Over 100,000 complaints were received by the FTC:
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/i-team:-vp-marketing-sued-021710

If you get the name of the company,  here is how you can find their information if located in Georgia, with the search engine of the Georgia Department of State:
http://corp.sos.state.ga.us/corp/soskb/CSearch.asp

For example looking up VP Marketing, the former scam outfit, we see that it is owned by Jason Eyer, the dirt bag shown in the Fox 5 video. Here is how you can contact this person, courtesy of public records filed with the Georgia Department of State:
Jason Eyer
1603 Mosaic Way
Smyrna, GA  30080
407-902-1950
407-902-9377

And here is the most satisfying evidence of how we can defeat and destroy these scumbag scammers:
JURY CONVICTS WOMAN IN $25 MILLION NATIONWIDE TELEMARKETING FRAUD SCHEME
http://www.justice.gov/usao/gan/press/2011/11-07-11.html


Remember:

1) Be friendly and pretend to be interested
2) Try to get the name of the company
3) Research the name of the company using public records
4) Post the name of the company everywhere on the internet
4) Report them to the FCC, the FTC, and the state Attorney General's office

These individuals called my phone 8 times yesterday and they have begun again this A.M.  I refuse to answer as there was only silence the first two times.  PLEASE STOP calling my number

Just got a call from this number and didn't answer it.  The caller ID had "? ?" on it and didn't recognize the number.  No big deal - another day, another robocall.  LOL

Turn off your answering machine.
Best thing you can do is let the phone ring, don't answer the phone for numbers you do not recognize.
Rule of thumb: if you don't recognize the number that is calling you, chances are you really don't want to be speaking with them anyways. ;o)

I received a call but never answered it ..Don't have ant credit card bills so it will be hard to reduce the interest... Thank's to all leaving commment;s..It helps a lot with a site like this

Autodialed robo recording claimed they were "Accounting Department" offering a reduction on my credit card interest rate of as little as (more than my current interest rate) and that I should press "1" now, because my eligibility is soon to expire.

This is a phishing scam.  They did not announce what company they work for nor advise me to call my bank or look on the appropriate website.

Ignore these calls, if you call them back, they capture your number and continue to call.

One other number not to call back, (222) 555-7777, there IS NOT AN AREA CODE IN THE US, that begins with,222.

Didn't answer; no message left. Caller ID displayed "Credit Services"

? Hung up immediately

I just filled a complaint with the FCC about this number and several others from the same telemarketing company (http://www.fcc.gov/complaints). They have been calling me for two years even though I have begged them to stop. They say they will take me off their list, sometimes they just hang up on me when I try to ask. They are selling credit cards.

Never picked up the phone and no message left but this is clearly a scam or spam call. I do not know anyone in this area code, Im on the do not call resgistry lists and never give my phone number out to anyone.

I was away for 3 days to attend my daughter's funeral. when I got home there were16 calls from this place. there were so many messages that my answering machine was skipping badly.

thursday morning i'm getting on a greyhound to Bozeman Montana. I'll be there Monday. then you people can talk to a baseball bat about low interest rates.

I received a call from this number. I don't know who they are. I am on the do not call list.

3 Messages on my phone telling me to push 1 on the phone to consolidate my debts and 2 for something else and 3 if I want to be removed from their call list from number 406-219-2301 .  I am on the "Do Not Call List", but I guess that does not concern them.
9:18, 2:09, 3:34 10/15/2011

got a call from this number. did not pick up as we did not recognize it. left no message

This is awesome !!! Might have to try it myself.........

Another number that I will continue to ignore. These b*****ds just don't know when to stop. I pay my credit card bill every month in full. Interest rate equates to zero percent. How can these companies give me anything lower?? They can't !!

God help them if someone happens to call me while I am home. These people are nothing but scumbags and quite frankly, they can lick my balls. PHUCKKKKKKKKK YOUUUUU !!!!!!

So sad that people can't understand that the person they are asking for does not live there.  They also can't handle a simple request - Remove me from your list.

received a call on 10/20/2011 at 10:50AM from this number but when I answered I remained silent on the phone for several seconds before saying "hello" but the call disconnected automatically without hearing anyone/anything on the line

i didn't pick up, and noone left a message.  Its messed up that i get these calls on my cell phone when i am on a do not call list.  What a bunch of S&%$!!!  if i am on a do not call list, why do i get these calls and texts??????

finally, someone with some sense!

Got a call about credit card rates, new immediately it was b.s. went through to the operator advised her that the number was on a do not call list.  She hung up immediately.  Called the number back and was told by a recording to press 1 to be placed on a do not call list.  What I'm wondering is how can I report these guys?

I am tired of random numbers calling my damn cell. I am on the do not call list and that in itself is a piece of s*** because it doesnt work,how can we block or get even with numbers that call for marketing services? Who ever owns this number is a piece of s***

This is an old time, long running phishing scam whose operators don't give a damn about following laws or regulations such as the DO NOT CALL registry.  They change their phone numbers several times a year and most commonly refer to themselves as CREDIT SERVICES.  Best thing to do is not to waste your own time on them.  If you have call block service with your phone company simply list them and let your equiptment deal with them in the future.

I just wish that after all these years of fillling complaints with the Do NOT CALL resistery someone or some government body would start prosecuting and jailing the crooks behind this scam.

I received a call from this number 406-219-2301 claiming they were Credit Card Services and could offer me a lowered interest rate on ALL of my credit cards regardless of the bank.  I pressed 1 to find out the scam, the rep said that they could offer my a low interest rate for all of my debt, I have none, but proceeded anyway to find out more.  Regardless of bank, he claims they could offer me a deal to lower my interest rate and he wanted to know my credit card information.

Scam - watch out and do not give them any information.

Dude.... TK was being flippant.... and he's right... if there's a CHANCE or a hint these shady a***oles will use the returned input to deduce that a number is a valid resource for mining, don't do it! Information is a commodity, don't give them any.
P.S. i have had speaks with these shady a***oles over the years, and it is not conjecture or speculation.... they are in fact a***oles.
If you find an address or phone number for one of them... please post it here. I would do my darnedest to convince them to 'take down their shingle'