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Received several calls from this # stating that they were going to file a charge in my county because my name & social security number was linked with fraudulent activity. They do not say where they are calling from the give some type of refrence # to provide if you call back. They stated they were going to serve me at my work or residence & if I didn't call back I would forfeit my rights & a statement would be made for me on my behalf. I did not return the call & they continue to call. Will contact my lawyer to handle this.

Jonathan wells? Same thing here

They are pretending to be attorneys and are calling about Pay Day loans. Do not be scared by their collections tactics. They are 3rd party debt collectors and unless they read you the Mini Miranda which goes "This is an attempt to collect a debt, any information obtained will be used for that purpose" then they are in violation of the FDCPA. They can be sued by an attorney who knows what s/he is doing. Do NOT LET THEM SCARE YOU. They threaten to serve you summons at your job or home, and often times don't even have updated information. Tell them you are recording the call and see how fast they hang up, Save the voicemail messages they leave as proof, since a message is considered a communication, they are required to leave the Mini Miranda on that as well. I will reply again as soon as I find out the name of this business. Then you can file a complaint with BBB, the attorney general in their state, and also write a letter of cease and desist which by FDCPA law they have to obey or they can be sued for actual damages. Debt collectors AND the agency can both be sued under the FDCPA. Google it. :) Also I will provide an address once I find it. Give me a week or so and check this thread again. Good luck to you.

Me too.  same voice mails and three different telephone numbers call me.  I had an attorney call them back for me and they wouldn't even reveal the name of caller, their name  of business, or address.  I already sent a letter and got a response back from the State if Wisconsin Attorney General who suggested I send the same information to the State of Michigan's Attorney General which I am.  I wish these crooks would get a REAL JOB.  Freeloaders.

I keep getting a phone call talking about I'm going to have legal action brought against me and be served with lawsuit papers at my home or place of employment.

they always do this around Holiday season and tax season, just scammers trying to get money, they call from all different numbers and leave the same message, i'm still waiting to get served like they said

I have gotten phone calls the last 3 days from this number! No Miranda message but I received a message from them to verify where I work and home address. I was told today good luck in court. It has something to do with a cash advance loan I got & years ago!!!! I already paid that off 6 years ago!!! Now these people are threatening out of the clear blue???? WTH???

Just got a call with the same message and they asked for me by my nick name. No creditor will call and ask for you by your nick name. LOL. These people are a joke. I just keep blocking the numbers every time they call.

I've received a call from these scammers every day for the last two weeks. Same thing as the above complaints. I almost fell for it. What's special about my case though, is that they're addressing me as Jennifer Porter, who is the same person who stole my identity.  They claim that I'm lying that I'm not her, because it's the same social security number.  I tried to explain that she stole my identity years ago and has a history of taking loans out using my social.  They act like they've never heard of identity theft.  I told them I have a police report on file for the identity thief.  They told me to email a copy to them.They refused to give me a street address.  When I went down to the police station, the desk officer told me that any legit company would never ask to have a police report emailed to them and that they're probably scammers trying to get my personal info.  I called them back and told them all of this and they screamed at me and said that if I don't email it, I must be lying.  I told them THEY were the ones committing fraud and that THEY would be sued for harassment and attempted extortion.  They hung up immediately.  I tried to call them back to harass them and give them a taste of their own medicine, but they hung up three times.  They've called me non-stop since then, leaving more messages that they're suing me, blah blah blah.  I called them again today and asked them where they planned on serving papers at.  Idiots still were calling me the identity thief's name and said, "we don't need to give you the address".  I live in CA, and they said, "Chino Valley, AZ".  I laughed and said, "good luck fu**ers. Go ahead and serve me, but since you refuse to give me a physical address, I'll not only have you sued for fraud and harassment, but also for aiding and abetting identity theft."  They slammed the phone down on me.  I filed a complaint with the FTC and ConsumerFinance.gov. I urge you to do that too because If they're ever caught, you can use these reports against them in court.  We need to band together to get these fraud scammers prosecuted.  DO NOT BELIEVE THEM WHEN THEY SAY THEY ARE SUING YOU.  THEY ACT LIKE A LAWFIRM AND TRY TO SCARE YOU INTO GIVING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT INFO.  THEY WILL NOT SUE YOU.  THEY'RE TRYING TO EXTORT MONEY OUT OF YOU.  THEY'RE THE CRIMINAL, NOT YOU.  Also, do you notice that all of these complaints are within the last month.  Sounds like they're a new scam syndicate or changed their names.  I want the FBI involved.

If you go onto the Wisconsin Attorney General's Website,  this is where to file a complaint against these con artists.  I've already done it and encourage you to do the same. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
1-855-411-2372

Sorry to bug ya. But today is November 8th and these people called me from a different number and left same dumb message! My question to you is it's been a few weeks since you posted something about these guys, did they eventually quit harassing you or will I need to get my lawyer involved????

5 calls...  20 minutes...  1 message.  Cheesy VRU saying name/and social security number have FRAUD on them.  That, if they do not get a call back, all rights are gone.  Really?  Are you going to arrest me as a terrorist?  Of course, they don't say who they are.  The phone they give to call back matches to nothing at all.  

Plus...  I check my state's judiciary search for any court cases...  NOTHING.  So, another lie.  Because a summons cannot be transmitted and issued within a few hours.  Morons.

Next.  Please get a clue scammers.

This is wrong they actually have my information
this has gone on for three years every time i keep telling them the same thing talk to my lawyer well time to fight back

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.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

An address would be awesome because they called me and I asked for an address to send a debt verification letter and they said they don't have one andv they NEVER say the mini miranda when they have called. They can't even tell me where they got this debt from.

I'm going to call them back every day and start with, "oh you sound sexy, what are you wearing"? Going to start giving them a hard time. Definitely debt collector scam, do not verify your information or give them any money, you will be sorry if you do. You start paying these scams and after your finished, another company will call you, same tactic and will use another payday loan company name.

They will just keep calling and calling with the same message. They've also managed to get numbers of other people in my family, including my kids cell phones. I've been trying since at least the Spring to find out how to get rid of them.

They have many numbers they access from. They'll even try to make it look like they are local to where you live. I believe the name they've used the one time I could get a name was SGA.

Thanks for the info. They called my parents recently and now I get a message at work how some guy is gonna serve me papers here or at home! I never received the debt Miranda yet either! But this is 3 weeks now! I'd be pissed if they got my son's cell number! But what do you do?? All of a sudden these guys started calling from Cash Advance I did 7 yrs ago! I know I paid it off! But they are kinda "annoying" needs to stop. If I ever get served I will post about it.