Harassing phone calls

ComplaintsUnsolicited Phone CallsCash Advance America/American Law Division

Complaint

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Jim Richmond
Country: United States
Recieved a call from a man named John Nelson, with very thick accent. He put his Supervisor, Anthony Johnson, on the phone, upon my repeated request,  demanding $956 to be paid immediately to a business called Cash Advance America for an alleged loan he claimed my wife failed to pay over a year ago. Never had a loan from them, never heard of them. He said if she didn't pay today that another company called American Law Division had a "senior" attorney ready to file suit against her tomorrow in "Oklahoma Court" for over $4000 after attorney's fee's. He had the last four digits of her social security number. He never could furnish our address. He claimed her employer was also being "investigated." He also called my wife at her work place earlier in the day. He told her she had failed to take care of her business and that she would "end up behind the bars."  She continued to ask for a Supervisor and was told by Anthony that he was the Supervisor. She asked for his Supervisor because, while he claimed to be American and had an American name, his accent was so thick she could not understand a word he was saying. He then started talking really quickly and shouting. She just kept shouting back for him to put someone who could speak English on the line and he hung up.  He also told her his company had sent 18 emails that had gone ignored. ROFL! Of course, those types of emails always get deleted!  Not a letter or correspondence one.  Just the emails... which, upon sifting through my past email logs were not found.  My wife was very upset and I told her it was a scam and I'd be able to find something on the internet to prove it. Of course, I have found that proof here. You'll also note, they never put a phone number on their web sites.  I'll have to see if they keep calling before I try to take any legal action, which I doubt would do any good since they are foreigners. I suppose I'll play along and make them mad everytime they call... who know's it might be fun!

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    christie payne
    I just received call from a Ronnie cooper 9513890292 claiming charges would be pressed against me for a loan that I know nothing about. This guy called me at work and mind you our calls are recorded. I was so argue with the fact that this man who I could barely understand began tlkg reckless to me. I am seeking someone in California to prosecute this guy for harassment. I looked up the address and it is a land line on East Hemet.
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    M
    I received a called from work and  my cell and his gives the last four digit of my  SS#  a man with a thick accent saying have your attorney call me about this very important matter.  I saved the calls.  I owe no Tax money and therefore he can not threatning me saying I am going to jail etc.  To all be careful and google all telephone calls if you are not sure of the caller.  Lot of scams out there.  Be aggressive and don't get afraid of these callers.  Only the strong survive.
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    wmw
    we recieved a call form area code 209, said we had been approved for $3000.  loan and need to go to Western Union to send them $190.00 + $10.00 for the transaction fee to wu. My husband and I prayed about this before going into th wu office. As I filled out the paper work, instructed by this Sr. Loan officer, we noticed it said India. so I asked the Bank rep had she ever heard of this, all 3 of them said no and pulled up Cash Advance America Scams and we found this. we had looked up the BBB at home they were not listed. We told them we were not sending any money, thanked the Bank reps, destroyed the paper work. and by the way, they did not send any paperwork for u to sign prior to the socalled loan. Thank God for protecting us and kept our money safe.

