786-879-6669 March 28, 2006
Posted by Q in Rants!.trackback
I surely hope no poor soul inherits this cellphone number as its been abused and of course put on blast my yours truly!!
Recieved a call from that number today on my cellphone. It was a phishing call, in Spanish asking to press 1 to be transferred to the corporate office for some special offer.
When you call the number back, you get an error that the caller cannot be reached due to being out of the area of something of that nature. Best advise is to report them to the FCC, but the scam might be a little difficult to track.
Post up and holla at ya man if you so happen to Google the number when you been called by it, and end up here. Seems the other blog is a little loaded with comments.
O, and by the way, the cellphone numbers being called seem to be under T-Mobile, Sprint, and Nextel. Others may be affected too thanks to number portability, emphasis me, as I have a Sprint ported number and am now with Verizon Wireless.
Edited to add:
Shouts our to hp, for providing a link to report these people for blowing up our cell phones. Here is the link
http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cib/fcc475.cfm
Its legit from what I can see, since the link is actually on the FCCs website as well.
As for registering with the National Do-Not-Call Registry, well you can, but its not necessary as its still illegal to call cell phones from an auto-dialer. Don't believe me, read it here on the FTC's website: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/04/dnc.htm
But I am not sure if there is a law on it or not. I think its just a bunch of corporate policies in place thats keeping it from happening, so the Do not Call list might be a good task to do just in case. Keep in mind that the Do not Call list entries only last for 5 years. Correct me if I am wrong though.
It’s happening to me!! I’m on Sprint. I seem to get the message only about once every 3 days.
i got this call too….went to voicemail…so i only heard a spanish speaking male….i just deleted it, not thinking anything of it.
I just had that call on my verizon cell phone. My wife has T-mobile and she gets these more often now. is there any way to block this number?
never got this before untill i got linked with T mob. i just set up for the do not call list…..hopefully that will put an end to that shyt…….im not one to pick up numbers i dont know….so i could care less…..but its anoying when the same number calls back……
First of all, thanks for responding everybody.
I’ve only gotten one more call since I made this post. On my phone I saved the number, assigned a silent ringer to it and it doesn’t roll over to voicemail.
To the poster mentioning the do not call list, not a bad idea considering other callers that are “somewhat legit” I don’t think whoever is calling using this number is worried about do not call lists as they seem to only be calling cell phones, which I believe are not to be used for marketing purposes. What needs to happen is somebody fluent in Spanish needs to follow the call through, and find out who the company is, and post up on it, and everybody getting these calls to sue the hell out of them.
File a complaint with the FCC.
http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cib/fcc475.cfm
If they get enough of them, they’ll do the tracking down and spanking for us. State that it appears to be a telemarketing or phishing call, with a pre-recorded message, they appear to be using a war dialer, and these calls are being made to a cell phone. (You want to hit all the aspects–the telemarketing via a war dialer, pre-recorded message, and to a cell phone; these are all violations of FCC regulations.)
I’ve had success getting other telemarketers spanked (well, fined) for similar behavior in the past via this form.
(Oh, and we’ve been receiving these calls at both our cells–they’re in the same exchange and on the same service–for a few weeks; I filed my FCC complaint today.)
Thanks for your reply!!
I am familiar with that form. On the part of the web form where they request information on the company, mainly the phone number, what did you put??
I put the number they’ve been calling from (the one in this post)–even though we don’t have the access to track down who actually “owns” the number right now, the FCC has better access than we do. Yeah, they might need to seek a subpoena to get that information, but they will do that in cases like this.
O ok! I might just join in on that too! Especially since it will only take but a few minutes, and help everybody that are getting this annoying call. I only wish I could get everybody to do this…
Then again, I will add that link to my post and that way all these people finding my blog may go ahead and report it and get it to stop. And I’ll give you all the kudos as well! =)
I’m a Cingular customer and just got hit tonight, and I NEVER list my cell number on things. I didn’t even listen to the message, since I couldn’t understand it anyway, and it was obviously a recording. This is madness.
Hey I found you on google, and I’m a cingular customer, and I just got it… and I’m kinda unhappy that it seems from what I read, I’ll be getting it incessantly for a while. Hmm.
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For all of you wasting your time trying to find out about these stupid calls I simply registgered my number on the do not call list and after 30 days the calls stopped. Easy way to go the FCC has more importants things to do.
After thinking about it for the last couple of hours of research I am feeling you on registering my cell number on the do not call list. I still cannot find one law making telemarketer calls to cell phones illegal by law. Federal law does not have anything, and I still cannot find anything under my state laws. Federal law is on your side when you register on the do not call list though. I will sign up tomorrow since I am starting to get multiple calls on my cellphone from different companies now.
Geeze, I jsut got a call on March 25 2006 at 12:56pm. I didn’t call back and didn’t think much of it. Today (April 05, 2006) I just got another call from the same number at 11:57 AM. I hope jackass stops calling me. I just registered my cell phone on the do not call list. Hopefully it will stop. I urge people to start documenting these calls for yourself and for the public to know.
Calls:
1) March 25 2006 at 12:56pm.
2) April 5 2006 at 11:57pm.
Gee looks like a timer? they are pretty close in minutes 56, and 57.
I got a call from them at 2:42 PM today (April 5th, 2006). T-Mobile customer too. I filled out the complaint form listed above. Thanks hp.
Also register a complaint with the FTC. Call them at 1-877-383-4357 and tell them about the phone call. My call with the FTC lasted about fifteen minutes, but don’t be frustrated by the wait. Alternately, file a complain online. http://www.ftc.gov
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I still cannot find one law making telemarketer calls to cell phones illegal by law.
