804-420-4838

Intimidating call regarding fraudulent activity

I received a call from this number today stating fraudulent activities was associated to my social number.  When I called back a woman answered she asked for last for digits of my ss# . This is a scam.

I got same thing, sounds like scam

I also received a call pertaining to fraudulent activity pertaining to my SS number and that I would be served a summons.  Called but never talked to a person.  Saw this post and I'm relieved to see others who've discovered it's in and of itself a fraud.

I got a threatening phone call saying they were going to send me a summon for a loan that I opened in 2000. This is definitely fraud. It is ashamed that these low lives can't get out and earn money the honest way they have to try and steal it from good hardworking and honest people. God will deal with them.

Same call came in...happy to ignore it ... :)

thank you everyone for posting

I started receiving the same call， saying that I have fraudulent charges have been brought against me，and that my social security number is related to fraud charges，and before I, receive the summons to contact them, after the summons is issued nothing can be done. They left processing #

Scam - Threatens to see you in court - Total Scam!!! They will not give their personal name, location or the name of the organization.

I got a call from this number saying I had fraudulent activity against my name and social security number. When I called back, once, the number could not take my call and the second time, I sat on hold with no answer.

What is this? Is this person legit?

I have received this message too. I was very scared and like what did i do now.

This is a scam please do not pay these people a dime and ignore the calls. You cannot go to jail for a debt. You are entitled to proof of any debt owed in writing sent to you via USPS. These people are trying to scare you into paying a debt you more than likely don't owe. Please report these people to the the FTC...ftc.gov. Don't let them scare you ignore the calls once they realize that they aren't going to get any money from you they will move on. I have been through this several times before so I know what these people are up too.

Stacey this person is not legit this is a scam please do not pay these people a dime and ignore the calls. You are entitled to proof of any debt that you owe sent to you in writing via the USPS. These people are scammers and they try to scare people into paying them...DON'T pay them anything.

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, etc. all for an alleged or nonexistent debt.
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

I got a call from this number and when i got suspect of it i looked it up. Now seeing all these reviews I am very afraid that someone has my personal information.

This number (804) 420-4838 is a collection agency posing as a law firm

I started getting calls from VA (caller ID) on home phone and cell phone with the old "summons to my work & home".

Yesterday I called back.  Got Jim Morrison...stated they were Goldman & Associates, based out of Sterling Heights, Michigan...with an office in Richmond VA.  I explain to Jim right off the bat that I am recording the call (even though when you call, it says the call is being recorded).  Jim gets irate and hangs up on me.  I call back, play nice, they take my case number (left in their VM) and they forward me to a number that "is no longer in service".

I look up "Goldman & Associates" in Sterling Heights and find it is a law firm THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS COLLECTION AGENCY...which means they are either using fraudulent practices or have a collection agency with similar name, but pretending to be backed by this firm.

Today, they called my home and cell again.  I called back.  They forwarded me again to a "no longer in service" number.  I call back...explain again that I am recording the call and want to speak to a supervisor.  they hung up.  I called two more times.  Rep asked me for my last 4 social.  I stated "no" since they could not tell me who they were or what they wanted.  Rep said "then I will put you down for 'refusal to pay'.  Then she abruptly hung up.

Called again.  Asked for a supervisor and they sent me to the supervisor "Ashley Williams" who, when I said I was recording the call (again, even though they state THEY are recording the call) she went ballistic on me and hung up.

I called back.  Asked for Ashley Williams. Hang up. Hang up....over and over for 5 more attempts.  Finally, Ashley Williams answered and told me they were done with me because I recorded a call that they did not agree to (again...after THEY state they are recording the calls)

After she went off on me again, I stated since they could not tell me what they wanted, I wanted them to remove my numbers from their robo-dialer....and that I did not want in any way to be marked as "refusal to pay" because they never state what it was.  She got all pissy on me and stated they would remove my numbers and let the lawyers proceed.  "Proceed" with what, she refused to say and hung up on me.

Classy outfit.  I should sue them for harassment.

I've been receiving phone calls from this number and it says I have 2 counts of fraud on my name,this needs to stop

People at this number are harassing my parents phone with messages when I don't live there and I don't give out there number. My parents are old and they certainly don't need all these harassing phone calls.

Same old same old group of scammers.  They always start off with the phrase "there are two" whatever "charges" against you and your SSN.   Or there's been "fraud" connected to your SSN.  Stupid.  How do you get fraud connected iwth your SSN and how would a debt collector know it one way or the other?  They try to act like law enforcement.  Nobody's been able to find them.

A summons is filed in a civil case.   Fraudulent activity is a crime and would be handled by charges filed by the local DA.  If there were charges against you you'd hear about it from law enforcement.   In any case you wouldn't hear about such things from  from some scammery debt collector.  They are just trying to scare some money out of you.  Ignore the calls and block them.

Total scam.  Ignore the calls.  Do not return them.  Block them.  Fraud is a crime and would be handled by local law enforcement.   They would be the first to contact you.  You wouldn't hear about it from some scammery debt collector .  Debt collectors have no influence on the criminal justice system.

They are just trying to scare you into paying them something.  Don't fall for it.

Report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

Also contact your local attorney general