i am being harassed by two differant men they both have the simular phone numbers. claming that i owe a loan i know that i did not do.
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There are many scammers playing fake "payday loan debt collector" to try to con and extort people by phone. Many are calling from India and have thick Indian accents, but there are similar scams run from the U.S.
Debt collectors are required to comply with FDCPA, which requires that they obtain and send you proof of any alleged debt if you request it. Never pay any debt collector who cannot prove you owe a debt. They are usually criminals running scams.
File complaints with FTC, and your state Attorney General.
If they make threats, also file complaints with your local poilce and the FBI.
"... For Release: 02/21/2012 Court Halts Alleged Fake Debt Collector Calls from India, Grants FTC Request to Stop Defendants Who Often Posed as Law Enforcement At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation that the FTC alleges collected phantom payday loan “debts” that consumers did not owe. Consumers received millions of collection calls from India, and that since January 2010 the operation took in more than $5 million from victims, according to the FTC. ..."
If you are being harassed by this type of scam, contact FTC.
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Debt collectors are required to comply with FDCPA, which requires that they obtain and send you proof of any alleged debt if you request it. Never pay any debt collector who cannot prove you owe a debt. They are usually criminals running scams.
File complaints with FTC, and your state Attorney General.
If they make threats, also file complaints with your local poilce and the FBI.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/02/acc.shtm
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For Release: 02/21/2012
Court Halts Alleged Fake Debt Collector Calls from India, Grants FTC Request to Stop Defendants Who Often Posed as Law Enforcement
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation that the FTC alleges collected phantom payday loan “debts” that consumers did not owe. Consumers received millions of collection calls from India, and that since January 2010 the operation took in more than $5 million from victims, according to the FTC.
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If you are being harassed by this type of scam, contact FTC.