this number has been calling all my adult childrens cell phones and my home phone Theysay they will file papers with the county court unless we send $2700 to resolve this matter or $1000 and $100 a month topay back 4700 dollars They say the amount owed is now $26,000 The adult child they are trying to reach does not even live here, has no job, no bank account and is rehabbing from a drug addiction they wont leave us alone Wont even identify their companyname
this number has been calling all my adult childrens cell phones and my home phone Theysay they will file papers with the county court unless we send $2700 to resolve this matter or $1000 and $100 a month topay back 4700 dollars They say the amount owed is now $26,000 The adult child they are trying to reach does not even live here, has no job, no bank account and is rehabbing from a drug addiction they wont leave us alone Wont even identify their companyname
Block them! It is a scam. You can search that number on Facebook and there is a post from a court in Ohio on May 4th rating it is a scam. I hope you didn't pay them money.
If they call back, tell them that the call is being recorded(of course you are lieing) and that you will be sending the recording to your local police department to investigate. Good luck
Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually owe it.
If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:
1. Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2. Demand a debt validation letter by US mail. E-mail no good.
3. Do not pay the collection agent or anyone else a dime until the debt is validated
Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply ignore them and block their calls.
If they are bothering you, report them:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.) The same goes for endless telephone harassment
Also contact your local attorney general
If they continue to bother you, and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion. Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved. Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.
You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them. Tell 'em no scammy debt collector is going to push you around.
You have to get tuff with these people because, being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking). the only thing they understand.