877-783-2065

Received call at work stating his name was Toni Parker and he was informing me to call 877-783-2065 for check fraud.  He told me I had been notified.  He would not tel me who was supposedly suing me.  I think this is a scam.  I have not written any bad checks.

Received a message from Melissa Tate stating that I needed to call 877-783-2065 because they were filing papers with Orange County.  She said that I need to update my home and work address and that I would be served these papers at work.  She gave me some reference number and ended by saying that I had been notified by voicemail. I received calls from another lady last week and so did my ex husband.  She called my ex looking for me and he immediately called me and then she called me too.  After I listened to her messages, 2 on my work vm and one on cell voicemail I filed a complaint with the FTC with the phone number she left.  And we have not received any more calls from them.  Now they are calling from another phone number and I will do the same thing to see if the calls will stop completely.  I do not even use checks so I have no idea what they are talking about.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:
Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.

Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.

Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.

Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.

Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.>

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt076.shtm

Dean Becker called my house stating that there are complaints out against me. He left a 877-783-2065 ext. 256 as the number to contact him at.

Ok I have already sent 108.00 to them who are they do you know.. I really hope you can give more info long story but I am not happy now... Have I been scammed?