I received a call stating that the two men were from the Law Office of Robert Shaffer. LOL. They said I received a payday loan in the amount of $3** something dollars. He said I could settle out of court w/ a payment to him. Really? I tricked him real good and said, "How much and who do I pay?" I literally could see the big smile on his face and then said, "Siiiiiiiiikkkkkeeee!" He provided me w/ my ssn, birthdate, address, and everything when he first called. 1st mistake...I work in customer service, the customer ALWAYS verifies their information to you, for security purposes. He went on to say I had a civil court hearing in Florida (I'm in GA) and stated that I would be arrested at my job, if I'm fired it's not their fault. 2nd mistake...I submitted my ssn, date of birth, but NEVER my work information/location! I then told him that I never received a summons/subpoena to court. He told me I would receive it in 2 hours (REALLY?!) He wished me luck and hung up. I called my bank, set up identity watch, and closed my account, set up a new one (w/ a new account #). They are big scammers. I do feel foolish for putting my information out like that, I was in search of help and was scammed. Valuable lesson learned!!!
I received a call stating that the two men were from the Law Office of Robert Shaffer. LOL. They said I received a payday loan in the amount of $3** something dollars. He said I could settle out of court w/ a payment to him. Really? I tricked him real good and said, "How much and who do I pay?" I literally could see the big smile on his face and then said, "Siiiiiiiiikkkkkeeee!" He provided me w/ my ssn, birthdate, address, and everything when he first called. 1st mistake...I work in customer service, the customer ALWAYS verifies their information to you, for security purposes. He went on to say I had a civil court hearing in Florida (I'm in GA) and stated that I would be arrested at my job, if I'm fired it's not their fault. 2nd mistake...I submitted my ssn, date of birth, but NEVER my work information/location! I then told him that I never received a summons/subpoena to court. He told me I would receive it in 2 hours (REALLY?!) He wished me luck and hung up. I called my bank, set up identity watch, and closed my account, set up a new one (w/ a new account #). They are big scammers. I do feel foolish for putting my information out like that, I was in search of help and was scammed. Valuable lesson learned!!!