[Full-disclosure] War Dialing, Spoofed(?) Phone Number [area code 786], and calls across the US

["Steven" <steven@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I debated about posting this to FD but it seems about as good of a place as any 
to ask about this and perhaps someone can fill in the blanks.  I got a call the 
other from the number 786-718-9058 and when I answered, it was a message in 
Spanish which I couldn't really hear and didn't understand.  That was the end 
of it.  Well then it called again 5 days later and got my voicemail and left 
the same message it had the other day when I answered the phone.  The message 
says the following:

"Usted a agotado todas las opciones. Esta semana sera desconectada. Gracias". 

 

Which apparently translates to:

"You've terminated all the options. You'll be disconnected this weekend. 
Thanks" 

 

Now I tried to call the number back only to find that it has been disconnected 
or so my cell provider says.  At this point I took to the Internet and got your 
standard reverse search of:

The phone number "(786) 718-9058" is based in Miami, FL and the registered 
carrier is Commpartners, Llc - Fl.


I then Googled the phone number to find out that this thing has been calling 
all across the US.  Various people have reported that this number asks them to 
press one, or is some sort of other scam.  This has lead me to think the number 
is spoofed and is perhaps someone's attack on a person's legitimate cell phone 
number.  However, the calls have apparently been going on for months, back to a 
time when you could call the number back and get a voicemail belonging to 
someone named John.  I am wondering if perhaps a VoIP box somewhere or 
something to this affect has been infected and is doing this.  I am wondering 
if any of you have any insight on this or have any idea.

Here is a page with some more info and testimonials from hundreds of other 
people across the country getting these calls:

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/08/26/153054.php

 

There does not appear to be any link between areas, phone providers, or even 
phone numbers.  A few people have said that their phone number is one off from 
their family member's and they have not received a call.  Other's have the same 
thing and report that their family member got the same call a few moments 
later.  No idea what's up with this.

 

Anyway -- if anyone knows or wants to find out and succeeds - please let me 
know what's up.

 

Thanks

 

Steven

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