Called asking for someone and my elderly bed ridden mother answered the phone and she became very distraught saying the caller was threatening her with the police.
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It's a fake "debt" shakedown scam..
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These scams rely on finding vulnerable people to target with their illegal threats. In many states, there are specific laws against attempting to extort or defraud the elderly. File a complaint with your local police department. If they continue to harass your mom, a call from a police detective will usually get them to move on. You can also file complaints with your state Attorney General. Scamming "debt collectors" often not only violate state and federal debt collection laws, but are often not legally licensed in the states they attempt to collect in.
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-844-327-7031 NAM Group, near Buffalo NY. Complaints consistent with the typical "Buffalo" shakedown tactics. File complaints with FTC, your state AG, the NY AG, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
using threats of "arrest" (a physical threat), file a complaint with the FBI in Buffalo.
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If they are bothering you, report them:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.) The same goes for endless telephone harassment
Also contact your local attorney general
If they continue to bother you, and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion. Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved. Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.
You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them. You have to get tuff with these people because, being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking), the only thing they understand.
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In many states, there are specific laws against attempting to extort or defraud the elderly.
File a complaint with your local police department.
If they continue to harass your mom, a call from a police detective will usually get them to move on.
You can also file complaints with your state Attorney General. Scamming "debt collectors" often not only violate state and federal debt collection laws, but are often not legally licensed in the states they attempt to collect in.
NAM Group, near Buffalo NY.
Complaints consistent with the typical "Buffalo" shakedown tactics.
File complaints with FTC, your state AG, the NY AG, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.) The same goes for endless telephone harassment
Also contact your local attorney general
If they continue to bother you, and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion. Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved. Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.
You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them.
You have to get tuff with these people because, being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking), the only thing they understand.