Nov 5, 2013
Yes, this appears to be Verizon Wireless......But.....I just paid my bill.
This has happened several months in a row. I pay the bill (a week late, Yes, but I just paid it) then about an hour later, I get a call telling me that my bill is late and to call a number to pay it. Last month, I called Verizon to complain. They told me that this was a third party contractor. I stated that this was consistently a call that happened within hours after I paid my bill. They stated that this was not possible (confirmed with a "supervisor"). The timing is consistent, regardless of when I pay the bill, always 1-2 hours after I PAY the bill. The phone number given is never in the message is never an official Verizon number. They told me to ignore it.
I think that it is a scheme with inside information.
Maybe not but better paranoid that regretful.