What you’re looking for is US code 47, section 227. It does not prohibit telemarketing calls to cell phones but DOES prohibit calls to cell phones using automated dialers (or pre-recorded messages). Almost all telemarketers use automated dialers, therefore, almost all telemarketing to cell phones is forbidden by FCC regulation in the US.
yep, just got the call my self and I’m on Sprint. I’ve never had the call before though but from the sound of it they probably wont stop. I live in Florida and Miami is not that far from me, only a few hours. I didnt try calling the number back because I always google strange numbers before I do anything and there seems to be quite a phenomena with this one so I think I’ll just report it. Thanks for the advice
Just got hit too am a T mobile cutomer, shouldnt there be an investigation with this bogus number since its been all of the USA getting this call? i live in Mass
I think this is getting even weirder! I got three calls from that number (all of them went into my voice mail), but it wasn’t in Spanish, it was in Japanese! I swear, I’m not making it up - my bachelor degree is in Japanese, and although I don’t speak it anymore, I understood enough - somebody was wanting to get in touch with me, but didn’t leave any contact number!
well, tried to txt the phone through tmobile, sprint, nextel, cingular, verizon, and tracfone. No go. It doesn’t mean they aren’t with the providers, but it’s a good chance they aren’t. If it is a cel phone they are calling from, then they are probably using prepaid or a small local company to do it. possibly metropcs.
Hello, I just started getting these stupid calls on my cell phone (formerly T-Mobile but carried over to Verizon). When I googled one of the numbers I found your VERY helpful post. I have gotten this call from several other numbers including:
301-202-8808
504-407-5581
305-503-8066
704-206-6789
702-649-2772
and, of course, 786-879-6669
I have just registered a complaint with the FCC and hopefully they can find out who the jerks are behind this and put a stop to them.
Thanks again for the help!
Result of a white pages search
We’re sorry. We did not find a listing for the phone number you entered.
The phone number “(305) 503-8066″ is based in Miami, FL and the registered carrier is Paetec Communications. However, due to number portability, some numbers have been transferred to a new service provider other than the registered carrier.
Recieved a call from 305 503 8066 just yesterday. I missed call and wondered “who the hell do I know from “503″… whee the hell is that??
So, I naturally hit up Google and here you are…….. Cool…. I did try calling them back and got some kind of answering service who asked who I WAS ???? lol…….. I just yelled back into phone’ Don’t F’ING CALL ME ANYMORE !!!!!!!!!!!
I’ll keep y’ll posted………
I just did the same thing “leo in Seattle” dide. Rec’d the call last night AND I’m also in Seattle. Thank you, Google, for leading me to this support group.
Just got a one-ring missed call from 305 503 8066 . F*ck them!
HH in Texas
I have cingular, recieved a 305.503.8066 missed call. Tried to call back several times thinking it was an important call from my work.
( my voice mail is out of order) Busy signal. Looked it up in internet, no luck unless I want to pay 29$ for a site, who said they had a hit on the number. I dont.
Thanks for this site, now I know it is nothing to worry about.
Just got one from 305-503-8066 on my ported-from-Sprint-8-months-ago Verizon, I’m in Minneapolis. I let it go to voice mail which they didn’t leave. Like everyone else I googled the number and came here.
FUCKERS!!!
Just got this call a few min. ago..damn people..speak some damn english…this is america and it’s coming from florida..stupid dumbasses.
It happened to me today, no message though just a missed number and I have qwest which is linked to Sprint now.
I too got a missed call from 305 503 8066. I’m on Cingular in Dallas area. I’ve been getting lot of calls from “Private No.” with no one responding when I answer the call.
got this call right now. I’m with t-mobile… so what’s going on again???
I just missed call from 305-503-8066. I’m a Cingular customer in Dallas, too. Is the Do Not Call Registery working on these numbers?
I notice I get this call a lot in airports (i.e., soon after my phone re-registers in HLR) and I’m now even more suspicious as to who might be involved (NSA, CIA, a.k.a. our dear government). I have received the call from (3) different numbers in the past few weeks with the latest from:
Maryland, 301-202-8808
North Carolina, 704-206-6789
Connecticut, 203-200-1234
I travel a lot and make many international calls on my mobile. Because of my user profile with these frequent international calls, I believe that one of our inept govn’t organizations is listening and their call tracking, verification & listening equipment is making the “call-backs” to test the user responses.
From (305)503-8066, one ring, no voicemail. Ironically, I almost never leave my phone on. I will be filing a complaint with both the FCC and the FTC, as per your advice, and if I continue to receive these calls, will probably register on the do not call list. Thanks, all.
Received this call yesterday, and oddly enough - I was in Miami. I am a resident of Kansas, Sprint member. I was visiting Miami and the Bahamas this past weekend. So, making an assumption is has to do with either a)international calling or b)airport. This upsets me a great deal regardless of who, what, when, where or why. I will be filing a complaint also.
so, i was at my sister in laws house helping her move in when i got the call for (305)503-8066…. one ring… that’s it… kinda odd.. tried to call it back but got an operator instead…
I’m in Oklahoma and I too got this, I missed the call so I looked it up. kinda weird seeing a ton of posts about it on the net. Anyways I just hope this nonsense stops.
I just got one from 305 503 8066 and I have Cingular. HOWEVER, I just got back from the UK and Europe and over there had been using O2 UK, TMobile NL and IR. Any of you guys use your phone internationally? I’ve never had this happen until now.
Again, my bet is it’s the feds monitoring our calls & doing this crazy call-back stuff…
hey.. i just found this site by google. i have verizon and i have had two calls from them. one from 305-503-8066 and another from 347-201-4567. They left a message with the 347 number but it was only a missed a call with the 305 number. Just thought I would share the numbers. This really needs to stop… hopefully soon!
i guess im not the first one to see this number lol
I’ve gotten two from 305-503-8066 in the last month… Whats the deal?
i got a call just now from the number 305-503-8066
and it rang three times and hung up. i called it back and it was a spanish speaking woman. can anyone translate what she said?
and yeah i googled the number and this came up.gotta love google.
got the 305-503-8066 number call just now and googled it. one ring then a hang up. Cell number is based in Philadelphia.
I just got call from 305-503-8066, I call back and found out that it was a message in spanish saying the following: ” Congratulation, you just won a vacation. Press 9 to continue”
I’m in Phila. and I got a call on the 25th from the 305-503-8066#.
I’m going to put in a complaint as well
I’m from Philly, and my roommate and I were up in Boston this weekend. We both got calls from the number right after one another. I got it as soon as I turned on my phone in the airport and she got it once we were in the hotel room. I have Cingular and she has T-mobile. Kinda creepy, yo.
Bill,
Called back and got a voice message in Spanish. I then found this URL. Hope that helps.
http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/calls-from-a-stranger/
I’m on Verizon in Carlsbad, CA and got a missed call from 305-503-8066 on 5/27/2006 and then another today from 304-205-1234. Weird.
I’m in Minneapolis and I just recieved a call from 305-503-8066. I have Sprint. Just yesterday someone asked me if they could borrow my cell phone and I let them. I wonder if this had anything to do with getting these calls. Has anyone else loaned their phone to someone?
Did anyone press nine to continue?
I’m in Los Angeles, cingular for service provider, and i just got hit with a one ring call from 305-503-8066. I don’t answer calls from number i don’t recognize so I didn’t pick up. And I always google strange numbers. This site came up in the search results. Interesting. Those phishing bastards.
Just got a call from 305-503-8066, same thing, no message…I’m a cingular user in Texas.
Just got hit with 305-503-8066 tonight - Cingular/Minneapolis number. It appears they are only hitting phones based in certian cities - Mpls, Philly, Seattle…. Provider doesn’t seem to make a difference. I have two cell phones and this isn’t the one I make international calls on. Either Big Brother or some drug czar in Miami know far too much about me.
im from san diego and i got a missed call from the same number 305-503-8066. wtf…im gonna kill them!!!
im from san francisco and i got a missed call from the same number 305-503-8066. What are we suppose to
I just got a call from the 305-503-8066 number that rang once so i decided to google it like many people on here…i use cingular/minneapolis. I wonder what this is all about…
Got a missed call from this 305-503-8066 in Minneapolis on Nextel. Didn’t call it back but came here after google search. No vm left.
Just got a 1 & 1/2 ring call from 305-503-8066
I’m with T-Mobile in San Jose area.
I have never made an international call or called from an airport, and have done nothing out of the ordinary with my cell phone number/plan/etc in the last six months (this number is for friends/family only). I certainly don’t consider anything I do/say to be interesting to gov level ppl. This is the first phishing/spam call I’ve ever had in two years of owning this number…
Bastards!
(Yay google!)
I’ve just got a call from 305-503-8066 but I didn’t received the call because I was riding a bicycle. When I noticed that there was a missed call from this strange number, I searched it by Google and found a lot of people got the call like me. Who tried to call to everyone here.
I’m with VirginMobile in Oklahoma City.
I just got the call from the 305 number, it rang, I answered, they hung up. I googled, and found this. I’m also in Minneapolis, and on t-mobile. Could be another scam, these people are restless and creative. The government involvement version is interesting. I don’t do international calls, but I have received calls from outside the US… Funny… I don’t want to believe there is any conspiracy. What would be the purpose of such calls? Why would anyone want us to call back, if it were not for some phishing attempt to get our personal information luring us into believing we won something.
At least it’s not that phone call that tells you you have 7 days left to live, you know, after watching that video tape, the “Ring”… How ironic - the RING!
I just got the mysterious 305-503-8066…I live in Los Angeles and didn’t recognize the area code of this missed call. I googled the number and found this site. Thanks, now I know to ignore it. The carrier doesn’t seem to matter, I have Cingular.
Today, I have just missed the 305-503-8066 call on my work cell phone, which I have rarely used (less than 10 calls) which is on Cingular. Yesterday, (5/30) I also missed the call from the same number on my personal cell phone., also on Cingular. No voice mails left on either phone. From the Los Angeles area.
I’ll chime in with a call received today (Seattle, WA, Cingular) from 305-503-8066. One call hang-up. (Other Google hits classify it as some sort of a Spanish language scam, but I can’t confirm or deny.)
I am in Boston with Cingular. Just got a missed call from (305)503-8066. Surpised when I googled it! I am registered with No-Call program and have not had a single nonesense call in past two years.
Just got this call from (305) 503 8066. I was in a meeting so, I didn’t pick it up. My natural response to missed unknown numbers is to google ‘em b4 calling ‘em back..and thx to this site, I don’t have to worry about calling them back!
Is anyone doing anything about this?
I am in Bellevue, Washington, and while watching a movie, my phone shook. It was, as mentioned before, (305) 503-8066. My provider is Cingular, I got the call at 7:54 PM.
304-205-1234 MAY 29TH 2006 VERIZON
I’m in Seattle, WA and got the same call. Called back, because I was expecting a call from someone out of the area. It was in Spanish. I hung up.
They probably have a dialer going and are just running through the numbers.
just got a missed call from (305) 503-8066. service provider: tmobile.
dumbass idiots. shud lukk up at fcc the nxt time i get a missed call frm them.
(305) 503-8066 Minneapolis, Cingular, no travel/international calls
I just recieved a missed call from 305-503-8066. As everbody else do, I also googled this number and reached this site. So, many people r getting these call and I am getting some pvt numbered calls also. I dont know what the heck this is….
yeah just googled the number, cause i just got called by it
http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/calls-from-a-stranger/
this link talks all about it.
