Claimed to be an FBI agent, in the middle of a huge investigation to bring down PayPal Scammers. Convinced my mother to go to the bank an withdraw $48,000 to help them with their Sting.
Phone rings four times, then stops. I presume this is a spam number.
Guy only spoke chinese, claimed to be from the Federal trade commission to tell me about a scammer using my info to scam call from china. Told me to contact Fuzhou police to resolve the issue, and basically funnelled me to have them "link" me to "fuzhou police". Pulling out from there, he threatened to freeze my phone number and bank info.
It was uber send a new code it a different language I never do uber
Wanted my mothers phone number & said someone bought a phone at Verizon using her name.
While watching Rubin’s podcast, I placed a comment on his board. I received a response where this person claimed to be Rubin and asked me to text or call them. I did text them calling them out as Dave Rubin is resident of Florida, not DC.
Claimed to be the U.S. FCC checking on a cell phone that “fraudulently” had been opened under my name. I hung up and checked with the FCC. No such claim exists.
Said they were Publishers Clearing House, from a cell phone #. Didn't enter and don't think so.
They claimed to be from the office of tax resolution abatement services.
Area code 202 belongs to DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES. It is a General Purpose Code which was placed in service on 1947-01-01.
| Type | General Purpose Code |
| Use | Geograpic |
| Location | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| Country | UNITED STATES |
| Service Date | 1947-01-01 |
| Service |
I received a text telling me to update my 'voter election' info for the upcoming elections. Wrong state for me plus I know you do not get solicited for voter election info.