Got a call from Samantha White - said she will be serving me papers Wednesday 3-5 and if I don't accept it will be considered a direct refusal and I will miss a court date. gave # 832-241-0085. I have never gotten ANYTHING in the mail from ANYONE about ANYTHING. If she has my address, why didn't she mail me something first???
Received a message on my cell yesterday for another person regarding a case. I called and told them they had the wrong number and the caller apologized. Today I received a call for the same number telling me they are attempting to serve me. If I don't accept they will file a case. I owe noone. This is a scam to get unsuspecting people to pay debts they dont own. They even called my college aged daughter in another state. The phone is registered to Sahara Marketing Company. A Foreign based criminal enterprise preying on decent Americans.
Just got a call from this number. Same thing. They try and scare you into thinking they are going to charge you with something. And that if you don't call them that they are going to proceed without your signature.
I received a call from a man who was slurring and speaking so fast. My caller i d showed 00000 phone number. The recording states i will be served some papers by May 1. That i needed to respond???? I do not owe any individual money except one credit card with 0 balance. I hv to b specific here to tell people scammers are still alive n kicking n out to steal ur money by making you believe you had an unpaid debt. BEWARE N B CAREFUL. LET AN UNIDENTIFIED/UNRECONIZABLE NUMBER GO TO YOUR VOICEMAIL.
Got a call from Samantha White - said she will be serving me papers Wednesday 3-5 and if I don't accept it will be considered a direct refusal and I will miss a court date. gave # 832-241-0085. I have never gotten ANYTHING in the mail from ANYONE about ANYTHING. If she has my address, why didn't she mail me something first???
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.