A woman who said her name was Sherryl Bruce, an investigator calling about a law suit against me, started to leave a message on my machine. I picked up and she said she was a debt collector for some Florida company. She said I owe on a payday loan I took out on a certain date. The details didn't sound right so I started asking for clarification and she started yelling at me, saying I know I owe the money and she is just trying to help. I said I can't just accept what you say, I have to check my records. She continued to yell and talk over me. I told her if she was going to be rude, we couldn't talk. She continued to yell over me, so I hung up. I didn't take out a loan on or near the date she stated and she never even told me the supposed amount. I'm sure this was an attempt to get my bank information and steal my identity.
Total scam. They now call themselves United Mediations and say they are in Los Angeles, but I think they are in Texas.
Fraudulent or Zombie Debt Collectors—Things to Know
If you have received a call stating:
1. You have defrauded a financial institution
2. You owe an unpaid payday loan
3. You have a warrant due to an unpaid loan
5. You will receive a court summons
6. Authorities are coming to arrest you
7. Anything similar to above,
a. Do not give them any information or verify any information for them
b. Tell them you know they are a scam operating illegally and that you are filing a complaint with the appropriate authorities
* File a complaint with the FBI on their Internet Crime webpage http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
* File a complaint with the Attorney General for the state you live in
The more information and complaints there are, the better the chance of getting these criminals to stop (or at least reduce the frequency). [abstracted from another site]
They continue to bother you, tell them you are going to the police to make a complaint of extortion.
I have been receiving messages from Investigator Sheryl Bruce about a legal matter. I googled the area code and it's Florida. I have no dealings with anyone in Florida. What made me google her before I called back is she gave my name plus added on my ex's last name. Too bad, I had my name changed back when I got divorced. Glad I read your post!
This same woman that the above woman mentioned... named Sherryl Bruce has called a person that I know at least twice climbing to be an criminal investigator... She didn't even know my full proper legal name...asking questions... saying that I lived at an address that I never live at.. I was pretty angry..that was her second time calling this person..
Total scam. I'm pretty sure she's in Texas. Not Los Angeles. They call from a variety of numbers, if you call them back from to a 213 number they say they are in Los ANgeles. But I believe they are in Texas. This woman goes around prtending to be law enforcement . Don't return the calls. Don't talk to them
Report them:
* File a complaint with the FBI on their Internet Crime webpage http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
* File a complaint with the Attorney General for the state you live in
The more information and complaints there are, the better the chance of getting these criminals to stop (or at least reduce the frequency). [abstracted from another site]
They continue to bother you, tell them you are going to the police to make a complaint of extortion.