I just got the same call
Suddenly this problem stopped and no one is getting these calls anymore? Sounds like we’re on to them…
similar, one ring, hangup, no v/m, call it back, female voice in Spanish, which I could make out as saying “for information, press 9″, this number in question was (305) 503-3290
I got a call from 304-205-1234 on 5/29/06. If you figure out who these guys are, let’s get them - legally! I googled and they don’t have a listing. If we find out we can post to google and tell EVERYBODY who to blame.
I have Verizon and i just got the 786-264-5975 call (with the spanish female) 10 times in a row, i found their numeric database using a program i wrote and threw out jamming codes at their system, i tried calling back the number just now and it rang about 50 times before i hung up. Send me the numbers that you are getting called from and i’ll get a little revenge for you. (blue_tonic_38@hotmail.com) It should destroy their calling lists for good unless they have hidden files with all the registeries in them. But im working on that too.
I got a missed call on my cell from (305) 503-3290. Not having an idea of who it belonged to I just googled it and find this blog/site… Wow I don’t know what to say, it seem horrible tha tso many people are being affected by the same scam (or whatever you wanna call this).
Funny though, I have a prepaid Cingular phone, not registed at all…have no idea how they found my number. I hope there’s some way of putting this to an end.
There is a way, read #82.
I just got a missed call ..its just one ring from (305) 503 3285 and googled the number and found this site….when I calld back i heard the call being directly transferred to a IVRS with a spanish female talking something.Some oneplease do somthing.
Sunnyvale CA
Call received at 11:57 AM
A private call follwed at 12:06 PM
I think these sneaky creeps are trying to beat do not call list registeries by making you wonder who has been calling and hanging up.
Best way out - DO NOT PICK IT UP or call back.
Let them get tired of it.
I googled 301-202-8808 and it led me here. I suspect its someone phishing alright. Maybe trying to steal cell phone numbers on the call back? Best thing to do I guess is watch your bill (I have Sprint) the next few months for suspicious activity.
I think they may be using the Miami number again. I just had a one ring call and hang up from 786-264-5272. I’m in Utah and have Sprint. I know people in Florida so I called back but is was some woman speaking spanish, probably a recording since it didn’t wait to see if anyone was on the line. If you don’t know the number and it doesn’t show up as someone in your phone list don’t answer it.
I have also got this number called today around 4:56PM, I have verizon phone and I am over So. CA.
I did not answer this call, most time if I have strange number I will not answerit.
Thank you this site for telling me some info about these phone calls
305. 503.3285, 1:16, verizon,maine. grrrrrrr
I got a call from 786-264-5272 yesterday. Luckily, I googled it before calling back. Watch out for these guys
I just received a missed call on my cell phone from 305-503-3285 and I googled it to see which company it came back to and found this site. Thanks for the info, I will not call it back.
I got the same call from the same # as 88. PM and 90. zazoo yesterday as well. I am in SoCal.
I’ve just gotten in the habit of never answering the phone unless I recognize the CallerID. They usually don’t leave a message
In Washington State and just got a one ring missed call from 786-264-5272. Google brought me here. I am on US Cellular.
just got a call from 786-264-5272. i am on Sprint. As soon as I picked up (after probably 3 rings) they hung up. I said hello and no one answered. im in san fran, ca
Just got called from 305-503-3285. I looked up area code (305) and reckoned I knew no one in Florida so googled the number and here I am.
Nobody has suggested this, but is it possible that these numbers are premium numbers that charge something like $1 a minute type of call. They ring you and let it ring only once or twice…too short to pick the phone and most likely you’ll call back to follow up the call?
Same here. Thought I would google it and see what it said. Only had 1 ring. I’m in Seattle, WA and have Sprint.
I am in washington, got the same 786-264-5272 call. I am with T-Mobile. Weird.
Does anyone know how to jam a phone line? Maybe we could bring down their system by all calling at one time?
Just an idea.
Googled the number and got your page. Didn’t call it back. I have Sprint, 415 area code.
Judy - July 6, 2006 3:16pm
I’m a San Francisco Verizon customer; was called from 786.264.5272 - no voicemail.
San Francisco Sprint user - got the 786-264-5272# a couple minutes ago, also no voicemail. But I’ve been getting calls like this for months, only once have a received a message, also in Spanish, I deleted it since I couldn’t figure out what the message was saying.
San Francisco Verizon customer got the 786-263-5272 number. First one I recall receiving. I guess their making their rounds here today. Didn’t bother calling back.
Pendleton, Oregon, TracFone customer, received bogus call from 305-503-3285, called back, heard spannish and disconnected in 9 seconds so I wasn’t charged for the call.
764-268-5272, just today, hung up after one ring, no message. Didn’t bother to call back, decided to Google the number and stumbled on this site. Thanks for the info.
I’m with Cingular currently (number ported from Sprint), and I live in San Francisco.
764-268-5272, a couple of minutes ago. Minneapolis, Minnesota with Sprint.
One ringer from 786-264-5272. US Cellular in Oregon
Crazy. I just recieved a call from 786-264-5272 and they hung up before I could answer. When I called back it was a women… Who I belive was speaking spanish…then after you stay on the line it just disconnects you. I have verizon. Puyallup, Wa
786-264-5272 I just got a 3 ring call from this number. I’m in Ca and use Verizon. I called back from a land line and got a lady in spanish. I don’t understand what they are trying to accomplish.
786-265-5272. Called me and rang 3 times, but I didn’t pick it up in time. Not even going to try to call back since it seems lots of people above have done it already. I’m on Nextel in CA
Same as Regis. Call received about 5:18 PM.
Hola! I am the lady — all i am trying to tell you is there is someone
is your casa!
786-265-5272 called me rang once no voicemail. missed call 5:42PM just now
I just got this too /minneapolis 8pm same exact number. missed call.
