Unpaid payday loan
Complaint
Fed up with scams
Country: United States
Got a message from This company called Goldman & associates claiming that they were going to have me served or arrested on my job if I didn't pay them that day. They called from 414-882-2174. They said It was about a payday loan they said I took out in 2006. The told me my ss#, name of a bank I had years ago and names of people I know. I asked them for and address and phone number to the payday loan company and they refused. They said they are paperless. So I asked for goldman and Associstes address and they still refused. They said if I paid they would send me an email with payment arrangements and all the information about the payday loan and addresses. They said they only take credit or prepaid debit cards. I was so scared that I paid $200 and they sent me an email that came from an online signature company called Docu sign for me to sign. With the name CT Financial as the company that processed my payment. There were several phone numbers through out the email as if they were for the payday company and Goldman and Associates as well as for CT Financial. But when I called each different number they all are answered by Goldman and Associates. Now I've realized that they have several numbers they are using. I'm worried that because I signed that email signature can they have me arrested or summoned if I don't pay them anymore money or have obligated or excepted responsibility to them? I have since filed a police report and filed a complaint with the FTC, The SC Attorney Generals office as well as with the BBB.
Comments
You're identified several FDCPA violations.
Why don't you send it to FTC?
I called them right away and after being disconnected twice I finally got through. EVERYTHING stated by everyone else is the same except they said my loan was in 2011. I right away asked them for their Company Name (Goldman & Assoc) and where they are located (Richmond VA). After a few minutes of listening to them I realized two things: 1) the personal information they had was mostly accurate but old and vague at the same time (creepy) 2) although I had used payday loans back then I knew I didn't owe anyone.
They couldn't give me the name of the so called "Company" that I owed but I insisted they give it to me to look through my records. They put me on hold and after literally 5 minutes then I hung up.
I immediately went on Google and researched Goldman & Assoc in the VA area I had no problem finding that Company name and called them (757-625-2518). I spoke to a wonderful woman who said it was the second call she had received today stating exactly the same and it is a scam. She was very sympathetic and assured me they are not involved. They deal in public relations and someone is using their name for this scam.