I got two calls from this number today. The first one was at 10:30am, and when I answered it the call immediately ended. The second call was at 5:23pm, and I didn’t hear it because I was having fun with a downed tree and a chain saw.
I called the number back and after a few seconds of dead air I got a recording saying “Welcome to Wells Fargo, to get started please say or key in your card number.” Yeah right.
After a little research I found out that this number was either a phishing scam or a collections agency. When I checked my Wells Fargo bank account I found out that I had indeed forgotten to pay my credit card off that month, so the number being a collections agency would make sense. On the flip side, other people have gotten calls from this number with no outstanding bills or even Wells Fargo accounts of any kind.
If you receive a call from any of the following numbers, do NOT give them any information.
1-503-403-2674
1-503-403-2660
1-503-403-2665
Instead, go to www.wellsfargo.com, make sure your credit card and/or loans are paid up, and ignore any more calls from these numbers.
If it’s legit, Wells Fargo needs to get a better collections agency. If it’s a scam, you’re saving yourself a lot of trouble.