Had a call today from someone in LA. Ask for another person who had this number before us. I told him to remove our number from their calling list. He said he couldn't. I said with all this technology, you CAN remove our number since the person you ask for no longer has this number. Well, he said I can do it IF you send us money. I said you are nuts, no way am I sending you any money and hung up.
Now how can we get these types of calls to stop? I've had about around 20 calls in two weeks from companies asking for the person who had our number prior to Oct. 28, 2011. Evidently she was a deadbeat and owed everyone in the country as most of them have been collection agencies. But the other day one came for her and to tell her she was qualified for the loan. Should just let the phone ring I guess when I see on Caller I.D. that it is from out of state or a private number.
He had my SS# , claimed that I was being investigated for fraud. Spoke very broken english. I believe I have received a call from him before, about the same time last year.
I'm fairly certain I've heard from this a$$hole before. Very broken English, very belligerent, always uses the same bizarre wording about how I'm being sued for something and "bad events will unfold upon me." I wish I knew how to stop it, but barring that I've just been calling THEM incessantly and playing really loud metal music into the phone.
I too have received this phone call about some kind of fraud and my assets being frozen, etc. Same broken english, tells me he is from states attorneys office. He had called from a los angeles number this time, last time it was a beverly hills phone number. I did my own checking with CA states attorney office and the CA district Attorney's office and both have no record of a John Hopkins working for them. He is clearly of middle eastern descent so the John Hopkins was the first tip off. I also put in a complaint to CT state attorney generals office for the other phone number that this person uses. When he called the last time, I asked what this was in reference to and he told me to call back in 30min to the phone number he called from and I would be given details! If you call me and tell me that there is fraud against me, then you best have all the information available to me!!! I will call CT State Attorney General's office again in the morning to report this number. This is complete harrassment and annoying. FTC should be able to shut them down! This person has been arrested as recent as April 2012 for bilking people out of millions of dollars because they threaten the people! This has got to stop!
GOT A CALL @ WORK ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, WAS TOLD BY THE GUY (WHO SPOKE HORRID ENGLISH) TO CALL THIS NUMBER BACK AND THE REP (WILLIAM BLACK) WOULD TELL ME ABOUT WHAT THE LEGAL COMPLAINT BEING FILED AGAINST ME WAS. FIRST OFF, NOONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CALL AT YOUR PLACE OF BUSINESS, REGARDLESS WHAT THE REASON IS.
SECONDLY, WHEN I CALLED BACK, THEY SAID THEY HAD ALL MY INFORMATION INCLUDING MY SSN, DOB, AND MOST RECENTLY CREATED EMAIL ADDRESS, AND IT WAS IN REGARD TO A PAYDAY LOAN I SUPPOSIDLY TOOK OUT IN JULY 2012. I HAVENT DONE THIS, I DONT KNOW WHERE THEY GOT MY PERSONAL INFORMATION BUT I TOLD THEM I DIDNT TAKE OUT A PAYDAY LOAN AND THEY SAID THAT WAS FINE AND THEY WOULD NOW FORWARD THIS REPORT TO MY LOCAL SHERIFF AND HOPE I HAVE A GOOD LAWYER TO FIGHT THIS IN COURT. I GOT A SIMILAR CALL ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO FROM A SIMILAR COMPANY IN CALIFORNIA STATING I HAD LEGAL ACTIONS BEING TAKEN AGAINST ME AND AFTER 2 DAYS OF THEM CALLING ME AT WORK AND CELLPHONE I FINALLY REPORTED THEM TO EVERY AGENCY BETWEEN HERE AND CANADA AND NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN UNTIL TODAY.
SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED AND NO ONE SHOULD HAVE THAT MUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION ON YOUR WHEN THE CLAIM IS FALSE.
WHERE IS THE PRIVACY ACTS WHEN YOU NEED THEM.
I AM NOW IN PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE COMPANY THEY STATE THE CLAIM IS WITH AND FILING GREIVENCE/COMPLAINTS WITH EVERY AGENCY YET AGAIN.
UGH.