I got a very threatening phone call AT WORK telling me that they were going to call my CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS LAWYER. Unreal. I cannot believe the audacity. This has SCAM written ALL OVER IT. DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE THREATENED BY THIS CALLER "BILL ANDERSON". I asked for the FULL address of the "Department of Crime & Prevention" Here's what I received:
300 East Joppa Road
Suite 1105 (NOTE: He could not pronounce OR SPELL SUITE. He said "suet" and spelled S-U-E-T)
Baltimore, MD 21286-23016
NOTE: The below is the actual address they are using, HOWEVER, NOTE THE number they are calling from... NONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS in this Government Agency have 888 in their dialing pattern, NOR do they use any last four digits of 7569 - all these phone numbers have an 821-2XXX format.
Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention
300 E. Joppa Road, Suite 1105
Baltimore, MD 21286-3016
E-mail (general):
[email protected]
Telephone Numbers:
Main Line: 410-821-2828
Toll Free: 1-877-687-9004
TTY users (MD Relay): 1-800-735-2258
Fax Number: 410-321-3116
If you are THAT frightened (and trust me, hands are shaking), then CALL the TRUE numbers listed above and ASK to speak to someone to verify the VALIDITY of the call you received.
Unfortunately, at sompe point or another, we have all taken out a Payday Loan - that is the TRUE reason that this call even originated. Those online payday loan companies do NOT secure your information. Enough PERSONAL information is "out there" The last 4 digits of your SSN, your Name, WORK, HOME and to some extent even your BANK ACCOUNT number.
Whatever you do, do NOT fall prey to this. This is scam. I was HUNG UP ON FIVE times! I told him I recording the call, and then was "disconnected". I told him that this was a scam... "disconnected" I told him that this is all over the internet "disconnected". TELL THEM YOU KNOW IT IS A FRAUDULENT ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT THAT THEY CANNOT PROVIDE YOU ANY INFORMATION ON!! THEN! REPORT this to your STATE's Attorney General's Office - they will have a file started I'm sure...
DO NOT CONFIRM ANY INFORMATION, NOR DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION. He threw out the "Head Legal Counsel" of the company I work for. That man does not work for this company...
BE FIRM! BE STRONG! TELL THEM YOU KNOW IT IS A SCAM, AND PUSH HARD... I CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES TO LET THEM KNOW... I can assure you, I WILL NOT be receiving another phone call from this number again. Once you push back HARD enough, they realize that they are not dealing with somone who is easily frightened or intimidated... and that is what they do....