they are scam artist..dont pay them. i am currently working with the police dept to have there number traced. they have a thick indian accent and will harrass you either at work or at home. true collection companies are professional.
When this phone # called I answered. Shortly I realized it was a solicitor, so I hung up. They ended up calling back a minute later,but I didn't answer. They left a message saying since I hung up on a federal agent I would be arrested @ my mailing address and that I would lose my job. I called the # back and asked who am I speaking with? He claimed he was with some type of federal agency and I was a primary suspect but would not say for what. This guy then started freaking out when I told him I called the real cops on him.He became frantic and hung up. He sounded like some foreigner trying to scare me. Didn't work. He is deffinately a scam artist. I called the local authories and made a report. Cops are looking into it. Everyone needs to report it,or he'll keep at it. And remember to be careful who you give your personal information too. Obviously I was not careful enough.
I recevied a call from this # yesterday & did not ans the 1st but they did leave a msg but @ the time i had not checked it. They called back a few hours later & i answered. He started talking & since i have had close to fifty solicitation calls over the past few weeks since booking a hotel room w/ hotels.com. I sipmly told him to remove my # from his database as i have also told the others. He proceeded to tell me he didnt have a database & he name was Jeff Scott w/ the Dept of Crimes & American Payday is pressing charges against me on 3 counts. 1) writing worthless checks, 2) fraud, 3).......(i couldn't understand). He has a very think indian/arabian accent. He asked if i would like to talk to one of his officers. I said yes & he sent me to Tony Abram (who also had a think accent @ which time I knew for certain this was a scam). Tony proceeded to give me my name, my full social security #, email address & checking account #. Told me he was w/ Walters & Downard Associates & i owed American Payday a total of $6753.29 he could settle w/ half today otherwise an officer would be here within the hour to arrest me. I proceeded to argue & get irate w/ him. He kept asking for my personal atty & I told him I would have my atty contact him in the morn & got this # as a contact # & that he was located in Raliegh, NC.I immediately callded my bank to have them put holds on my account so nothing unauthorized would clear my acct. I also made a report w/ sheriffs dept. He then called back being very irate w/ me & i told him I had filed a police report & would be pressing harrassment charges & he hung up. No more phone calls have been made. I just hope now that w/ him having my social this deosnt mess w/ my credit or my checking acct. I hope something can be done w/ these immediately.