They call me every now and then, but I have NEVER answered their call, as stated in another complaint about this number, it was identified on the Caller ID as: "Asta Funding." Yes, COMPLAIN to your phone company and the agency in your location that governs telephone, also FCC.gov on the web.
Straight from the FBI Web Page:
New Variation on Telephone Collection Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans
02/21/12—The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) continues to receive complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. As previously reported in December 2010, the typical payday loan scam involves a caller who claims the victim is delinquent on a payday loan and must make payment to avoid legal consequences.
Callers pose as representatives of the FBI, “Federal Legislative Department,” various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies and claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, or other Internet check-cashing services. The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim’s home, cell phone, and place of employment in attempts to obtain payment. The callers refuse to provide information regarding the alleged payday loan or any documentation and become verbally abusive when questioned.
The IC3 has observed variations of this scam in which the caller tells the victim that there are outstanding warrants for the victim’s arrest. The caller claims that the basis of the warrants is non-payment of the underlying loan and/or hacking. If it’s the latter, the caller tells the victim that he or she is wanted for hacking into a business’ computer system to steal customer information. The caller will then demand payment via debit/credit card; in other cases, the caller further instructs victims to obtain a prepaid card to cover the payment.
The high-pressure collection tactics used by the fraudsters have also evolved. In one recent complaint, a person posed as a process server and appeared at the victim’s job. In another instance, a phony process server came to a victim’s home. In both cases, after claiming to be serving a court summons, the alleged process server said the victim could avoid going to court if he or she provided a debit card number for repayment of the loan.
If they know about it why don't the stop it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ASTA FUNDING, PALISADES, LOCAL OFFICE, ETC, ETC THESE PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE GOING TO OUTSMART YOU.
THEY CALL FROM DIFFERENT NUMBERS SPOOF NUMBERS SO THEY COME UP WITH ALL DIFFERENT NAMES INCLUDING PEOPLES NAMES EVEN HAD MY OWN NUMBER COME UP ON MY I.D. WHEN THEY CALLED. THE ONLY WAY THEY WILL EVER GET ME IS IF THEY HAVE THE SHERIFF BRING PAPERS TO MY DOOR. DON'T EVER CALL THEM BACK OR ANSWER WHEN THEY CALL. THEY CAN TRY ALL THE TRICKS THEY CAN THINK OF BUT THEY WILL NEVER TALK TO ME ON THE PHONE TRUST ME. WHAT I DO ALOT IS FORWARD NUMBERS THEY CALL FROM TO A NUMBER THAT I KNOW HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. KEEP TRYING DUMB [***]'
I've been receiving a call destined for the boyfriend of 20 years ago. I don't know where he is at now. I wanted to tell them the number is wrong. But always recording, I can't talk to anybody. There is 800 number to call to inform the wrong telephone number. When I called, recording is asking my social security number. For what??