I received the same letter.... taking it to the police, as it's possibly some sort of scam... look up the other posts for this number, people keep getting calls from it. My letter wasn't sealed, just the flap tucked inside. Also, they didn't use my correct name.
I guess we all got the same letter. Mine is post marked 4/14/2010. I have held on to it, as we are sellig our house. The letter came addressed to our daughter. The phone number is the same as listed above, as is the return address. Yellow paper and red ink was used for the handwritten letter and it was signed by Tamara Griffith.
Has anyone found out anything about this?
I have gotten repeated calls from this number. First saying my phone # was left in accordance with stolen property. 4 or 5 calls later the message switched to saying there was a lawsuit claim against me associated with the last 4 numbers of my SS #. Every time I have called I have gotten an answering service. I believe it is a scam and that no one receiving calls from this number should give them any personal information. I have not received a letter but numerous phone calls. I did a reverse phone number search and no owner information came back except that it is a voIP line which uses the internet to place calls. All the recorded messages I get when I answer the calls say that it is a company called Horizon Mediations. They left a separate number for me to call which is (972) 499-4277. All I get is a voice mail for Richard Hall in the "mediation and claims department". I left him a message to remove me from his calling list, that I know it's a scam and if I receive any further calls I am going to call the police.
Horizon Mediation - leaves a nonsense message saying call and asked you to press 1 and someone from claims dept will assist. When you call them back and ask them to verify the company name or the phone or business address they fail to give you any information. They refuse to verify information that they may have an give out information against the Fair Credit Act. I work at a government office and they are calling. When I let them know they are calling a goverment office the guy froze up and hung up immediately. He said that you may have received a robocall from us for check mediation but refused to give any informaiton. Even if they are a legitimate company, which is does not sound like they are, they are not operating properly.
told me I owed money from a defaulted payday loan. I had filed for bankrupcy and it was included in the bankrupcy. Was infomed this type of loan can not be resolved with a bankrupcy. He told me I could resolve it with him or he would recommend charges be filed and a warrent issued for my arrest. Before I could get the details for what "resolve it with him" were he said "I need the number of the Arapahoe district attorney" and then hung up. I don't think he was speaking to me. I think it was intended for it to appear it was to someone else and I'm suppose to be scared.
Bankruptcy protection does cover payday loans. Even if it didn't, defaulting on a debt is civil, not criminal, so you may be sued, but you cannot be arrested. Your caller has already violated the FDCPA twice, at least. From the other posts, I'd say it's a scam. And you're correct - the caller was trying to scare you into compliance with his comment about calling the "Arapahoe district attorney." Please do report this call not only to your bankruptcy lawyer, but also to the FTC, FBI and your state's Attorney General.
www.ftc.gov
www.fbi.gov
www.naag.org - you can find your state AG at this site.