Time to clean this up- Ph: 801 317-1779..............................FRADULENT COLLECTION CALL...................SCAM,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2nd call in a week. Says by not returning the call you are waiving your right to counsel. I feel for the old people who believe these sort of scams and give them money or the money.
COME ON AMERICA ..............CLEAN UP THIS MESS...............OUR PRIVACY IS BEING INVADED..............This is happenning on the internet, and the phone........because our consumer rights are being violated..............Retailers are making money selling off our private information including our phone numbers, and e-mail
They called me and said that I owe $700 from an old check cashing debt from many years ago. They were very stern about it and even called my roommate. They said that there was a criminal case out on me and that I need to get a lawyer involve that I would go to jail or I can pay the minimum payments of $200 to get it taken care of. Spam for sure!!! They wouldn't stop calling me. They were persistent. It pisses me off. Any 801 call I have blocked on my phone.
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.) The same goes for endless telephone harassment
Also contact your local attorney general
If they continue to bother you, and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion. Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved. Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.
You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them. Tell 'em no scammy debt collector is going to push you around.
You have to get tuff with these people because, being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking). the only thing they understand.
Also consider investing in a call blocker and NOT picking up on numbers you do not recognize.
This number calls me and never has anything to say. I also don't owe anyone money so it is alarming that he has my number. His message also never says my name or who he is representing. He just tries to sound intimidating. This crap definitely needs to stop.