I was just called today from these same people. I got a call first on my cell from a "Private Number", when answered, this lady told me that a collection agency had been trying to reach me and this was the final attempt. She gave me the number to PNC Capital Group with an account number. When I called the lady was talking very fast and said I had taken out a loan back in 2008 first, then she said it was taken out back in 1997 and payments had been made until January of 2010. Every time I tried to ask her a question she would cut me off and after trying again with a raised voice she said she would not be yelled at and hung up on me. I called back numerous times and kept getting very little bits of information from her. She said she was going to have papers served on me at my job as well. I NEVER took out a loan in 1997 or in 2008, as a matter of fact I couldn't have taken out a loan for a piece of gum in either year because of student loans. (Which are current by the way, and nothing is showing in the negative on my credit report). I think this is all a scam because she said to me that unless I was willing to set payment arrangements up, there was nothing else she would discuss with me.
I received the same phone call on February 20, 2014 from "Sabrina" or Ms. Stevens as she wanted to be called! "Little Miss Attitude" said the same exact words to me. She also gave me a reference number and the same phone number 626-537-2297. She is nothing but a SCAMMER and she better not call me again!!!
These people from P & C Capital Group called my work demanding an address to serve me papers. They spoke with my boss who told them she couldn't give them this information. So, they left a number and ref number for me to call them at. I had no idea what this was about so I called the number. Spoke to a man who wouldn't give me any info unless I was an attorney or the person named. I had to verify who I was before he would give me info. This man was rude and would not let me off the phone. Said I owed on a credit card I don't even have and unless I gave him half or 10% of the owed amount legal action would happen. I always try to do the right thing so I gave him what I could afford which was no where near what they actually wanted. Said all that it would do was postpone legal action until the following Friday and I needed half of the owed amount. After speaking to some friends and researching this group online I was advised to get my money back or stop payment. Filed a claim with my bank to get money back and have not taken anymore calls. I called this company back to see if the payment could be canceled which the rude lady told me it couldn't and if I did anything at my bank to stop payment it would "put my account into another category which would go to the district attorney office." I didn't know my rights and they terrified me with legal action. Is there any truth to any of this? Idk where to go from here. The number I was given to call was 18888375340.
Same thing happened to me today. They called referencing a civil document that was "time sensitive" and that I needed to call back with my ref#.
So, not knowing who was so mysterious on the phone....I called back. The woman who answered immediately began reading me some legal BS about having 15 years to collect the money. They said I had an old Citi bank account that I never paid...owed $3800ish and $2400 in interest. The woman was very rude, and interrupted me anytime I spoke....bascially telling me this is my debt and that I'm lucky I already own property because my credit is going to take a 200 point hit. I hung up as she transferred me to who-knows-where....and got another call 10 mins later(which I didnt answer).
Funny part is that I've had my indentity stolen before so I have been watching my credit reports for years. So it wasn't a big surprise to me when I looked at me report to see that I never had the account they described.
I guess its safe to say that this is a scam....but a very scary one at that. I see others have wrote about them inquiring on them with the credit bureaus....if thats the case, these people have to be stopped!
Does anyone know the best course of action to really stick it these people? It needs to be done.
They spoke with my boss first. I got the same thing said to me. I also had my identity stolen years ago. They called me twice more after that and I haven't heard anything since. My bank credited me back the money I gave them and I changed my card info. They said I owed $5800 on a City Card but would take $2600 or half OR 10% of the settlement amount. I gave them no where near any of those amounts. It really freaked me out. Hopefully, they won't give my bank any trouble when it goes to get the $200 I gave them back.