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Why that accent‑laden telemarketer might be a fraud!
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Late last week, a call from the 515‑512‑4531 line left a vague voicemail asking for HR or payroll contacts. The caller spoke with a noticeable foreign accent and repeatedly pressured staff to return the call, even providing a different callback number. Several reports note that the person claimed to be named Lester and tried to reach employees who no longer work there. This pattern matches common telemarketing scams that target payroll departments to harvest personal information or extract money. Hang up, block the number, and verify any request directly with the known company using official channels. Never share sensitive data over an unsolicited call.
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Recent Reports for (515) 512-4531
I recieved a text from this number, it says I sent a payment of $20 to some "Sharon Mack", and I should follow a link that's been flagged as dangeros by bitley
The caller left a voicemail but it was hard to hear, they wanted me to call them back at this number
When i informed them that we were not intrested, the caller refused to acept our declination, it's clear that this is a scam and they need to cease their activites
Somebody with accent called me from this number and asked for HR/Payroll to call Lester, very pushy
A voice message from an individual named Lester was left, inquiring about our Payroll/HR system, but the person he was trying to reach is no longer employed with us
A man with a foreign accent, claiming to be Lester, left a message asking me to call back a different number
A man with a distinct accent inquired about speaking with an individual who had not worked at our location in over a decade and was, in fact, deceased; when informed of this, he requested to speak with our HR or Payroll department