It appears that this criminal organization is either a payday loan broker or lender. The State of Washington took them to court, but the paperwork indicates the business was sold in 2012. http://www.dfi.wa.gov/sites/default/files/con ... 161-14-CO01.pdf
Not sure where they are located, one website has them in Florida, another in PA.
This is a common ploy by criminals attempting to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged, go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished, be sued, and a variety of other variations on this, all for an alleged or nonexistent debt. They also use the “process server” who calls and claims he is going to serve you, but then says you could avoid it by calling another number. Now why would a “process server” want to do you, a stranger, a favor, and at the same time not get paid to deliver the papers?
Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes. The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices: http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php
BEWARE!! SCAMMER!! Got a call from this number stating he was from "Seven Group" and that I owed money for a payday loan. He had plenty of information about me but I know I don't owe on a payday loan. My bank sends me quarterly credit profiles. Caller started asking me to answer some questions to verify who I am so I hung up. I'm not giving out my personal information over the phone like that.
It appears that this criminal organization is either a payday loan broker or lender. The State of Washington took them to court, but the paperwork indicates the business was sold in 2012. http://www.dfi.wa.gov/sites/default/files/con ... 161-14-CO01.pdf
Not sure where they are located, one website has them in Florida, another in PA.
This is a common ploy by criminals attempting to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged, go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished, be sued, and a variety of other variations on this, all for an alleged or nonexistent debt. They also use the “process server” who calls and claims he is going to serve you, but then says you could avoid it by calling another number. Now why would a “process server” want to do you, a stranger, a favor, and at the same time not get paid to deliver the papers?
Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes. The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices: http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php
From the comments above it sounds like this scammer is on the move again. I received a call from 704-780-4078. Didn't pick up and no message left. A few months ago the same group called under a different number and had the nerve to even call my employer to get me on the line. THEY ARE SCAMMERS and wish they will leave me alone.