Have You Received a Strange Phone Call?
205-408-4817 (Ebsco Industries)
Did you receive a call from 205-408-4817 (Ebsco Industries) saying that since you were a valued customer,
they were going to send you free air travel tickets?
Don't send them money nor give them any credit card, bank account or other
personal information!
See below for a consumer report of calls from 205-408-4817 (Ebsco Industries),
an analysis and links to other information about 205-408-4817 (Ebsco Industries):
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Report received, May 2, 2008:
PLEASE TRACE THIS NUMBER : 1-205-408-4817 FROM ALABAMA.
IAM FROM NEW JERSEY AND THIS LADY JUST CALLED ME TODAY
FOR AN RN MAGAZINE THAT SHE WAS SAYING WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE. SHE ASKED A LOT
OF QUESTIONS ABOUT MY CAREER . SHE ASKED ME MY MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME AND MY LAST
HIGH SCHOOL WHERE I GRADUATED FROM. THIS SENT SHIVERS TO MY BONES AND WAS
REMINDED THAT THESE QUESTIONS ARE USUALLY ASKED DURING SECURING PASSWORDS. SHE
ALSO WAS INSISTENT IN ASKING MY EMAIL .
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF HIS IS A REAL SCAM OR NOT. THIS
REALLY SCARED ME.
Information About 205-408-4817 (Ebsco Industries)
There are several websites that focus on reports of scam phone calls.
That number appears to be linked to Ebsco Enterprises,
see this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBSCO_Industries
There are many, many complaints about them: see this
page
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-205-408-4817
Our recommendation would be to decline an offers from
them.
The links below go to pages on these other websites were you can read reports
about the scams associated with this phone number (205-408-4817 (Ebsco Industries)):
- 1800Notes
- WhoCalled.us
- WhoCallsMe.com
Information About Specific Phone numbers
There are several websites that focus on reports of scam phone calls. See
these:
There are a number of common telephone scams, such as:
and some new and as yet, uncommon scams.
What to do about it
See these pages for guidance as applicable to your specific situation:
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