Unknown debt collector scam—how to protect yourself!

Summary — +14167742790

Untrustworthy
Caller Name: (scam)
Caller Type: Unknown
Location: Canada — Ontario
Reviews: 164
Carrier: —, Region: Ontario

Expert Opinion

Repeated calls from +1‑416‑774‑2790 flood users' phones day and night, with most describing a scam that pretends to be a debt collector or a telecom provider. Callers often demand personal details, cite Bell, Virgin Mobile, or even the RCMP, then hang up when you refuse. The safest move is to never share personal or financial information; simply hang up, block the number, and report the incident to the FTC or your carrier’s fraud department. If you’re unsure whether a call is legitimate, contact the alleged company directly using a verified phone number, not the one that called you.

Caller Categories

Scam
11×
Debt Collector
Silent Call
Safe
Telemarketing

Caller Names

(scam)
Virgin Mobile (claimed)
Spam
SCAMMER
Bell (scam)

Details

Location: Canada — Ontario
Number type: ratings.phone_number_type_list.2

Rate this number — +14167742790

Recent Reports for (416) 774-2790

14167742790 Survey

Random guy calls me outta nowhere, claims its an opinoin poll, ok sure

14167742790 Spam Spam

Spam calls all day and nite!

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I'm glad I found this forum, as I've been reciving calls from this number for a long time, and it's nice to know I'm not alone

14167742790 Telemarketing

Despite being on the DNCL, this number keeps trying to solicit me to change my wireless provider

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The caller requested my date of birth before disclosing any information about the call, which I refused to provide, leading to them hanging up.

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What's preventing this issue from being addressed?

14167742790 4167742790

Apparently, goverment needs to take action against scamers in Canada, they should be sued in the court

14167742790 Silent Call

No one was on the other end of the line when I received a call from this number

14167742790 Debt Collector I C R.INDEPENDENT CREDIT RECOVERY

A bill from Bell for 1200 is suspicious

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