Also in minneapolis, I’m with qwest and got 786-265-5272 at 5:47. no v/m.
ahh, the power of google, just got the same call . . .
My dad got the call yesterday and me today… I called back and it said it was some travel agency in florida. He spoke in spanish so I did what it said and got tranferred to this guy. I asked if he spoke English and he said “a little” he then asked me if I spoke Spanish and I said “a little” I asked why he called me and he said i called him. Then he asked me why i didn’t speak spanish because I had a beautiful voice and I should… he was hitting on me! what a whacko… we are calling T-mobile and trying to follow through with it i will update if I get any more information… Tmobile in california
Add me to the list. 786-264-5272. July 6, 6:10pm PDT.
I’ll file a complaint.
Just googled the number an found all 115 of you guys. Got the call on July 03 @ 7:24p. I’m with Verison. Never changed/transfer number.
786-264-5272 Got the call July 4th. My dad too. I’m in San Fran w/ Verizon
Thanks for this site and the info! I’m on Cingular. Got the one-ring call from the 5272 number and googled the number and here I am. Good to know for the future. Thanks again!
305-503-3285
I just got this one. Had a person at work call it back who speaks Spanish. Says you won a trip to Florida. If you belive that, I have a bridge I will part with cheap. Mystery solved.
I got the same one ring call last night at 7:36 pm from the 5272 number. I called back and heard the woman’s voice talking in Spanish. I hung up right away .. hopefully I didn’t just open Pandora’s Box .. I’m a Cingular customer in So Cal…
man! i was just going to call it back to see who it was but i decided to google the number first because i’m at work and i stumbled upon this site and i’m glad that i did. they called twice in a row a couple of weeks ago and then yesterday at 6:26 PM. it was the 786-264-5272 number and i’m from minneapolos and have sprint. i never knew that communication companies had the capability of doing this! it seems crazy to me.
Dallas Verizon. Just received this one ring call from this number today.
Utah - cingulair (AT&T? I just don’t know any more) - received a call from 786-264-5272. I just wanted to google it because I don’t think I owe anybody money and I don’t have out of town friends in a 786 area code. Weird.
So Cal - Cingular with a No Cal area code - Just received a call from 786-264-5272. Connection wasn’t completed due to bad reception.
just got 786-264-5272 call, philly - cingular. hung up after 2 rings
thanks for this site — just got a hang up from 786-264-5272 and googled it and found this site… I’m so sick of telemarketers and spammers…. Ugh!
Just got a missed call from 764-268-527. Hey techWiz, I’d be interested in your program.
I’m on verizon wireless
google brought me here after two minutes ago I received a two-ring hangup from 786-264-5272
last night I answered one from 323-408-1137 and heard something clearly prerecorded and probaly in spanish.
I’m on Verizon, with a number carried over from Sprint. Northern California…
I also received a two-ring hangup from 786-264-5272 not more then 30 minutes ago. Did a google search and found this page.
Damn telescammers!
786-264-5272 called, I answered it and they just wired into my account $534,786.45 just for picking up. Can’t wait to get another call from them
Got a call today from 305-503-3285, didn’t answer because I didn’t recognize it, googled it and found this site. Bizarre.
I’m a Verizon user and just got the call today. Revese looked-up the number to a landline in Miami, FL. Never bothered to call it back.
Hey all,
I googled a number that just called me and ended up here as well. I was called by “786-264-5272″. Definitely very odd. I’m using Sprint and this was on my cell phone. No clue how they got my number.
google brought me here, got the 786-264-5272 number today. Bastards!
yes, also got a missed call from 786-264-5272- didn’t recognized it at all and just googled the area code and then the number and ran into this. how odd. i have cingular service.
also got a missed call from 786 264 5272 twice this week. I’ve got Ciingular in San Francisco. Does anyone know how they got our numbers–what it is they want from it?? I’m definitely not calling them back!!
I too have been hassled by this crap! I’m from Portland, OR on US Cellular. Number was 786-264-5272 I called it back from a blocked phone line and ended up with some pre-recorded Spanish message, I pushed 9 and got a real person who spoke a little English. He told me that the number is for Florida Vacations… We need to find out who the hell sold our numbers to this freakin company and BLAST THEM!!!! It was probably our own government!
Also, i have received numerous calls from 786-206-6024, got a voice mail from “Robert” from the “Pharmacy” wanting to know if I wanted to refil my prescription for “Tramidol” (?) I have no idea what that is - tried to call the number back and never get an answer.
My Bay Area number (area code 650) got a one ring, no voicemail call from 786-264-5272… I didn’t call it back, just googled and found this page.
Thank goodness for google. I’ve been getting calls from 786-264-5272 too. I registered on the do not call list, as suggested. I just want to strangle whoever is making these calls. How can I help to make this happen?
(305) 503-3285 - One ring and then it hung up.
On a Sprint phone, Dal / Ft. Worth area. Had the phone for eight months before I started getting telemarketing calls - The first one happened a week after I registered with Brainbench, and then I started getting about one a week after I paid for a trip through Expedia, one that identified themselves as affiliated with the Marriot Hotels chain where I stayed.
Anyone else’s telemarketing spam start up after using Expedia?
Sprint Phone, Utah. phone call 786-264-5272 at 2:31 pm on Jul 8th. Just reported a different phony number last night (888-281-9351) same problem here too, I answer and there’s no answer back.
i just got a missed call from (305) 503 3285 and i didnt know what it was so i called it back and it was some spanish lady! so what the hell do you think i should do??
its kinda fucked up.. but yeah
i have cingular and live in Texas 4:18pm 7/8/06
786-264-5272 (based in Miami)
I’m in Utah using Cingular, both my husband and I got calls around 3 pm, we don’t hand out our numbers much, but these guys called both of us about the same time.
