(202) 629-9675

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This number triggers my answering machine daily and then hangs up. I have been ignoring mailed solicitation requests from the RNC.

My Grandma received a call from this number.
The caller said, "Hello this is your oldest Grandson," to which my Grandma replied my cousin's name and the caller simply replied, "Yeah." She recognized that right away that the caller didn't sound anything like my cousin. Then the caller stated that he was in jail in New Jersey, had a broken nose and needed bail money. This behavior is not like my cousin at all so, thankfully, my grandma recognized the scam and hung up. My grandmother is quite elderly, but luckily her hearing and wits are still quite sharp!

I received a call from 202-629-9675 on my land line. My caller ID indicated this as number in Washington DC. A live person was on the line claiming to be from the Republican National Committee (RNC) asking for a donation, which would be matched by another generous donor times 3. He sounded legitimate, so I gave a $100 donation with a credit card. He asked me if I was authorizing them to charge my credit card and I stupidly said "Yes", which he could have recorded and used for any purpose. He asked me to spell my first and last name. He asked me to verify my mailing address, and I corrected what they had, which was my old address from 6 years ago. I also gave them my email address to receive other information from them. After the call ended, I checked my credit card account online and there was a charge of $0 from Amazon.com. I called the number back and a voice message stated I had reached MDS Communications, "Press 1 to receive a call back.", which I did to see if they did fundraising for the RNC. MDS Communications is a legitimate fund raising organization, however their headquarters, call centers and remote offices are in Mesa, AZ, Oshkosh, WI and St. Paul, MN, not Washington, DC. The person on the line sounded legitimate, as if they were providing "Renewal Calling, Current Donor Single Gift Call" services as offered by MDS Communications, advertised on their website. This is something anybody could imitate saying they were from the RNC. About 12 hours later there is no charge to my credit card account from the RNC. Therefore, I believe this was a scam to get my credit card number, spelling of my first and last names, current mailing address and email address to be used for a later fraudulent purchase or identity theft. I am having my credit card cancelled and am requesting a new card.