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.
They've been hitting me with this, too. I had some identity theft issues over the last year (although my credit is so terrible, they couldn't open any accounts! LOL) and now these people. I used to be a bill collector years ago and I know FDCPA and the collection laws in TX. At first I figured it was something for my ex-husband until I started researching. I like to mess with collectors, so when they started throwing all that legal BS at me, I said, "Fine. You have my home address. I am home every day after 3:30. Don't show up after 10, but that's where your process server can find me. You can tell him he's welcome any day." Of course, nobody showed up. They called my job yesterday and today (I work in a public school) and I tried calling back a toll-free call yesterday but always got a fast busy. The number they left today is long distance and I am NOT calling from any of my personal phones and can't use my work phone. They called my personal cell a few months ago and I told them they had a wrong number, that it was a work cell and they must be looking for the person who had it before me. Amazingly, they never called back. A real, legit collector wouldn't give up so easily! ;-)
Don't let these idiots stress you out. Monitor your credit and just hang up on them. You are in control of your phone - remember that. Hang up, hang up, hang up. Or get a hand-held air horn like I do. ;-)
Oh, just out of curiosity, anybody want to post their "reference #?" I'd be interested to see if they're even using different numbers. My last one was 120649 but I don't remember what I did with my first one.
I received a call last week from P&C..actually they had a processor call first to tell me they would be sending me time sensitive documents and wanted to know when I would be home. I called them back and they gave me a number to call with reference #. I called..it was P&C..they then proceeded to scare the living b Jesus out of me
I just received a call from P&C Capital Group
3380 FLAIR DR STE 225
EL MONTE, CA 91731
TEL: 626-537-2300 FAX: 626-280-8882
they called saying they are going to take me to court this is a 10 year old debt. I dont know what to do can someone Help!
This thread came up when I was researching what happened to my son yesterday. One of the names used was "Scott Taylor" and the other was "Orlando Garcia" I guarantee you that these people read these comments to slide away from authorities. Having said that, here is some more data: 855-495-9221 is the number they used as a call back number It had come up as 951 on the caller ID, that's it, just 951 I called them today and was given this address and name ARG 3880 Sierra Avenue Riverside California 92523 I think they are the same bad people who tried this under "P&C" They actually called my son's place of work and his work is going to submit written affidavits to that effect We are compiling as much info as possible for the Attorney General in this state. The State of Connecticut just issued a Cease and Desist order for the "P&C Capital Group LLC" at the address listed in their order: "
II. MATTERS ASSERTED
1. Respondent is a purported California limited liability company with an office at 3380 Flair Drive, Suite 225, El Monte, California.
2. During the period of at least October 2013 to January 17, 2014, Respondent attempted to collect debts from at least sixty-two (62) consumer debtors located in Connecticut on behalf of creditors located in Connecticut and outside of Connecticut.
3. At no time relevant hereto was Respondent licensed to act as a consumer collection agency in Connecticut nor was Respondent otherwise exempt from such licensure.
Here is the full order http://www.ct.gov/dob/cwp/view.asp?a=2246&q=544722