“Delivery Check” phone calls

7 years ago

There has been at least one call a day for several weeks on my landline. No message left. The caller ID says Delivery Check, the number shows several ones with the local area code. Any idea what this is about? I can’t find out much on google and it is pretty annoying. As in Sunday mornings at 8AM. Can’t block the number if I don’t know which one they will use next.

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jemdandy

7 years ago

I've been lucky with a low count of scam calls until the past 3 months. Just today, I received the same message again that my Social Security number was being locked and that I should call . . . Yeah, right! Today's call was such a farce. It was a robo call using the same lady's voice I had heard before and the recorder had already began its spiel by the time I had picked up the receiver. I admit that it was a good one using a well paced woman's voice with a believable patter.

Behavior like this is maddening. These low-lives prey on people who can least afford it, in reality, no one can really afford this. The capture rate is low and the penalty too small.

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User
7 years ago
I would assume it is a scam. Since the scammers are working from a list they probably purchased there will be several numbers that are used so impossible to block. I have received email with similar headings telling me I have a package. It is a scam that is going around where the package has postage or shipping charges due and want your debit or credit card to deliver it. Do not fall for it. If you have a package that you are expecting call the company to verify if their is any postage due.
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Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
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7 years ago
I am assuming it is a scam. Just a really persistent one since it has been going on for weeks. And the calls can be anytime from 8AM to 9:30PM. So I was curious since there is no message.
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In rereading the OP, the problem seems to be mainly with a ”private caller”. These can be blocked. Anyone with a blocked number trying to reach you will be instructed to unblock their number and call again. This might help, for this singular issue. Fortunately I only get about a half dozen calls a day. My house phone announces either the name or number, preceded by ’spam’ if it suspects such. It’s not very good at identifying it. If the problem became bad, I probably wouldn’t hesitate too long to change my number. So few legit calls on the house phone. But I do prefer using it for outgoing calls for reasons mentioned above. If it happened to my cell phone, this would be a much bigger issue. This is the number most have. Fortunately ”decline” is pretty easy to hit. For a while Verizon kept pushing some spam filter onto my cell phones. It was a nightmare because any time someone would call without a name to display, it would say ’unavailable’ instead of displaying the number. So there was no such thing as looking at the number and picking up if I recognized it. While this was something I could remove, they kept pushing it. After a few complaints I finally told a rep that they need to find a way to stop pushing it or they’ll lose me as a customer. Surprisingly, that worked.
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cynic
7 years ago
Look up the number and you'll probably find out who it is. It's a scam, no doubt. And I just block the number and if they use a lot, I'll block "delivery check" if that's the name they're using.
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ldstarr
7 years ago
Yep. And never, ever call a number from your "missed calls" unless you recognize it. There is the group (from India I believe I read) that has some unbelievably high rate per minute phone lines that you'd be calling and will find the charges on your telephone bill!
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amylou321
6 years ago
The local area code suggests that numbers are being spoofed to make the call seem more legitimate. My number has been spoofed and I got hundreds of angry phone calls from people wanting to know why I called them trying to scam them. It was a nightmare and my phone carrier was no help.

Just block the numbers as they call. It appears these things will never ever stop.
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cynic
6 years ago
If I don't know who it is, I don't answer. If they don't leave a message or say who they are, they likely will get blocked. I've blocked entire area codes when scammers are using multiple numbers and block them by their name if that applies. I like the ones who spoof putting my name and number on it. Seems ironic to have to block ME. Course, I suppose a lot of people would like to!

Telemarketers and telescammers are the lowest forms of life on the planet. I won't waste my time talking to them. I respect myself way more than that.
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sushipup1
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Please realize that when the scammers "spoof" phone numbers, that number is not the one being actually used. So blocking does nothing to stop it. Your number is not calling you. Don't waste your time blocking numbers that did not call you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing
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Lars
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
I've not blocked any numbers and I get very few robo calls at home. I used to get them at work, and even there I did not answer if I did not recognize the phone number.

Where I live the main area code is 310, but my number has the overlay area code 424. I don't know anyone else who has a 424 number, and so if I get a call that begins with 424, I can be pretty sure it is a robo call. My doctors numbers all have the 310 area code, and frequently when the doctor's office calls, only the number and no name shows up. I will answer 310 calls that I do not recognize for this reason, but I try to put them in my contacts list for future reference. I wish the doctor's offices would put a name in their caller ID.

Most robo calls that I get do not leave a message, but if they do, it is usually in Chinese.
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Olychick
6 years ago
"Delivery check" or "SSA" or "Contest winner" etc. are all just meant to tempt you into thinking that it's an official, or someone urgent call so you'll pick up. I'm surprised I haven't seen "Amazon Customer Service" pop up, since so many people are expecting deliveries from Amazon these days.

I've always maintained any politician who wants to ensure their election would include banning robot calls in their platform. I think it might be the one unifying thing for the electorate! (I think Andrew Yang has mentioned that).

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