866-719-3880

Call themselves ACS or ACS Litigations. Called to see if I had been served with legal papers yet today. Started saying I have 2 hours to pay off these "fraudulent checks" I owe to an internet payday loan comapny. I stopped her, told her to send info to me in writing. She started blowing a gasket saying "you will pay now or be in big trouble". I laughed and simply said "No". She got furious and said that I will be served this evening, then hung up on me. LOL  They are breaking so many laws. I am going to start calling them tomorrow repeatedly and bother them.

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A woman called & said her name was Gina & she was calling from ACS Offices 1-866-719-3880 on my answering machine,threatening me that I'm being sued over a serious legal matter.She(Gina) had my address,& the color,make,& year of my vehicle that I drive,& said I was in serious trouble & lose everything & going to jail if I didn't make arrangements to make payment in full,to contact her A.S.A.P.!!! I never returned the call,I goggled this 1-866-719-3880 on phone scams & behold !!! Shure enough this number is a scam"BIG-TIME"!!!! I'm also getting scam e-mails of the same nature from a Susan Anderson from Senior Affidavit Processor,State Investigation Department,Utica N.Y. with a call back number to 305-999-7327 extention 3001,Fax 206-426-3556.So Beware of them all"GOGGLE"them first,the call your state's Attorney's office!!!

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.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors