I have had three call from 866-230-7761 in the last three days.

YOU HAVE A CALL FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY JAIL. AN INMATE......

Yesterday I received one of those recorded calls from 713 563-6986 asking if I would accept the charges from someone (they gave a recorded name) that I don't even know in a prison. I hit the end call button.Today I got a call again but this time it came up as unavailable and this time the recording said they were Global Telling. And said that it was important that I call them back. I don't know anyone in prison and never have. How do I make them stop calling me?

I've been getting calls from the Tulsa jail, with this number to call to set up an account.  I called it and wound up talking to "Freddie," most likely in Bangalore.  I asked him to block calls to my number, and he started collecting information: name, number, service provider, etc.  When he asked for my billing address, I refused to give it, but that seemed to be OK with him.  He said calls to my number have been blocked.  We'll see.

http://www.fcc.gov/complaints

http://www.donotcall.gov/

DO NOT ANSWER OR THEY WILL CHARGE YOU FOR A COLLECT CALL! Global Tel Link is an inmate scam, according to my Google research.

If you see "Unknown" on your caller-ID, do not answer! Let it ring and go to voice-mail. If it's someone you know, thy will leave a message. Don't even answer and hang-up or the phone company will register what is called a "round trip."

If this scam company engages the voicemail with a lengthy message to make it look like a several minute call, they may claim you answered and accepted the call from the inmate, and bill your phone number as a collect call. SAVE THESE VOICEMAILS. You can use these voicemails as evidence to contest the huge charge.

I just  received a call from unknown caller and the message asked to call Global Tel-Link at 866-230-7761.  The interesting thing is that my number is less than 24 hours old and I know no one  incarceratd or employed by a correctional facility.  Just another robo-call to scam my hard earned money that I have so much less of b/c of the current POTUS (Obama)!!!!

Keep getting a call from this number wanting me to press #4.  Do not know anyone in jail as this sounds like it is from a jail.

I recieved a call from this number on my cell i googled and found out it was a scam,

Here's their website

http://www.gtl.net/

The number is Global Tel Link.  A phone account for prisoners to call collect at a discounted rate.  I don't accept collect calls from anyone, nor do I know anyone in prison, so I called their customer service # (877) 650-4249 and requested a 'Global Block' on my phone number.  If you don't know which prison facility the calls are originating from, you have to request the global block.

the number not a scam u can put minutes on for a inmates but i was wonder if there was a sight for them?

Its not a scam. If you get a call from them that means someone you know is in jail or prison and is trying to get ahold of you. My fiance just went to jail in Steuben county and the only way you can speak to them is putting money on the global tel link account. All I want to know is how do I get more talking time with him? Its only letting me talk to him for fifteen minutes and I was told I get 20 minutes.

After I received numerous calls on my cell, I called the number and was able to talk to a nice lady who blocked my number.  She issued a password for me which I should use if I ever receive any more calls.  So far I have not received any, but what makes me suspicious is that she required my name and address in order to block my cell number.  Scam?  I guess I will find out.

I want to block this annoying telephone number.

This was very helpful ,thank you for posting.                                                                                                                                    1-800-483-8314 (I.V.R.)interactive voice response is good only at one number .Also a Global Tel Link product.
Computerkid
Cleveland Ohio

I am reporting getting an automated phone call from an unidentified inmate for me to set up a payment account. What do I do about it?

It is a SCAM - I have received over 25 phone calls from 713-574-1101 - that directs me to set up an account by calling this number.....I actually called the jail the first day after getting about 5-6 phone calls to have them tell the inmate that he was calling the wrong number and that I didn't know him.  But as it turns out the phone calls are not really coming from an inmate in jail.  The jail assured me that noone at the jail had called me....Inmates can't make phone calls the hours that I got half of these calls!!!  It is just a way for someone to get your credit card or bank info.  There may really be a company out there that does this the legal way for actual inmates - But the phone calls I'm getting are nothing but a scam!

It is not a scam, it is a phone connection service, people in jail cannot call collect so relatives must pay this company in advance so they can receive calls from relatives and/or friends that are in jail.

This is not true.  This is the number that I call to add minutes to talk to my boyfriend in jail.  It's not a scam.

the call comes under unavailable or 8662307761 but the message says an inmate is trying to contact me, I would like to know who this inmate is?

myy friend n jail just called me off this number

Its sad that I lost my son 4months ago and he only called collect from jail, Well last night I started getting these phone calls, started out with a # of 928 718 0630 then it became unavailable then 2 today said it was Global links and Thank God I researched, What a sick joke. I hope someone can do something about this. I really wondered if they had made a mistake about my son! There all kinds of sick people in this world

You may have to call yr telephone provider and have them place a block n yr number

just received a call from "an inmate" and to call 8662307761, was on hold a while but only a recording telling us how to set up "an account".  We called Comcast, our carrier, and they couldn't verify this number.  Is this a scam?

What is this about?

i got a call on my work phone number saying its call from la county jail to call back at 866 230 7761

I keep getting this everyday from it says a federal prisoner in lock u p in federal court to accept it dial 1 and i dont know who the hell it is ! wish they would stop

Don't do that, they are really RIP-OFF, if yo uwant to know about gobel you have to googlel it and there are many comments people were talking about GObel TEl Link, before you don't want to pay tho, i got a friend in jail tried to call me 9 missed called, i haven't set up but found out people were saying do not pay at all they are rip off..  go ahead read it.

Keep getting calls from this number and have no clue who would be calling me from prison