Question:
here is the number 866-493-2702 that keeps calling me
the company calls me and then there is a machine that says that if i'm the real (*name), then press 1
then it ask me to press in my zipcode, then it ask me to type in the last four digit of my SS#.
when it got to the SS# thing, i just hung up thinking that if they knew who i was, then they don't need to know that i may not be the real (*name).
I'm in college and recently has been through some hospitalization and surgery. and i've been using my medical card at lots of places for this. (like 5 different places).
has anyone every got this before? are they a real legit company?
I don't even know the company's name. The machine might have said it, but i can never understand a single thing it says.
I get this call like everyday from the same phone number. Any Idea?
Answers:
Any company that asks you over the phone for your ss #, bank info or anything like that is a scam. NO company would do that with a voice over message, nor call and ask for that info either. It's a scam, report the number to your attorney generals office.
EDIT**** Do you have a Kohl's credit card? That could be the culprit.
I did a search on the phone number and that was why I linked the webpage. The phone number has something to do with Kohls. I would say though when you call them that you really don't want to input that personal of information and how do you speak to someone with a different security question.
http://800notes.com/phone.aspx/1-866-493...
I'm not aware of that particular number you just posted, but there has been a few times where a company (or whatever it is) has called for my aunts asking if you are that person, then press 1. I never press 1 because I'm not either one of my aunts. But I've never heard of something like that asking for your SS#.
If it's asking for your SS#, then that means something is not right? Why should you have to verify info with them if they are the ones contacting you? That basically proves it's a possible scam. Don't fall for it. Actually, you need to report it.
It's probably a computer generated call trying to reach you and verify you are the one answering. These are used by collection agencies.
Do you have any outstanding bills?
If they're calling every day it may be a bill collector trying to get through to you. If its only asking for the last four digits of your social and not the entire number its probably safe to do so and find out whats going on.
Nobody has the right to ask for you anything related to your SSN# if they cannot prove who they are, in a legit way.
While a lot of places utilize SSN #'s to keep track of information and as a means of looking up your info, they are legit and usually in-person. This sounds like a scam to me, and I'd never provide that information. If they couldn't send you a legit letter in the mail stating whatever they are trying to contact you about (including a phone number where you can talk to a human at a legit place)...then they're fake and just trying to get your info. Goo djob for getting suspicious about the SSN# thing.
Scam artists are getting so sophisticated nowadays that they actually are setting up information systems (similar to recordings at legit places)...where you call whatever number given from somewhere (e-mail, etc.) and when you enter your information into the system...it is of course going straight to the scammer. So, beware and be watchful...
If you feel that any information you may have given somewhere was somehow used inappropriately to try to scam you...then I'd suggest calling Equifax and putting a "Consumer Fraud Alert" on your credit report. I've done a similar thing when a credit card mysteriously opened in my name, which I didn't apply for. I think it's either for 3 months or 6 months. Basically all it says is you have a fraud alert on your account, and lists your phone # on your credit report. So any new creditors, loans, etc. or other things opened in your name require for you to be called first and give permission before it is approved. Might be a good idea, and will not 'hurt' your credit score or report in any way. But if somebody has enough info to open something in your name...it'll prevent a world of trouble for you.
That is a ploy sometimes used by collection agencies.
press 0 to see if you can get patched through.
Anytime they ask you for your social security #, it is a SCAM.
By Law (At least in CA.) you are not allowed to ask for the SS#, unless it's a live, one-on-one conversation, and the party giving the SS# knowing gives or agrees to give it.
I have not been through what you are going through, but if it looks like, sounds like or your gut tells you its a SCAM, treat it like one!
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