i have been dealing with these people on and off for almost
a year, in which time their names and phone numbers have
changed 4 times. the call always comes from a man with a
heavy indian accent who claims his name is dan clark, or
mark smith, or something generic like that. first, i knew there
was no way a man with such an accent would be named
dan clark, so right away i figure its a scam. the man goes
on to leave a message about a "time sensitive matter" that
needs to be addressed immediately. he even says if you
do not call back then "good luck to you." as if something
"bad" will happen. the first time i recieved a call i did call
back to discover that it was a total joke. they claimed i had
taken out a payday loan of $300, and did not pay. This is
not true...and I told them I could prove it. They started
saying i would be arrested and such, which is illegal for a
debt collector to do, even if they were telling the truth.
i asked to speak to a manager, to which i was told i was
already speaking. i asked where they were located, and
was told florida. i told them they would not have any
authority over someone in maine, which is where i live.
they said they did. i asked them to validate the debt, which
we all have the right to do with any debt collector. he then
got mad and told me i would "find out."
after that, i didnt recieve calls for awhile. after a few months
i got another call, from a different number and a different name...
but still the same accent and an identical message. i called
and told the answering machine i knew it was bullsh*t and i
was giving them any money. i didnt hear anything for awhile.
then, today i recieve another call from a NEW number and name
with the same message again!
Today they called me at my work place. I told them to call me on my cell phone. They called me on my cell phone I get to hear the same story I have been hearing for last 3 month. I own someone some money and if me or my attorney don't take care of it, I may have problems. I told them to give their address and the guy gave me the address that didn't even exist. I tolk him to give his compan ID and the guy told me I need to talk to head of the department.
Don't get scared there is not need to panic. When I told him he was a scam artist he hung up the phone.
We have been receiving messages from this individual and others as well ... same scam different name this time he is Patrick Stone ... the only thing I can do at this point is get our phone numbers changed ... it's just getting annoying at this point.
Well, I got a call from this # today that had a recorded message something about their being a construction company and maybe if we have anything available (we're a towing service) we can do business, blah, blah, blah, leave a message for us or press one to be connected to one of the office staff. Pushed 1 just for the heck of it and it rang and rang, no answer. Adding them to my "Solicitor" list on cellphone.