I just received this call from 202-241-3364. Claimed he was "Officer Mark Wilson". Said he was calling about a very important legal matter. Said that I needed to return the call ASAP or I would be arrested tomorrow. Seriously, I do have some past due debts. Working with a bankruptcy attorney to get my life back in order after my divorce. BUT, you can't be arrested for past due debts. This guy should not be given the time of day. Sure wish I had that kind of time in my day to sit around a phone call center and harrass people.
I just received this call from 202-241-3364. Claimed he was "Officer Mark Wilson". Said he was calling about a very important legal matter. Said that I needed to return the call ASAP or I would be arrested tomorrow. Seriously, I do have some past due debts. Working with a bankruptcy attorney to get my life back in order after my divorce. BUT, you can't be arrested for past due debts. This guy should not be given the time of day. Sure wish I had that kind of time in my day to sit around a phone call center and harrass people.
I give a high probability that "Officer Wilson" is AKA Wilson & Nelson / Wilson Legal Services, as recently reported through similar complaints.
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-651-314-8304
Really we're discussing extortion dressed as debt collection. Consumer debts in America, including payday loans, are a *CIVIL* matter, not criminal! Honest debt collectors do not typically send their claims straight to a judge, and they don't take your ransom money to broker quick deals with so-called "process servers". There are no secretive "arbitrators", "mediators", or "prelitigation specialists", only sweaty criminals with a script full of bullying remarks. Lawful debt collection is a process, not an ambush, and you are due a chance at each stage to raise a dispute. The agents' horrid threats are empty and their conduct is illegal. Do not reward lawbreakers with your money. Challenge them always, sue them if you can.
FTC and CFPB material on US federal collection law:
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ... debt-collection
See also this FTC alert: "Fake Debt Collectors"
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors