The "good luck as this situation unfolds" line and the vanilla-sounding alias names for the reps strongly suggest a South Asian fake debt collector. If you really want to know how they've found you and Gramma and the neighbor's pet ferret, think back to when you or someone related gave away a pile of sensitive data to strangers through an online application form.
To be clear, this is extortion dressed as debt collection. The agents' horrid threats are empty and their conduct is illegal. As early as possible it's critical to determine if your collector is domestic or yet another South Asian faker. The former you can sue into submission; the latter tend to be out of reach.
My notes from October 2011 on payday loan and "hot check" collectors are linked below.
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-429fb24ec2162e3/ ... -numbers-here-2
See also this FTC alert: "Fake Debt Collectors"
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
(former title: ''Who's Calling? That Debt Collector Could Be a Fake'')
The following will be useful if you have a US domestic collector calling, and will in general help you sniff out the frauds:
official FTC guidance and staff opinions on the FDCPA, PDF copy of the Act
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
CFPB Q&A on debt collection practices
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ... bt%20Collection
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bernard mark saying that i owe a payday loan and will b arrested at my employer tomorow at 11 ... scared me because he knew all of my information!!!
This telephone number has been calling my place of employment for a couple of weeks now. They use different phone numbers. Today was the first time that they used the same telephone number 7 times consecutively in less than 30 minutes; and only left three voice mail messages. I want this to stop. It is embarrassing at work, and I don't want my phone ringing like crazy when I should be working. They say it is very important that I or my attorney call them immediately. Seriously? I don't think so!
Caller: Dept. of Legal Something or Other. I received a call from Mark Clark, at the dept. of legal ???????. I did not recognize the number as I was at work and on another call at the time. I did call back, , but this time it was Bernard Mark who answered as soon as I said I would report him, he hung up immediately.Just be aware that this phone number is out there .This is the second call from Senior Attorney Peter Jones 770-708-3135 who represents Cash Advance USA and said that it I had 3 violations and would I like to settle this matter today as they had my social security number and indicated that I would be arrested if I did not resolve the matter that day via Western Union in the amount of $300.00 and then has the nerve to call for an additional $150.00 for Tony Schatz Supervisor of Cash Advance USA. I get calls like this all the time at work and am very very upset about it. I have had both of their numbers blocked from my work phone. They are all fraudulent and I have turned the name and number of the person that called to my Identity Theft Company as well as the FBI; BBB and local Law enforcement. They can not do anything but just take the information.
I tried to call them on my personal phone and the line cut off. I am trying right now to call from work number and I get a beep and no one answers the call.
To me it it just a fraudulent and scam call., I wish that they could catch these bas.........ds. They think that they own the world but most of us do not take it. I just waited while I was typing this info in there any noone answered the call.
this india dude called my house back to back threatening me , i couldnt understand the guy, all i heard on my voice mail was jail and attorney, so i called da number back like 7 times wit no answer, so i decided to google the number and see all this,i cant wait for this guy to call me back, so i can act a damn fool on him,he had me thinking dat i was going to jail, and i dont even do nuffin,