As a law enforcement officer with a complaint of harassing phone calls, I called 347-342-0492 to determine the legitimacy of the alleged debt collection. The male person I spoke with would not identify the organization that he represented and when I explained why I was calling he laughed and said "best of luck to you then". I again explained to him that I was investigating a crimnial complaint and needed to validate that they were a dept collection company. He asked "do you need help?" to which I replied that I needed help finding out who he and his company was. To that he simply replied "best of luck to you".
This is apparently NOT a legitimate debt collection service and those receiving calls should contact the Federal Trade Commission and file a complaint. That can be performed at: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
This was absolutely one of the most uncooperative individuals I have ever dealt with. Good luck!
Lt. Moore, Criminal Investigative Division
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
285 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
The best thing to do to get these guys to leave you alone for while is to give them information from credit card that is no longer valid. Switch a couple of the numbers on the card and give the expiration date of a valid card. Make the payment arrangements a month out. Even if it does not stop the calls it may at least alert the banks that these guys are a fraud.
Call them several times a day and try to order a pizza.
Call them over and over and say nothing.
Have fun with it!!!!!!!!!!
Give a tast of there own medcine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just got a call from Mr Jones telling me my sister has committed fraud and that I am listed as a reference on her account. So In order to save myself from being charged with fraud that I would need to have her call them back. I knew immediately that this is a scam don't beleive anything they say.
These people have been calling a couple times in the past week. The first couple of calls were threatening and saying that I took out a pay day loan back in March 2009. I told them to send me a letter with more information. They emailed me some phony letter saying how much to pay but with no legit details. Also gave me a phony gmail email address. It seemed fake. They called again today, but this time said that I owed on a student loan. haha! I've filed a complain with the Federal Trade Commission.
My Mother and father both got calls from these ppl...My mothers message said he was Richard Johnson, then at the end of the message he was Richard Jones...My father got the same messagge but he said he was Richard Charles ...Said I had a payday loan and charges would be filed..I called and told them I never had a loan..He said he spoke with my employer, I stopped him and laughed and said I havent worked in years!!!! then He hangs up on me!!! WHAT A SCAM!!!