Williams Scott & Associates
3275 Wyntree Dr.
Norcross, GA 30071
Phone: (770) 242-8022
http://www.kudzu.com/merchant/15420538.html
File complaints with the FTC and the Georgia Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs:
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/contact.shtm
The following information as to how to file an expedited complaint with the Georgia Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs was extracted from: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-800-781-3445/4:
send a statement via USPS to
Georgia Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs
2 Martin Luther King Drive, SE, Suite 356
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-4600
or fax to 404-651-9018
Describe your contact with this company and their practices. Use the form located at: http://www.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_ ... mplaintform.pdf for expedited processing by their office. It's extremely important to their case to include in your statement if the phone representative claimed to be an attorney, claimed that the firm is a law firm or alluded to the firm being a law firm or having lawyers on staff or something about a network of attorneys that work for their firm. Also end your statement with the line below:
I respectfully request that the firm Williams, Scott and Associates be prosecuted under the fullest extent of the law pursuant to 15 USC §§ 1692 § 814 and State laws regarding Fair Debt Collection Credit Practices.
He called sayin had a warrant for my husband arrest. He has music playing as if you are calling a lawyers office.. He never left a message when we didn't answer. Wanted us to load a green dot card. We call the police, he can't do anything to anyone.
Legit collectors per section 809 of the FDCPA http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf *must* tell you at initial contact, or send you paperwork within 5 days of initial contact, the following:
1. $amount of debt,
2. name of the current creditor (which may differ from the original creditor who might have sold your debt),
3. a statement that that debt will be assumed to be valid unless you dispute in writing within 30 days,
4. a statement that that if you do dispute in writing within 30 days, the collector must mail you written verification of the debt,
5. a statement that if you ask the collector in writing within 30 days, the collector must send you the name and address of the original creditor if it's different from the current creditor.
If you don't get the 5 disclosures, orally or in writing (you do not have to ask for them, the FDCPA requires collectors to provide them), treat the collector like you would any SCAMMER.
Has the statute of limitations for your state http://www.fair-debt-collection.com/SOL-by-State.html expired on your debt? If expired, don't pay.
Collectors generally have to be licensed by your state to practise (collect debt) in your state and you can find out by calling your state Attorney Generals Office. Ask if a license is required and does this collector have one. If not licensed, don't pay and file a complaint.
Read useful debt-collection FAQs from the FTC here http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre18.shtm
Be aware that scammers are using bought/hacked/phished loan application data to extort payments for fictitious debts from victims and victims' families and friends.
The FBI warns about payday loan extortion scams here http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710
The BBB has issued several alerts on this scam, just google "bbb.org alert phony debt collector"
Report to the Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.
i took the case number and called the court house who in turn told me that im probably being scammed they have NOTHING in their system under our names. and that in order to take someone to court they have to serve you papers.
I received a call from this number but He called about 5 people in my family and told them all that I have a warrant for my arrest. He told my brother in law that my sister his wife was also involved for co-signing for a loan I supposed to have defrauded. I finally got the number and called I got a recording never spoke to a receptionist only him. He was very rude and disrespectful and even cursed me out. I told him that I was not the person he was looking for but he told me, I will be arrested. I asked a family friend to call to see if he was a lawyer as he indicated. He told my friend he does all types of suites when my friend said he was injured at work and needed a lawyer. He said, We dont do that, I knew than something was not quite right. I told him he was violating Hippa laws by telling people other than me about my dept. I know there are laws regarding that. He hung up on me and I called back and he proceeded to curse and hung up on me again.