These statements are all too familiar. I just received the exact same call regarding the exact same scenario pertaining to a returned item from my bank back in 2002. I did however have a check from back then although it must just take these people a couple of strokes on a keyboard to access these things. The lady's name, supposedly who I had talked with was Julie Walker. It was the exact same phone number as well. I actually gave a lady my debit card number and made a payment arrangement with her although after spotting everyone's comments on this web site I called my bank and cancelled out my card. A person try's to do the right thing and pay off an old debt and it turns out to be a grip of people trying to steal from us. Right before Christmas too no less. These people are sick.
A man who called me last night said the same thing, that I had 48 hours or this matter would be turned over to my bank. This matter is from 2002 and the statute of limitations on a signed contract of which this check was written for is 10 years. I contacted them this morning and arranged a payment plan although everything is rectified now. I am on parole and just would rather take care of something in this manner rather than deal with more trouble. I am majoring in Information Technology also. I am going to learn how to stop these people some day and that alone will make all of this studying worth while. They said they were an Arbitration Firm.
Got call from this number. I don't answer calls I don't recognize. Voicemail stated porfolio consulting, which is a collection agency. They are using this ruse about items returned from bank, since apparently, no one was returning calls about collections. Besides, if any had a returned item from the bank, the bank would notify you. IGNORE all calls you don't know, and then check the messages they leave.
I have gotten the same message from portfolio consultung group three times over about a mounth each time saying I have 48 hours to comply, its funny though because im still in school and all i have are savings acconts that I dont even take money out of, this is obviously a scam seeing as how my county has not contacted me after the 48 hours has run out.