772-247-0173

Some collection agency calling about someone I don't know.

Tammy from "Arbitration Services"  called my job the display came up 772=247-0173

If you call that number they ID themselves as "Allbright Associates".  History of debt scamming on 800notes.  This "Tammy Chambers" persona appears repeatedly on 800noes as well.

Google search of number shows that they are using Superior Payment Solutions for the "payment" of supposed debts.  If you call that  772-247-0173 number the lady I talked to acknowledged that they did use Superior.  But claimed that Allbright was not located in New York.

Could be this group:

BBB:
Superior Payment Solutions
6 years in business
1623 military road suite 204
niagara falls, NY 14304
BBB File Opened: 07/01/2016
Business Started: 06/01/2012
Type of Entity
Corporation
Business Category
Credit Card Processing Services
Collections Agencies
This Business Is Not BBB Accredited
Superior Payment Solutions
A+  BBB Rating System
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In any event,

Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually owe it.

If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:

1.    Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2.     Demand a debt validation letter by US mail.  E-mail no good.
3.    Do not pay  the collection agent or anyone else a  dime until the debt is validated

Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply ignore them and block their calls.

If they are bothering you, report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a  violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.)  The same goes for endless telephone harassment

Note that the US Supreme Court in the Case of HENSON ET AL. v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC., has recently ruled that the provisions of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act do not apply if the creditor owns the debt in question.  As a practical matter this probably won't effect the kinds of scam debt collectors who often show up on 800notes.  The scam collectors don't give you any information about themselves so it is impossible to know whether or not they in fact "own" the debt in question.  Most do not send debt validation letters and many often say they are collecting for someone else.  So, make the complaint anyway if they are bothering you.  Let the FTC sort it out.

Also contact your local attorney general

If they continue to bother you,  and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is  a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion.  Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the  file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved.   Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.

You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them.  Tell 'em  no scammy debt collector is going to push you around.

You have to get tuff with these people because,  being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking).   the only thing they understand.

If. I've asked this person (tammy chambers) to send documents thru mail and was told she can only use email... I have been making payments but will block them from my account and phone since this could be a scam. Since I'm a couple of payments deep, can someone let me know if this is the right thing to do..

Just got a call from her too. And it sounds like a scam something about my social security number being involved. It sounds fishy

Thanks for your post! I'm filing a case against a company related to Superior, and hope you can explain the link from 772-247-0173 to Superior Payment Solutions. Googling it in Jan. 2020 does not give the same connection. Could you please call or text me at 9727405846?