I work for this department and can confirm it’s legit. You can’t just call any BofA number or client services and expect them to have the same information as we do as they have different systems they work in. This is not a scam number.

October 28, 2025

I work for this department and can confirm it’s legit. You can’t just call any BofA number or client services and expect them to have the same information as we do as they have different systems they work in. This is not a scam number.

October 28, 2025

Called repeatedly and said I was behind on my car payment and I needed a payment scheduled immediately. When I called Bank of America directly, my car payment had already cleared days ago. Do not give them any information!

March 1, 2023

They said they were Bank of America and I did not pickup but the voicemail said it was ‘Monica from Bank of America regarding (my name) and a servicing matter.

December 13, 2022

Calls at all hours

March 14, 2022

Certainly sounds like a scam - They called my cell phone and reported they were calling from Bank of America, mentioning a vehicle we just purchased, asking me to verify my mailing address. I refused and they told me to contact customer service. I called Bank of America and they said no one has contacted me from Bank of America and I should never give out any information from a cold-call - they would be the ones providing me with my information and ask me to confirm. I received the same call from the same number on my work line, same thing again, but this time I asked which department from Bank of America they are calling from, they said they already told me what they were calling about (my vehicle). I told them that I called Bank of America who said they had not contacted me - they still would not provide any information about who they were with. I told them to take my office and cell phone number off their calling list.

July 1, 2021

Called me multiple times then asked me to verify my address. Said they were calling for collections activity. Definitely a scam.

April 10, 2021

Merritt Hotel

March 19, 2021

Weird recording of what sounded like a lion or a tiger. No voice.

February 27, 2021

Animal growling sounds

February 24, 2021

Sounds like an animal growling

February 23, 2021

this call is not being blocked

February 3, 2021

I also just received a minute and a half voicemail of the same nature as all the other posts before me. Sounds like an animal or ‘alien’ with an aggressive male whispering ‘hey’ over and over. Very strange.

January 23, 2021

I keep getting voicemail messages supposedly from Bank of America. I do have an auto loan with Bank of America, but when I checked with them they said they would leave a regular message. There is no message with these calls, just the sound of some heavy breathing and grunting. Whoever it is, they seem to be enjoying themselves immensely. I'm almost tempted to call and ask if it was good for them.

January 19, 2021

scumbag india goat herder stealing your money by pretending to be fake debt collector!

November 24, 2020

Wow. Really got a kick out of these comments. I had 3 calls from this number today and just received the strange tiger/dinosaur/panting voicemail. Glad I’m not the only one!

November 6, 2020

Several phone calls to my landline throughout the year; sounds like a tiger growling. Phone number displayed as "unavailable." 866 area code is a toll free code.

October 1, 2020

Sound like alien noises and a creepy voice.

August 25, 2020

I don't know what category the call is. although I've blocked number, phone doesn't ring but i still voice messages. up to 4 PER day. the automated lion sound along with slight heavy breathing.

April 29, 2020

that number called multiple times, no VM, so I called the number, said it was bank of America. so I called BOA, they said they would leave a message if was them.....called again & finally left a VM.....sounded like a Tiger/Lion growling and someone saying in a whisper "HEY"....creepy,

April 22, 2020

Sounded like panther growling 3 call in 4 days???

April 12, 2020

Left a minute long voicemail with tiger growling sounds. Super weird!!!

April 11, 2020

The message that is left is the sound of a tiger roaring/growling. #weird

March 27, 2020

Left a 2 minute voicemail of what sounded like a dinosaur growling...

March 10, 2020

Called twice in February and left voice message with creepy animal growling sounds mixed with short breaths as if someone has been running.

March 2, 2020

Voice message with no voice. Weird animated animal type sounds. With short breaths as if had been running. Guess they/it expects me to return call. Ha

February 28, 2020

Left a voicemail with lions growling. Am I supposed to be scared?

February 19, 2020

This number called me on February 4th and left a 1 minute message that sounded like a tiger or lion growling and some breathing over that.

February 8, 2020

Bank of America

February 6, 2020

Has called twice recently (2020 Jan 22 and 2020 Jan 31). Both times left a one minute voicemail playing the same recording of a lion-like sound being run thru a synth or guitar effects. I’m guessing this is an attempt to get a callback on the toll free number on the caller I’d, perhaps a scam involving that number.

February 2, 2020

AUDIO_1700.m4a

January 30, 2020

This is a phantom debt collection scam, pretending to be Bank of America collections department! This is what the Federal Trade Commission calls a phantom debt collection scam where the scammer pretends to be a debt collector, lawyer, or law enforcement and threatens to sue or arrest you using harassment (repeated phone calls), lies, threats, and intimidation to collect on fake debts that you do not owe. Although more than 95% of all North America phone scams originate from crowded phone rooms in India that run numerous fraud, extortion, and money laundering scams every day such as pretending to be fake pharmacies, posing as fake Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple representatives, and pretending to offer credit cards and student loan forgiveness, some of these phantom debt collection scams are committed by Americans, but many phantom debt scams also come from East Indians using text-to-speech translation software to generate a pre-recorded message without a foreign accent. Another version of these phantom debt collection scams is the frequent extortion scams perpetrated solely by East Indians posing as Social Security or IRS officers threatening to sue or arrest you for fake unpaid back taxes. Phantom debt scammers call you by your name in order to make the message sound like a personal phone call and to gain your trust. It is easy to acquire huge phone database listings of millions of names associated with phone numbers and addresses. The scammer often mentions very vague urgent messages or legal actions and fake financial accounts that are unpaid, or fake ID account codes for your fake debt, and they often falsely say "our numerous attempts to contact you at your home and workplace have been unsuccessful and this is our final attempt", which is all false and intended to make it sound urgent. The scammer then asks for your Social Security number and either tells you that you can settle the debt by paying with a credit card or demands that you wire transfer the payment for the fake debt or asks you for your bank account and routing number. Here is how to tell the difference between a real debt collector and a scammer: A debt collector must tell you information about your debt such as the name of the creditor, the exact amount owed, and if you dispute the debt, the debt collector has to obtain verification of the debt. A scammer either avoids providing this information or provides false information. A real debt collector usually mentions the name of the creditor on their first phone call. A scammer tries to sound very threatening, but mentions totally vague or fake statements. A debt collector has to mail you a printed-on-paper "validation letter" within five days of first contacting you. If you do not dispute the debt in writing within 30 days, the debt collector has the right to assume the debt is valid. Scammers always pressure you to settle the debt immediately, often demanding that you make a money transfer from you bank that can be untraceable; this is very common with East Indian scammers posing as debt collectors and fake IRS officers. A scammer may threaten to tell your family and employer about your debts, but a real debt collector can only ask other people about your address, phone number, and place of employment; they cannot tell other people about your debts. Scammers will ask for your bank account and routing numbers and Social Security number, whereas real debt collectors will not. Ask the debt collector for their name, company name, street address, and a callback number, which all real debt collectors will provide. Every one of the thousands of East Indian scammers will also immediately fail this test since all of the East Indian scammers use spoofed fake Caller ID numbers or disposable VoIP numbers. If you suspect a scam, contact the creditor the debt collector claims to be working for and find out who has been assigned to collect the debt.

January 28, 2020

Not sure if this is a scam. They called, didn't leave a message. I hid my caller ID, called the number back, the recording said, "thank you for calling Bank of America". If this was really Bank of America why didn't they leave me a message when my voice mail picked up. Why didn't my att caller protect pick up the number?

January 23, 2020

Called 3 times no message left.

January 23, 2020