my father called about some idiot who called him about a litigation claim concerning a bad debt with B of A. I currently have an account with them and have heard neither hide nor hare from them about past due monies. He was threatened with being sued, which is kind of ironic because he is an attorney and laughed the guy off. What concerned him is that he had HIS social but with my name (we have the same name but different middle names) and a past address. Not to mention he also had called my uncle with the same last name. I am slightly concerned that these semi-quasi legal collection agencies have access to some pretty accurate information but are taking some shots in the dark with their investigations. When I looked up the number (they are out of Maryland) I found this website, and when I called the number they immediately wanted to know what number I was calling from. The only thing I can say is that be wary of these people!
I received a call from these ya hoo's today regarding a reposession from 12 years ago. I called them back and the jerk told me that I was going to be summonsed to court in my county in OHIO. The funny thing about this is that I turned in the car 12years ago the company auctioned the car off and then 12 years later this group calls me trying to collect the debt. Guess they know nothing about satute of limitations. DONT FALL FOR THIS COMPANY....Can I file a complaint with the attorney general?
I received a message on my answering machine, for my EX husband, and then my sister received a similar message for my EX husand later in the day- both messages stated that he was being served in a civil suit. When my ex called back and was put on hold for over 20 mins he hung up- they answered "Litigation". he then called back later that night with a case number (that was left on my sisters message, claiming that there would be a warrant out for him) so when he called back, they scared him with threats of being arrested at his job- and such -for an unpaid credit card bill that was over 9 years old. He was scared/tricked into setting up a payment plan and gave his checking account information. I promplty told him to call his bank and close his account, and report this company to the Attorney General. He also ran his free credit reports and found no collection agencies listed for this debt- When he called them back today (one day later) to tell them he was disputing the charges and he was not authorizing any money to come out of his checking account, they told him that he would be arrested and they hung up on him. It's funny how they were able to locate me (the ex wife, with a different last name, my sister, who has a different last name than me, looking for him, but are unable to find his address?) they claimed they sent him a letter 5 months ago, that was returned to them. They count on people being too scared to question it. Hopefully he caught it early enough and he will be able to close his account before anything is deducted. DO NOT GIVE OUT ANY INFORMATION TO THIS PLACE. After reading things today on the internet- it is a HUGE scam, and even if it's a legit debt- collectors are not legally allowed to harrass and threaten with arrest. File a complait with the attorney general.
so i guess this guys havent learned their lesson...they should google themselves and see what i found after i googled this number that was left on my answering machine. dont bother calling back.
I got a call from this number at 4:48pm Friday. The lady on the phone said she was trying to get in contact with my mother. She said her name wrong and I corrected her. I told her she was my mother and wanted to know what it was regarding. She told me that there is about to be a Civil action suit against her in Shelby County. I said What are you talking about. And she said Ma'am she is being Sued. I aksed her For what? And she told me something she hasn't paid. Then she rattled off a phone number told me a lady picked up and said it wasn't her. I told her she was right that my mother doesn't have a phone. (my mother has congestive heart failure and doesn't need harrassing phone calls, so when I can I step in and take care of annoying callers). Then she asked me if I had a number I could reach her at or when I talked to her. I told her sometimes I could get her through my sister, but rarely. And I asked her to explain who she was again and she said she was Susan Collins with Litigation Consulting Services. And then I said what are you calling about and she said there is a civil suit that has been filed against her, and I asked by who and what for and she told me she was not at liberty to say. So I told her well Ma'am since you are not at liberty to say, then I'm not at liberty to pass on ANY information to my mother. So very politely then Violently she said to me Well You have a great day You FU#@!ng Jerk! and slammed the phone down on me! I called the number back the lady picked up and slammed the phone down. Then called again and got the answering maching, saying I had reached Lead investigator Susan Collins, with the company name she gave me and leave a case number and messages...I left her a NASTY message for her calling me that and hung up. I called my mother who does have a phone and told her what happened. She called my sister to warn her incase the lady called her. I went to my computer to google the company name she gave me and got to many hits, so I googled the number and found this page. I was in Shock I had just been called by a THIEF/Scam Artist! So, I'm calling my local News Paper, TV Channel, and Police Department. I've emailed my Mother all of this information and Shelby County Police Department is investigating her. Hopefully mine will To. I encourage any of you who get a call from this Lady to call the police and file an investigative Report ASAP