This is a common scam. Debt collectors call and try to scare you into paying them something because of a "bad check" charge which is supposed to be pending or "check fraud" which you are supposedly going to be arrested for. Sometimes they will pretend to be part of some vague law-enforcement like entity. Ignore them. Only public prosecutors and police can bring criminal charges, not some damn phony bill collector. You can easily check these things out by going to the bank or checking with your local law enforcement people who deal in phone scams.
Invest in a call blocker.
Fraudulent or Zombie Debt Collectors—Things to Know
If you have received a call stating:
1. You have defrauded a financial institution
2. You owe an unpaid payday loan
3. You have a warrant due to an unpaid loan
5. You will receive a court summons
6. Authorities are coming to arrest you
7. Anything similar to above,
a. Do not give them any information or verify any information for them
b. Tell them you know they are a scam operating illegally and that you are filing a complaint with the appropriate authorities
* File a complaint with the FBI on their Internet Crime webpage http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
* File a complaint with the Attorney General for the state you live in
The more information and complaints there are, the better the chance of getting these criminals to stop (or at least reduce the frequency). [abstracted from another site]
They continue to bother you, tell them you are going to the police to make a complaint of extortion.
These people use many different phone numbers. So you are going to have to block a lot of calls, until these people get tired of calling you.
I have gotten a call from these people for a year. They say they are a debt collections agency collecting or trying to serve someone by the name of Lisa Hopkins. I do not even know this person. When I try to explain that to these people they get rude and irate and call me a liar. I am sick of them harassing when I have nothing to do with any of it.
Called today (Sunday) @ 11 am. Recorded message. They are going to serve legal papers to my home/job. Asked for someone I do not know. I have no choice but to file harassment papers with the attorney general's office. If I had a physical address I would go to the office in the morning since I am in AZ right now.
I have received numerous phone calls regarding check fraud against a financial institution and also passing bad checks. I am not the Charles Pryor they are harassing and am tired of receiving these calls. What are my options to end this annoyance and stop these people from pursuing me?
This is a common scam. Debt collectors call and try to scare you into paying them something because of a "bad check" charge which is supposed to be pending or "check fraud" which you are supposedly going to be arrested for. Sometimes they will pretend to be part of some vague law-enforcement like entity. Ignore them. Only public prosecutors and police can bring criminal charges, not some damn phony bill collector. You can easily check these things out by going to the bank or checking with your local law enforcement people who deal in phone scams.
Invest in a call blocker.
Fraudulent or Zombie Debt Collectors—Things to Know
If you have received a call stating:
1. You have defrauded a financial institution
2. You owe an unpaid payday loan
3. You have a warrant due to an unpaid loan
5. You will receive a court summons
6. Authorities are coming to arrest you
7. Anything similar to above,
a. Do not give them any information or verify any information for them
b. Tell them you know they are a scam operating illegally and that you are filing a complaint with the appropriate authorities
* File a complaint with the FBI on their Internet Crime webpage http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
* File a complaint with the Attorney General for the state you live in
The more information and complaints there are, the better the chance of getting these criminals to stop (or at least reduce the frequency). [abstracted from another site]
They continue to bother you, tell them you are going to the police to make a complaint of extortion.
These people use many different phone numbers. So you are going to have to block a lot of calls, until these people get tired of calling you.