Ignore and block. Fraud and theft are crimes and are handled by law enforcement. Your callers are
most likely scamming debt collectors trying to scare money out of you. Debt collectors have nothing to do
with law enforcement. Being in ordinary civil debt is not a crime and you cannot be arrestesd for it.
If you call that number back, they ask for your SSN and if you don't give it to them they threaten arrest.
As I say, ignore and block the call. DO NOT RETURN THE CALL.
Totally bogus.
Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually owe it.
If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:
1. Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2. Demand a debt validation letter by US mail. E-mail no good.
3. Do not pay the collection agent or anyone else a dime until the debt is validated
Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply ignore them and block their calls.
If they are bothering you, report them:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.) The same goes for endless telephone harassment
Also contact your local attorney general
If they continue to bother you, and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion. Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved. Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.
You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them.
You have to get tuff with these people because, being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking), the only thing they understand.
Who was the call from, and what did they alledge? I got a call today, but didn't answer. They left a voicemail and said something about a fraud and theft division.
Ignore and block. Fraud and theft are crimes and are handled by law enforcement. Your callers are
most likely scamming debt collectors trying to scare money out of you. Debt collectors have nothing to do
with law enforcement. Being in ordinary civil debt is not a crime and you cannot be arrestesd for it.
If you call that number back, they ask for your SSN and if you don't give it to them they threaten arrest.
As I say, ignore and block the call. DO NOT RETURN THE CALL.
Totally bogus.
Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually owe it.
If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:
1. Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2. Demand a debt validation letter by US mail. E-mail no good.
3. Do not pay the collection agent or anyone else a dime until the debt is validated
Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply ignore them and block their calls.
If they are bothering you, report them:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.) The same goes for endless telephone harassment
Also contact your local attorney general
If they continue to bother you, and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion. Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved. Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.
You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them.
You have to get tuff with these people because, being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking), the only thing they understand.
Called me identifying themselves as from the fraud division, she gave me a fraud division case number and alleged she was law enforcement. Upon my request for the agency and/or facility she was calling from, she replied she had cases all over the country. She may be associated with a Mr. Stone who had been told to stop calling me.