received several calls from Officer James White with Dept of Law investigations. Stated that I owed money for payday loan. Very rude. Made threats to have an investigator come to my place of employment.
Called me every 30minutes one day disrupting patient care. Needs to stop. Don't believe this scam and fall into trap
I am having to same problem they called me at work about 10 times today making threats which have me scared to death. The number they gave me to call back was 302-578-5553. Did you do anything about this or pay them the money?
This is a scam. They called my mother, my sister and myself. Guy said his name was Brad Williams and said he was an FBI agent. Told us that there was a fraud case against me because I took out a payday loan and never paid it back.
I have never taken out a payday loan. I called the local FBI (Seattle) and they stated they would never contact someone this way.
The voice mail that "Mr Williams" left said I needed to call and verify my social security number and bank information. Yeah right!
Be careful. They have actually started calling my mother's place of work and called her cell number so often that she had to change it.
WALLINGFORD, CT, August 07, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about would-be debt collectors who call "payday" loan holders, threatening arrest if they don't pay immediately.
A payday loan, also known as a paycheck advance, is a short-term cash advance intended to cover expenses until the holder's next payday.
The callers claim they are lawyers with the "Financial Accountability Association" or the "Federal Legislation of Unsecured Loans," and they are armed with stolen personal information from their victims, indicating a major security breach of unknown origin. The names used by the scammers may change with time.
According to Connecticut Better Business Bureau President, Paulette Scarpetti, payday loan holders appear to be particularly at risk.
"Because the scammers have so much information about potential victims, BBB is concerned that this may be the result of a data breach. Thousands of people may have had their personal information compromised."
Reports received by Better Business Bureau and posted online explain the con artists threaten the loan holders of defaulting and claim they are being sued. The imposters threaten the loan holders with imminent arrest and extradition to California to stand trial, unless they immediately wire $1000 or provide bank account or credit card information.
Connecticut Better Business Bureau has advice for consumers who receive suspicious telephone calls about an outstanding debt:
-Don't be bullied into immediate action. Ask the debt collector to provide official documentation that substantiates the debt.
-Do not provide or confirm any bank account, credit card or other personal information over the telephone until you confirm the legitimacy of the call.
-If you believe a debt collector is trying to scam you, file an abuse complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) online at www. ftc.gov, or by telephone at (202) 326-2222. Also file a complaint with your Better Business Bureau at http://www.bbb.org or by telephone at 203-269-2700, ext. 2.
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