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The phone number 1-866-672-0001 is being spoofed in robocall scams. One such scam, is an unsolicited automated call disguised as an alert from Wells Fargo, claiming a transaction was declined at an Apple Store and instructs recipients to call the suspicious telephone number.
Hello, this is an alert from Wells Fargo, a transaction for $250.45 at Apple Store, (0:07) in Sacramento, California was declined. If this was you, press 1 or say yes. (0:14) If you did not authorize this transaction, please call 1-866-672-0001. Again that number is 1-866-672-0001.
The phone number 866-672-0001 is a North American toll-free number with no verified, official business tied to it.
Since toll-free numbers starting with 866 are frequently leased by telemarketers, debt collectors, or bad actors using spoofing technology, you should approach calls from this number with caution.
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Do not trust caller ID alone. Scammers often use "spoofing" technology to make their numbers look like official 1-800 toll-free lines.
Whenever you receive a fraud alert call from a bank or credit card issuer, ALWAYS verify the number that they ask you to call back on, or just phone the number that is printed on the back of your credit card or the number listed on the company's website.
Receive this: "hello this is an alert from Wells Fargo a transaction for $50.95 at Apple Store was declined"
Called stating from Wells Fargo and that the Amazon order failed. Never have had a Wells Fargo account. Call back number 1-800-967-9519.
They are calling from (210) 610-7894.