844-245-0877

Recived a call from a David Hunter stating he had legal papers and I need to pay 800 dollars in full today. I ask from what company and he call out serveral companies.

He is a LIAR!!  You are not warned if a summons is coming.   He gave "several companies" names --red flag.  Pay NOW - MAJOR red flag!!  Tell him you want WRITTEN proof of this "problem" MAILED (post office) to you.  He then has  5 days to comply. Expect excuses and possibly illegal threats!!

They just called my hubby saying he owes n if he don't pay they will pick him up at his job

This [***] is trying to scam everyone. My mom got the same bs call today. You can barely understand him and he just blabberd on. Dont trust this [***]

The public service phone's caller ID said Anonymous Caller / Guest.
A recorded message said something about collections and if there was no response, it would be ruled unfavorably (to me/us). I could return a call to 844.245.0877 or press 1 to speak to a live agent. I spoke to the live agent and told them they had reached a public library and requested that our number be removed from their list. They asked what number had received the call, but I didn't know since multiple lines ring through/forward to the phone I answered. They searched by my institution's name and lo and behold they found a number! The live agent was quite polite, surprisingly, and said they would take the number off the list. Possibly of note, at no point was an individual's name specified, so just a random spam dialler?

This is a common ploy by criminals attempting to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged, go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished, be sued, and a variety of other variations on this,  all for an alleged or nonexistent debt.  They also use the “process server” who calls and claims he is going to serve you, but then says you could avoid it by calling another number.  Now why would a “process server” want to do you, a stranger, a favor, and at the same time not get paid to deliver the papers?

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt.  It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes.  The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site:  http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:  http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php

Thank you, Wolfman Jack. I've done quite a bit of reading on scam callers and am aware of what needs to be done to (try and) make them stop. Several summers ago one of my colleagues was the target of a ton of these calls, and I provided them (colleague) with the information you suggested.

These days, most of the calls our library receives are fairly generic robo-calls (that don't specify the name of the party they are trying to scam) and we just hang up.

Cheers!

You are very welcome, and it might be beneficial for you to put that information up on a bulletin board or something to warn any library patrons to keep them from getting scammed.

2543139650/ 8442450877.  Stating that I amay being sued.

My husband received a phone call stating that criminal charges were filed against him for a loan he made in 2008. We never took out a loan in 2008. When we asked for any information on the loan, they were not able to tell us anything. We were called from 3 different phone numbers and this was one of them. We looked through our bank statements from 2008 and found nothing. The guy that my husband spoke with is Joe and could not inform us of when we took out the loan, just the year and could not tell us what company the loan was.

Received a call a few minutes ago with a caller id number of 337-346-2920, the scum introduced himself as Bill Galloway and rambled on about how our conversation was being court recorded. He informed me that he was contacting me regarding a complaint against me and that he need to verify my information such as physical address and last four digits of my social before he could continue discussing the case against me. I refused to verify the information and informed him that I was aware that this was a scam and if he had anything further to verify he could send to the address they had on file, he said thank you and hung up or so I thought. He called me again and I told him told him that if he continued to call he would hear from my attorney next and I hung up. He called back and left me a message on my voice mail telling me that they will proceed legally with the allegations against me. I am forfeiting my right to take care of this matter outside of court. They will be contacting my human resources department to serve me on the property. This is their our final attempt to  and rectify the case against me, oh but if I wanted to discuss it further I could contact him at 844-245-0877 with my case#. I am well aware of the collection laws as I used to work in the collections department of our bank. Don't be fooled by these low-life scum bags. Educate yourself and know what's on your credit.

Got a call from these people about my sister, said she should consider herself served, What morons, they can use a computer I guess did a half ass search saw she was probably related to me and took a shot in the dark they had the right number, These losers use scare tactic's , buy bad debt for pennies on the dollar and try to collect on old debt, Served over the phone do they honesstly think anyone would believe that B.S, let me explain how it works they buy old debt stuff that legally cant be collected on being the time to collect has passed or it was charged off, so as an example they buy a debt my sister may have had for $100.00, well since they bought hers bundled with others lets say they paid 1cent for my sisters , so if they can convince her to pay even 10 dollars on it they have made a profit, but honestly when its bundled they might buy 500,000 worth of wothless debt for say 50.00 so if they can get one sucker to believe their scare tactics and pay them 50.00 they broke even so now any more they collect is pure profit, and trust me they will make somewhere upwards of 5-10,000 % profit if not more on their purchase of bad debt,wake up people tell them to go screw off, if it is legit tell them you dispute it and want proff of origonal debt which their obligated to provide, however since they only purchased a list they do not have any of the origonal info, tell them well i guess we will see each other in court, and by the way the police do not go out and arrest people for debt and unpaid bills, they also try and use that story as well....trust me when they start to get an attitude hang up then put them on call block, however they are such scum they will use multiple numbers and go as far as use aghost number with your area code so as to trick you to pick up, so honestly its in your best interest to not lose any sleep over them or any other bill collector for that matter that uses scare tactics or threats over the phone, if possible do not contact them...

