8774601576

How can they do this?

They can! I know a friend that was arrested b/c she never paid her loans back....I think it depends on the county but they can get you

No. Absolutely untrue. Debt is a Civil matter, not a criminal matter. If a company took her to court - she would of had her day in court, & then there would of been a judgement handed down. You do not get arrested in the United States of America over unpaid loans. Foreign scammers are tying to keep this myth going to scare, and extort, money from Americans over fake loans.

From my understanding it was fraudulent check charges but Im not 100 % sure.  I'm not going to pretend that I know the law, Im just speaking from experience! lol  Im just a daycare provider but I bet I will NEVER get a loan!

Not even a good try! You may not know the law, but a whole lot of us here do.
You're right about one thing though. You won't ever get a loan. You're a low-life Shill for a bunch of FRAUDS! Legitimate lenders don't grant loans to minimum-wage bottom-feeders. You probably can't even pay for things in cash anymore! And nobody will ever steal your identity. You couldn't pay someone to take it.!
Skeff Ett Liv!
Gunnar

WOW...I thought this was an open discussion...wonder what I said to offend you. I was actually agreeing with the individual to replied to ME!  As far as my personal life / credit.  YOU HAVE NO IDEA! NO NEED FOR LOANS LIKE THE REST OF THESE (in your words "LOW LIFE SHILL'S")  I bet if you knew me, you would pay top dollar to be me buddy! Good Day Mr. Gunnar :)

It just amazes me. I didn't even know what they were talking about. But I so know that it if there is anything to it then they would know how to handle it the right way. When you tell people you have certain information on them they want you to think that they know about you. It is a scam if you ask me. You can take anybody's name and get information on them. And wow at Sara love. Where do you get fraud checks from. Is that what that place does? Or are you one of them posting here. It sure sounds like it. I talked to them today not knowing what they were talking about. After that I called my local distrit attorneys office and they told me they have heard about this scam. I also called my attorney and he is filing a formal complaint against them for harassment. He also has contacted the better business buerer.  So maybe it will bite them in the but.

They called me last week demanding payment, or that the sheriffs department would come arrest me with in an hour. They were trying to collect on something that I had previously paid off. Anyway, a week later, I haven't heard from them anymore, and no visits from the sheriff department here.

Called here twice now. Looking for a relative that does not live here.  Call that person a defendant and gave a case number and urged to call back with information concerning that person, or to have the "defendant" to call them back.  Ha!  I have never picked up.

This place has been harassing the heck out of me! Giving me fake case i.d numbers and referring to me as a "defendant" urging me to call back right away. It's a scam like all the rest!

Sara, your first mistake was attempting to gain entry into this forum using a flagrant lie as your entry fee.

"They can! I know a friend that was arrested b/c she never paid her loans back....I think it depends on the county but they can get you"

What you are implying here is that not paying a loan is a punishable offence.  There are respectable people who frequent this forum who know the ins and outs of debt collection law.  You should have done your homework before posting a lie because now you will never have our respect or trust...muuahhh haaa haaa

buh bye

they called me looking for  my ex husband that I divorced 24 years ago and I have been married  12 years and have a different name  how they got  my  cell phonr number   is beyond me  but I told them I do not keep in touch with my ex and they hung up on me

I don't know you and I consider myself lucky.   If I did know you, I wouldn't pay you a cent for personal advice.  I am 110% sure your friend did not go to jail for not paying back a PDL. Debt is a civil matter, not a criminal matter.  "Post dates" for PDLs are not covered under bad check statutes.  

BTW,  "hot check" laws are very specific.  Intent has to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, there are often legalities about notifying the check writer about the dishonored check SHORTLY after it was written, and then they are given a period (often 10 days) to make good on the check before a criminal complaint can be filed.  In any case, each state has a statute of limitations on "hot checks", which is normally only a few years.

