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Got unwanted call from 800-240-2494?
They called my mother late at night. she was sleeping and when she answered the phone, being an elderly woman, and not very computer literate, she followed their instructions. Unfortunately, she ended up holding a check the the monitor and paid them $229 and some cents. Fortunately, my sister and her went to the bank and canceled the check. They will not stop calling her. I called the number and told them to stop calling my mother. They asked what her name was and I just gave them her first name. They repeated it with my mother's last name. They said they refunded her the money. I told them they left my mother's computer useless. I am just hoping I can reset it back to factory setting and all will be well. They used very foul language when I told them to stop calling as they called 6 times last night. I talked with my mother again today and they are stilling calling her, but she now knows not to answer that number. They need to get a REAL job and stop scamming people. Especially the elderly who do not have the money to be paying out to scammers.
The people are scammers, under investigation for wire fraud
Consumers from Florida, Indiana complained about phone number 8002402494 calls or text messages.
Was the Call a Recorded Message or Robocall?
Reported to the FTC
0 Yes 2 No
Subjects of the call reported to the FTC:
Last complaint date: March 29, 2021.
Area Code 800 and Prefix 800-240 assignment information:
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Complaints reported to the Federal Trade Commission about the unwanted sales calls received after the phone number is on the National Do Not Call Registry for 31 days as well as the calls that use a recorded message instead of a live person. All information in the complaints provided by consumers and not verified.
Complaints reported to the Federal Communications Commission about the unwanted calls, robocalls, and telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing). All information in the complaints selected by the consumers and not verified.