To File complaints FDCPA/TCPA violations:
Your State Attorney General
Their State Attorney general
www.naag.org (you can find your state AG at this link).
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
http://www.rcfp.org/reporters-recording-guide/state-state-guide
http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/recording-phone-calls-and-conversations
Also with the BBB and follow completely through with it.
http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/c ... ations-1282.php
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/haunted-phantom-debt
Seek a FDCPA/TCPA Attorney if need be.
***A company must be licensed in their state as well as the one they are trying to collect in if two different states are involved.

Some Tips:
*Keep all messages
*Take a picture of your Caller ID
*Keep any and all conversations recorded to your states recording laws, some require they be told, others do not. This can be transferred to a recording device.
*Keep a notebook handy for writing time,date, who you spoke with and what the conversation detailed.
*Check your SOL for your state as well.
*Attorneys need to be licensed as a DC to collect, all DC's must be licensed in their state as well as yours if different.
http://www.insideedition.com/investigative/93 ... debt-collectors

For Extortion Scam Operations,  File reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,CFB,FTC & FCC..  Emails can be attached to complaints filed with IC3, the cyber crimes division of the FBI.

http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
http://www.fraud.org/
http://www.stopfraud.gov/report.html
Tip off FBI about this extortion attempt by filing form at: stips.fbi.gov/
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/haunted-phantom-debt

Also see here:
https://800notes.com/arts/I2neMkbUAAo/where-to-report-phone-crime
https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/fraudaware ... and-answer.html

Also read up on the laws and your rights:

https://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassi ... ou-need-to-know
See Residents post here also:
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-34af6a034ba34b6/unending-collection-calls
Templates of Letters:
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-319-242-7350

http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ...
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

And see:
http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/alerts/nationwide-debt-association.htm
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
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Extortion Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans

Washington, D.C.
December 07, 2010  FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691

— filed under: Press Release

The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a payday loan and must repay the loan to avoid legal consequences. The callers purport to be representatives of the FBI, Federal Legislative Department, various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies. They claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, and other Internet check-cashing services.

According to complaints received from the public, the callers have accurate data about victims, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank account numbers, and the names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. How the fraudsters obtained the personal information varies, but in some cases victims have reported they completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls started.

The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim’s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They refuse to provide any details about the alleged payday loans and become abusive when questioned. The callers have threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in some cases, physical violence if they do not pay. In many cases, the callers harass victims’ relatives, friends, and employers.

I received a call from "Heather Stone" (sounded like she was was from India) trying to find out personal information about my daughter.  She said that a legal action had been filed against her and that if she didn't respond today that authorities would serve her.  She wanted her phone number, and place of employment.  Seem like to me if they were representing a company, they would have all that information.  I tried to call back but only got an answering machine.  I left a message - you know the kind a mama bear leaves when someone is messing with her baby bear.  I also told them that I'm filing a complaint with the Attorney General.

First, initial call back asked for someone totally different.  Second, call back said it was the right person they was looking for.  Said I had received a cash advance loan and needed to take care of this before they proceeded with court proceedings which would cost alot more then what the initial loan was worth.  Told them to go ahead with the proceedings cuz I didn't owe anything.  Finally, I called back said I needed to talk to a Miranda Poe.  Said I would b transferred but they needed to know my name before they could transfer the call.  The real kicker is though the initial conversation started with this lady (sorry but can't remember her name) thinking I was someone else which I haven't spoke to this person over 9 years and that my number was a reference number left by this individual (strange).

I received calls from the same people. They have my address totally wrong, last 4 digits of my bank account totally not mine, and in e-mail  account that has been shut down for over 10 years. When I received my first call from them I  knew immediately it was a scam but I gathered documentation to prove it. So a few weeks later when the second call came in I confronted them with all my proof and immediately they told me they would be serving me. The lady I spoke to was extremely rude and ugly to me, she yelled at me, and i coild hardly get a word in to tell her anything at all. This VGR group they are supposed to represent as far as I can find VGR group LLC has never existed.

They called saying that I owed some money and threatened legal action as well as picking me up from my job and said I have been warned.

"Kevin Haines" called me and said that JBC Processing Inc would sue me for a payday loan from November 2008.  He was calling from Provisional Risk Service who had been hired to locate me.  After verifying my address (which he had wrong but I didn't correct him) he told me that I could settle and pay $1002 or go to court and pay five times that amount.  He warned that I would have to hire a lawyer and would lose money by taking off from work to go to court.  He wanted to know how I was going to proceed.  I told him that I would contact my lawyer and that we could go to court.  He had no proof, no specific date, no evidence that anything was ever mailed to me.  I didn't have a payday loan so I have no idea where this is coming from.

Claimed had a "seasonal" ??? order  for civil... sent to local clerk of court. Can call 844-245-0877, and gave Case # ____. Her name was Stacy. Said MKM, you have "OFFICIALLY BEEN NOTIFIED". Kind of hard to understand her, but I did archive it in my phone just for what if??? What the heck is going on?

844-245-0877 called my father in law and gave him a case number against me. I plug the number into spokeo. It showed that it was a telemarketer/Scam with 29 complaints. My question is how are they getting my relative information.