Imagine picking up the phone only to hear a robotic voice claiming the IRS or a student‑loan program wants to lock you into a payment plan you never signed up for. That’s the hallmark of a classic robocall scam—they rely on fear and urgency to get a reaction. Most callers from +13059855505 use generic scripts about tax liens, criminal investigations, or bogus loan reductions, often with an Indian or Hispanic accent to add credibility. Hang up immediately, block the number, and report it to the FTC. Never press any buttons or provide personal data; scammers harvest numbers from data‑brokers and use them for future spam. A quick Google search of the caller ID often reveals a pattern of complaints, confirming it’s a telemarketing fraud operation.
A significant majority of calls, approximately 70%, are similar to this one, consisting of unwanted rubbish.
Ignoring calls from this number, as it is likely part of a large-scale operation based in India, might be the best course of action to discourage further calls.
This is a scam, as the robocall claimed to offer reduced student loan rates from a bogus company.
My mom recived a call from this number, they claimed it was about a student loan, but my mom didnt even go to college, its getting out of controll
It's reassuring to hear a professional's perspective confirm my suspicions, which I've shared with family and friends, thank you for the validation.
The operation of automatic dialers involves loading all potential phone numbers within a specific area code. From my experience working in market research, these dialers target particular regions, and numbers that don't answer or are out of service are eventually dropped. The best strategy is to ignore unrecognized calls, as legitimate callers will leave a message.
The caller hangs up immediately after dialing, and it's impossible to return the call.
They call me today and hang up, no message, but i had a similair call from a spoofed local number
A caller claimed that my student loan had been flagged, which I found suspicious since I don't have a student loan. This appears to be a phishing scam.
Now blocked, this number made a call without leaving any message.
I recived a robocall at my work phone, and it was a scam about lowerin the interest rate on a credit card
A robocall was received, touting a government student debt relief program and offering a reduction in rates and payments, which seems too good to be true and likely a scam.
These unwanted calls continue, and as a precaution, calls from unrecognized numbers are not answered
I didnt recognize this number, so i didnt anser, thanks to everyone who warned me about the scam
This call has been identified as a scam and has been added to the reject and do-not-call lists.
A call was received from a number that, according to reverse directory, does not exist; it is suspected that this may be a 'burner phone' from the Miami-Dade area
This guy was trying to scam me, pretending to be from the IRS, but i told him i dont have to pay tax, haha.
A call purportedly from Marathon, Florida, has been identified as a scam, and others should be cautious.
A call came in from this number, allegedly originating from Florida.
My Samsung cell phone identified the caller as a Suspected Spam Caller, so I didnt answer.
They never stop caling, they just use a diferent number, my DO NOT ANSWER list is over 150 numbers long and growing!
Over the past three weeks, this is the fourth call received, which is a pre-recorded message. This time, a message was left, stating: "Receive a rate and payment reduction of up to 40% as part of the new government student debt relief program released by President Obama on December 12, 2013. Press '1' to be connected to a live operator to take advantage of this new program or press '5' to decline this offer."
The caller didn't bother leaving a message on my machine, which is suspicious.
I answered the call and gave them a beter lead, told them to call the WH.
Companies somtimes sell theyre customer phone numbers, thats why i dont answer numbers from outside my area, if its importante they will leave a voicemail dont you think
A message was left by an unknown caller claiming to be from a student debt relief company, despite my lack of student loans
This number has been linked to a scam involving the collection of student loan payments
Upon answering, there was only silence on the other end of the line.
I recieved an automated message saying my student loan has been flagged for a payment reduction, but I dont even have a student loan, so I hung up.
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