Ok So I just received the same disrespectful message. Don't they know by now consumers are aware of these scams. My message said the second you receive this message I need you or your attorney to call back or I will be arrested. Let me see you try it I told him. He start cursing at me I hung up he kept calling I simply blocked all the calls. you cant be arrested they cannot...actually, they are the ones that are breaking the law, not you. The attorney general's office and the police/sheriff's offices do not get involved in collecting private debts for collection agencies. Debt is a civil, not criminal matter in the USA. You cannot be arrested or go to jail over defaulting on a debt.
- Payday loan debt collectors are well known for being brutal when it comes to collection tactics and it's very common for them to use illegal scare tactics, like implying that there will be an arrest warrant issued if you don't give them your bank account or debit card #s.
- Never pay any collection agency with a prepaid debit card. It leaves no paper trial of a payment. If you can't pay then you can't pay. There is no point in engaging a debt collector who uses illegal tactics like this in an argument. Just tell them you don't have the money and hang up.
Settle the debts for less when you have the funds. How to pay collection accounts: http://goo.gl/RTyWw
bogus law firm. They are telling people that you owe $$ from a federal loan you took out and or co-signed. They threaten to ave you arrested by that evening if you don't pay. Totally bogus...do not worry:)
Same as above. Said i applied for and received a payday loan from American payday(??) and never paid it back. Wanted my atty number so i gave him the # he just called ;). He called back and i told him i was my own atty and asked what it was about. He said i could discuss it in court and that i would be arrested. Bogus. If u get them mad, they start dropping the f-bomb. Real professional for a "law" firm.
Received a call from this number on my home phone just a minute ago. This is how the message came up on my voice-mail:
“Hi this message is intended for Debra Taylor. Debra the very second you receive this message I need you or your attorney off records to return the call. The issue at hand is time sensitive. My name is Henry Smith and hotline to my division is 7854334070. I repeat again 7854334070. Don't disregard this message. Do return the call now. If you don't return the call or I don't hear from your attorney either you're looking(?) I can do is wish you the job-asked(?) the situation unfolds on you.”
What is interesting to me is that the caller ID says "Amanda Bowen" in Kansas. I have been receiving several of these types of calls over the past few days. In fact, one came in from "Henry Smith" on my cell just as I was typing this.
This guy " Officer Sean Andrews" called my work and told my boss that I need to get in touch with him immediately or he will be coming to arrest me. I would love to find this guy in a dark alley and beat the piss out of him.
Ok So I just received the same disrespectful message. Don't they know by now consumers are aware of these scams. My message said the second you receive this message I need you or your attorney to call back or I will be arrested. Let me see you try it I told him. He start cursing at me I hung up he kept calling I simply blocked all the calls. you cant be arrested they cannot...actually, they are the ones that are breaking the law, not you. The attorney general's office and the police/sheriff's offices do not get involved in collecting private debts for collection agencies. Debt is a civil, not criminal matter in the USA. You cannot be arrested or go to jail over defaulting on a debt.
- Payday loan debt collectors are well known for being brutal when it comes to collection tactics and it's very common for them to use illegal scare tactics, like implying that there will be an arrest warrant issued if you don't give them your bank account or debit card #s.
- Never pay any collection agency with a prepaid debit card. It leaves no paper trial of a payment. If you can't pay then you can't pay. There is no point in engaging a debt collector who uses illegal tactics like this in an argument. Just tell them you don't have the money and hang up.
Settle the debts for less when you have the funds. How to pay collection accounts: http://goo.gl/RTyWw