Someone just called from BLOCKED saying that I owe a payday loan since 2009 and said CALL THIS NO# 8888102650 and they said charges are being filed for me to go to jail for bank fraud and they gave me a hour to put a card no# on file so after reading all these  I won't be putting a card on file until..I know Info  But I call NATIONAL back and ask them do they have a website and they said NO... What ???

No, they will never show up.  This is a scam.  There is no such thing as a locator.  The FBI issued a press release in 2011 on these scam artists. Remember "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."  These are evil people who are plain and simple, criminals.  Keep reporting them to the FTC, local law enforcement and the FBI.  All information is traceable and these scam artists can move their little magic jacks and VOIP phones around all they want - eventually, they will get caught.  They really went over the line misrepresenting the IRS to scam people out of money and that my friend, will be their undoing.  You do not mess with the IRS.

NC Attorney General told me to find out their address,license number and written proof of debt and of course they have non. Apparently like someone said earlier Vicki Long is the "locator" or bad cop and whoever you get at the number they give you is the "good cop". Has a "locator" ever actually shown up?

Got a call today from Vicki Long this time she says she represents "The Union Group" but it sounds the same.We neeed a locator to get the claimand "allegations" to you so you can  be aware of the "charges"  Number this time is 8773127821

So I get a call from this place called national he claims to be Willie Nelson 855 264 3434 he sounds legit but after Googling them I can't find a address listed so is this a scam

Thank you. this is very helpful. I feel so stupid for falling for it twice before realizing I was being scammed. I believe I have been hit twice by the same ring of scam artists, there tactics were exactly the same and since I fell for it the first time they did it again. The first one drafted my account under the name BOCLLC from Hamburger NY. The second was from Nationwide in Chandler AZ. I have filed a dispute with my bank. Prayerfully it is not to late to re-coup my funds. I am filing a complaint, thank you so much for the info. I may have debts to pay but I intend to pay them to the correct source. This is sick. A person has to be really struggling in the first place to take out a payday loan. Payday loan companies pray on desperate people and then some J@**@$$ comes along and prays on them again!!??!? Next time I have problems I will sit in the dark, walk to work or starve before I ever take out one of these stupid things.

I just had the same thing happen and I am stupid because I fell for it twice. They contacted me at work the first time divulging information to my boss. I called back and paid them, the debt was supposedly a little over $400. and when I agreed to pay they 'knocked off the $200 finders fee. the guy who called my boss was a jerk but when I called back he was all kinds of helpful. well, 2 weeks later I get another call, detailed message on my work vm advising me 'I've been warned' advising me they were a locator service and they had papers to serve me, when I called back and advised who I was and the 'case number' I was calling about the woman responded "AND?!?!" I told her I was trying to find out what this about and immediately she started attacking me taunting me accusing me of breathing heavy into the phone. She then rattled off the name of an online payday loan co I allegedly borrowed money from and did not pay back. I have had numerous payday loans but did not recognize the name of the co. I tried to obtain more info about the loan and she evaded and refused accusing me of fraud and asking if I had intended to commit fraud. I had actually called prepared to make good on the alleged debt but she was too busy inflicting stress and fear on me to hear it, finally I said- I called you -to take care of it so why are you being so rude- she said- oh- you want to take care of it- mockingly- told me it was $1,080.--I told her I couldn't do that in a lump sum she would need to divide it in 3-- then as if to be decent she said she would 'knock off the locator fee of $200.'  I am mad at myself- I have researched the phone # 877 798 5153 and there is no address or name associated with it.

I just got a call today from this Vickie Long with the same message just a different. Im assuming its from a check n go loan. The number she left me is 877-614-7552. No traces yet of this number online. I asked her what was this about and all this idiot would say was we need you(me) to verify my home address and work address. Even called a uncle of mine and I know I put down a fake number! They lied to me about how the refinancing goes and as far as Im concerned, they got their money from what I paid thinking I was paying it off just under 200.00 a month.

yes I just had that happen to me they told me they were going to come to my job and my house and arrest me I told him I never received the loan from them not even in my bank account so I said no I'll go there today they told me go there today and turn myself in I call the FBI ID told me you were scale

On 3-12-13 I received a call from 877-308-4487 and someone with an Indian accent ( presented himself with an english name - Harry Jones) stating that he represented a company called US Cash Net and that he was calling me to inform me that i have a pending law suit against me for a debt that I owed to this US Cash Net company and that I needed to arrange a settlement or have my attorney to contact them in order to discuss this matter.    