I googled the number 786 264-5272 after i recieved a phone call from it on my cell phone this afternoon and i tried to do a reverse look up and it’s a blocked number from Miami does anyone have any clue what this number is for? on the return call itwas just some one in spanish Im not sure what they we’re askingso I hung up
I’m in California and I had a one ring hang-up from 305-503-3285. I tried to call back but got a did-not-go-through signal. I’m sure it’s some kind of scam and I hope someone can do something about it!
Just got 2 rings from 786-264-5272. I’m in Southern California on T-Mobile with a former Sprint number.
May they rot in hell.
Got the call, but fortunately I was busy and could not answer. Since there was no name, I googled the number. Thank you all. I shall not answer this call and I’ll pass the number on to people in my contact list.
305-503-3285 Got a call on the 8th at 3:22pm - I’m a Sprint customer in Oregon. My hubby got one from them too.
i’ve gotten these spanish calls from the following numbers:
786-879-6669
305-416-5240
210-300-0010
305-503-8068
203-200-1234
and today, 713-486-1234.
i don’t answer my phone if i don’t recognize the number. the voicemail i get is the tail end of the pre-recorded message, which i don’t understand because i don’t speak spanish.
the weirdest part is that these calls don’t actually show up on my cingular phone bill. since the numbers are never in service when you call back, i’m pretty sure they are using caller id spoofing software, which hopefully will become illegal soon:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-07-06-caller-id-scam_x.htm
not that these people probably care what is legal or not.
i must say it’s REALLY friggin’ annoying to be at my desk at work and have my phone start playing “Feel Good Inc.” at decibel 11. Scares the bejeezus out of me. I wouldn’t mind so much if it was an important call - or at least someone i know!
Just got 1 ring from 786-264-5272. Cingular in Washington State. I googled it and found this forum. Great info, thanks.
just missed a call from 786-264-5272. Around 1:10 pm. I have verizon and I’m in the 415 area code.
I just missed a call from 786-264-5272 at 1:03 pm. I’m with Sprint in the 949 area code. Like many others, I didn’t call back, but searched Google and found this site.
Here’s a theory/question. My boss, who has my number programmed into his cell phone, is on vacation in Miami. Is there some way for these people to scan his address book to extract numbers? He hasn’t phoned me, but I’m sure his phone is turned on.
Location: Spokane, Washington State
Phone Company: Cingular
Just received the call from 786-264-5272 as well.
Rang twice @ 2:40PM PST
Bugger snottin up to no good people. If we could only really do something that would stop these things.
Use this URL to find the name of the phone company.
http://www.telcodata.us/telcodata/telco
Searching 786-264 yields PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - FL
Then Use Google to find their website.
http://www.paetec.com/
Click Contact Us to get the Customer Service email address.
customerservice@PAETEC.com
Send them a complaint email.
I have a Sprint 714 prefix and got a call from 786.264.5272.
I mean a Sprint 714 area code.
I just got called by 786-264-5272. I have Cingular and I am in the 714 area code. I called back on my office line and got a prerecorded message in Spanish.
I think they are using the Miami number again.. .today I recieved a call from 786-264-5272 on my cingular phone.
I am on Cingular and my phone rang one. It showed i had 1 missed call. It showed 786-264-5272. I did not try to dial it back.
I received a call that rang once from these people tonight at 7:19 P.M. CST (MN) from 786-264-5272. I didn’t call back. Instead, I googled it and found this site. Thanks for the info.
OOPS! I forgot…I’m on Sprint 612 Area Code.
I got a call from the number… i’m with Cingular
Same 786.264.5272 number Cingular customer in Ca.
Thanks for putting up this post. I got the call too.
Just got the “call” not the first time 786.264.5272
Nextel to be switched to Sprint tomorrow. I am in Sherman Oaks, CA
got the call at 7:27pm tonight…verizon wireless in ventura CA. didn’t recognize the number…..i have a friend that just seemed to disappear as of friday and thought he might be calling from wherever he is or something. called it back and got a fast busy signal……..googled to check it out. guess i wont be calling again.
This # was on my caller ID when I got back from vacation. It came in on June 30th. I did not try to call it as I did not recognize it, and I always try to investigate an unknown # before calling it in case it IS a business call. I have Verizon Wireless in Arizona.
got the 786-264-5272 call, didn’t call back. I’m in Oregon and a cingular custie. Thanks for the info.
got the call 786 264 5272… it’s a good thing i screen my calls before i answer.
I’m in NM
786-8264-5272 also called my phone.
thanx for your tip
Looks like I’ve unwilling joined this club (of sorts) Damn 7862645272. In Oregon and w/ Cingular.
786-264-5272 missed call at 5:07 pm
215 area code sprint
I received a call from 786-264-5272 today. I’m on Cingular. I didn’t answer it. Thanks for posting this.
Just got call from 786-879-6669 at 5:11pm. I work in FL but live in PHL and have a 215 cell #. I have Nextel, did not answer phone. Will go to FCC site to file complaint.
Got a call @ 3:30 from 786-264-5272, googled it and found you all. it rang twice then they hung up so no voice mail and based on what i’ve seen here i’m going to go file my complaint now.
US cellular customer, washington state.
Found this after I got a call from 786 264 5272 and Googled it. Oregon. Cingular.1:09PM 7/11
Just happened to me on my Cingular service. I missed the call from the number 786 264-5272 and when I called it back the message was in spanish so I immediately hung up. I feared it was one of those numbers that charges you $200,000 per minute until I found this site.
JULY11,2006
I just got a call from(785)264-5272 at 7:55pm I
live in tucson az.Rang once picked up, hung up,but should as missed call on phone. Called back recording in spanish payed 2 times then phone went dead.had my friend translat for me as near as he can tell it s a a message from —-
familey said call back around 9pm his spanish isnt great so ill have some one else translat. I
own a cricket (carrie servies) kyocera phone make
THE GOVERMENT OWENS criKet here in tucson, az. so beware. batty
I also got this call today from 786-264-5272. It rang twice and then hung up. I tried calling it back and all I got was a fast repeating busy signal. FCC here I come to file a complaint also!! BTW I’m on Cricket in Arizona.
Both my wife, my brother & my friend ALL got a missed call from this phone # at approximately 7:10 pm PST. It basically rang once, it didn’t give you time to answer. My brother called it back, he heard someone speaking in a foreign language & he immediately hung up. My wife tried calling it because she was expecting a call from someone but no one ever answered (don’t know how many times she let it ring). Wenatchee, Washington. All Verizon customers
I just got the call late today at like 8PM same number that I googled first lol. Maybe we can submit all of our replies to the FCC showing how many people get called by this scam?
Got the call too at 7:30 tonight, a Cincular Washington customer.
7:53 pm MDST call from 786-264-5272, on 7/11 - Albuquerque. Theory: auto-dialer running up the ‘phone numbers; now it’s on area code 505. Can’t someone catch these guys?
They got to 626 (happens to be a Cingular #). They are dialing serially, since my wife’s #, incrementally next, was also called. Also from 786-264-5272. Thanks for putting this info out there.
Hey, it isn’t you trying to boost your blog readership, is it?
Heheheh. Totally kidding! (Though I’d bet one marketer wisecracker will try it someday soon!)
Got the 786-264-5272 call- I live in Dallas, Texas and am a Cingular customer… called during dinner… really pissed me off.
5272 hit me too. 3:39 pm Central in (612). Is it me or are there alot of these going to MN and OR?
I just received a call from 768-264-5272. Same thing, one ring then a hang up, but no message. I’ve heard of strange calls that people get like this, and when they call the number back, they are charged an outrageous amount of money for making the call. My advice…DO NOT CALL THESE NUMBERS BACK.
yeah, I just got hit by these sons a bit**es as well. it was 786-264-5272. What the hell is this spanish crap. Someone will pay, oh yes, someone will PAY!!!
Wa State
Verizon - 2 hits on two different cell #s at 7:14pm on 7/11/2006
FCC complaint filed 10 min ago -
I stressed 5min apart and TWO calls to TWO cells in apparent violation of the Autodialer provision. Verizon is VERY aware of this number. They new INSTANTLY that it was a telemarketer in Miami when I called *611 to alert them of a possible scam from 786-264-5272
Me too - Wenatchee 7:15ish pm 7/11/2006 two cell numbers.
Verizon was VERY aware of this number, and said it was a telemarketing firm in Miami Florida.
with T-Mobile and 786-264-5272 just rang once and hung up. I’m in the seattle. So I googled this number and found this. The call happened at 3:36.
I just got the dreaded phone call. Googled it and here I am.
**Sigh** I’m with Sprint in New Mexico. I got the 786-264-5272 number. I think the government is subliminaly telling us to learn spanish. hahahaha just a thought.
Melissa I am with Sprint as well in New Mexico.. and I just got the call 15 mins ago… interesting….
Weird, last week i got the spanish call from a # starting with 701, on my home phone, then it quickly transfered to my cell phoine. Then 20 mins ago i got a call from 786-264-5272. Im with Sprint, In New Mexico
I’m with Qwest in Rio Rancho, NM and recieved the call today. Thanks for the info.
Got the 786-264-5272 call today. Missed it, googled first and got this site. I am with Cingular in the Dallas area. I have had this cell phone number for over 10 years now, and this is the first spam call I have ever gotten. Where is the FTC when you need them?
I’m with Qwest in New Mexico and got the call at 3:56PM on 7/12 from the 786-264-5272 number.
Thanks for this warning.
I just received a one ring on my T-mobile cell phone.
I hung up and googled.
I’ve passed this on to my family.
T-mobile in Washington. Called at work. Really annoying. I’ve just saved it in my phonebook as “scam,” so I’ll know not to bother answering. I think I’ll report it now.
I got the call on from FL today on 2 of my cells phones at about the same time one # is almost 2 years old other one I got 2 weeks ago. It happened about 3 PM I am in Olympia WA T-Mobile customer
I live in Minnesota; got a call on my T-Mobile phone from this number at 3 in the afternoon yesterday when I was at work. I’m glad I googled it! Thanks.
I got a 1 ring call from 786-264-5272 on the 11th. I didn’t even have time to answer it (Which I probably would have done thinking its family). I called an operator back asking there “786″ is and she said Florida. Then 5 Min’s ago my friends cell got a 2 ring call from a number that was 786-264-5***(I just remember its last 3 numbers were different then the one that called me). So I just did a Google search for the number that called me and this was the 1st result… My friend has Edge and I have Tracfone(Pre-Paid).
Forgot to say we are both in Coos County, Oregon.
T-Mobile in Los Angeles– and I just got a (702) 201-6543 call which when returned, was not a working number. This whole thing feels wayyy too sinister to me.
786-264-5715 and 5272, got these calls in southern California on Verizon. I’m going to register on the do not call list, but I’m wondering if people who have registered can tell us if it worked.
I’ve noticed today that they’re not only calling cell phones anymore. A couple of months ago I kept getting calls on my cell from an area code 702. (I have a Cingular phone based out of Denver, CO.) I googled it and got this site. I didn’t think much of it; just kept ignoring it an hoping that they’d get the hint. After about a month of them doing this every couple of days or so, they stopped. However, I just got a call on my land line (at my house) today from 702-201-6543. I, again, googled the number, and low and behold, I got this site again. Wierd!
206. T-Bone - July 14, 2006
T-Mobile in Los Angeles– and I just got a (702) 201-6543 call which when returned, was not a working number. This whole thing feels wayyy too sinister to me.
