832-377-3048

The person that you are looking for does not live at this address nor does that person receive calls on this phone number.  I would appreciate it if you would stop calling and leaving threatening messages on this phone.

I got a voicemail from this # 832-377-3048 saying: "Locker Leo, my name is Maureen Anderson and I work with the fraud in worthless check division. I have a individual by the name of Laura Barren. They have been named as a person of interest in a ongoing case and your name came up as an affiliate to this individual. I need you or either Laura Barren to contact my office immediately at 832-377-3048. Regarding case number 36189, go me yourself accordingly and good luck."

The lady, if I'm not mistaken is a cousin from my ex-husband, which I don't speak or see since i got divorce, 12 years ago. Now some strangers are calling me, I need to call them because my name is affiliated to her?!

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

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

I rec'd a call from Martin Anderson 832/377-3048 about a Dedrick Wilcox having a hot check. This Martin guy said he was with the hot check fraud division but would never tell me what company he represents.  He was rude, obnoxious & very threatening.  By the way, I have never heard of this Dedrick person..   What a jerk!!!!

I got the same message but the guy's name was Martin Anderson.  He said: "My name is Martin and I work with the Fraud Worthless Check Division. I have an individual by the name of Katherine Harrison, which is a person of interest in a ongoing case and your name came up as an affiliate to this individual. I need you or either Katherine Harrison to contact my office immediately at 832-377-3048, regarding case number 48122. Conduct yourself accordingly and good luck."
He never said my name, and I don’t know anyone, not a family, a coworker or a neighbor named Katherine Harrison. I sent a message to my bank and I am waiting for their feedback regarding this.
By the way they called my work phone which I never use in any business or personal transactions.