Who called from 6785009602

Said it was a call from the worthless check division...doesn't say from where..no city or state. I'm thinking this is a scam...I'm not going to respond bcuz I know I don't have any bad checks out there. Plus I've not been contacted by my city to say hey you have a bad check and you need to pay it.  So no I'm not responding you scammer!!

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.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

Here is the BBB link to the bogus debt collection agency to which you refer:

http://www.bbb.org/north-east-florida/busines ... rk-fl-235967418

*Please notice the "Atlanta" phone number and the "Florida" address (right outside of Jacksonville...)
Please file your reports

Here is the information you seek:

NATIONAL ARBITRATION GROUP, LLC
1177-5 Park Avenue, Suite 163
Orange Park, FL 32073
[email protected]
www.nationalarbitrationgroup.org

BOLD IDEAS (Application for Registration of Fictitious Name, Registration# G14000023580)
13100 Broxton Bay Drive, Apt 728
Jacksonville, FL 32218

Registered Agents:
JIM (JIMMY) FROST
8030 Sable Creek Drive E
Jacksonville, FL 32244
(904) 239-4222
[email protected]

BEN R SWAN
6010 DuClay Road, Suite 5
Jacksonville, FL 32244
(562) 706-7073
[email protected]

Please file any and all dealings with these individuals as they are bogus debt collectors, collecting on "Phantom Debt." Other assumed names callers use are "Ms. Lee" and "Carl Anderson." They will threaten legal action, arbitration, physical threats and convey false information (even if they do have your personal information) to extort and defraud. Please report to the FTC, CFPB, Attys Gens, and Secs of States and FBI, as appropriate.