877-279-3765

Just got a call from this number.

Just got a call from them... Scam artist

called asking about my brother in law.  Took me off the call list after I told them I could not pass a message to him.

Missed call from this number. Did not left information. I will not call them back

Said they were trying to locate me.  Not calling just reporting acam #.

I received two phone calls. I called back they said I had owed money on an online cash advance from 2010 had all my old information. I told them send it to my email and I will call the cops for  identity theft as I have never done an online cash advance. I haven't received the email.

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

Just received a call from this number  stating: This message is regarding the location and  tracing efforts for ( name of a  family member) it is important that we speak with you about there whereabouts if we cannot verify this person the law allows us to contact all references available we ask that you return our call at 877-279-3765 even if you do not know this person.  How do these idiots get our personal cell numbers and how do we catch them....any help would be great.

got call from this number many times

Got a call today saying I owe $350 from an online cash advance from 2013. Told them to email me the info, never received a email.

Email isn't any good - per the FDCPA, you should not pay any caller who refuses to MAIL that initial dunning letter - more here:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

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.

Also good info at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau:
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/1699/h ... legitimate.html

Received several calls from this number. They call themselves the "location and tracing efforts".  I finally called back, left a message for them to call me, but to not waste their time if they are trying to scam me. Not surprising, they called anyway. They called because they're scam artists.  When I did speak to someone I told the guy I know this is a scam. His response was "How do you know it's a scam if I haven't told you what it pertains to yet"? I told him he didn't need to tell me what it pertains to because I owe no money to anyone and he's getting nothing out of me. His response to that was, "We'll do it through legal means then".  I told him to go ahead, I'll be waiting for the so called legal papers in the mail.

I got a call from this number on both my home & cell # - stating: "This message is regarding the location and  tracing efforts for ( name of a  family member) it is important that we speak with you about there whereabouts if we cannot verify this person the law allows us to contact all references available we ask that you return our call at 877-279-3765 even if you do not know this person." As usual another scam trying to buy out people, more so now that it's the Holiday season!