Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
Scammers are calling people from telephone number: 1-855-764-8940, using automated phone system or interactive voice system in an attempt to scam them. The scammers call their potential victims and attempt to trick them into sending money via prepaid debit cards or money transfer services like Western Union and MoneyGram by threatening lawsuits, arrest, delivering of summons and federal prosecution. They also use the same automated system to trick their potential victims into entering or submitting their personal and very sensitive information over the phone, or leave voice messages requesting a call back.
If you have received fraudulent telephone calls, please report them to your service provider. And, if you were tricked into entering your credit card information over the telephone, please report it to your bank. And, never give out your credit card information to someone that calls you, regardless of what they claim that they need it for.
Here are some complaints that we have received from people who have received calls from 1-855-764-8940:
"Yup, this scam is still active. Got a VM the other day from a "ms. Lopez, private courier delivering some legal docs between the hours of noon and 5pm the following day."
No one showed up and they never mentioned the origination name of the sender or receiver. I typically ignore such calls but I was expecting something from my bank. It's safe to say, documents and calls from a reputable organization would provide more detailed information."
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844 396 9003 This is a scam to illicit personal information and money, claiming to work for the state, threatening you will loose all your rights if you do not give them your information. Threatening to come to your home or place of employment.
I think the same people changed the last four.Told to call 855-764-8926 because 'information had been obtained using my name and social security number.'If I had time, I would call back and just let them talk and talk and talk before telling them I have reported them.Came in from 804-505-8613
Got three calls just today from:704-550-2734812-370-5817520-357-9644Even calls with our Prefix 928 aren't always safe. I am about ready to throw the phone out.Never a day (or evening) goes by with some weird call.The Candlestick phone with nice party lines were better than this.You can tell how "Mature " I am.But I am not stupid, just disgusted!Thank you.
toll free call from 8556938999
8135196966 call each day
2518945693 invalid number but yet is able to call my phone constantly2 589456931
call from Alabama
call from invalid number
Received a call from "John/Jon Wallace from A Courier Services". He has a court order appearance for me (failed to mention my name or for whoever it's for) and will stop by my place of residence or employment and to have a supervisor present to sign for the document. He will be stopping by in 24-48hrs. To call 855-978-6872 for more information. . . Noticed he did not mention the person's name when it is a company/business with over 200 employees.Read online this name also was used as "Mark Wallace" for a courier service for the same line of scam. Please do not call or contact this person or number (855-978-6862). Too many Americans are being scammed out of their hard-earned money.
Mine was a job offer and I was told if I was still looking for work I should call this number ASAP: 1-844-453-4040
Same BS. From "Allen Foster". Complete liars. Btw, I spoke to an Attorney, because they were harassing me at work, and leaving message with my family. My Attorney let me know ***I*** can sue ***them*** for up to $5,000 for harassment, and for stating that they were going to show up to my place of business-without any intent to do so.Feel free to let them know you are in contact with your Attorney. The calls will stop.
