Calling regarding fraud from a family member.
Complaint
Chris
Country: United States
Can someone check a phone number....704-412-3150. They called saying a family member was having a case submitted against them regarding bank fraud . They gave me their name and number and the name of their business, but no address, etc.
Comments
2) Calling relatives to create panic, look like "skip-tracing", appear to be "suing", "prosecuting" or "investigating" (FDCPA violation, deceptive collection)
3) Hiding information needed to track them down, like an address, to evade FDCPA validation
4) Illegal disclosure of an alleged "debt" (implied) to a third party, in violation of FDCPA
5) Victim is threatened and harassed (FDCPA violation), and expected to think it's "some old payday loan you forgot".
6) Typically, no information is disclosed to the target about what this "debt" is. Failure to send FDCPA "g" letter.
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