Jul 22, 2011
I recently opened a new SEARS CREDIT CARD ACCT through CITIBANK. Been getting SPAM calls for over 4 years, but since opening this account they have INCREASE EXPONENTIALLY. This Tuesday I got 4 calls, Wednesday 2 and this past Sunday got 4 as well. ON A SUNDAY!
Wednesday I called CITIBANK/SEARS and gave them 'what for'. Told them I was getting ready to put in complaints with the FTC AND FCC against them. They were actually very meek and apologetic (they certainly didn't DENY that they were behind these calls) and the rep 'set my privacy settings' to as STRINGENT as possible. Funny, I THOUGHT I did that with another rep just about 5-6 weeks ago!
THEN, Guess What? Yesterday - THURSDAY - I got NO CALLS! FIRST TIME this has happened IN MONTHS. The day after I THREATENED CITIBANK that I was thinking of FILING CHARGES WITH THE FCC and FTC AGAINST THEM, specifically. Guess I should have done this MONTHS ago.
SO, if you have ANY CREDIT RELATIONSHIP with SEARS or CITIBANK, maybe you should call them and DEMAND they set YOUR PRIVACY settings to as PRIVATE as possible, and see if it makes any difference.
But then TODAY (Friday) I called to activate a new VISA ATM card that came in the mail this week; within TEN MINUTES I got another one of these calls, this time "Florida" from 940-777-3571, although they left no msg this time, WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF FCC LAW. Coincidence? I HIGHLY DOUBT IT. Time to call up THAT bank and THREATEN THEM with a complaint filed with the FCC and FTC.
I'm wondering if they SELL or GIVE our credit info and PHONE NUMBERS to these [***] in their call centers overseas just to see if they can't get EXTRA charges put on our accounts - and make money off us FRAUDULENTLY. There HAS to be SOME BIG BUSINESS BEHIND this for this to be SO PREVALENT and WIDESPREAD. SOMEONE IN AMERICA IS GETTING RICH OFF THESE CALLS, or else our politicians would have put a stop to this by now.