"Debt Consolidation Services" call seems to be a scam

You're not alone if you're getting phone calls from a number listed on your caller id as 407-957-5956 and originating from Saint Cloud Florida.

The person at the end of the line usually claims that the person called has $8,000 or $10,000 in debt and begins to pitch what is presumably a fraudulent debt consolidation service.

Many people being called don't even have credit cards and some have reported that the caller(s) have been very rude.

Some have traced the phone number to a Florida resident, yet when attempts are made to call the number, the phone company's recorded message reports that the number has been disconnected.

It sure seems like this may be a case of caller id spoofing and that the alleged scam artists aren't really calling from (407) 957-5956. Please be advised that the name of the man whose name turns up when the phone number is searched for may likely not be in any way connected to these alleged fraudulent phone calls.