I got a call like this yesterday on my work phone, and told him to call my cell but his name was nick, and he actually used the words i'm going to f*^# you, now i know there is noooo collection agency that would use that language. and he did say he was calling from american law division
the is a scam...do not call back. report to FTC and your state AG....all the responses supporting this idiot who calls are false and most likely are here to help him. DO NOT GIVE HIM ANY INFO!!
Called and left threatening message. With be contacting local authorities. This is clearly a scam like the person stated above. They left message before 8am as well and did not even sound like someone named Jeff. Please, do not give an of your information to them. There are scammers that have been given your info and they do anything to collect...even if you do not owe. Always ask for proof...and only a mailed letter will be legal. If they can't offer any....hang up and never talk to them again.
A Jeff Hamilton called my call center at my job asking about someone else. I directed them to call the persons home or through some other way. They cursed and harassed my staff on the phone. These people are unprofessional; whoever they are. They are clearly trying to extort money. Do not trust this person who calls. Hang up!
Officer Nick (his accent indicated he probably didn't have US citizenship) left message on my machine indicating I was legally in trouble and to call immediately in order to prevent criminal charges from being intiated. I have been in the collection industry for over 30 years. Please people do not lend this company any credence. They are unprofessional scam artists who read from a script and work on commission, they turn over more people than you can image. If you have any legitimate concerns, then ask for them to provide you written proof of the debt, if they cannor or they refuse, then hang up and report them to your State Attorney General's office or your local prosecutor's office.
6 Aug 2009
Better Business Bureau has issued a national alert about phony debt collectors that are calling consumers nationwide and claiming that they have defaulted on a payday loan and will be arrested if they don’t pay immediately.
Claiming to be lawyers, the scammers say they are with the “Financial Accountability Association” or the “Federal Legislation of Unsecured Loans” and often have the victim’s Social Security, old bank account numbers or driver’s license numbers as well as home addresses, employer information and even the names of personal friends and professional references.