I received a call from this guy and when I asked for his address, he got upset and indignant. If it was a real credit collection agency they would have to give the address. He said his name was Mr. Rayto working for Southeast Financial (litigation department), but when I googled that company name regardless to say it wasn't in the same state as the area code 704. Collection scammer.
My wife reeived a call from this same guy called Mr Rayto, talked about a dockit number actual gave this information to another employee . Any true collection agency has to identify its self. Know your law and your state laws so many these days get our information and use scare tactics to get money
got a call from some guy said his name was clark and also talked about a docket number and when i asked him where he was calling from he stated southeast financial. I asked him for his address and all he said was he was calling from a southeast financial and he gave me a docket number. He was really scarry and indignant on the phone and was asking me for money. He really said some scarry things and started calling members of my family to threaten them as well.
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.>
I DID EVERYTHING U SAID THANKS A LOT THEM GUY WAS SO UPSET HE HUNG UP THE PHONE I WAS LIKE WHY ARE U SO DEFENSIVE I SHOULD BE THE ONE UPSET GREAT ADVICE I HOPE OTHERS FOLLOW YOUR WAY TO HANDLE
THANKS!!!!