harassing phone calls
Complaint
angry
Country: United States
678-466-6978
I am getting calls from this company, the person calling says his name is agent@@@@ he is with the check fraud division trying to collect a debt.
But this debt can only be paid for via phone.that means giving your acct info.and when you ask them to send you paperwork I am only told I have rec'vd all the paperwork I am going to get, they say this debt is from 2006 payday loan. He has alot of my info and has called people that I know or relatives. He tries to make them scared by saying they could be dragged into court as a witness. And he doesn't want to see them dragged down by how I am handling this debt. Calls started in July, and he calls about the same time of the month. Always says we are waiting for you to clear up this debt over the phone. He say's if I call back by the end of the day, he can keep it out of the courts. Then sometimes he states it is already turned into the court. he goes back and forth with that..
He also says I will be served within the next 24hrs.
what can I do. he yells and threaten's me..he adds new things to the charges.
I am getting calls from this company, the person calling says his name is agent@@@@ he is with the check fraud division trying to collect a debt.
But this debt can only be paid for via phone.that means giving your acct info.and when you ask them to send you paperwork I am only told I have rec'vd all the paperwork I am going to get, they say this debt is from 2006 payday loan. He has alot of my info and has called people that I know or relatives. He tries to make them scared by saying they could be dragged into court as a witness. And he doesn't want to see them dragged down by how I am handling this debt. Calls started in July, and he calls about the same time of the month. Always says we are waiting for you to clear up this debt over the phone. He say's if I call back by the end of the day, he can keep it out of the courts. Then sometimes he states it is already turned into the court. he goes back and forth with that..
He also says I will be served within the next 24hrs.
what can I do. he yells and threaten's me..he adds new things to the charges.
Comments
Characteristics include American sounding names, middle eastern, Indian, or Pakistani sounding accents, alleged but non-existent payday loan, threats of arrest or a lawsuit, calls to employers or relatives to threaten embaressment, amounts allegedly in the $500 to $5000 range, etc. In some cases, they may have access to identity information such as SSN, or possibly credit report information.
All of the following are consistent with phony "debt collector" criminal extortion rackets:
"the person calling says his name is agent@@@@:"
"he is with the check fraud division trying to collect a debt."
"this debt can only be paid for via phone.that means giving your acct info.and when you ask them to send you paperwork I am only told I have rec'vd all the paperwork I am going to get"
"has alot of my info "
"has called people that I know or relatives"
"He tries to make them scared by saying they could be dragged into court"
"sometimes he states it is already turned into the court. he goes back and forth with that"
"says I will be served within the next 24hrs."
"he yells and threaten's me.."
"he adds new things to the charges."
Although there is a "Greenberg & Stein" lawfirm in NY, any debt collector or attorney acting in the above manner could be taken to the cleaners for violations of FDCPA.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclie ... nberg+%26+Stein
Most likely the caller is NOT related to the lawfirm, particularly due to the many violations of law, attempts to panic relatives, refusing to provice any proof, repeatedly threatening to sue with no follow through, etc.
The scammers probably just "borrowed" the name, expecting some victims might try to look it up. Why don't you give the real lawfirm a call and find out.
The pattern fits perfectly with common fraudulent extortion racket tactics.
Its scary how some of these groups operate. I work with the Collector Complaint Hotline at CareConnect USA. We've noticed a surge of these types of scams contacting American citizens from offshore call centers. Its always a good practice to request that they send you proof of the debt to you by mail. If you detect an Indian accent, that may be an additional reason for suspicion, since many of these groups operate out of India.
Be aware of your rights, and don't repond to threats. Its their purpose to scare you into making payment by phone. Find out more at www.careconnectusa.org/collector-complaints.asp.