In so much as I've never heard of this company nor have I taken out a loan of any type with anyone over the past three years I simply dismissed the caller as a collection scam and asked that he never call me  again .

FYI: Prior to this issue I  did submit an online loan application request about two weeks prior to getting subject harrassing phone call , but , at that time , I elected not to move-forward with the offer because it was what they called a Pay Day Loan and it came with a very high interest rate. This was certainly not an option that would have worked for me.  Unfortunately, I made the big mistake of giving out my personal information including  bank account information ( secondary account)

i suspect that I will continue to get these calls and I opted to submit an online (scam) complaint claim with the Internet Crime Complaint Center. As a precaution I also I intend to follow-up with the three major credit reporting agencies and contact my bank to make them aware of this issue/concern

I have a different number from Katie Brooks if that is her real name calling from 18773436421 very rude.

these people have been harrassing me for at least 5 years. they say they have charges filed against me that i was going to jail. one time i did call the woman called me a bi*** when i asked for proof to be mailed to me. she told me i was a drunk and used a lot of nasty language. do not contact these people. the debt they say i owe is a payday loan from 2007.

My mom and sister both got calls from 866-315-5857 and 866-396-4238 with someone leaving a claim number and asking for my address so they could serve papers. These numbers came up as a web hosting company and a truck driving school, so I'm assuming they change their numbers frequently. I do owe a pay day loan debt, but they had my address info. Don't know how they got family members info since they weren't listed as references on the loan. They called from a local cell phone number, which is what flagged me to begin with. Not giving these people any money! If I had it, I would've paid off the loan!

My mom and sister both got calls from 866-315-5857 and 866-396-4238 with someone leaving a claim number and asking for my address so they could serve papers. I do owe a pay day loan debt, but they had my address info. Don't know how they got family members info since they weren't listed as references on the loan. They called from a local cell phone number, which is what flagged me to begin with. Not giving these people any money! If I had it, I would've paid off the loan!

Received two calls in a row on my voicemail at work claiming that they are ready to serve me with papers.  All he said was that his name was Christopher Lockhart and needed to talk to me ASAP in order for me to fix this issue in order for me not to be sued.  However, the funny thing about it is that he left two different phone numbers with each voicemail.  One was 855-215-7116 x118 and then next was 877-418-8781.  I looked up the first one and it is listed to a telemarketer.  Does this number sound familiar to anyone out there?

This is a scam. I got a call saying that I need to pay a debt from an online pay day loan or there gonna have a " locator server" serve me papers for fraud and brech of contract.  Don't go give them any info!!  They are scam artists

I did have a pay day loan - stupid, i know- and like many others got calls made to my parents and sister trying to get my address. Wanted to serve me papers to appear in court for a fraud check name was Ross Chambers Gave me  866-949-5890 world group mediation firm. They said it was from a pay day loan back in 2009, and making arrangements would knock off 200 for the finder fee. Gave them a prepaid card number... Shouldn't they send paperwork?

My finacee got two calles today by a "World Wide Mediation" and the ladies name was Autumn. But they called my sister and his father about it and we tired to call it back and it just rang and nobody would pick up. but the number that they gave us was 1-877-314-2328. They gave us a case number. We are trying to figure out how they would have got my sister's number and name.  And how they would have got his parents phone number and how they would have put together then him and my sister was affiliated. So I hope someone can please help us with this.

