877-470-9042 / 8774709042

Having just spent the last 5 minutes reading all the comments here, I am genuinely hoping that the underwhelming intelligence level displayed on this msg board (overall) is in no way indicative of that of the US population. Specifically, I can't help but question the inductive reasoning skills of those individuals who APPLIED for a CHASE credit card online or via snail mail, and in the subsequent 1-2 week period, upon receiving a correspondence via snail mail from CHASE asking for evidence of your purported identity per that application, came to the conclusion (from half-hearted detective work and/or pure conjecture) that the letter in question was a "100% scam". Assuming the conclusion true, then the preceding events leading to the mailing of that fraudulent letter would have had to go something like this: you apply for said credit card; criminals intercept your application containing your social, dob, and current address; and the aforementioned criminals (wanting to be nothing less than diligent and meticulous identity thieves) superfluously go through the trouble and cost of mailing out a 30 cent letter phishing for the very information which they already have. An alternative scenerio to the criminals actually intercepting said credit application is for them to have real-time access to your credit history, so that they knew you had applied for a Chase credit card and could thus promptly send you the phishing letter. Again, however, the extraneousness of such a plan is evident in the fact that any individual with nefarious intentions who has access to the financial macrocosm that is your credit history would not go phishing for information they already have at their fingertips.I'll stop there with my Andy Rooney-like rant, and get to the point: as already posted by a few of the more witful adults, the letters in question are legitimate. The phone number is legitimate, as is the address; specifically, they are associated with the fraud division of Chase. I've dealt with this division on two separate occasions, both in regard to the opening of new accounts. Although I was also a little suspicious and apprehensive at first about submitting the personal documents asked for in the follow-up correspondences to my credit applications, common sense and raitonality prevailed. Most of my apprehension came from the fact that I had never been asked (post-application) in the past to provide such sensitive documents when attempting to open an account, but due to the somewhat recent state of affairs (Patriot Act, credit crunch, etc), companies are much more dutiful when loaning money: at the very least, they want to know you are who you say you are. It's not a scam; it's just a sign of the times. Also, to the few posters who said they had called Chase via a number known to be genuine (e.g., one listed on their website) and were subsequently told by a representative that the topic number and associated address were fraudulent, such information, as I've already outlined, is false. Further, to the individual with connections on the inside (lol), your sources were also ill-informed. In their defense however, one can't expect a customer service representative (possibly living in another country) or even an individual in management to know of every address and every number associated with an institution as large as Chase/JPMorgan Chase, and it's very unlikely that these individuals would have routine access to the database containing such information, since such intricate knowledge is not applicable to their jobs in any way. To that end, I doubt most employees even know the available divisions in their very own buildings, let alone sibling operations spread across the country.In closing, if you applied for a Chase credit card and received snail-mail from Chase asking for supplementary information, then it's probably a reasonable conclusion that the letter is genuine. If you still think it's fishy that a company from whom you are trying to borrow money would ask for proof of identity before extending to you said money, particularly in these times of economic instability, then you probably aren't intelligent enough to use any such buying power responsibly and would only further aggravate the financial crisis this world is facing by ultimately defaulting on the account. On the other hand, if you haven't applied for any lines of credit and receive such a letter, then most likely an identity thief was attempting to obtain a credit card in your name but was foiled by Chase's red tape. One bit of insight regarding this situation, however: an identity thief who uses your current address on a credit application is either a) not a very good identity thief (i.e., didn't quite think through the logistics of actually obtaining the credit card), or b) confident that he/she would be able to access your mailbox at any given time to intercept any correspondence from the credit card company. Assuming the latter, the "identity thief" is most likely a member of your household: roommate, child, etc. Either way, if you're a victim of the latter category, it's probably a good idea to take the opportunity to protect yourself by freezing your credit reports or subscribing to a credit monitoring system.

FRAUD!!!!! BEWARE!!! called saying they were with chase fraud. when i called back they needed me to verify personal information. when i refused they hung up on me. I called the legite chase on the back of my credit card and there were no calls made to me for any reason. my account was fine and they verified the # they claimed was from Chase WAS NOT a legitimate Chase #

I believe Chase and First USA are seperate financial institutions. I believe FIrst USA is for the credit challenged and has high interest rates from what I have read.

Nice try scammer. What part of "I didn't apply for a card" or "my purse was stolen and someone tried to get a card in my name" don't you understand? You are bagged.

I recently applied for a chase card and got the letter in the mail, however it only asked me for a proof of address and not a SS, but i did provide my SSN in the online application. Perhaps it is just more secure that way, they realized?

Received a call that showed as "Unknown" on my cell phone caller ID. That was odd and the guy on the phone asked if had applied for a Southwest Airlines Credit Card which I had. He wanted to verify by beginning with my birth date. Sounded shady and unprofessional. I told him I was not comfortable giving it out over a cell phone. He gave me 1-877-470-9042. I called and a recording said "this call me recorder or monitored." female comes on the line and says "welcome to fraud operations." I ask who she is with and she says "this is chase." It's fraud.

NOT A CALL EITHER, A LETTER SENT ON CHASE LETTERHEAD WITH THE SAME AS THE OTHERS. THANKING FOR ME FOR APPLYING, WHICH I NEVER DID! ALSO REQUESTING A PHOTOCOPY OF MY SOCIAL SECURITY CARD AND MY ID OR UTILITY BILL OR AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION.I'M REPORTING THIS TO THE CONSUMER FRAUD DEPT.

You have way too much time on your hands...get a life!

I received a letter asking for a copy of my social security card for a Chase Visa application. I called the Chase phone number on their website to verify and they said that this was a real request, and that I should mail my copy to Chase Bank, P.O. Box 15077, Wilmington, DE 19886.

I received the same letter everyone else received but I have not applied for a Chase card, nor do I have a Chase card. The idiot I spoke to at the Chase number I got from their actual website (who was obviously in a call center somewhere in India) told me I had to go into a local branch and show them the letter to verify whether or not it's fraud. I told him that was ridiculous and asked to speak to someone else. He promptly put me back into the same loop I started with. Chase Bank obviously doesn't give a flying rat's patootie whether people have their identities stolen due to this scam. I have never had a Chase credit card and can guarantee you I never will.