They are a scam. I believe it is the FTC you can file a complaint to. Look up the BBB wherever they are and file a complaint in that city they are located in, file a complaint withe the Attorney Generals Office in their location as well. They have been calling my home looking for my brothers girlfriend. I just spoke to a girl there and I told her that she does not live here quit calling my home and that you are a fraudulent company. Of course she said she was not. I told her google the company number you call from and see what it says about you. She never told me the company name but when I said you are GB Financial correct? She was quite for a moment and I told her I know this because I am on the internet looking at all of the crap about your scamming company. She claims she will remove my number. We shall see. If she does not I will make it a [***] storm for them with filing complaints with al the above companies and Ripoffreport.com and various others.
Good luck and sorry people have nothing better to do with their time then try to steal from others.
Got a voice mail that said they may contact my HR at work id I didnt contact them. They even said they would contact my parents. My dad is deceased and my mom is 82 .I just block the number and dont respond. Should I change my phone #. They also said they needed to verify my address and work. Any legitimate comsny would know this. Scam Scam
Got automated call at my job. Called them back and same as a lot of calls. She said I had 2 charges pending against me and I could settle for a less amount. They seem to have some valid information since they knew my name, place of work, last four of my social and name of a pay day loan company I had a loan with in 2010. When I told them I was already working with a bk lawyer she said if I don't settle with them now then I would be served in 7-10 days. When I asked if they were a debt collector she said no a pre-litagation office.Didn't give them any more information but if it is a scam it is scary that they have peoples info. I felt like it was a shady collection agency but I was still scared because I didn't remember if I completely paid off this loan.
Even if they where legit, they still have to talk with your attorney as your in BK. If they where legit they can do nothing.
As for your loan, if you know which company you took it out with you can check with them to see, if not, you need to get it added in to your BK.
You may also want to red Angela's posts here along with all the help she is getting there are some good posts.:
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-cf92ae6b6122bbd- ... rges-against-me
For Extortion Scam Operations:
File reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,CFB,FTC & FCC.. Emails can be attached to complaints filed with IC3, the cyber crimes division of the FBI.
http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us
http://www.fraud.org/
http://www.stopfraud.gov/report.html
Tip off FBI about this extortion attempt by filing form at: stips.fbi.gov/
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/haunted-phantom-debt
Also see here:
http://800notes.com/arts/I2neMkbUAAo/where-to-report-phone-crime
https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/fraudaware ... and-answer.html
Washington, D.C.
December 07, 2010 FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
— filed under: Press Release
The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a payday loan and must repay the loan to avoid legal consequences. The callers purport to be representatives of the FBI, Federal Legislative Department, various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies. They claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, and other Internet check-cashing services.
According to complaints received from the public, the callers have accurate data about victims, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank account numbers, and the names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. How the fraudsters obtained the personal information varies, but in some cases victims have reported they completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls started.
The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim’s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They refuse to provide any details about the alleged payday loans and become abusive when questioned. The callers have threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in some cases, physical violence if they do not pay. In many cases, the callers harass victims’ relatives, friends, and employers.