866-882-7666
| Dianne 2014-04-13 21:07:51 Unknown |
I keep getting calls from this number for my adult, married daughter. She has not lived with me for at least 7 years. Their recording says if you are not this person, please hang up, but they continue to call. So annoying.
| mpm 2014-01-24 18:25:29 Unknown |
8668827666 got ahold of my cell number and they do not stopp badgering - as in calling - but when you finally pick up to tell them to cease and desist, they hang up!
| golden retriever 2013-12-28 16:27:04 Debt Collector |
We have received several times a month calls from this number. They urge us to pay an At&T debt that we don't have.
SCAM Watch yourselves
| Wolverina 2013-12-13 00:21:06 Unknown |
Who keeps calling me from this number?! I don't know any company that could have my number. I don't give my number to any toll free companies.
| lynvyn 2013-12-12 00:28:35 Debt Collector |
My husband answered a call from 866-882-7666, apparently Bay City Credit . We've been receiving these calls for the last few weeks and never answered them. He said the caller had a strong Indian accent and he could hardly understand him. He referred to my husband by his initials and not his full name (which At&t knows) and was told that we owe $240 to At&t which I know we do not. Our account has always been current. He told my husband that if we don't pay, we will be turned over to the collection dept. My husband hung up on him. I called At&t and spoke to the billing dept. and was told our bill is current. I told the At&t rep about this call and was informed that if anyone receives such a call DO NOT give them any information. At&t will call a customer if a bill is unpaid.
This is a SCAM
| AC 2013-11-20 15:09:32 Unknown |
I just got a call from them and since I didnt recognize the number, I didn't answer it. I always like to google numbers that i don't know in case they are companys or restaurants or people that I've called in the past and have just forgotten about. So i just googled the number the found this site. I really hope that they don't continue to call but i have NO idea how they've gotten this number.
| Stella 2013-09-30 18:48:47 Unknown |
I just called the number and they told me they were calling for someone I had never even heard of. I told them to take my number of their list and the guy got all huffy and revealed that it was "his" company and that he would take me off their list. It's probably a couple of people or maybe a family. We will see if I am indeed taken off the call list. If you use language such as "I will report you" they likely will get scared off if it's a small operation.
| Rob 2013-09-28 20:15:13 Unknown |
9-28-13 3:30pm Just got a call from an Indian sounding guy saying I owed $298.70 for AT&T something didn't sound right so I called AT&T on the other line and they said I had a 0 balance. Very rude individual wanted my account info. number he called from was 866 882-7666. AT&T gave me a number to call Monday morning to report. DO NOT GIVE THESE GUYS ANY INFORMATION (per AT&T)
| Barb L. 2013-08-15 22:50:29 Debt Collector |
Just received a call this evening from Bay Area Credit calling about an AT&T bill that I supposedly defaulted on in July. Problem is, I don't have AT&T...and haven't for years and when I cancelled the service, my bill was paid in full. Difficult to understand service rep rapid-fired off an address and then a phone number that my name is supposedly attached to - I said sorry, it wasn't me and perhaps they should check their records a bit better.
| P Walker 2013-08-13 22:28:13 Debt Collector |
I have received harassing calls from this company for over a week. At first the call was from Pacific Card Services and then the calls came from Bay Area Card Services. I was asked for credit card payment information but the caller was not willing to verify my account information, nor was I asked for any account security credentials. I hung up on them but I continue to get these calls.
| Brazen 2012-12-16 02:14:44 Debt Collector |
*Disclaimer: This is not to be taken as legal advice and I'm not an attorney*.
What I do have is first hand experience and knowledge of these deceptive tactics from dealing with these types of organizations. I received a call from (866) 882-7666 and when I answered the phone, from my Pinger account on my iPhone, there was no one on the other end; this tells me they're using a robo-dialer. The software makes calls to a list of numbers, entered into the robo-dialer, and when some one answers the phone it rings the agent on the other end to notify them they have a live call. That's why there's a delay on the other side.
The robo-dialer can be programmed to hang up if they get a voicemail, or leave an automated message. Bay Area collections has to follow the Federal Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), if they violate this they can be held accountable by law.
If you feel like you're being harassed by a collection agency you need to report them immediately. Also when they say this call will be recorded for quality assurance and training purposes you can prohibit them from doing so by declining to be recorded.. Under FDCPA regulations you have to give them permission. I'd advise you to get a recording device of your own, if you allow them to record you, and tell them you'll also be recording the call. They will have to also give you permission to record them. The shady or otherwise deceptive collection agencies that try and cut corners will deny you access to record them and the call will most likely be terminated on their end. I hope this helps you from being taken advantage of or threatened to give any money to these sharks circling your money.
