Told me i was going to Jail
Complaint
Gary Sanders
Country: United States
I got a phone call from a Mrs. Dupree at ext.3037 and was told that they were tring to collect for Instant Check cashing.
She told me that they were going to the Grand Jury if i did not make some kind of payment on a check that i cashed and with the intrest it can to just about $600.00 but if i payed it now for $200.00 it would stop it.
My wife tried to call the no. back but it was disconnected. Both no.
the 877-822-2677 and the 228-233-1039
She told me that they were going to the Grand Jury if i did not make some kind of payment on a check that i cashed and with the intrest it can to just about $600.00 but if i payed it now for $200.00 it would stop it.
My wife tried to call the no. back but it was disconnected. Both no.
the 877-822-2677 and the 228-233-1039
Comments
https://complaintwire.org/Complaint.aspx/AhqoGLCYYwDpLAjLL5IZ4A
If you have actually used a check cashing place, or taken out a payday loan, you would be advised to check directly back with them. Make sure you do not pay any amount to anyone that you do not owe, as there are plenty of crooks in the debt collection business that will use threats to get money from anyone they can.
Deliberately passing a bad check might be a crime, but these jerks threaten arrest for failing to pay back a payday loan, which is a civil matter. In most cases their threats are illegal, violating both state and federal laws (FDCPA for one). They also are reported to evade requests for validation, failing to provide information on the alleged debt, also in violation of federal and state laws. They apparently prefer to make illegal threats, which may be extorting payments from people who don't even owe them.
As for their threats, and pariticularly if you have no idea what they are even talking about, file complaints with your local police, your state AG, FTC, and the Georgia Attorney General.
"JR - 23 Feb 2009
Called for me, but when i returned the call (after checking here first, so I was fore-warned, God bless you all!), and after I gave them the case # the man said "Is this ____" and gave a name that matched my last name, but had a completely wrong first name (a name not even used for my gender). I just said no that's not me, and he demanded my ph#, so I told him, I gave you the case # you must have the phone number there. He became abusive and belligerent (I must stress that I was *very* polite and cool and not confrontational in manner), so I just hung up the phone. Sure enough, he had the # there in front of him because he called me right back.
I think they must troll the local directories and call every # with the same name as the one they are actually looking for.
At any rate, both and I my roommate are blessedly debt-free, and have never bounced a check anywhere, so the call, even if meant for one of us, could not have been legit.
Caller ID: 877-822-2677
Caller: Vendenberg Chase and Associates
Caller Type: Collection Agency"
Deceptive claims to be attorneys. Deceptive claims to not be debt collectors.
"Laura - 21 Aug 2008
We received a phone call from this company. They claimed they were a law office and threatened to garnish wages unless we handed over a checking account number immediately. I called them back and asked if it was a law office. They said no, they are a "business firm". I asked them to identify their lawyers. She said she would not do that unless I gave her my SSN. I asked if they were a collection agency and she said no. The address they gave me was:
Vanderburg Chase Associates
2870 Peachtree Rd NW
Suite 492
Atlanta, GA 30305
Found this website for them: http://www.freelyweb.com/VCA/Home.aspx?ID=1
Caller ID: 877-822-2677 x3028
Caller: Mr. Green - Vanderburg Chase Associates"
Vanderburg Chase is connected to a debt buyer called Nirvana.
"chad - 9 Sep 2008
I got the same calls as well telling me i was going to jail and when i quoted the statute of limitations in my state the got angry and would not listen to reason. After readint this call log i decided to call ace and try to setlle they said they sold it to another company and i call them. They said they sold it to a company named nirvana... I called Nirvana and the answered the phone with vanderburg chase and a**.... So i got another name for the company... but with all the calls i found out that i could not pay anyone but them since my stuff was sold to them.. what do i do now???
Caller ID: 4046829404
Caller: vanderburg chase and assoc. or Nirvana
Caller Type: Collection Agency"
Send them a cease and desist letter. If they don't stop, contact your states attourney general.
Bunch of quasi-legal gibberish. If they actually had an arrest warrant (which they are tryihg to imply without using those words), you would be contacted by your local sheriff, not some goon on the phone.
"they have my name and social security number"
That must make it "official", and make everything they say "true".
They can get your name from lots of places, which means nothing at all.
They probably got your SSN from Accurint, used to trace relatives when skip-tracing debtors. (If they even did have your "SSN", since they could be lying about that, too. Like their other BS, it's just more bullying and posturing.)
Still means nothing, since anyone who pays Accurint, or one of the credit reporting agencies could get your SSN, and what does that have to do with collecting an alleged debt even they claim someone else owes.
Since they are falsely claiming to be police officers, contact your local police to file a complaint.
If you believe you have a payday loan you owe that they claim to be collecting on, contact the original lender to see if it even has any outstanding balance, or if they assigned or sold it to a debt collector.
If not, you may have been conned and extorted. Act appropriately, block their charges due to fraud, close any account they have information on, and file fraud complaints with your local police, FTC, and your state Attorney General.
http://dockets.justia.com/search?query=vanden ... 0&max-year=2009
They use fake names. Basically just a bunch of peons that get paid to harrass people and make a commission on it if they collect. They have been proven to have no legal ties whatsoever.
Just keep reporting them to the FTC, im suprized they have contined on for this long.
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