They have called my office 6 times in the past week, all under different names. They leave messages claiming to be from Oracle Finance, Oracle Financial Services, OSG Services, Unified PS Group and Clear Creek Lending. Under the consumer finance protection laws for the State of Massachusetts, it is illegal to call someone at work after they have notified you to stop and it is illegal for them to misrepresent themselves as another company. Bring it Brian Williams. I have records for ever call you make to my office. We are up to 6 violations of the law as of today.
Scam - another place that probably bought a fake payday loan debt and threatening lawsuit. Everytime I have asked for them to send legal documents they make up some excuse to try and settle over the phone. They know its mail fraud and wont do anything in writing.
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.
Saying they are coming to my house and his work today between one and five. They are looking for my husband? Calling from716-242-3494 reallly????? Isnt this from new york what is this????????
Stated that a legal rep will be at my home between 1 and 5 today. Talked to a woman who said that if I did not go into an agreement the documents would bve served. I said no, she hung up.