I have been receiving telephone calls from this number and also my friends. They are telling me that I have a debt of over $600 with a Fast Cash USA. When ask for the number so I can call, they say they can't give it to me. They say I will have to come to a courthouse in New York. I live in Alabama. I have not made a cash advance and I know this is a fraud. They say it's the office of John McCain and they do not speak clear English.
Also received a call from a John McClaine (Die Hard? Really??) who spoke with an Indian/Middle Eastern accent from a Law Investigation Department requesting to speak with one of my fellow employees. I could hear all kinds of chatter in the background, some in a language other than English. A poster on another forum stated that after speaking with his/her lawyer and the police, he/she determined that it's a scam.
I received a call at my work the same thing - funny have never received any loans from this fast cash place- I told the Middle Eastern who claims to be John McClaine that he can call my lawyer - gave him his number and he yelled at me and told me that your lawyer can call me - I told him to call him and have a nice day good bye. Would really like to know who these people are
Have received various phone calls from this John McClaine person saying that I have a debt of $700 with some advance payday loan and is claimed with lawsuit has been filed against me. I have been threatened that officers are going to come to and have me arrested. I would really like to catch these people
I am a real debt collector of more than 9yrs and I can tell you one thing - what they're doing is highly illegal per the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. Check out the FDCPA via the internet. Also research your state laws that govern 3rd party collectors, if they are more strict they supersede the federal laws.. All complaints concerning this particular violator of the FDCPA should be directed to your states Attorney General's Office.
The collector also got so angry that he refused to transfer my husbands call to a supervisor and began cursing him out. He also left a highly illegal voice mail stating that my husbands Social Security Number was under investigation and that he would be in "trouble" if he didn't return the phone call immediately!
In my husbands situation alone, there were countless violations. The collector can be held liable for a thousand dollars per violation. You can also sue the represented company for the actions of the collector. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US can pursue a claim against the COMPANY if anyone can actually IDENTIFY THE COMPANY THAT THIS MAN CLAIMS TO REPRESENT.
I am actively skip tracing this man and any information I discover, I will post it to this blog!
No collector with the right ethics would ever treat anyone the way that this man does. I would be completely mortified if I ever thought that I had treated a debtor in this manner!
RECORD ALL CONVERSATIONS WITH THIS MAN AND SAVE ALL VOICE MAILS, WE ALL HAVE IRONCLAD CASES AGAINST THIS COLLECTOR AND THE COMPANY HE REPRESENTS!