The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:?is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
?refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
?asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
?exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.
If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:
?Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.?Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
?Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft ? charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
?Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate ? but you think the collector may not be ? contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
?Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

call me at work stated i owed over9000 on a bill i had never heard of . i asked them to send some thing in mail about it ,but they will not just keep calling me and threatening legal action if i dont take care of this matter today

My mom has been getting calls from this number asking about me and telling her about a "bank fraud" on me also and that I was going to go to prison.  I have never had anything to do with check fraud/bank fraud. We have already given them some money, but, we don't think this is right.  Also, this extension is 405 and I noticed that someone else had a 406 ext..

I got a call from these people about "bank fraud" from a bank in CA, and I am in washington state. I have never used that bank let alone heard of it. My number is unlisted and these people are scammers. Thanks to the first person who commented on here, I will not return the call.

Told me that my brother is going to go to prison for check fraud.  They were on a fishing expo to get information to get my brothers information.

do not know this number

Erika Jacobs just called for oneof our employees as well.  spam!!!!  

her ext was 406

A woman by the name of Ericka Jacob called my 79-year old mother stating they were looking for me before charges were brought regarding a check and a bill. It really upset my mother because I come from a good home and generally responsible.  Due to divorce and economic times and the interest rate of the debtor is the reason I am in the situation.  I have paid them 4 times the original debt value, but they said they applied the payments to interest each time and then charged extremely high rates on the balance they left.  It is a scam.  They like to leave a balance of the original debt and continue to charge high interest and other fees to keep it unpaid.  Ursury.  Report them to your better business bureau and your congressman.

Got a call from company called first alliance is this legit company?

Question: if this was a collection company and they are lying about who they are can you take legal action against them for misrepresentation?

Received a threatening message with this number, advising me that my SSN# would be filed in my County. Who's number is this?

Person named Kelley called my work number, leaving voicemail message to call back or have my attorney call asap because a legal complaint involving Internet fraud had "come across her desk" this morning--it required legal action on her part.  She has my SS# and banking information.  I've received many such calls from this number and other connected numbers with the same threatening message over the past year.  Advised by attorney friend to never return these calls; if there is anything legit it must be sent by mail to my address and I will be glad to follow up.

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