Phone scam
Complaint
V. Reid
Country: United States
Yesterday, we received a voice message on one of our cell phones.
Someone claiming to be "Officer Robert Richman", claimed that our number, name, and social security number had been referenced as part of a "complaint", and strongly suggested that we contact them back immediately. The number he left was 936-657-4224. The voice on the recording had a very thick foreign accent, perhaps Indian?, and sounded as if it had been mechanically altered. We tried calling the number back, and got a recording suggesting that we give them our name and information and they would call us back.
We called several times trying to get through, each time becoming more convinced this was a scammer. We even attempted to look the agency up on Google to find out who they were. We eventually cot through to them, and asked them directly who them were, and what agency they worked for. The voice answering the phone, was the same voice that had left the recording. However he would not give his name, or who he worked for, and demanded that we tell him who we were, saying that their policy prohibited him from talking to anyone that concealed their identity. He then went on to call us stupid for calling him, and demanded to know how we got his number.
This is absolutely a scam.
Someone claiming to be "Officer Robert Richman", claimed that our number, name, and social security number had been referenced as part of a "complaint", and strongly suggested that we contact them back immediately. The number he left was 936-657-4224. The voice on the recording had a very thick foreign accent, perhaps Indian?, and sounded as if it had been mechanically altered. We tried calling the number back, and got a recording suggesting that we give them our name and information and they would call us back.
We called several times trying to get through, each time becoming more convinced this was a scammer. We even attempted to look the agency up on Google to find out who they were. We eventually cot through to them, and asked them directly who them were, and what agency they worked for. The voice answering the phone, was the same voice that had left the recording. However he would not give his name, or who he worked for, and demanded that we tell him who we were, saying that their policy prohibited him from talking to anyone that concealed their identity. He then went on to call us stupid for calling him, and demanded to know how we got his number.
This is absolutely a scam.
Comments
About 3 years ago I had a payday advance loan, and had repaid it within terms. Since then, I've been harassed by these foreign speaking [***]. Cannot give me information other than what they've obtained from an application. I do not owe, I've been in contact with the loan company and have confirmed my paid debt, and have also filed a complaint and logged within their organization. They too, have confirmed they are aware of this scam.
It is a scam...do not succumb to their belligerence and arrogance. It is not criminal to be in debt. A court case goes through court, not over the phone line. Don't back down, challenge their every word...
Those sites appear to be selling their "lead" data to both legitimate (if you can call it that) paydya lenders, and these scammers.
What often also happens is that people apply on several sites, and some of them are phony, run by the scams themselves.
But, next time they call you, inform them that fraudulently representing an american official is, however, extremely illegal.
Tell them you are tracking their number as they speak and beg them to stay on the phone with you so you can acquire their exact location.
Worked for me, and I haven't heard from 'em sense.
you can not go to jail for not paying a loan off.
But you can, however, receive annoying phone calls for the rest of your life.
As well as horrible credit ratings.
Which in my opinion, is just as bad.
Guaranteeing you a minimum of a thousand dollar loan.
They somehow acquired all of our information except social security number.
I caught on to the scam as soon as I heard this mans thick Indian accent,
So we gave him some made up numbers for SS and sure enough, he hung up immediately after receiving it.
Jokes on him though!
The number we were called from is 950-619-6636
Tell them you are on to their scam, and block their number if need be.