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Company keeps calling asking for a relative who lives out of state. They claim there is fraudulent activity on a closed checking account, but refuse to provide additional information. I have asked for them to stop calling as the person they are looking for doesn't live with us.

They claim to be County Fraud Department out of New York. Could be a scam.

A man calls claiming i have written a bad check leaving some case number. i do not have any bad checks or a bank account for that matter. He quickly named the company he was callling from of which does not exist. Gave me some phony case number...definetly a scam of some sorts.

I received a call from my ex-husband saying this number called him looking for me. I havent been married to him in over 15 years. When i called they said that i received a pay day loan and that they where collecting for this company. I really dont know what to do about this, since i havent applied for a pay day loan. They also called my sister in law who lives in North Carolina and said that i owe them this money. the

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

I RECEIVE A CALL FROM THIS FIRM REGARDING CASE FROM SOMEONE ELSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THE PERSON WAS THEY WAS CALLING ABOUT REGARDING THIS PERSON BAD CHECK, BEFORE I COULD SAYING ANYTHING REGARDING THIS CALL THEY QUICKLY TOOK OFFENSE AND GOT AN ATTITUDE USING BULLYING TACTICS,I ADVISED THEM I AM ON THE DO NOT CALL LIST AND IF YOU CALL BACK I AM GOING TO REPORT THIS BEHAVIOR, THEY ASK ME FROM WHAT COMPANY IS THE DO NOT CALL LISTED UNDER NOT TAKEN ME SERIOUS AT ALL, I ASK THEM FOR THERE ADDRESS, THEY REFUSED AND KEPT HANGING UP ON ME, THIS IS A SCAM NO PROFESSIONAL FIRM WOULD BEHAVE IN THIS MANNER, I WILL BE FILING A CASE WITH THE DO NOT CALL DEPT BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU,FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE , AND EVERYONE ELSE I CAN FILE A COMPLAINT WITH,THIS IS HARASSMENT AND MUST STOP, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE ELSE TO DO THE SAME THING.

Report to the FTC and the NYAG-Buffalo office.

Keeps calling cussing and acting like a [***], Said we owed a loan and had to pay it immediately or would be arrested. Its a SCAM!!!!!!!!

Pleas be aware this is nor a law firm...they threaten legal action they cannot pursue. If you are contacted by these people report they are in violation of the FDCPA and DO NOT give them any personal information. Report all violations to the NY State Attorney General 716-853-8404.

I received a call back in late may this year from a Thomas Castle from a debt collector agency. said i had written a bad check from a debt back in 2011. I Had no clear memory of it and trusted him since he had some other information like contact numbers and even last digits of my ssn to validate his call. threaten with having the police coming to arrest me at work if i didnt have the "matter taken care of immediately". Unfortunately i fell for it and made two payments. Now I got a call from the real company that i owed the money to and they had no record of any payment. when i mentioned the phone number and name for this individual they send me to this website. Boy, i feel like a fool. I was scammed and i find out just now.

Please be aware of who calls you and from where. specially if they are asking for money.

They said they where with Davis Rich and assoc but the number I call is not a good number. I need to know if it is a scam.