I received a call from this number saying that there is a fraud suit against me. They were calling me on behalf of a cash advance that I applied for in the past. They said that I owe a balance of $398.00. My question to this person was how come this is the first time hearing about this. Since the company has my address, why didn't the contact me by mail and I would have resolved it at that time. I am not handing over any money until I can verify the information. This is not the first time that I have received calls about this. I check my bank statements frequently and the cash advances that I applied for have been deducted from my account. I would appreciate an investigation into this matter.
Corsey, I regret that you were one of the many victims taken in by these low lifes. Hopefully your post will help others to realize that this can happen to anyone who is frightened into acting in haste and will encourage them to educate themselves in these matters as opposed to depending on the honesty of strangers.
Thank you for your post.
Thanks dcso... it is an incredibly difficult pill to swallow, especially around Christmas time when I could have used those fund for something special.
Like people have said, take a step back and get documentation of the allegations prior to doing anything crazy like I did. The legal process does not work like the way these people can lead you to believe.
I am curious, albeit not optimistic, has anyone ever gone as far as I have by actually paying them and if so, have you ever pursued or been successful in taking action against them?
Ouch, it really sucks that this happened to you. I hadn't picked up the phone when they called me because I didn't recognize the number. I've dealt with scammers before like this and so as soon as I listened to the message I knew it was fake.
The first time I received a call like this I was scared out of my mind, thinking something happened that I had no clue about because they had my information. I was able to get out of the man which "loan company" had supposively filed against me and he slipped up and said which one. I called them because everything on my bank statements, online account with that payday advance company, everything checked out saying that I had payed back my loan. Everything was paid and checked out and the people where pretty much busted in my case.
It's a different number this time but basically the same thing. I'm sorry this happened to you, after my scare the first time it happened to me, I google the number to check to see what it may be before I assume things.