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.
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https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-406-272-1476
From reports that they have contacted relatives, even ex-spouses from long ago, they fit the profile of a scam that has set itself up as a "business" allowing them to get access to skip-tracing (probably Accurint, fine datawhore to scams), but all complaints report the alleged "debt" is fake.
If you look like a victim, they'll try to con you. If you don't, they'll move on.
Sounds like a SCAM to me.....
So a guy from GOLDMAN and ASSOCIATES called my dads phone number and left a voicemail stating he was with that company and to call him back bc they were attempting to collect a debt from a previous credit card (I ACTUALLY DID HAVE years ago) He stated it was a civil division and was being transferred from my old parish to my new parish and he named both. He then connected me to a woman who kept telling me she was going to report me and have papers served to my house and they gave me my old address and had NO remorse stating it was not their problem and gave me my personal information. I called my local BBB she told me to check annualcreditreport.com to get a free copy of my credit report which i did and did not see this company on there. I called multiple companies to get in touch with the right people to see what I owed and if it was real. 3 hours later, the right people told me I had paid this credit card off 4 years ago!!!
IT WAS ALL A SCAM!!
DO NOT let these people fool you. Also, I told one of the ladies acting like a debt collector that the guy i spoke with prior to her used the phrase "we take care of their people or whatever" and how unprofessional that sounded and she laughed multiple times throughout our conversation and said I can not say how someone else should talk professionally only myself. I was like how do i know you are real?
She said never mind we will just send a civil court order to your house. How many kids do you have?
I said why would I give you that information. She said you are unwilling to cooperate and I will note that. she laughed and hung up.
SCAM!
Their old address of 14 NE 1st AVE in Miami was also a virtual office set up to forward mail. so it seems to keep the trail going, they just change virtual office every couple months
The number they are using is 888-918-2591 out of ontario,/ca.