UPDATE: I took the call from them at 8 a.m. this morning and played into their game to get as much info as possible. They are reading from scripts, and if you ask them anything that goes off-script, they transfer you. I spoke to 3 people this morning: Louis Wilson, Heather Lawson and Ben Foster. In looking up Heather Lawson, I see complaints about this scam dating back to 2006!! Why can't we stop this?! This personal information should not be released when people apply for a payday loan.
When I asked for an address, they gave me 42 Broadway 5th Floor NY, NY 10004, and said they are the DCA Law Firm - Department of Corporate Affairs. In actuality, there IS a DCA at this address, but it is the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs.
When "Ben Foster" no longer felt like making up stories to answer my questions (such as "If this was in collections, why haven't I received a written notice within 5 days of initial contact, as per the law under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)?"), he said they would go ahead and process my file and we could deal with it at the courthouse on Monday. I sweetly answered "Oh yes, let's go ahead and do that." He was a bit surprised and then asked for my attorney's info, so I said "Yes, he definitely wants to talk to you" and gave him the info. Then I told him that we were aware this is a scam, that I have already reported him to the FTC and FBI, and that all calls were being recorded. I told him to never ever call here again or he would be the one showing up at the courthouse. I hung up. No callback yet. I am sick to my stomach with what these people are doing to scared, financially-strapped people.
i received a call from kelly ryan from 6468451937 statting i owed cash partners of america 5484.87 and would be charged with check fraud into an acct that i have never had with bb&t
I also received a call from Kelly Ryan and was supposedly escalated to her supervisor (alias Chris Lee). Who are they kidding with these fake names! They have very strong accents and presume to have generic American names. I called the Attorney General's office in my state and they advised this is clearly a SCAM if the company is not willing to provide you any specific information and because they have not followed payday lending laws which prohibits threatening phone calls from lenders. They also advised to be weary of filling out a payday loan application online because this information can be shared or hacked by people trying to steal your identity. I've learned my lesson, I will never apply for a payday loan online EVER AGAIN! I called the Federal Trade Commission and filed a formal complaint.
I just got a call from Jason Kennedy too, saying that I needed to pay 5,000$ and I'm being charged with 3 counts of fraud, I took the number he gave me and called the state police and gave them all the info about the call,I could tell I was being scamed but the did know the last 4 digits of my SS number, these crooks need to be stopped!
i also got a call from kevin parker. he tld me lyk i took $432 from global credit services
i gave them the amount and now i gt to knw dat they r scam
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