Got a call and answered it, was a automated message saying I have a summons to appear in court. Called the number back and it didn't ring instead a rude lady answered the phone about a payday loan I had back in 05'. I asked for the company name and mailing address, she told me I couldn't have it and then hung up on me. I called back asked for the company name she said GNA, I asked for the mailing address again she said no I couldn't have it, I then asked if they were a collection agency, she just hung up!!! They won't give you any information sounds fishy to me!!!!
Received a call from this number. New Orleans LA appeared in the ID from 504-535-5869. I do not answer unidentified caller. So, they SCAM themselves when they call me.
I received a voice mail message from.504-535-5869. From a Brandy Stanforrd telling me 2 charges will be filed against me for fradulant charge, with my name and social security number. I have no idea what this is about.
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.
I have received numerous calls from this number and have been given the same story about fraudulent charges being filed against me. To make matters worse, the same people are calling my elderly dad at his home, causing him to get upset thinking I am going to be arrested for fraud. I contacted the number left for me by an automated service. The lady who answers the phone assures me they are calling the wrong person and my number will be removed from the automated calling services. I never did get a company name or how my phone numbers were acquired by them. Frustrating.
I received an automated message from this number about an hour ago stating that fraudulent activity has been noted against my social security number and that a summons would be received and for me to call the summons department to get this resolved before going to court. I am going to assume that it is from a payday loan I inquired about but never received from Ameriloan. I chose to go through Cash America instead. However, this other loan company has completely destroyed my checking account by removing payments that should never have been processed, also causing my loan through Cash America to default, but thankfully Cash America is an upstanding company and willing to work the issues out because of scamming companies like this one.