F. Ed Knutson Blogopolis

I have been receiving phone calls from this phone # 727-541-0001

The person acts friendly and says they are from your (fill in the blank) credit card company.

Please enter this number in Google and see the many different pages on this phishing scam.

Here is an exerpt from the website: http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/08/26/153054.xml 

(the above url address may change as things progress, so use google and enter the phone #!)

Since I knew the deal I let him go through his presentation, stopping him a couple of times to ask which Mastercard he was from since I have several (I don't). Finally I stopped him and told him I knew he was scamming me and the card he was talking about was cancelled (it really was a couple of days ago). He got really rude and hateful to me. I told him I had researched the phone # and knew all about the scam. He continued calling me names and telling me I didn't know what I was talking about. I told him to stop calling me, he was wasting his time because he wasn't going to get any money from me. He responded that he would keep calling me and I couldn't do anything about it. After arguing with this nut for a few minutes I just hung up. The bottom line is this apparently has been going on for nearly a year now and they are still calling people all across the country. Since law enforcement can't/won't do anything about this the best thing to do is not answer, or take the call and waste as much of their time as possible. They obviously have alot of time on their hands. Get creative with how you talk to them and see if you can push their buttons. I know everyone is fed up with all this, but phishing is a huge criminal activity and will continue as long as people fall for the scam and give these idiots what they are phishing for. Don't fall for it!!! Keep up with all your credit card activities, shred EVERYTHING before you throw it out and check all four of your credit reports at least once a year. Good luck to everyone.

This is a warning for those who have no time for being scammed! If you don't have caller ID then this is a good reason to get it!

Other numbers that may call you are; 319 274 1917 & 877-272-9978 & 866-655-7366 & 800-586-1959

for more information remember to google any questionable phone numbers, and never ever believe someone when they say they are calling from your credit card company!!!!!

Pass this on to as many folks you know, especially those you care about!!