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.
I received a phone call from this number on 10-5-12 from someone that tried to get me to confirm my address, bank account information, SSN, etc. and then transferred me to their supervisor. His name is Shawn Davis and said he was calling from U.S. Cash Advance. He spoke very broken English!!! He claimed there was a complaint against me from a payday loan I supposedly took out in July (which I did NOT) and that I owed $300 on the loan and almost $480 total that includes interest. He said they tried to take the money out of my bank account and it was declined!!! I am in the process of closing that account... keeping the bare minimum in it until I can get to another bank. Then today, I received a phone call from 609-318-3142 who claimed he was from a legal department with American Cash Advance and that there was a lawsuit against me for $300 and that he was calling to try and resolve the issue. I did not catch his name - couldn't understand him either... very broken English!!! I turned the tables and started asking him questions... for starters... now the company is American Cash Advance and last Friday is U.S. Cash Advance... I asked if it was the same company and he said yes. I told him that I have done some investigation and found out that this company were fraudulent debt collectors and that I had contacted the FTC, FBI, CIA and BBB (I haven't ... but it seemed to shut him up... he hung up on me). So, if he calls back I plan to find out more information. BUT, I am definitely going to close my bank account. If he had enough information to call my phone and know my home address and probably my SSN, I would imagine he has my bank account information. Can't figure out why or how... but I'm taking the offensive on this!!!
I had the exact same phone call today!! They had my date of birth, my Ssn and the last 4 of my bank account number. I have put a fraud alert on my information so if they try to anything with my info they can't. I work for a local sheriff's department and I know I dont have any loans that are unpaid. This is just ridiculous and as far as I know there is nothing that can be done to these ppl. Just take proper percausions and watch your bank accounts and protect yourself by putting a fraud alert on your info. You can go to www.transunion.com to do this and it will let other credit companies know you have done this.
i received a phone call from this number today at my work,spoke very rude.i have recived a call from him before,about the same last year.his name is sheen watson...........he has my information SSn,my address and my new phone number,because i change one month ago. i make police report ......i see you in jail for fraud....sheen watson or what ever name used.
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.
I recieved a call from 609-318-3142 today as well. A Mr. Stark gave me my social security number and stated i was being investigated. Asked for my lawyers number and name. Became very irrate with me when I asked what i was being investigated for and stated " don't ever interupt me again" So I continued to interupt him. He then stated he would contact my local sherrif's department to have them come and arrest me. To witch I stated do what you have to do, he then hung up on me. Went straight to the federal trade commission's website www.ftc.gov and filed a report with them. I urge you all to do the same.