I AM A ANOTHER VICTIM OF THIS SCAM. THE HORRIBLE LANGUAGE THEY USED WAS AWFUL AND TO CALL MY JOB WAS JUS APPAULING. WHEN I CALL THE COMPANY THEY STATED IN QUESTION THEY WANTED THE NUMBER SO THAT THEY CAN BE ON FILE FOR MISREPRESENTATION. ALL I CAN SAY TO THESE SCAMMERS IS GET A REAL JOB AND THEN GO TO SCHOOL TO LEARN HOW TO SPEAK ENGLISH. A DAMN SHAME FOR ALL AMERICANS.
It's a scam to steal money and a I talked to an attorney. They tried to get my bank info and 800 dallors from me and said I owed a cash place money. I don't.... The attorney told me to get a statement before I paid anything and to ask them to stop calling my work and threatening me. The callers got pissed. I told them they were breaking the law by not following the fair debt collection act. And were harrassing me by calling my work. The man had this weird accent and was yelling at me telling me I was going to jail prison if I did not pay the amount supposedly owed. I hung up. Scam written all over it. Report them if they do the same to u. Don't listen to them
Consumer Alert: Attorney General warns Kansans of debt collection scam
January 29, 2010 -- Attorney General Steve Six is cautioning Kansas consumers about telephone calls from apparent fake debt collectors who are impersonating law enforcement officers in an effort to extort money from consumers. Consumers are warned to not submit payments to these fraudulent debt collectors.
When calling, the scammers most often state they are attempting to collect a debt related to an internet payday loan obtained by the consumer, but which the consumer never repaid. Consumers state they have never obtained such a loan or paid off the loan years ago. The scam artists have most recently identified themselves as ACS, National Affidavit Processing Department and United Financial Crime Division, but may use additional phony names. It appears the phone numbers used by the scammers are “spoofed” numbers, so that the number appearing on a consumer’s caller ID is not the actual number of where the call originated. It appears the calls in question may be originating from outside the United States.
When questioned, the individual calling refuses to disclose the full name or address of the collection agency they claim to represent. These scammers have been able to provide consumers with identifying information, such as the consumer’s social security number, home address, e-mail address, names of family members and the consumer’s computer IP address. Since the callers are able to provide valid personal information, consumers may become confused and believe they are being contacted in regard to a legitimate debt.
If the initial debt collection scam is unsuccessful, consumers have been re-contacted months later with the scammers posing as law enforcement officers or officers of the court. Typically, the consumer is threatened with arrest for fraud or some other fictitious crime unless the consumer agrees to immediately wire money via Western Union. The fictitious officers strive to frighten and confuse consumers into compliance by using legal sounding terms such as “We’re filing an affidavit against you” or by stating a lawsuit has been or is in the process of being filed against the consumer.
A hallmark of each scam has been calling consumers repeatedly at their place of employment. This scam hit home when an employee of the Kansas Attorney General’s Office was repeatedly called both on her cell phone and at work. Despite the employee’s repeated verbal disputes, the caller refused to provide any identifying information to allow her to send a written dispute. The scammer also continued to call her numerous times a day regarding a payday loan she denied obtaining. Two months later, she was again contacted by telephone by an individual identifying himself as an “officer”.
“I denied owing the debt and refused to pay without being provided validation of the debt. I was then told, ‘If that’s the case, I will have local law enforcement come to your place of business and drag you out kicking and screaming’,” stated the employee.
“It is important for consumers to know their rights under the law,” Attorney General Six said. “If a consumer is receiving calls from a debt collection company and believe it is a scam, I encourage them to contact our office immediately.”
Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), collectors are required to send consumers a written notice within five days of the initial contact. The notification should contain information such as the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed and a statement informing the consumer they have thirty days to contact the debtor in writing to dispute the debt or request validation of the debt. In addition, legitimate debt collectors are prohibited by the FDCPA from making false or misleading representations, such as the consumer has committed a crime, implying nonpayment will result in the consumer’s arrest, or using the threat of violence.
More information is available on the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf.
To register a complaint with the Kansas Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, call 1(800) 432-2310 or visit www.ksag.org.
It rang up on caller ID as 256-665-9340 on one line, then on another line (they called like 5 times in a row) it gave me the option to see the name (They called my work number - multiple lines) and it said RC Trucking. WTH!??? The accent was HORRIBLE and said to contact them and "do not disregard the message" ect. They left the phone number 310-974-8960. I did pick up on one of the lines and there was no one there. I kept saying hello hello hello and nothing. Based on what I am seeing here I am not calling them back.
I just got this call also. They had bad accent. I think it was indian. They said I owe some company some money. I needed to pay them so I would not have to go to court. Lucky for me I read about this scam before, so I was just playing along with them. I asked them what my social number was, my phone number, email, and what company I owed the money to. I even asked when this happened. They told me everything. Then I asked them what there phone number was, name of the caller, there address, and to send me something in writing because I could not understand them. They got mad after I said that. LOL. They said I should pay them so I would not have to pay the court fees. Again I laughed. After about ten minutes I told them I read about this kind of scam before. Soon as I said that they started to yell. They said this is not a scam. I told I will see them in court. Then they said on the day of the trial, there will be police officers to drag me out. After they said that, they hung up. LOL. I think I made them mad. I hope they remember me when they try to call me again.