This appears to be a gang of criminals out of the Atlanta GA area that use a variety of names, Piedmont Investigations being one of them

Here are some links to other threads in this forum involving this "Piedmont Investigations" group of bottom feeders

https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-576-6210
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-601-5849
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-230-1283
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-658-0438

The following is posted for informational purposes only

It appears this outfit has not updated their website information with the BBB (I'm sure it is a mere oversight on their part)

http://piedmontinvestigationspro.com/ (The whois information is as follows)

Domain Name: PIEDMONTINVESTIGATIONSPRO.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1834552682_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Update Date: 2013-11-07 10:38:19
Creation Date: 2013-11-07 10:38:19
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2014-11-07 10:38:19
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@godaddy.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.480-624-2505
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Registration Private
Registrant Organization: Domains By Proxy, LLC
Registrant Street: DomainsByProxy.com
Registrant Street: 14747 N Northsight Blvd Suite 111, PMB 309
Registrant City: Scottsdale
Registrant State/Province: Arizona
Registrant Postal Code: 85260
Registrant Country: United States
Registrant Phone: (480) 624-2599
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: (480) 624-2598
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: PIEDMONTINVESTIGATIONSPRO.COM@domainsbyproxy.com

The domain is registered by proxy.  However, it is less than three months old!  Also, the website was created by wordpress. SMH

I received the same call, her name was Savannah Grant, have any one ever been arrested?

No, they're scammers.

Well "saralove", you've just learned a lesson that so many before you have had to learn the hard way. We aren't alone here. There are many of us here, all with an equal hatred of scum who think that preying on others is an actual job.
Frauds come here. They look up their numbers. They think they're responding to their naïve prey. They fail to realize that they'll be also responding to people who owe no debt. People who hunt frauds as eagerly as they'll track any other sort of game. People who are far more educated than they are. People who know how frauds operate, where they operate, how they buy their paper, what they pay for their paper & what their paper is worth. People who know the kind of scum involved in operating fraudulent debt collection outfits & the even lower scum that work for them.
Do you really think you can play with us "saralove"? Think again. I wouldn't even pay you for what you're worth. Which is....nothing.
Skeff Ett Liv!
Gunnar

Hey ROBO, I just noticed your post while I was dealing with a....shill. You probably won't read this, your post is a week old. But, if you do I'd like to say hi. I run cattle down there. Galloway &, of course, Angus. I know Carnesville well. They won't put up with scammers there. They're usually a bit too busy covering their own problems. Let's not get into that. Oh, the Petro is still better than that....well, let's not go there either. You know, across from the court house. Ooops, did I say that?
Live Well.
Gunnar

They called my mother first and she got the number to call back. 1877-460-1576. So i called.  The lady said I owed on a payday loan that I never had. She had my social security number and email address. She said that I owed 1800 dollars and if I didn't pay it u would be prosecuted in court..  I then told them I was a victim of identity theft because I was. She said "Well, maybe you shouldn't leave your information laying around!". When I asked her how the process works, she then said " I am not sure what will happen because I'm not an attorney". I said "Well how much do I have to pay? She then changed the amount to $510. I was like ok. I don't know how they found my mother's number.  I talked to this lady for 40 minutes then finally gave them a bs credit card number so they would leave me alone. When i got off the phone with her, my mother got a call back like 30 minutes later, she tried to ask what accreditation her company had and what was the name and address of the company and then the lady just hung up on her. I had her change her number and also changed my number. I don't think I could go to jail or anything but the harassment is crazy.

Debt is a civil matter, not criminal. You are the victim of Extortion scamming..

Please do file reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,CFB,FTC & FCC..

http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/

Also read up on the laws and your rights:

https://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassi ... ou-need-to-know
See Residents post here also:
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-34af6a034ba34b6/unending-collection-calls
Templates of Letters:
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-319-242-7350

http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ...
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

And see:
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-944ec1426a8bcbb/ ... service-attacks
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https://800notes.com/forum/ta-86217073a9c8dad ... 077595690349410
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
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http://www.fdcpa.me/fake-process-server-injunction/
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https://800notes.com/forum/ta-9413b3202bc8b6c ... net%27s-tactics
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http://dfi.wa.gov/consumers/alerts/cashnet-payday.htm
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http://www.cashnetusa.com/consumer-notices
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https://800notes.com/forum/ta-4f7d326029dcf9d ... lectors-finally
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Extortion Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans

Washington, D.C.
December 07, 2010  FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691

— filed under: Press Release

The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a payday loan and must repay the loan to avoid legal consequences. The callers purport to be representatives of the FBI, Federal Legislative Department, various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies. They claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, and other Internet check-cashing services.

According to complaints received from the public, the callers have accurate data about victims, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank account numbers, and the names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. How the fraudsters obtained the personal information varies, but in some cases victims have reported they completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls started.

The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim’s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They refuse to provide any details about the alleged payday loans and become abusive when questioned. The callers have threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in some cases, physical violence if they do not pay. In many cases, the callers harass victims’ relatives, friends, and employers.