Paytel prison scams: how to stop them!

Summary — +19124473335

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Caller Name: Paytel communications
Caller Type: Scam
Location: United States — Savannah, GA
Reviews: 5
Carrier: —, Region: Savannah, GA

Expert Opinion

Block the number immediately if you suspect fraud. Repeated silent rings or robotic voicemails from +19124473335 are typical of callers using prepaid prison phone services to harvest personal data. They often claim to need a visa number, PIN, or verification, then deny the call and allege the source is a jail. If you answer, hang up and never share sensitive information. Report the nuisance to your carrier and consider adding the number to a call‑blocking app. Keep a log of call times and any recorded messages—this helps authorities spot patterns and protect others.

Caller Categories

Scam
Silent Call
Spam

Caller Names

Paytel communications
Paytel
Individual

Details

Location: United States — Savannah, GA
Number type: ratings.phone_number_type_list.2

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Recent Reports for (912) 447-3335

19124473335 Spam Individual

I recived multiple calls from them, they went straight to voicemail, the voice mail was a robot telling me how to block the call, I blocked the number

19124473335 Scam Paytel communications

Upon calling back a number listed as belonging to Tom J Martin, a robot voice identified itself as Paytel Communications, which is unfamiliar to me.

19124473335 Scam Paytel

This number is being used by an inmate at the klink, utilizng Paytel to make calls

19124473335

Apparently, this comapny requiers you to verfy your number and creat a pin, then they aske for a visa number. After punching in numbrs, a live person aswers, but they deny calling you, claiming the number is from the county jail, which is totaly fake.

19124473335 Silent Call

After rejecting three calls from this number, the fourth call was answered, but there was no response from the caller, indicating a lack of intelligence or a potential scam.

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