818-873-0363

Robocaller Debt collection scammer who warns of “immediate” legal action

Got an voicemail no name or what is this for. Same voice mail from 228-335-7264.
Verizon has this number as potential spam.

Blocked automatically scam likely call twilio sms/mms cell phone debt collector scam

This # has called me multiple times a day. When I attempted to speak to a Mark Gregory he was very rude. Very threatening tone. Scam for sure.

Debt Extortion Scammers

Quote:

This message is solely intended
for ....(name).....
This is a documented attempt to reach you regarding a matter in our office. We are in the process of pursuing this matter, govern within the laws and your state. Please call 844-575-0916 to speak with one of our specialists. Please note this is a very time sensitive matter and your cooperation is required. Your reference number is
....reference File number MBY7572
Call 844-575-0916, or press one to speak with a live agent. Call 844-575-0916, or press one to speak with a live.

Listen to message

The vague scare tactic message is designed to panic a victim into calling back.

Most debt collectors will use a certain amount of pressure to convince you to pay the debt. After all, they often don't get paid unless you pay. Be suspicious of a debt collector who uses an unusual amount of pressure to get you to pay immediately, particularly if they also use scare tactics to get you to pay right away. For example, a debt collector is scamming you if it :

• threatens you with a lawsuit and tells that you can avoid the lawsuit by paying right away
• Says a Process Server  or Courier is coming with papers to sign
• Threatens to call / go to your place of employment
• Insists you have been notified, served or are non-compliant via phone message(s)
• Refuses to give a company name or verifiable Contact source
• Refuses to send proof of debt via US mail

A sure sign of a debt collection scam is a collector that wants to you to pay via wire transfer or another method that can't be traced. If the payment method can't be traced, you'll have a harder time getting the authorities involved.

If the creditor sounds completely foreign, or you know you never had an account with that business, there's a chance it's a scam. Never pay a collection you don't recognize. You have the right to request written proof of the debt from the debt collector before you send payment.

https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/Publications/PhonyDebtCollectionScams.asp
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/02/ftc ... llection-scheme
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/08/pha ... onate-law-firms

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Here are some ways to find out if a debt collector is legitimate.
•You received a letter in the mail. ...
•The agency is licensed in your state. ...
•The collector can verify your personal details. ...
•You can request information about the debt. ...
•There's more than one method of payment. ...
•A company works with you, not against you.

Source: https://www.bankrate.com/personal-finance/deb ... ctor-is-a-scam/

"Please call 844-492-0623 to speak with one of our specialists, please note this is a very time sensitive matter and your cooperation is required. Call 844-492-0623 or press one to speak with a live agent. This is a documented attempt to reach you regarding a matter in our office we are in teh process of pursuing this matter governed within the laws in your state. Please call 844-601-0345 to speak with one of our specialists". ***SPAM, note the the two different call back numbers without providing any real info or even saying my name in the message

Got same recording message, your name not mentioned,state call today about a matter,no phone number or reference or name who to contact, just call number, i do not owed no one money this is a scam to pressure and make you pay a debt you do not owed, yes come over serve me papers, need proof of a debt, never give your information, debtor if legit should have already information, scammer beware i have reported the number to FTC, BBB and atorney general, and police.

Keeps calling and only plays music.  These ppl are so annoying.

get the same messages from different states and since I check my credit report I know I do not have any outstanding debit I wish they would just stop

Calls, threatens process serving, never identifies company calling, rude,

Same as above reports.     I have started noting how many numbers they want you to call - 844-492-0623 is now the 7th "call back' number spewing the same message

This number calls multiple times a day.  It's an automated voice that calls threatening legal action and to hold to speak to someone.  Last year when a similar incident happened I spoke to someone and they really tried to scare me into sending them money till I asked for details on what I was responsible for and when.  Then they said they sent information to my address.  Coincidentally, they told me an address that I lived at 10 years ago! I haven't applied or had any loans in at least 10 years so I was just checking on what they would say.  I told them "Sue me, see you in court".  They didn't call back until Dec 2021. Now it's multiple times a day again.

Called number back after they left threatening message. They said I owed a payday loan from 2016 and that I owed them $1,300. Three problems with this, they had my old last name, said I owed it from a city I had moved out of long before 2016, and  said I had used a bank account that I had closed 10 years before that to aquire the supposed "loan". When I questioned them about the company I supposedly owed the money to, first they said Speedy Cash and when I kept asking him if that's the name he said because I have never heard of that company, he got mad and said, "I never said Speedy Cash, I said Fast Cash!". He said that they had been trying to contact me to get me to pay off the loan since 2018 but I would not respond, and they had to cease all contact because of the pandemic, but we're now contacting me again. Total scammers and I'm not paying them anything!!

I just got a voice message from this number advising me to call a 844 area code number and stated I needed to call this number immediately to resolve this matter. I just blocked the number because it sounded like a scam.

Does anyone have the name of this company? Address? Land line? They call repeatedly and I want to report them to the FCC

Why would you report a debt collector to them?  They have absolutely no jurisdiction over debt collection calls.  None what-so-ever.

The fake process server/location finder extortion SCAM usually consists of the following:

They mention that they have received a Fax document or some sort of complaint and that there is a pending legal matter or action about to filed against you to create the sense of urgency.  They tell you that they are a “process server” and cannot give you the particulars of the case since the file is sealed. This is simply ruse to get you to call another number (often with a made-up case number) where they will ask for money to “make it go away” (this is actually the same place, they work in teams, one pretending to be the server, and the other usually pretends to be a lawyer).  They threaten to serve you at home or at work.  They tell you that if they serve you at work then they will need a supervisor, security, or HR person there as a witness, hoping that will cause you to panic over the alleged embarrassment of being served at work.  They also tell you that you will need two forms of ID.  None of which is true.  Process servers do not ever call ahead so that you can dodge them.  Process servers get paid to serve papers, nothing else.  They certainly are not going to pass up a paycheck by telling you that you can avoid being served, they are not going to give you an extra day or even a few hours to get a “stop order”.  Court documents are time sensitive and must be served within a certain amount of time.  Remember that you can always call the local courthouse to see if there really is a lawsuit that has been filed against you.

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and (this is the important part) that they have the legal right to collect it.  You are not obligated under the law to prove that you don’t owe or that it is paid.  

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked 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 of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.  If and when you get that letter you should immediately send that debt validation letter by certified, return receipt mail.

First, you should make a complaint at this Federal Agency, and while there you should also read up on how debt collection is supposed to work as well as what your rights in this matter are: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file complaints with the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general