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My God people. Fake debt collectors? That's where we are as a country? Really people? PAY YOUR BILLS AMERICA! I mean come on. You want to know what 'Alfalfa' isn't telling you? Some people who call you about a debt you owe is....drum roll.....a valid debt you owe! I mean come on America! That's why we are in bad shape as a nation now. Because of guys like 'Alfalfa' who encourage you to run! BE ACCOUNTABLE AMERICA!! If you have a debt...pay it! No smoke & mirrors! No 'fake debt collectors'. I have never heard of anything so ridiculous in my life. News flash....every office that calls is NOT A COLLECTION AGENCY! Which means, you all should be more adult about your personal debts than 'Alfalfa' clearly is not. You can be sued for NOT PAYING DEBTS AMERICA! TIME TO STOP LETTING 'ALFALFA' FOOL YOU! WAKE UP AMERICA!!! PAY YOUR DEBTS AND STAY OUT OF COLLECTIONS AT ALL COSTS!! IF MORE AMERICANS DID THE RIGHT THING AND PAID THEIR DEBTS HONESTLY WE'D BE BETTER OFF!!! Stop running America! Be accountable for your own actions! IF YOU BORROW MONEY.....PAY IT BACK!! PERIOD! OR GO TO ANOTHER COUNTRY AND HIDE IN DEBT! IN AMERICA WE PAY OUR DEBTS! SO SICK OF THESE WEBSITES AND PEOPLE LIKE 'ALFALFA' WHO ENCOURAGE YOU TO HIDE!! FACE YOUR DEBTS AMERICA! WHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD CAN YOU TAKE MONEY AND NOT GIVE IT BACK?? WHAT A JOKE...'ALFALFA'! I use my real name! FAKE!

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

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.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt076.shtm

This caller called my cellular phone and my place of work! They claim I am being charged with crimes I did not commit. They demand a call back and reference the case number that they gave me. If you call the 1-800#, their answering computer identifies themselves as "Progressive Company", however no one answers the phone, even if you dial the extension they give you. This is a SCAM, do not fall prey to their ill intentions.

Received same message from "Ted Thomas" for "family of (my son's name)", saying he was holding off serving a summons until my son's debt (no description of debt) was paid. Said I should call 855-582-6138. Son is very successful and has no debts. This is a scam of some kind. They are really up to "no good".  Will ask a law enforcement friend to track down whoever is doing this.

Received call for son stating process server calling.  gave case # and to contact asap.  called number and couldn't get through.