I received a telephone message stating I needed to call 774-221-8770 regarding a restraining order about an outstanding debt. I was to respond immediately for a judgement in court or have my lawyer respond in 24 hours. Called the number, put on hold indefinitely, only to find the number is never answered. Googled the number, to find this website stating this number is a scam. What is this? This call came to my mother's phone in a harassing way. I have NEVER used her number in any business dealings so don't know how they got the number. What should I do?
sounds like scam, law enforcement do not hide behind a phone, they knock on your door and serve you.......
Some one did the same to me also left a message. YES! it was National Legal Corp. 774-221-8770.
I just received this message also. We just had a death in the family and thought that one member of the family didn't want me to go to the funeral in a few days. Thank goodness I called first because then they would have had to put a restraining order out on me. The message was the same as everyone else. They called my youngest daughter's cell phone. She was quite upset as was I. I feel it is time we start really complaining to the FCC and get these calls stopped. When I looked up the company's name it was in another country. I am reporting this to my local tv stations and to the newspapers. Please do the same so someone else doesn't get so upset as my daughter and myself have.
I received a disturbing phone call stating that I have a restraining order whatsoever and gave me a case number to give to my attorney . It was very alarming hearing the whole message so I called back cuz I am anxious to know what it's about. It keeps telling me to wait for the next available representative , and when I pressed the other options it won't transfer my call. I decided to google the name of the company only to know it was a hoax . I realized it felt weird but hearing the voice on the other end makes you feel nervous. I hope someday there would be a law against this type of phone calls because from all the problems people have nowadays , this is a waste of anybody's time.
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.>