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Message left from Wakefield & Associates. Probably a scammer posing as a debt collector. Just block them!

It is Wakefield and Associates a Debt Collector. When I requested a mailed bill and gave them my address they said they mailed it on the 18th of May, it is now the 21st of June still no bill has arrived they want me to pay it online or over the phone. Not sure why they cannot mail a bill to my home, would gladly pay if they would just mail a bill.

Yup, same here. Said they're a debt collector. I have no debts. Clearly a scam

GOT NO ID except number and did not answer, anybody look em up on net?? never heard of them which is red light.

Same here definitely a scam, the guy could barely speak English

i spoke with a man calling him self john wakefield he did not even know my last namei looked the company up and found they are under federal investigation for fraud

Same others have posted probably a scam, only used my first name which they did get right, would not send  bill or tell me who the debt was for and did not go into the required this is a debt collector and you are on a recorded line bit

Scam !!! Recording says a plethora of numbers, and disconnects call, hopefully didn't collect my phone information, heard about scams like this from news.  Definitely BLOCK this number!

Not a scam at all you can look us up do your research ask any questions you have

As long as you verify your identity we have to by law provide you all necessary info. Original creditor name account number date of service. If they denied you a packet of info must of been that you were already sent an inicial notice so we are not required to send a second one. That is why they offer you to log in to the website and print it out on your own

We live in america and i have met and spoke to many us citizens that speak little to no eng we are an equal opportunity employer we hire every ethnicity.

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...you are wrong.  Per the FDCPA, you MUST MAIL that information as well as proof that the alleged debtor owes that money to you!  Also, what part of "would not send bill" didn't you understand?

It is a scam if you refuse to mail proof of debt as per the FDCPA!

If it is "not a scam" as you claim, why don't you post the legal business name, street address - NOT a PO Box - and website, if any?

Informational post:

https://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

You are correct sir we are required by law to send the inicial notice befor we can collect anything like i said before if you were denied a packet of info it must of been sent to you deliverd with no mail return  so thats why a second notice was denied to you. When that happens our agents will happily provide you with your personal user name and password to our website where you can find that exact info and print it out for your records. I invite you to give us a call back and find out whats going on before coming to conclusions. Thank you

You can request that info ffrom any of our agents or simple walk into out offices depending on your location