The info is awesome. Thanks everyone I was so upset to received this email and when I call the guy and would not give me information about who they are. I gave him a hard time and he hung up on me a couple of times. I asked him how does he sleep at night doing this and if he believe in God...he hung up on me. Makes me angry to think of the senior citizen, disable or plain innocent they are taking advantage of. They changed the number since I call him numerous times... maybe I got to his conscience...
Forward the e-mail to the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
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'm getting the same exact thing except mine was through Spam Email. They are claiming I owe them over $4200 and will be reported to the FBI, IRS and will be prosecuted by the "District attorney" and will be arrested accordingly to my "court ordered" punishment.
This is to inform you, that you are going to be legally prosecuted in the Court House within couple of days. Your SSN is put on hold by US Federal Government, so before the case if filed we would like to notify you about this matter.
It seems apparent that you have chosen to ignore all our efforts to contact you in order to resolve your debt with Payday Services. At this point you have made your intentions clear and have left us no choice but to protect our interest in this matter.
UNITED LEGAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU HAS STATED 4 SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST YOU AND THEY ARE:
(1) VIOLATION OF FEDERAL BANKING REGULATION
(2) COLLATERAL CHECK FRAUD
(3) THEFT BY DECEPTION
(4) ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER FRAUD.
Now this means few things for you, if you are under any state probation or payroll we need you to inform your manager/Concerned HR department about what you have done in the past and what would be the consequences once the case has been downloaded and executed in your name.
If we do not hear from you within 48 hours of the date on this letter, we will be compelled to seek legal representation from our company Attorney. We reserve the right to commence litigation for intent to commit wire fraud under the pretense of refusing to repay a debt committed to, by use of the internet. In addition we reserve the right to seek recovery for the balance due, as well as legal fees and any court cost incurred.
WE CARRY ALL THE RIGHTS RESERVED TO INFORM TO FBI, FTC, YOUR EMPLOYER AND BANK ABOUT FRAUD.
And once you are found guilty into the court house, then you have to bear the entire cost for this law suit which totals to $4852.15, excluding loan amount, attorney's fee & the interest charges. You have the right to hire an attorney. If you don't have/ can't afford one then the court will appoint one for you.
We believe that this was not your intent and that these steps are unnecessary. We merely require you to contact our recovery asset location department at
1 561 300 8737 between 9.30 am to 5.30 pm(EST).
IF YOU WANT TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER THEN IMMEDIATELY CONTACT US THROUGH
EMAIL OR CALL US BETWEEN WORKING HOURS ON 1 561 300 8737
These people have been contacting me for the past few months. First by phone which I had their number blocked then they would start calling from a different number. So I decided to block all numbers not saved in my contacts and now they have resorted to emailing me. I have talked to them on several occasions just for the fun of making them angry. I figured if they was gonna harrass me I would return the favor lol. On a more serious note if they do have your personal info like your ssn you need to contact your local social security office and also the credit beuro to inform them that you are being scammed and they have your ssn. They will attach a fraud alert to your ssn for about 3 months. Also, if they have your banking info you may also want to contact your bank.