I received a call stating they were with the Auborn Law Firm (sounded like the call center in India from Slum Dog Millionaire). Saying I was being sued because I was listed as a co-signer. I told the man that if I was being sued, I wanted the other defendants names, case number, what court it was filed with and the Plantiff information. He told me he could not provide that. I hung up.
The supposed attorney office is that of Alex Matthews. I too got two threatening voicemails from "Thomas" who also sounded like he was driving though a tunnel. When I demanded to speak to a superior, I spoke to Alex Matthews who said the debt was with US Cash Advance (to which I never took out a payday loan). The website does not have any method to contact the company nor is it done to be navigated by any human being. Back to the call: Alex wanted me to fax him a statement stating that I owed $225 and that I would purchase a prepaid debit card to repay this debt. Nowhere do I owe $225 and why would a prepaid debit card be asked of me? I had 25 missed calls from them today. I finally called them back and gave them a piece of my mind. If they want to sue me for a loan I never took out, GO FOR IT! I DARE YOU! They are horrible people who try to scare and scam hardworking people. I reported the number to donotcall.gov and filed a complaint. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!!!
I received a call from this phone number. They called my work phone and they also tried contacting a friend of mine. I did not catch the name of the first person that actually called me, but he was giving me inaccurate information about a supposed payday loan. He claimed to be a paralegal from an attorney's office and was making all kinds of threats including: filing a fraud charge against me, jail time, fines up to $8000, my ssn will be black listed, they will report my crime to my employer, etc, if I do not make an immediate payment of almost double what I owed. When I was given inaccurate information I asked to speak with one of the attorneys and the person who came on the line stated his name was Jack Marshall. Both people sounded like they were in a call center and had a strong accent. I contacted the company that I have the agreement with and they advised that they had never turned my information over to an attorney and that this is a scam.
Well here is some information about this phone number. This was the first time that they called me so I called them back. They just asked for my phone number and transfer me around. The guy that I talked to stated that I placed a loan with US Fast Cash which I did. And they stated that I still owe money to this company and that I need to pay before I am sent to court for the amount. I informed them that the account was paid in full and they had the information from my bank account, but just the last digits and that they would make a report to the company for me. I called the company and asked them about the loan and they stated that it was paid in full and they stated that it was a scam and they have reported this to the cops and the cops are looking for these people. Just FYI this is a scam and to get them to stop calling you inform them that the account is paid in full and you will report this to the company and the police. They will stop their calling at that point.
I would like to report this number. They are calling my mother's house harrassing me and trying to say that I owe them money. If I was dumb I might would have fallen for it but since I know what I do and don't do I did not fall for it but instead called and asked questions. If anything can be done about this then it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Well thankfully it's not just me. Just got the call today, called the police and my bank as well as the payday company I owe just to confirm. As soon as I mention the police to these people we miraculously get disconnected and they say "Don't threaten us!" They really have some nerve. My only concern is them getting into my account somehow but I guess if they don't have my information they wouldn't. They claimed to be the United States Federal something, saying that they are the mother company for pay day loans. As everybody says don't give them any money and don't give them any information about yourself.