Called office - late in answering first 2 times I answered so I hung up. I don't wait for you to be there when you call me. 3rd time asked for co-worker and I asked a question that threw him (CID said FL but sounded like boiler room in India, man had heavy accent, hard to understand) and he stuttered and stammered and I said that this was a place of business and not to call here again. It's a moron debt collector.
Received several calls and voice mails from this number. Man with strong accent sounded like a call center in the back. Talked about a law suit against me for taking a payday loan and defaulting. I challenged his information, told him to send me the information USPS and he flat out said NO. I continued to challenge him so he hung up. The scariest part is he had ALL of my personal information, SSN, DOB, email, address, etc. That part bothers me and I don't know what to do about that. Its a scam. They try to get you to send money to take care of this "loan".
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.
Some fraudsters have instructed victims to fax a statement agreeing to pay a certain amount, on a specific date, via a pre-paid Visa card. The statement further declares the victim will never dispute the debt.
If you receive these calls, do not follow the caller’s instructions. Rather, you should:
■Notify your banking institutions.
■Contact the three major credit bureaus and request an alert be put on your file.
■Contact your local law enforcement agencies if you feel you are in immediate danger.
■File a complaint at www.IC3.gov.
Tips to avoid becoming a victim of this scam:
■Never give your Social Security number—or personal information of any kind—over the telephone or online unless you initiate the contact.
■Be suspicious of any e-mail with urgent requests for personal financial information. The e-mail may include upsetting or exciting but false statements to get you to react immediately.
■Avoid filling out forms in e-mail messages that request personal information.
■Ensure that your browser is up-to-date and security patches have been applied.
■Check your bank, credit, and debit card statements regularly to make sure that there are no unauthorized transactions. If anything looks suspicious, contact your bank and all card issuers.
■When you contact companies, use numbers provided on the back of cards or statements
I began receiving these calls a few months ago. The started probing for all types of information, saying that a company turned my account over to them to handle. But never gave a company name nor any additional information. He had a foriegn accent and was very nasty, irate and down right mean. He began calling my job non stop and my job had blocked his #, I had no choice but to try and file a complaint. They are scam artist, trying to get money free
I received calls about a week ago from the same people. I guess now since this number has been reported they are calling me from two different number from Florence, CA. Those numbers are (310) 974-8315 and (310) 974-0037