Albiet mby many different names I have been getting calls from these gys for almos a two weeks, I have yet to talk to them since they call my home pphone while I am at work. The bottom line is that two weeks ago they said in two days they would turn me ove to the police and I would be in jail. and loose my job and benefits. It is a scam I know Florida Law I happened to work in Law Enforcement for 16 years. I have already turned them into the state attorney's office as well as added the # to the florida do dnot call registry.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:
•is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
•refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
•asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
•exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.
If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:
•Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.•Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
•Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
•Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
•Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.
They called me both on my mobile and my home number, I actually listened to the whole deal, apparently I owe United Cash Loans $352, so I can either pony up or this investigation company would take me to court for $2500, they had papers ready. I told him that I was recording our conversation, because when I pull up the number I show all kinds of fraud..........he (very) quickly said "thank you" and hung up the phone. I turned in the number to the FTC, because someone will fall for this and pay them money that doesn't belong to someone in India!
I was called from this company today 8-21-13. They were trying to tell me that I had a cash loan out for 427.00 and if I didnt pay today that they were sending the police to my house. We got into a shouting match and I hung up on him
Had a minute plus message on the phone for a Clara Bixby (not my last name -- not even close) that said I needed to contact Roy Miller at 412-342-5993 and that there was a warrant out for my arrest... that I had better call before they showed up at my place of work.
I called back and left a message for them that i had contacted the police and that the case had been assigned to an officer (I gave a name) and that they would be hearing from them...I may or may not have used some nasty and inappropriate language...sigh.
I had a call today on my cell phone it was lisited as a emerency number which freaked me out because I have kids. So I answered the phone call it was a man stating that I need to get in contacted with roy miller so I wrote the number down and called that number another guy answers the phone which sounded just like the man I spoke to ealier. He said I owe him money and that he has a warrent for my arrest. I told him no I don't owe him money and hung up. Then contacted my local police department and of course there is nothing .