I think this is a scam, called from texas saying I had been charged with a felony in ohio and I only had an hour to call them back. Also called my place of employment. When I called the number back to tell them not to call my work place, the guy called me honey, called me a liar, said I was a piece of work and after I told him it was illegal for him to tell me I was about to be arrested he called me a filthy pig and hung up on me.
I think this is a scam, called from texas saying I had been charged with a felony in ohio and I only had an hour to call them back. Also called my place of employment. When I called the number back to tell them not to call my work place, the guy called me honey, called me a liar, said I was a piece of work and after I told him it was illegal for him to tell me I was about to be arrested he called me a filthy pig and hung up on me.
Yes, it's a scam. If you have any info on the caller (name, physical address and/or number) please do report him to the FTC, FBI and your state's Attorney General. If you had been charged with a felony, the cops would have just shown up at your door and arrested you. No one gets a heads up! More info here (courtesy of Tamianth, a regular poster)
Per Tamianth:
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-86217073a9c8dad/ ... 077595690349410
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
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Also read up on the laws and your rights:
Same scam here. They called my work about 3 years ago and the attorney's at my work actually sued them for harassment and they stopped. They never showed up to court, they don't really want to give any information on themselves or the plaintiff. They called my Brother back east where I haven't lived in 9 years and gave him my SSN and all that information. When I called back they wouldn't give me any info on them, they wouldn't tell me who I owed money too and what this 3rd degree Felony was all about. They gave me an old address where I haven't lived in 7 years and stated that I had embezzled money tracking back to that IP address. Well I am 24, so I wasn't even 18 yet! Don't give them any information if you're a person they call. They try and get more information out of you, it's a numbers game. If they had called my grandmother and told her all this she would have given them a credit card to pay off my "debt" so I wouldn't have to go to prison. That's not how companies operate. I own a company and you're only protection against fraud is Civil Litigation. They aren't going to spend all this money for a supposed $950 owed.
Jeff,
I'm surprised you found out enough info to file suit.
I can't get a true name or physical address.
They have a recorder who says it is the office of "John Murphy".
They only thing I could get was that they were "legal processors".
If I could get some hard into, I'd go after them.
Bill