To learn more about this law that protects you from collectors go to http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf thanks for sharing all of your concerns about the phone number: (866) 882-7666 and their hardcore tactics.
I wish all of you Happy Holidays and a safe New Year. Please keep the children and families in CT in your thoughts as we all try and heal from the physical, emotional, and psychological damage done to these families. The ripple effect is felt nationwide. Godspeed!
| dsl 2012-12-03 23:53:17 Debt Collector |
This is Bay Area Credit calling about an AT&T bill that has already been paid.
| Stooge 2012-09-27 15:18:31 Unknown |
Idiots keep calling a dedicated fax/data line over and over. Not a bother to us since it rings nowhere, I just see the call come in on my office phone.
| GREENEYES 2012-08-13 13:19:09 Unknown |
I KEEP GETTING CALLS FROM THIS NUMBER NO ONE TALKS NO ONE IS THERE THEY CALL TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY HOW DO I STOP THIS?
| greeneyes 2012-08-13 13:12:54 Prank Call |
i am tired of these people calling me not talking just ringing the phone two to three times a day who are they? what do they want?
| greeneyes 2012-08-03 13:28:19 Unknown |
call every day couple times a day when you pick up no one there this is harrassement in my book how do you get them to stop called the do not call list 100 times they still call if they have something to say why dont they speak?
| Jones 2012-07-27 16:30:49 Unknown |
Received a call that I could not understand, About my daughter, I told her that she had pasted away and she still would not stop taking.
| good 2012-06-30 13:42:02 Unknown |
they are bad people
| Sitting Dog 2012-04-27 19:56:04 Debt Collector |
Caller ID is Toll Free Call. It?s a landline. Its Bay Area Credit Services., 50 Airport Parkway, #100, San Jose, California 95110; Phone 1 866-222-2097; Phone 2 408-392-4400; Phone 3 877-377-0269; Phone 4 800-454-2227 Fax 1 408-392-4520, Fax 2 720-488-4296; http://www.bayareacredit.com These are pond scum debt collectors. They will not clear your debt or even care if they are seeking the former owner of the phone number. [removed:lang]
| Ignore It 2012-04-14 01:32:08 Unknown |
They called my cell phone, but could not possibly know who I am, since it is a "prepaid" phone with a number that I do not give out. I've had the number for two years. In addition, it's in a distant area code.
| cc 2011-06-06 21:03:30 Unknown |
didn't answer
| Charlotte Espinoza 2011-06-06 21:03:30 Unknown |
I GOT A CALL FROM A LADY NAMED HAZEL NASH, ASKING TO PAY MY DEBT WHICH I DIDNT OWE, SHE SOUNDED VERY DIFFERENT ,HER PRONOUNCIATION WAS AS IF SHE WAS A INDIAN, AND EVEN DIDNT PRONOUNCE MY NAME PROPERLY , FIRSTLY HIRE PEOPLE WHO CAN SPEAK ENGLISH, WITHOUT GRAMATICAL ERROR AND PRONOUNCE NAME'S CORRECTLY.... THEN I MAY TALK TO THESE DEBT COLLECTORS......
| d 2011-06-06 21:03:30 Unknown |
i keep getting calls from this number. they never leave a message and i dont answer. its probably some kind of scam. i tried just blocking the number, and putting myself on the DNC list. But that takes 31 days. I'm just going to change my number, & be very careful who i give it you.
| OneLove:-) 2011-06-06 21:03:30 Unknown |
no message
| CJ 2011-06-06 21:03:30 Unknown |
These people called posing as a collection agency saying (quite falsely) I owed $26 to AT&T. As you should with anyone saying they are a collection agency, I told them to mail me any documentation regarding this account and that I will not speak to them until I see it. Yet they continue to call.
Scammers
| michelle 2011-06-06 21:03:30 Unknown |
I'm getting a call from this number to my cell phone several times a week. I called it back one day and it's some kind of collection agency. I don't know for who and I know I don't currently have anything in collections and I've never given out my cell number because it's a company phone.
| margie gibbs 2011-06-06 21:03:30 Unknown |
numerous calls from this number. who is this calling my number. i wish to take legal action and stop the phone calls.
| Chuck 2011-06-06 21:03:30 Unknown |
I've gotten two calls from this number today. Both were hang-ups. Previous (NUMEROUS) calls from this number went unanswered by my choice.