Hi… I am a Sprint customer. I also just got this call from (702) 201-6543. It was some sort of pre-recorded message in Spanish that asked for prompts, because I accidentally hit “1″ instead of “end” and it seemed to go to another part of the prompt saying “Gracias”… Anyone have any information about this?
T-mobile, San Francisco
Googled (702) 201-6543 and ended up here.
Really blankety-blank annoying. I use a T-Mobile Sidekick. I’m deaf, and don’t actually use the voice phone features. So I know that I would have never given out the phone number for my mobile line, since I can’t hear on it anyway.
I was called by 702-201-6543 today but last week I was called by 315-203-9876 which is the same Spanish recording. Of course that particular number returned nothing on my Google search. I’m on Sprint in Denver.
got 702-210-6543 this morning 1130AM, Rancho Mirage, CA. a “missed call”. I am on Verizon for 2 weeks. number transferred from T-mobile.
T-Mobile 951 area code, just got a call from 702-201-6543 on 7-17-06 at 1:16 PM, the purveyors left a garbled message in spanish, no comprende!
I guess I am joining the list of those called by some pre-recorded Hispanic man. It’s is probably some anti-immigration person just trying to piss us off and promote harsh policies banning anything non-anglo.
gosh, quite paranoid people some of you are. just your name on the DNC list, and go on with life. People seriously have socially programmed paranoid schizophrenia in this country. How much better would your lives be if you just simply dealt with things like there wasn’t some huge conspiracy behind everything that you don’t understand. Please don’t bother responding to what I am saying, because I don’t think Ill ever see this thread again. The only reason I looked up the number is because I don’t understand Spanish, and I wanted to know what the call was about.
Thanks for a good laugh though. Happy worrying.
Been getting repeat calls, from this number and others, always the same message. We’ve had this number for about 7 years, but recently switched to Sprint, so that’s got to be the link. Very annoying. I wonder if Sprint can refuse the calls?
And Jared N., there’s no DNC list for cell phones, because it’s illegal to auto-call them.
I guess 702-201-6543 is just the number of the day. Like Nicole, I’m in Denver, and I received a call on my cell phone from this number. I rejected, and there’s no voicemail. Hopefully this doesn’t become a chronic occurance.
I just received the 702-201-6543 call last night and also a 505-206-9876 on July
13th. In Denver and have Qwest mobile service.
789-264-5722 ****
They must using this number also…
I won’t answer it. & I also shut them out of my voice mail.
i just recieved a call from 786-264-5722 on my tmobile cell phone at 5:32 pm. i answered and they hung up immidetly. i called back and it goes straight to a recording in spanish that plays over and over. i live in texas. if anyone has any info plz email me lol this is freakkyy!
I recvd a call from 786-264-5722 and so did my husb and we both have verizon. At least we did not answer them and i googled and found this. SO if I get any more I will come here. I live in DFW area of Texas……
To Who ever is out there, these unscruplious people are terrorizing me also, these phone calls are from numbers like 702-201-6543, and 786-264-5979. I am a T-mobile prepaid customer, and would really apprieciate unsolicited phone calls from calling and eating up my expensive phone time…
Very over Tweakers and Domestic Terriosts.
Hi everybody,
after reading all of the different messages, I thought I would do some research. I only read the information with the Telephone nr. 702-201-6543. They have been calling from atlanta Ga. constantley and I have informed them three times already to take me off their call list. Which I guess has not happened. I am taking this a step further and I wanted to inform all of you about this step.
But before, I want to tell all of you, this Tele. nr. is a sweepstakes in atlanta and if you go to the http://www.ripoffreport.com/ and search the companies name or even the branch they work in. It will be shown that this co. is a rip off!!!!!
Lets come back to what further steps I am going to take. Now, like I said, I didn’t read everything, but this will be an essential for those of us who are just sick and tired of these calls.
I went to the FCC and found some information. (I also work for a worldwide bank in collections and know the law) Please take a look at this web site http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/donotcall/ . this is a gov. site from the FCC and there is a National Do-Not call List, which you can register for free for five years and renew. But, it will not stop collection calls :-)), non-profit calls, or anyone which you gave written permission too or have a business relationship to. That includes Mobile phone companies. The way you get yourself off these list is a bit more difficult. You have to call the companies and inform them to take you off their call list, which will most likley be in writting. If any calls come after that, you can go further with legal steps. Now, we all know that the legal steps cost money and we all just want to get off the list. Well, guess what, once you are registered with the FCC, it is a good possibility that it might happen. The next time you sign a contract for something, read the “RICA”, the Small Print. Put a line through the part of the contrat that you do not wish, inform the person you are doing this. They are not allowed to sell your information after this step with a new contract. But, like I said, this will not stop information from banks, but will stop the damm calls from promotion and solicitation!
If you have any remarks, I would like to hear them.
Thanks and have a great day.
Sean
Nextel in PA…I get the calls from 888-281-9351. I like what techWiz is doing and wish he would do more. My suggestion is when it is a toll free number (viz 888, 866, 800 etc) dial back often, or, better yet, set up some sort of auto dialer of one’s own, to call them thousands of times. I believe all toll-free numbers have to pay for all incoming calls- SWEET REVENGE!!! Perhaps we can cost them some $$$ and make them stop!
btw…as I was checking out these posts and thinking up my own, my cell rang again with this number!!! only a coincidence I am sure, but kinda creepy nonetheless!!!
Sprint in Nj; I’ve gotten 3 calls in the past 3 months from 888-281-9351. 1st time, I answered with no reply at the other end. 2nd and 3rd times (3rd time was just now, so I googled and found this site), I didn’t pick up. Is there anyway these people can get additional info on you if you inadvertantly answer the call but do not say anything other than hello? I’ve already been victim to id theft–I hope answering the “silent” calls don’t allow them to get info they can use.