A public service announcement
(I seem to have lots to say today.)
Mike and I just discovered that some asshole scammer/hacker has been calling our house with a phony recorded message about how to lower our interest rate on our credit card. The message never identifies which credit card company the call is supposedly originating from, but it's definitely a scam. Sorry, but the real credit card companies identify themselves - and address their customers by name, not with a generic recorded message.
This all came to a head this morning when Mike's credit card was declined when he was trying to buy breakfast. We assumed it might just be a hiccup in the network and no big deal. But then Mike remembered the unusual phone call we received yesterday evening, and he decided it would be in our best interest to contact the credit card company to see what's going on.
Turns out the account had been put on hold due to a suspicious charge - made from 1,200 miles away. Fortunately, Mike spoke with a representative in the credit card company's fraud department and relayed all the info we had on the mysterious call, including a website where people just like us have filed complaints against these calls. (Be sure to check out the map on that website; this is an national scam!)
Here's where the calls are originating from (according to my caller ID and the reports filed):
If you receive one of these calls, report it immediately and double check ALL your credit card accounts.
I realize that my post here sounds like one of those annoying spoof e-mails that most people immediately delete from their in-box, but this is the real deal, so take heed!
This is the first we've ever had to worry about credit card fraud or possible identity theft, so now we're a little concerned about something else being amiss. Needless to say, we're both pulling copies of our credit reports and hopefully everything will be kosher. I certainly hope everything is, because we don't need an additional headache in our lives.
I hope no one else has been pegged by this bastard. And I hope the authorities catch him/her/them and nail them to the wall by their balls. (Sorry, but they deserve nothing less as punishment for their deceit.)
The end. You can go about your usual blog reading now.
Mike and I just discovered that some asshole scammer/hacker has been calling our house with a phony recorded message about how to lower our interest rate on our credit card. The message never identifies which credit card company the call is supposedly originating from, but it's definitely a scam. Sorry, but the real credit card companies identify themselves - and address their customers by name, not with a generic recorded message.
This all came to a head this morning when Mike's credit card was declined when he was trying to buy breakfast. We assumed it might just be a hiccup in the network and no big deal. But then Mike remembered the unusual phone call we received yesterday evening, and he decided it would be in our best interest to contact the credit card company to see what's going on.
Turns out the account had been put on hold due to a suspicious charge - made from 1,200 miles away. Fortunately, Mike spoke with a representative in the credit card company's fraud department and relayed all the info we had on the mysterious call, including a website where people just like us have filed complaints against these calls. (Be sure to check out the map on that website; this is an national scam!)
Here's where the calls are originating from (according to my caller ID and the reports filed):
Rivero Rene
305-228-3727
If you receive one of these calls, report it immediately and double check ALL your credit card accounts.
I realize that my post here sounds like one of those annoying spoof e-mails that most people immediately delete from their in-box, but this is the real deal, so take heed!
This is the first we've ever had to worry about credit card fraud or possible identity theft, so now we're a little concerned about something else being amiss. Needless to say, we're both pulling copies of our credit reports and hopefully everything will be kosher. I certainly hope everything is, because we don't need an additional headache in our lives.
I hope no one else has been pegged by this bastard. And I hope the authorities catch him/her/them and nail them to the wall by their balls. (Sorry, but they deserve nothing less as punishment for their deceit.)
The end. You can go about your usual blog reading now.
Labels: fraud, identity theft, spam, spoof
posted by Sherry @ 7/11/2007 09:35:00 AM
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