You know who is behind (800) 321-8451, stupid telemarketers. But I surmise, being you folk are pretty shart, that you knew that already.
The tactic this phone # uses… let me clarify: I don’t know what phone number this call came from. My phone was off. But this is the number they were stupid enough to leave in what “sounded” like a voice mail that fades in as if you missed the first part where your name might have been and they tell you how urgent it is you call so you can lower your credit card interest rate.
The voice sounds like it’s an urgent issue, and leaves his first name as if he’s your friend.
Friend indeed.
Over at 800notes, some good folk left these notes:
One person called and got no answer.
Another called and the person who answered ask if they were paying more than 12% on the credit card. When they said no, the person said they called a wrong number.
On CallFerret, they said the phone number 288-209-3685 had called and left this 1-800 number.
If you ask who is this, they hang up.
It’s amazing what some telemarketers actually do to suck in the inadvertant, unsuspecting person.
Like I said before, I get the feeling that you folks are pretty sharp, but my main goal is to say, let your friends know. POint them to this article, or the other websites. Let them know so they tell their friends.
These telemarketers have NOTHING to do with your actual credit card accounts. They know nothing about you and even if you have a card or not. They make mass callings, hoping to land a call or two on someone who may take them up on this stupid tactic.
I could go on and on… but what’s the point. We know.
Now, all I have to decide is if I want to add my phone number to the Do Not Call Registry or not do that, and actually answer one of these calls and pretend that I’m getting sucked in.
(Trust me, I am real good at that. You should ask the last two car salesmen I pulled one over on to get my last two vehicles. It’s a game man, a game!)
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Here’s a bit from the FCC about “Unwanted Telephone Marketing Calls” and if you feel so inspired, here’s the FCC link to lodging complaints about this noise.