Thank you,

Jess

I too have recieved a call Friday from World Wide. McKenna Williams called my mother & uncle asking how to get in contact with me. I got the number from my uncle & a guy by the name of Jesse answered the phone saying I owed some loan that I already had settled. The number is similar to the one's above. 18773142328. Jesse gave me an ext number where he could be reached also. Ext 320. There's also a woman by the name of Larissa that's involved as well. Her ext number is 331. Like everyone else they had my info as well. I asked Jesse & Larissa for the number of the group loan & they said they couldn't give it out. I asked where their office is based & he told me California. I tried to stay on the phone with Jesse as long as I could asking him simple questions & he hurriedly got me off the phone cause he said he's a busy man. I also called my sheriffs dept & they never heard of World Wide mediation. Like everyone else's messages I've read I too believe this company or whatever you want to call them is a scam. If anyone gets a call from either of these numbers, call your local sheriffs dept & ask if they heard of World Wide Mediation. We have got to put a stop to this!!

I got a call from Christy saying I owed a payday loan and that I was going to be served If they didn't get a payment. I set it up on Monday for it to be taken out the followimg monday, on Friday I called all day but couldn't reach anybody which I felt was odd. I googled their firm and got all the scam reports. I canceled my card and put my bank on alert. Christy called monday morning and when I asked her for information such as an address or fax number she refused to give it to me. She also started stiffening when I asked why I couldn't get in contact with anybody. has anybody been "located" after they refused to pay? also the number she told me to call back was 877-313-4707

WORLDWIDE IS A FRAUD NO ONE WILL GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY I AM GETTING PRIVATE CALLS AND THREATEN TO GO TO JAIL FOR A PAYDAY LOAN THE NUMBER I  HAVE IS 1.877.312.4996, WHAT CAN BE DONE??

The only *obvious* issue is your lack of reading comprehension. Why on earth would a lawbreaking collection agency rep support someone with legal claims against his own employer? If I drew paychecks from this outfit, would I not be more likely to hurl illiterate insults at JB and try to defeat any discussion of consumer rights?

resident d-bag, you obvioulsy work for these scam artists and need to be sued personally.  Your company called and made a big mistake today leaving personal information, and making threats on my familys voicemail.  Your company will be served with papers from my attorney letting you know I have filed suit against not only the company, but your bogus collectors.  In your company's own words: Have fun in court!

Really now, you can sue anyone with an undercooked, sloppy complaint cut from a template. The debt buyers and collections lawyers do this every week. Our legal system is full of people who think the corporation is always right. Sadly you're correct. A determined opposition will gladly find the slightest errors and gaps in your case and drive in wedges. I agree there is no hurry, apart from the one year SoL on FDCPA claims, so you may as well get it right the first time and come out with your guns loaded.

Worldwide is a scam.......they won't even give out an address. Any legit business is not secretive about their information....they called from 1-866-228-9690

Because I am working with my attorney to get everything in order.  You can't take someone to court until you have all your paperwork in order.  I have to wait for the return receipt to come back from them and give them the time that the law allows them to respond to my requests, then my lawyer will send them their summons.  Unlike this company, I do things the way the law is set up.

If you found a valid USPS address, why wasn't your second mailing a summons?

Note: Someone is posting nonsense comments to this and 888-249-0681 threads trying to make them unreadable.

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Good for you, if more of us would do that and not let them use illegal tactics the bad collectors would go out of business.  If I do owe this debt, then just send me the proof as required by law and I'll pay it.  Other wise I am not falling for a scam.  Legitimate collectors know the law and follow it and I will only work with those collectors.  Good for you for standing up for your rights!

Okay after receiving 6 or 7 "this is your final notice" I didn't hear from them for over a week.  Now a different lady posing as a processor (I checked with my county, there is noone by that name working there and if they(the server) are not living in the state you reside in, they can't even serve you)  is calling and stating this is my final notice(I have received about 7 "final notices") to contact the mediation firm (which I already contacted but wouldn't give them anything because they can't prove anything I owe because I don't owe it!).  If they were legitimate, I would have already been served.  I would love to see them in court because they are in so many violations of the FDCPA that I could counter sue them...misrepresenting themselves as a Mediator and not disclosing they are a debt collector, threatening to serve me and take me to court when they have no intentions to and not following up with a letter after the initial contact (which they must do by law within 5 days of the initial contact).  I am sure there a plenty more I could sue them for.  I am keeping track of the calls and such so when I have all the information needed, I will sue them.  I would love to see their faces when they get served!