    In the past I had recieved call concerning cash loans we never applied for or recieved, each time I contacted the police and my lawyer, who told me what to do.
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    Tampa, Fl
    There new number 209-753-4866
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    Tampa Fl
    Plaese stop them from hitting our America name they won't me to deposited more money to western union, they got me Plaese don't gave them anything!!!  I spoke with a John Matthew fake names they are using, but  they wont you to send money by western union to India Rohit Thokala and Ramji Sah names new number 209-753-4866 CA
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    theyarejokes
    I just recieved a call to my cell phone of course didnt answer it being that Iam at work so they called my work phone stating that i had a $345 balance from 2011 that needed to be taken care of or the police will be at my work place as well as my home to arrest me.. they had my SSN and home address! I do not have a bank account due to my purse being stolen in 2009 and will not open a new bank account because of it so I do banking through walmarts prepaid visa card and have NEVER had a problem with it and this is the card they are stating that was used for the advance cash america deposit. The guy who called put me on hold and transfered me to a "supervisor" whom both had heavy accents.. the supervisor named Greg Murphy got louder and louder with me when I told him to stop yelling at me he says that its just how he talks that he is not yelling at me and whenever he would ask a question expecting me to answer he would either hang up on me because i was "not respoding" or interupt me! what a douche!! I asked him for my account number so that I could verfy that it was my account and he said that he could not give me that information. Be careful of what you do on the internet and NEVER enter any information unless you are on a secure website!
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    vparke
    Received call on my job. Very thick indian accent. Used name paul martin. States i owe money to cashnet and later in tyrade said cash america. Had last 4 digits of ssn.  Never had loan out.  He transferred me to a female investigator named michelle jones with thick accent also. Proceded to threaten me with arrest and loss of my job. When i asked for specifics like account money was supposidely deposited, amount,  and date done she said she didn' t have that info. I told her legitimate business would. She hung up on me. I proceded to call back numerous times demanding to speak to her but they would never transfer me to her. So on probably the eighth call to them paul martin stated if u continue to harass us we will call our lawyer.  Hopefully i won't receive any more calls from these jerks.
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    wisconsin
    | 1 reply
    I too was taken in by these persons, promising to pay a 3000 loan and help clean up my credit rating, by allowing me to pay off the loan at a low interest.  I was in need of a payday loan and behold they were right there.  First had to transfer $227 Western Union then was called by western union to get a refund because the name used for the transfer was rejected by Western Union, so I was able to get the refund but continually gettin called to go back and send the money to another Name.  Changed the name through western union only to be called by them stating that my name was wrong on the Sender form,  and I would have to go back to western union and send another $227 to them with my correct name.  Funny thing is that I showed my drivers licence to the Western Union agent and it was correct.  The say my money is waiting for me.  I am going to cancell tomorrow and threaten them with a lawyer. I know my $227 is gone, but at lease I am not it it for more, and I am notifying my bank of the scam tomorrow as well.  Wish I would have seen this sight much sooner.  Would have saved me lots of heart ache.
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      wisconsin replies to wisconsin
      For all of  you taken in by this the two numbers that were continually calling me are 202-499-1537 persons name is Alex, and the other number is 209 753 4866 and either Peter Jackson or Lisa Smith will be answering.  All have very heavy accents and want the monies sent to somewhere in India, and they are very hard to understand with a lot of background noise constantly hanging up and calling back.  Very hard too understand anything being said.
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    miss swiss
    934-484-6424
    471-726-0384
    537-717-2603
    209-753-4866
    888-514-5004
    877-937-4098
    888-238-9672
    917-231-1530

    all these numbers kept calling for DAYSSSSSSSS i picked up the first call and said not interested...they kept callin so finally i picked up all the call and say not interested take me off the list to all of them mind you they were all indian or whatever did not speak clear english and fast talked...the calls calmed down but i still get them im ready to change my number so one day i decide to listen the lady say i can 1500 via western union n 15 minutes( knowing i dont qualify nor do i need 1500) i say ok what i gotta do...just playing along acting like i was really going to do it.. last but not least she say well maam i see your credit score is low so u would have to send 180 to us and u will get ur money. i said lady i have never had to pay to get a loan !! not interested she started yelling tyring to convince me that if i sent the money and dont want the loan they would send it back.. i starting laughing at her and said u must be outta yo mind! she thought she had my money,, something told me it was bs when every call i never spoke to anyone american annnd they always just said hello or hi am i speaking to...so now i get a call from the 917 ..which i ignored for days ,,finally pick up say not interested the guy yells before i hang ,,maam no no i am a law inforcement finicial agency and a lawsuit has been filed against my name and ssi number..they said i had money sent to my account and never paid it back from cash advance america ..i have never recieved any money in my account they lien he said they were sending out papers in the mail by personally by a cop and mail man im like when he say 3 biss days im like ok immediatly call my bank get all that handled look up cash advance bump into this,,the first comment i saw was exactly how my call went... now i know for sure it was bs thats why im not all worked up but the only thing that bothers me is all my info they have....so after reading all the comments call the 917 number he answers and just say hello...i say who are you let me spaek to ur boss he said i am the boss and i said and today is christmas! i hear alot of ppl in the back ground i hung up on him ill be calling back ...im glad i found this and read all the comments everyone here has def talked to the same ppl ! IT IS DEF A SCAM IM SO HAPPY I DIDT FALL FOR ANY OF IT! NOW WE HAVE TO HANDLE THIS!
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    Neenee
    These ppl r ratchet..apparently gettn ure info offline wen u apply 4 a loan.when they called me I knew right away it was a scam though I had borrowed money..it,wasnt even due yet 2 b paid back..& far as in the past..ive always went to a payday loan store ...wont b doing the online loans ever again...its clearly not the best idea 2 do so...all these charges bein made 2 my bank account will most definetly have me,borrowing money just 2 keep overdrafts from going overboard into a negative...these idots must b stopped..im bout ready 2 go 2 their place of scamming & blow they [***] 2 hell....stand firm...cus they gone learn one day!
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    kevin
    | 2 replies
    male calling from (951) 389-0292 says that I owe him 390 and some change because they have decided that I am a poor risk and do not want to do business with me any longer.  I currently have a payday loan with another company but not from Cash Advance American and would not verify or give any additional information to the caller which iritated him greatly - just kept saying would have officer show up at my employer with the paperwork unless I agreed to let him debit from account, also tried to tell me that I would be refunded the first 2 payments already made so that his company only had back the original loan amount
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      tj replies to kevin
      It's a con, run by swindlers who pretend they are collecting on some "payday loan".
      They are fakes.

