this [***] and he is a black dude think himself a fake [***] colombo and the dumb [***] works for a collection agency a sorry [***] job he get screamed at and on the phone tons of times a day he answers the phone by saying private investigator [***] head whatever the black felon name is as every answer i told him to go f***himself
Received the same type of call from a 240-764-4253 number. I figured they just keep changing their numbers to keep them from getting caught. They also call under a 703 number and 866.443.6985. I refused to give them any of my debit card information. Have had people trying to illegally take money from my account. Thank God my bank is on top of it.
Referring to one's self as "special investigator" or "investigator" or "officer" is a typical crooked debt collector tactic. The plan is to scare you into believing that he's a law enforcement officer. And if "Special Investigator Joe Ferguson" is like most other outlaw debt collectors, he'll call back and imply that you'll be arrested if you don't give him the money he wants. That's laughable of course because no debt collector has anything to do with law enforcement and cannot have anyone arrested for any reason. And if they imply otherwise, they've broken the law. A debt collector has as much authority over you as your mechanic, barber and pizza deliveryman do. :)
A good rule of thumb: if a debt collector is contacting you about a legitimate debt, he won't have to resort to lying, phony job titles and breaking the law to collect.
If he calls back, don't give them any information about yourself or anyone else. Better yet, don't answer the phone. If it the matter is legitimate, they'll contact you in writing.
Here are some good websites that are helpful in dealing with wayward debt collectors:
This works out on an apartment building in Buffalo, NY. I was told to send a check to Lawrence Johnson, 167 Langsfield Drive, Buffalo, NY 14215. It is not listed, but there are other people listed at the address and they are all apartments....so I assume that it is just people working out of an apartment, although it could be a legitimate business underneath apartments I suppose. I asked for a verification of account and was never sent one. They said that Lawrence Johnson is the attorney for the debt collectors.... and they are Litigation Consultants, Inc. working with "Morestar."
According to Whitepages.com and GoogleMaps, that address doesn't even exist. How did you figure out it's an apartment building with several other names residing there?