800NotesReviews of 800notes.com

It is excellent. I have used it for years. But apparently the scammers have shut it down, which is tragic.

I'm a "registered user" on the site that does not participate in discussions with any other user, unless it is about a specific number. How I use it for "FOUND numbers": I simply look up any number to see if others have reported that number. Sometimes the number is just mentioned in a comment about another number, i.e., If it is a very active company like for "collections" calls, they use a range of numbers. Users will often post all their numbers they know, along with any information they have about that company. Legitimate companies aren't deceptive to ID themselves, since it is unproductive, and they can get fined, or sanctioned. That number REALLY IS legit! Often, users report it as spam when it is not, so don't ignore your bank's ID. Answer that IRS call?? Nope!! First, IRS never calls, unless already conversing with you. Second, you can never determine real, or faked caller ID. Look at scammers' motives: They don't care what it takes to get you to actually answer. For instance, if they knew your mother's number, they'd use her number for caller ID. (I hate suggesting that scammers use "known number" caller ID's you would recognize or search for.) But sometimes the number not only was legit, it was from that company. CitiBank is calling you because your card really was used in a fraud. Call them back?? Yes BUT... NEVER use that caller ID or VM message number to call them back. Find another way to ensure a safe call to them. Look on the back of your credit card. Call the fraud dept. if possible. (They are more likely to answer, as well.) So, you got a call or even a letter from Social Security asking you to call -- Really?? And just how can you be sure it is real, or fake?? You should never assume it is real, even when "proven". Social Security Dept will not be calling you! "But, I got an OFFICIAL LETTER from the Social Security telling me to call." You can guess it is authentic, but assume it is a fraud, but you just don't know how. "OK, I Googled the caller ID. Sure enough, that 407 number was shown TIED to a map showing that local SSec office. So it IS real. NOW I can safely call??" NO!! I was amazed at researching one of these letters. I found that everything in the letter WAS REAL... That was, EXCEPT the phone number!! Verifying that number with Google?? Dig deeper when searching. Somehow they had TIED that number to that specific SS office's address!! But, the REAL number was an 800#, and NEVER a 407 number!!. Only TEN search hits for that 407? You'd think in St. Pete, FL, that 407 number would commonly show in thousands of hits. Use 800Notes as a tool to provide one of many information sources, not as "authoritative". Ignore both Trolls and Admins: Admins don't have the time or motivation to edit or correct posts, or patrol the inevitable trolls that post e.v.e.r.y, d.a.y! I've participated on reputable sites, and the trolls do cause problems, so ignore them. Some active companies are flagged as scammers or collections. Their officials, or more likely eager employees, waste their time trying to pretend they are users, "helping" by legitimizing their poor company. Fun reading maybe, but they are still fake. Determining or even spotting "real" from "fake" is "soon" going to become nearly impossible, like this year. You may get a call showing your mother's caller ID, which you answer and have a "real conversation". Except, it was NOT her, it was an AI bot that was PERFECTLY IMPERSONATING her! Can't happen?? Only a lack of motive prevents it -- today. Listen to Musk's interview from 4/17/23 -- Google is building what they call, "an AI god". So, better search results? Musk was appalled, since accuracy or safety was of zero concern, Only, "can we use it to 'convince someone of what to think'? And not just 'influence', but, get them to actually carry out actions that we designed for them to take, today." Musk's answer is to hopefully build a better AI engine. If he can reach Mars, maybe he can beat the clock against Google and Microsoft. But Musk said he's "starting rather late, and he's behind right now". I hope this helps you use 800Notes as just one tool, and not an authoritative source when a number is reported. Search misses are irrelevant, since dialers today typically fake every caller ID. They often use your area code and exchange, and fake the last four digits. Real caller IDs you'd recognize, answer, or call back are to scam you.

Free resource; doesn't require registration or payment. Just open resource to find information or share information.

800Notes is a place to give and find what information is available, Your information to report and others about the call that is what it does - Just like the news media its not always false. This is the place were you can post a spam phone number write about it and read other spam victims accounts, its not about preventing them from calling - This is about reporting the number and the information. Scammers can lie about this place. Helping others about the call is what it does. News about legal actions being taken to arrest spammers, & see if the spam number is actually spam or explained. NEVER CHARGED A FEE to join and report or see what is there.

Excellent service

This is the only venue where I can post a spam phone number & read other spam victims accounts, read information addressing current legal actions being taken to arrest spammers, & see if the spam number is actually spam. NEVER CHARGED A FEE to join or look up the number, etc.

Never knew of 800notes until searching for comments on a number in question and suspected of fraud/fake/scam. Quite a few users commented on it being a scam. Other reporting sites had minimal information and provided very little. At that time some 7+ (estimated) years ago it was obvious I needed to become a user myself, and so I did. I've not looked back since. I continue adding new and fresh content as it becomes available. FAKE/FRAUD/SCAMS never die, so to help the public be aware and not victims I enjoy posting to prevent others from being would be victims. If 10 stars were available I'd give that rating!!! The ONLY thing I'd change is a post with numerous numbers to post a comment with other numbers in order to post ONE once making the other numbers also searchable instead of numerous posts and changing the other numbers as the primary. THANK YOU 800notes.com!!!

Great place to post details of telemarketer robo calls, silent calls (no message), or of other unwanted calls. A lot of people are getting tired of relentless unwanted telemarketing calls. This site puts calls into perspective of how many other people are also getting calls from the same phone numbers.