      Immediately contact your bank to block your card number or shut down your account to prevent theft.
      Dispute any charges that slip through as fraudulent.  Your bank can yank back the money if you dispute promptly.

      Make other arrangements with any actual payday lender.
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      tj replies to kevin
      The online "payday loan application" websites are either fake, or they are selling leads to both lenders and scammers.  

      The scammers use it to pretend they are collecting on a faked "payday loan", knowing the targetted victims may have other outstanding payday loans that they can pretend to be collecting on.
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    Cc ren
    Omg I just got a cAll today stating I recieved a loan for $7000 and neglect to pay them back. he had a very thick accent I couldnt understand him. He told me I can settle out of court for $300 , I told him for what. He gave me a case number and told me I will get a supenoa tomorrow. I called the court house and they told me that isnt ne other case numbers. I cAlled the guy for more info and what court he was filing at he couldnt tell me so I said I hope I do get the letter because im going to a lawyer sue u and cash advance of america and he hung up.
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    vegilia
    hi it just happenend to me too...just now! i was very upset with this that i almost have to go to the hospital because of my high blood! this people need to be stop....i am more than welling to do something about this people so they don't hurt noi body no more once and for all!!!!!
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    Lola
    Well I called the cops and they said some wild things to him. Including threats
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    Kathleen
    Received a call yesterday from a number listed as Holmstead, FL. They left a message on my voicemail saying it was an urgent message and if they did not hear back from me they would send the matter to court. I called the number back and the person said they were from an attorney's office, (I cannot remember the name of the law firm), and I owed a debt to Cash Advance America. I told them I had never heard of such a company and they said that it may be one of their subdivisions as Cash Advance America supposedly represents 300 companies. I asked for the actual company and my supposed loan number so I could call and report the debt not being mine and they told me they did not have to give me that information, that they were offering a settlement to keep it out of court. They kept telling me conflicting information and when I told them I would not pay them anything until they sent me the information in the mail they said they it would not get there in time. I asked for the highest person at the supposed "company" and got transferred to a woman with another very thick, (sounded Indian) accent. Again she told me a bunch of conflicting stories and claimed to be the paralegal representing the attorney "John McCormick." I asked to speak with him and she said I couldn't because he charged $80 a MINUTE! I said I didn't care and to put him on the phone and they could bill me but still she wouldn't do it. Then she says I'm ANNOYING! I'm like, "Ok sure, because law firms really do business this way." She hung up on me so I called the number back and asked for "John McCormick" directly to which they asked if he had called me. I said yes and that he was expecting my call and they immediately put me on hold. Needless to say I never got to speak to this man. The lady kept hanging up on me so I kept calling back. I called her 20 times before she finally took the phone off the hook. When I called later, in the middle of the night just to be obnoxious, the line was disconnected. Unbelievable to waste that much of my time. If anyone like that ever contacts you, tell them to take you to court!
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    miss swiss
    none of the numbers they called me from i can call back now...they go straight to vmail or just beeps or are not in service,,, one thing i played off when i did get through to the 917 number was,, what is cash advance americas number,, i want to pay them back (even though i never took out a  loan or nothing) they did not provide me with a number they just kept saying no! then i get an unknown call from one of them saying he was officer josh... i said from what PD ,,, he said what,,,i said from what police department ,,,he said new york police! then he said we come to get you! hahaha i said ohhhhhhh im scared b*tch! he hung up ! i knew it was too good to be true because of how thirsty they were to call and how they didnt make any sense with what was being said when i did take time to listen ! its real big now and all over the news how ppl are getting scamed and losing thosands of dollars! never send your money off...
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    Misty
    9515255753

    Is what they called me from today. Ronnie Cooper and Kevin Smith are the names they gave me. Thankfully i googled the number and found this. I told them off and that i was going to contact my lawyer. They threatened to have me arrested i said bring it and got even more into it letting them know i knew it was a scam. What else can i do?

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