FTC Gets Court to Halt Phony Payday Loan Broker

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted a Tampa, Florida-based operation that promised to help consumers get payday loans.
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    Fed up replies to anonymous
    I made a report with the FBI yesturday about a very big scame alot of company's involved.when i first called they had a recording about .it is a scam yhey have a number you can call and stop it
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    whistles don't work replies to Bust The Scammers
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    Though understand that the telephone system has limited amplification and a limiter to keep from damaging your ear right? You may feel better but it doesn't do anything. I worked on a callcenterfor over a decade.
    get a call blocker
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    defaulter's agency replies to jeanne
    Spam filter for email and a phone blocker.  This letter is BS. The department of defaulter agency didn't exist and it reads like out was written by a six year old not a lawyer.
    It's a scam
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    Minneapolis
    It has been 4 years since I was threatened with arrest and being sued in court.  I am still waiting.  I nolonger answer call I don't recognize and I turn my house phone ringer off.  I won't change my number because business I deal with will leave me a message when they call.  I don't care if they call 100 times aday, with the ringer off its not a bother.  Family and friends call my cell number.  So if they want to take me to court or arrest me I say come on and we can settle it in court.  Just so everyone knows  the call will never stop atleast I don't have to listen to them.
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    Jason replies to You Do
    I agree that one exposes ones self to some of these problems by signing for a payday loan in the first place. However, what a lot of people don't understand in that these loans are not even legal in most states, meaning that unless the lender is registered with the banking department/commissioner in the state where the loan transaction takes place (where the borrower resides), the loan is not even valid. It's not a binding contract, and the lender would have no legal recourse to recover payment. This is why they hire a third party to threaten and intimidate you instead of going through the proper channels and following the FDCPA (Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act).
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    Old_Skeet
    I have received a good number of incoming call coming from this number and not knowing who is calling I let them ring through to voice mail ... no message has ever been left ... and, the caller hangs up.
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    Trinity replies to anonymous
    That's hilarious..."download an arrest"! That would be very amusing to me, as I've never seen an arrest take place digitally.
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    TheRealSeriously
    I just took the biggest ѕhⅰt of my life.  My аѕѕhоⅼе is burning.
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    Margaret Saccomanno
    Hi,
    Just a question about the payday loan thing.  I knew I had read somewhere on 800Notes about the Payday loan thing and the courts putting a stop to it.  I have gotten 2 calls in the last month or so from a company OFFERING me a payday loan at a discounted interest rate.  I don't think this is the same thing but does anyone know if these guys are running a scam or is it just a rip off loan?
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    GC
    They need to win a free trip to the Florida Everglades.
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    dumberest
    Don't worry folks, they moved right on over to the Goldman Sachs Asian Derivatives Desk and are making even more moola scamming more people than they had ever imagined. And with bonuses too.
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    Helly
    He is a fraud and scammer from India. Telling us to transfer money. He operate from India and his Indian Phone No. +918130704305. He is Delhi, India
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    Margee123
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    I got a call from someone who said they were Officer Reed. His accent was horrible. He said that if I didn't pay my pay day loan back I would be arrested.+My caller ID said it was from Florida. I was so angry I didn't think about getting the information first. I just told him I never ever had a pay day loan and was not going to ever get one. I told him I had the telelphone number and if he ever ever called again I would SEND the police after him and hung up. Then it dawned on me I was too hasty I should have gotten the info from him before I chewed him out. But they never called again. And then I thought they knew my name called my telephone number which is listed in my sons name. So how did the get this info. I called the police and they said they couldn't do anything especially since it was out of state.I still get angry thinking of this scam. How many older people get scared, don't have a pay day loan and would never get one are scammed out of money by these crooks.
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    Joe
    BTW There is no such agency as the "Defaulters Agency"....its all a scam.  If you ever applied for any type of loan on-line, whether it be a payday loan, car loan or even some credit cards, your information is bundled and sold, usually includes your full name, home address and social security number.  They utilize this information against you to sound legitimate.  I made the mistake of trying to get an auto loan on-line 5 years ago, have moved to a different state in 2012 and still get harassing phone calls and emails...I have blocked over 470 telephone numbers which represent thousands of calls....I keep all the emails in a folder.  Also, if you get a robo call and it states "to be removed from our list press 7"; DON'T....that simply confirms to them that they have an operational number.  Unless you're thick skinned do not engage and never provide them any details.  There goal is to prey on the elderly and unknowing.
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    sol replies to Margee123
    Did anyone take a look at the information 800Notes has to help us all get rid of the fake computer techs, seemingly real debt collectors, obvious fake ‘payday pay loan’ debt collectors, ‘lower your cr. cd interest’ and “YOU’ve WON whatever it may be” scammers, etc.?
    I did a quick search of some of the links. By golly! They ARE helpful! Below are just a few of the links.
    Just a warning though: You may have to listen to a scammer. Write the information down along with the phone number. The FTC needs this information to get to the jerks that are harassing  you.
    https://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassi ... ou-need-to-know
    https://800notes.com/arts/mM8EewmEhQA/harassing-phone-calls-what-to-do
    https://800notes.com/arts/BMoEKwOEhQA/16-ways-you-can-be-phone-scammed
    https://800notes.com/arts/I2neMkbUAAo/where-to-report-phone-crime
    https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us

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