They are calling all of my family except me. when i ask for their address they refused and hung up on me i asked for a supervisor and they refused. they are telling my family that i will be arrested with in 24 hours if i do not respond i need this number stopped they called my boyfriends 12 year old daughter.
Debt collection scam. Ignore and block. After hours robo-greeter ID themselves as "Claims Department." No other ID given. Most likely a debt collection scam.
Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually owe it.
If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:
1. Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2. Demand a debt validation letter by US mail. E-mail no good.
3. Do not pay the collection agent or anyone else a dime until the debt is validated
Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply ignore them and block their calls.
If they are bothering you, report them:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a clear violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.)
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.
They are calling all of my family except me. when i ask for their address they refused and hung up on me i asked for a supervisor and they refused. they are telling my family that i will be arrested with in 24 hours if i do not respond i need this number stopped they called my boyfriends 12 year old daughter.