268 Area Code

calls every hour puts me on hold for next agent 5 min nobody

Called me at 11:26 pm on a Tuesday evening 1-28-14. I did not answer because I was asleep. What kind of company calls that late?

Caller hung up before I could answer. I, of course, will never answer. I don't like to be harassed with crap calls.

rang once and hung up. did not answer. left no voicemail. scam

From what I have uncovered this is a SCAM. The call is always missed or terminated when answered. They want you to call back and you will be charged international calling rates that are outrageous. DO NOT CALL BACK!

This number just called me too my caller ID stated the number was from Antigua !! DO not answer or call back its a scam !!!

This is a cramming number trying to trick you into calling back.

There is no text, just one ring, sometimes at 10:30 at night. They are calling my cell phone.

Credit card scammers

spam no one answers just says wait for operator

Just call then no answer from out pf country

2 rings--hangs up--calls to my cell phone--need to stop

This number calls at least 10 times a day! Never speak when you answer! Blocking doesn't work!

Call and hang up all the time, I am on the National Do Not Call List!

Sunday, 1/26/14 @ 10:53am


'One Ring' scam: new variation on old phone trick | Consumer News | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News
Jan 21, 2014
Heads-up cell phone users: Scammers have cooked up yet another phone scam. It's not a robocall. It's not a sales pitch. In fact, with this scam--when the phone rings, there's no one on the line.

It's called the "One Ring" scam, because the scammers program computers to send blast out thousands of calls to random cell phone numbers, ring once, then disconnect. The objective is to make you curious about a call you missed and return the call right away. This is just a new twist on an old scam that started years ago in Jamaica. The "one ring" variation is believed to have started in Japan.

The calls reported by consumers so far this month have phone numbers from the Caribbean Islands of Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda. If you call back, you're calling a premium rate number that connects you to anything from advertising, to music, to would-be psychics, and even pornography. The longer you stay on the line, the more charges rack up on your phone bill, and the scammers get part of the money.

(The calls are coming from a number of area codes as well including: 473, Grenada; 767, Dominica; 876, Jamaica; 664 Montserrat; 649, Turks and Caicos; and 268, Antigua and Barbuda.)

The scammers are set up as businesses, with permission to bill you through your wireless provider. According to investigators, the inflated per-minute or per-call charges can run in the hundreds of dollars. Since the scam originates overseas, the international phone numbers are not regulated by laws in the United States, and the scammers make sure the numbers are difficult to trace.

If you think you've already fallen for this scam, alert your carrier right away and keep an eye on your cell phone bill. The earlier you document the fraud, the better your chances of having some or all of the charges removed. But again- the best thing to do if your phone rings and you don't recognize the number- is don't answer. And do not call the number back.

http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/One-Ring-241398311.html?mobile=y

I got a call at 11:00pm, the phone rang twice and they hung up.

Do not answer and do not call back!!

Received a call to my cell today, Sunday, 1/26/14 @ 10:53am, 2 rings and left no message. I found this article:

'One Ring' scam: new variation on old phone trick | Consumer News | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News
Jan 21, 2014
"Heads-up cell phone users: Scammers have cooked up yet another phone scam. It's not a robocall. It's not a sales pitch. In fact, with this scam--when the phone rings, there's no one on the line.

It's called the "One Ring" scam, because the scammers program computers to send blast out thousands of calls to random cell phone numbers, ring once, then disconnect. The objective is to make you curious about a call you missed and return the call right away. This is just a new twist on an old scam that started years ago in Jamaica. The "one ring" variation is believed to have started in Japan.

The calls reported by consumers so far this month have phone numbers from the Caribbean Islands of Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda. If you call back, you're calling a premium rate number that connects you to anything from advertising, to music, to would-be psychics, and even pornography. The longer you stay on the line, the more charges rack up on your phone bill, and the scammers get part of the money.

(The calls are coming from a number of area codes as well including: 473, Grenada; 767, Dominica; 876, Jamaica; 664 Montserrat; 649, Turks and Caicos; and 268, Antigua and Barbuda.)

The scammers are set up as businesses, with permission to bill you through your wireless provider. According to investigators, the inflated per-minute or per-call charges can run in the hundreds of dollars. Since the scam originates overseas, the international phone numbers are not regulated by laws in the United States, and the scammers make sure the numbers are difficult to trace.

If you think you've already fallen for this scam, alert your carrier right away and keep an eye on your cell phone bill. The earlier you document the fraud, the better your chances of having some or all of the charges removed. But again- the best thing to do if your phone rings and you don't recognize the number- is don't answer. And do not call the number back."

http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/One-Ring-241398311.html?mobile=y

got this call at 5:30 am... didn't pick up

One or two rings and hangs up. Carribean area code.