Just received a call from this number but didn't answer. Called back and like the others who posted it was someone with a horrible southern accent trying to impersonate the President. Hung up after they started talking about the financial situation of the stock market.
480-553-9374 has been sold a list of people's names to attempt to collect $$$ from. If you pay them off, they may not give you the verification & then you are still screwed, be very careful!
Per the FDCPA, you should not pay any caller who refuses to MAIL - do not accept email of fax - proof that you owe a debt and proof that they can collect said debt. Refusal to mail this documentation is a violation of federal law.
Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?
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.
Got a call and voice mail from this number today. The voice mail (supposedly) was President Obama talking about stocks and a free packages. I didn't finish listening, so I can't really provide the details.
So this # comes up with caller ID saying Phoenix AZ so I picked up phone(never spoke) since we have people there , it immediately went into this prerecorded message about don't be fooled into buying a house--then on to the flim flam of stock market- I just put the phone down and kind of listened b/c hoping to get the option of talking to a real person------but no such luck the recording lasts about 4 minutes and then immediately disconnects the call-- that's too bad I wanted to keep replaying and see how many times I could get away with