Called said they were handing a complaint for a company I supposedly had a payday loan with. Said they were pressing crimal charges against me for fraud if I did not give them 2000.00 today. Prosecutore office and my attorney says it is a con.
Total scam. Being in ordinary civil debt is not a crime and you cannot be arrested for it. Ignore these people and block their calls.
Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually owe it.
If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:
1. Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2. Demand a debt validation letter by US mail. E-mail no good.
3. Do not pay the collection agent or anyone else a dime until the debt is validated
Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply ignore them and block their calls.
If they are bothering you, report them:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a clear violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.)
Also contact your local attorney general
If they continue to bother you, and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion. Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved. Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.
You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them. Tell 'em no scammy debt collector is going to push you around.
You have to get tuff with these people because, being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking). the only thing they understand.
I keep receiving calls from this number as well- I called it back and the lady just said her name was Ms. "Williams" so I didn't say anything else- especially since she wouldn't tell me what company she was with-
I just started receiving calls from this same number on Jan. 12, 2016. Stating that I took a payday loan out in Oct 2012 for $500.00 and now the debt is $1,942.XX. She stated that the loan was with National Payday Loan and that documentation was mailed to me on Dec. 17, 2015 from DCA Services. I explained I never received it and to send via email or fax and "Ms. Williams" stated that it had to be mailed. I also asked for some information on the application and they did not even have my correct employer but rather an employer that I left 3 years prior to application. Once, I receive the "so called" documentation I will be contacting the attorney general and FTC.