844-541-2077

Yeah I got a call from this random person told me that somebody had made a complaint about me  and that I needed to call 844-541-2077 give them a reference number they gave me when I called automated service said Stamford Associated services then a woman picked up she asked for my reference number I gave it to her then she said can you verify your date of birth sir I then told her no I believe this is a scam and she said okay and I hung up

They calling me now saying I owe them money if I don't pay they gone gurnis my checks

They keep cAlling me and asking me info that I will not give out then hang up and they cAll me again over and over

They asked for a close friend that had stayed with us for bout 2 yrs. Said my BFF had 3 complaints and gave me an 1-(844)-541-2077 & a Ref: ------- and I told the nice lady she had moved but I could pass the message on. Wished her a happy holiday and hung up

They Called a family member threatening to sue them over some fraudulent activities that I had supposedly been involved with and gave a case number . When I called the number I got a voice mail asking me to leave a number and they would call back .

I got a call from this random person (860-503-8000) telling me that somebody had made a complaint about my mother, who's a senior citizen by the way, and that I needed to call 844-389-4991 give them a reference number which they provided. I sat down with my mother and together we called this number and gave them the reference number. A lady by the name of Kristen said that they were suing on behalf of T-Mobile for an account that was supposedly opened prior to 2004. I knew immediately that this was a scam, especially since my mother has never had a T-Mobile account and any phone she's had has been under my plan. This "Kristen" person proceeded to tell us that they have been trying to collect on this account since 2004.  She became annoyed when I started asking her questions like what address information did they have when the account was opened. She gave an address that we haven't lived at in over 31 years.  She also said that my mother needed to pay her $1800 today or she would go forward with the arbitration proceeding. I told her to email or fax any documents of proof and she became even more annoyed but she agreed to send them by email (we still have not received any documents yet). I told this lady that I will be seeking legal action because I recognized this whole operation as a scam. At this point she became belligerent and said that she would note that my mother was being uncooperative and refusing to pay and that she would seek judgement against my mother and garnish her work wages and bank account. I reminded this lady that this call was so-called being "recorded" and also informed her that I would be pressing charges for attempting to extort money from elderly individuals and at that point she became outright enraged. I hung up after that. If anyone receives a call like this, please contact the authorities immediately! It is a scam!

They  conntacted my brother in law, in regards to me with my madien name. Been married over 8 uears

they called me and claimed i owed an unpaid cell phone bill to sprint. i told them it was a lie i never even had services with them. i also told her to quit calling and hung up. she called  me back i threatened to report her she said i had no information on her. i again hung up. and miracle upon all miracles she recalled wanted me to take down some information i told her i didnt want it and to do what she needed to do, and she informed me she would call at a later date. i told her not to bother. they had called me once before months ago. they will keep calling where can we report this

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and 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.

Read up on your rights here 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:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general

Kristen from ( Stanford Associated Services )called from 844-412-6922...saying that I owed money to Verizon from fifteen years ago...and that I should pay them now. I said ...it was a mistake ....Verizon was my cell phone provider for years until recently switching to another provider....I owe nothing. She e-mail me a suspect letter with no company info.. just the amount to pay...a phone 844-389-4991 fax 844-333-0699 and e-mail: support@StanfordAssociatedServices.com

called telling me i owed 999 dollars from a verizon account that i never opened asked for credit card information

Intimidated, spoke over me, would not provide contact info!!! Account was 17 yrs old!

I just received a call from a female Tommy saying I owed $899 for a Sprint account from 2002.  I have never had a sprint account.  She said" I should have disputed this back then".  I told her that I didn't know about this.  She said "well it's been in collections for years and on your credit report, if it wasn't your debt then you should have disputed it".  I told her I just looked at my credit report and it wasn't on there.  She said "well we removed it recently from your credit report as a courtesy".  REALLY??? Bull crap!  I bought a house  after 2002 and was required to handle all collections prior to closing, so I know there was no unpaid bill in 2002.  This is a scam and we need more consumer protections!  she told me that the statue of limititations only apply to being sued by the company and they can pursue a 10YR judgement from a judge that will allow them (a)to garnish my wages, (b)freeze my checking account, or (c)place lien on my property!  Is this true?  She said that this debt has my name, address, phone number, and social security number, therefore it belongs to me and I have to pay my debt along with 29.99% compounded interest and fees!  I told her to send me proof, and she told me that she sent out a letter to my address 45 days ago and my time to dispute the debt is over.

SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!  we need more protection from these practices!  debt should not be bought out without there being a contract to prove the debt belongs to consumer.  the only thing they will do to prove it's your debt is provide your name and personal information, they don't provide signed contracts to prove anything.  How can that be!  I feel like I'm in a third world country without consumer protection laws.

>>  I feel like I'm in a third world country without consumer protection laws.  <<

Um ... it is apparent you do not understand the existing consumer laws.
Also, remember that criminals do not care about laws.

If you KNOW you owe no money, or believe the call was from a fake debt collector, please take the time to read this:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

Here is more info:
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

REMEMBER THIS IF YOU FORGET ALL ELSE:
1.  Legally, THEY must prove you owe the debt (you do not have to prove to them that you do not owe the debt)
2.  They must prove they have a legal right to collect the debt
3.  They must send you snailmail with specific info within 5 days of the original contact, if you request that validation notice, or if that information was not provided on initial contact.  You have up to 30 days to reply to that letter.

If the collector has been bugging you, and if you want to read some very helpful information from another regular poster here on 800notes, who is respected for his significant research into sources of legal assistance for people who have been subjected to this scam, click on "BigA`s_Notes", below:


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It amazes me that you ask questions like that when the answer was right here in this thread.  We need collection laws?  The laws we have work extremely well, if and only if, people like you chose to use them.  Did you read my other post?  Did you go to the CFPB website, learn about debt collection, and what the collectors can and cannot do?  Did you file a complaint while there?  Did you go to your State Attorney General's website and learn about your state collection laws?  Did you file a complaint there as well?  The statute of limitations (not statue like in a museum) runs from the time of last activity regardless of who buys the debt.  Once that runs out, no one can legally sue you.  Instead of degrading the laws, take the time to learn what they can do for you and what they allow you to do.  Then you won't become a victim of this crime, because you will know better.

They called me 3 times today. I didn't answer. The message they left on my voicemail did not include my name. They said "Hello, this is an urgent message regarding a document we have in our office. Please call us today at 844-541-2077. Thank you." Naw.

Same number called me and left message that they had a "document " in their office they needed to discuss with me.... I never returned call.

Same number called me and left message that they had a "document " in their office they needed to discuss with me..

A man left a voicemail saying that they had a important document of mine that they'd like to discuss and repeated it three times. To call back at 844-541-2077

I got a call from them and gave them my info. But will close my account.  I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN..AM SO PISSED. Her name was tiosha