Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scammers are making thousands of calls from 971 area code telephone numbers. The scammers contact potential victims claiming they are from USPS, Apple, Microsoft, and other companies. They use autodialers or robocalls and let the phone ring once. The scammers hope the recipients will see the miss call and ring back the 971 number that called them. This fake phone call maybe used to trick the recipients into calling back international phone numbers that are premium pay-per-minute services that the recipients will be charged for. Some of the money paid will go to the scammers operating the fraudulent scheme. This is a type of scam is called One-Ring or Wangiri.
One-Ring or Wangiri scam is a fake phone call used to trick the recipients into calling back international phone numbers that are premium pay-per-minute services that the recipients will be charged for. The money collected via the premium pay-per-minute services will be paid over to the scammers unless the scam is detected and shut down by the callers' service providers. The danger of these scams is not receiving the phone calls, but calling back the phone numbers. Therefore, recipients of missed calls from the same telephone numbers are advised not to call back.
Below are some 971 telephone numbers that people have reported getting scam calls from. If you received scam calls from a telephone number not listed below, please add it to a comment below.
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1 (971) 228-2843
971-673-3726 State of Oregon / scamAlso, 971-307-8508; 855-707-7328; 866-914-2409.These scammers are particularly adept at phoning the elderly on the correct hunch an elderly person will be responsible to call back.Check your elder relatives phones for scam calls and warn them.
971-257-5667 is a scam
971 50 694 6324
Received text message to day (02-20-24) from 971-431-6023 purportedly form USPS having an undeliverable package due to damage and lost address. Hmm....wonder how they got my phone number if the address was lost.
I got 3 this morning in a short time period:(971)339-5570(971)228-2843(971)384-1036
Text claiming $2000.00 deposited in my account.971-529-5798
971-895-5156
971565776064
971562722393971562386877971566377818
971-5552591xx
Got a Facebook reset password via my WhatsApp business with a reset code from number 1 (971) 678 6701
971-431-9122{ONPOINT CCU} Did you just ordered an items of $670.97 at TARGET on your acct, if not you visit hxxps://onpointfcu.online to review now
971-286-3134 giving a case number and asking for me or my legal representative to call back for an interview before legal proceedings incur regarding several formal complaints against me. Then the recording stopped.
971-286-3134 giving a case number and asking for me or my legal representative to call back for an interview before legal proceedings incur and then wish me good luck as they hang up.
This happened to me with exactly the same "script" down to the "good luck" as the hang up.
971-998-7909
(971)381-8264 instead
Is this number a scam too (971)481-8264?
971-402-9338Received call wanting to confirm a purchase made in my name, just sounded bogus from the start
Text from 971-232-2214 texting he Pastor was preaching on helping the poor and he wanted to see if I need money to pay bills.
971-217-9927 Called with identification of April Health Care. Had some of my information and wanted me to verify. I hung up.
971-406-1260texted me in Chinese and said he was looking for someone.
971585919952 scam calls from this number.
9713185592 recorded message about suspicious activity and legal action
971-394-1754 Caller ID said police department. I answered and called said "This is Gavin". I said "Hello Gavin". Call then disconnected.
this indian people call me from this phone 971 390 1034 for lower my morgage payment . I told them wrong they thing they got me plus in my cell phone I dont have my credit card informacion I dont have not even my bank app lol so good luck indians see what you can do hehehehe be care full if they sound like them 99 % is a scam
I also received one
Did you receive a text about usps?
Calls are being made from 9714047340
9713930710 is another scam number