I first got a call from Seguin, Texas, from a number, 830-386-3408, and the male recording took me to this number, so I figured that this was also a scambo... Sorry, scumbag, I owe you nothing.

Got a call from 888-958-0336 robot call they left a message on my work phone.  Scam. I went to my bank that had the account closed in 2012 and even faxed them the information and they still said it was not proof so I contacted my State Attorney General Office. Along with the IRS scam that is going on the phones are going crazy with all types of scams I am finding a lot of the issues are coming from old bank accounts that are closed and if you ever applied for an online loan. So be careful and do not give them any information. If you do they will not leave you alone. They have asked for my legal rep number so I gave them the number for the person at the AG's office in my state that is working on this issue and gave her all the numbers that the scammer gave me. Try to get as much info as you can from them numbers locations anything and then give the information to your local ag's office it will be helpful to track them down. By the way they can not arrest you for something you did not do so just catch them at their own game they will be the one in jail not us. Remember you are the good guys not them. It is up to them to prove otherwise.

That is verbatim the message I just received on my voice mail. The message was so garbled I barely understood what was being said.

Everyone isn't you.  Legitimately done don't have a clue.  Why nothing ever happens then.  Stop assuming you know what people's situation are

Received a call from a Victoria London say a check was report linked to my SS# and or DL... Stupid.. The leave this 888 number in my VM but call was from 916-474-2023 own by J Christensen.. Stop calling!! If you can't speak to me formally then stop!!

People can buy info on groups of people for cents per contact info.  People can, and do, also mine info from public sources - local, state and federal court information for instance.  Much of that is free.

Maybe you owed them - or someone - money.  I know that I received no reply to my dispute letter.  I mailed it Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested.  A stamp for the signature space on the Return Receipt.  I demanded documentation of the debt.  This means paperwork, signatures, proof of money going to my credit union accounts.  I also demanded to  know why the company wasn't registered in Ohio, as they claim.  I offered up copies of my bank statements in exchange for their corporation/partnership registration in any of the U.S. states.

No reply.  Hmm.... For me, it's phishing.  My credit union is quite small.  I have spoken to them and management 1)checked the entire history of my account and could not find any ACH deposit from anyone other than the four companies with ACH agreements on file for  my account, and 2) I was told that if an ACH deposit of this amount and from an unknown company had happened, it would have been held until I was contacted.  It happened when I signed up for Paypal, and that was two deposits totaling less than a dollar.

Maybe they are real, maybe fake.  In any event, how they do business is poor at best.   Definitely not in compliance with the FDCPA/FCRA and Ohio law (where they are headquartered).  They won't prove a debt they can't - hmmm... sounds like a shakedown to me.

Yes, they called me yesterday and I called chandler police and the bank they reported I madethefraud thru!  The bank in az also called the police.  They better stop this-it is awful.

I received a call from Mr. Hewitt at Consumer Recovery Group. Mr. Hewitt stated that a complaint would be filed unless I paid a portion of a loan I allegedly took out from Evergreen pay day loan.
I never borrowed money from Evergreen or any other of their entities.  I admit, I stupidly took payday loans when I was being scammed. I never accepted money from Evergreen.  I paid all of the loans that I took out.

Per the FDCPA, you should not pay any callers who refuse to MAIL - do not accept fax or email - a debt validation letter showing that (1) you do owe a debt and that (2) your callers have the legal right to collect said debt. Refusal to mail this DV letter within five days of their first call is a violation of federal law.  A bill or invoice is not *proof* that you owe them either.

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-86217073a9c8dad/ ... 077595690349410
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
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Also read up on the laws and your rights:

Harassing calls from a debt collector? Here is what you need to know
http://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know

http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm

CFPB Q&A on debt collection practices
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ... debt-collection

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection
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Follow the steps in what you need to know. A legitimate debt collector agency should not have a problem with giving you a real business name and address you can google and verify via google street view, BBB etc.
For extortion Scam Operations, file reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,FTC & FCC..

http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/

And folks should consider looking at maybe getting call blocking device or phone..
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=se ... s=call+blockers

This Lady, Sharon Smith,CRG and Associates, called me asking for information about a debt I owed and legal actions will be taken in the next 48 hours so to call her back at this number, which comes up as unknown, also if I want to settle the debt, The only way I could pay is through a debit or credit card. I start asking questions about the company, where they located and ect., and he started getting angry (the Male Manager) I asked to speak with Sharon Smith and he said no i can only talk to him. Scammers!!!

The bible says? What the hell does the bible have to do with this debt collector? No offense to the bible, but there is NO PLACE in the BIBLE that says, owe no man nothing. Keep these threads related to the topic, these guys are scams! and have been reported to the FBI for impersonating an attorney/paralegal. They keep calling my my hubby's work! They are in DEEP DOOH DOOH!!

These guys called my hubby's place of employment claiming to be consumer group. They threatened to take us to court, for a loan that was taken out. They said they had our bank account national city, which has been closed for better than 6 years. He kept posing as an attorney and said he was going to take us to court. I told him three times to validate the debt, he wouldn't. I quoted fdca section 801 and said don't call my hubby's place of employment. He said the reason he called her was to convince her to let him have hubby's work information. his social security information and everything else he could get his hands on. I said again, please validate the debt. He wouldn't do it, just kept saying he was a paralegal, and we're going to court. I told him he couldn't threaten to take us to court, until he validated the debt. Then he got mad and told me to never contact his office ever again. Then he contacted hubby's place of employment, after he told me not to contact his office, said he was going to have hubby taken to court and wanted to convince his employer, to give him info. These guys are crooks, they said they are collecting on $1,300 loan and will continue to contact hubby's employer. I am calling the FTC, Ohio AG and whomever else. They can't contact to the point where it's annoying hubby's employer. Stay away from consumer group, they will lie.

   The calls are coming from Florida No# Panama City  850-588-1006

word up my brother

I received a call from 830-584-1339 on 03/06-2014 at 1:03PM -- out of Hondo, TX. This is the message that was left by a male voice. (Personally I think he sounded very nervous -- and it was a recording where they inserted my name at the beginning, saying if it isn't so-and-so, hang up now. Ok, here's the recording:


"This is a courtesy call regarding your file in our office. At this time, it is mandated that we obtain a final statement regarding a civil matter attached to your name and social security number. It is important that you your representing council contact our office today by pressing 8 to be connected now, or by calling 888-958-0336."

Please do not respond to this call. It is a scam. If it were legit -- you would be receiving a certified letter in the mail. Even if you were to receive a ceretified letter -- don't ever send personal info to them. Check it out first with the BBB, the Police or the company that's making thiese claims.

I received a call from 830-584-1339 on 03/06-2014 at 1:03PM -- out of Hondo, TX. This is the message that was left by a male voice. (Personally I think he sounded very nervous -- and it was a recording where they inserted my name at the beginning, saying if it isn't so-and-so, hang up now. Ok, here's the recording:


"This is a courtesy call regarding your file in our office. At this time, it is mandated that we obtain a final statement regarding a civil matter attached to your name and social security number. It is important that you your representing council contact our office today by pressing 8 to be connected now, or by calling 888-958-0336."

Please, do not respond to this call. It is a scam!! If it were legit -- you would be receiving a certified letter in the mail. Even if you were to receive a certified letter -- don't ever send personal info to them. Check it out first with the BBB, the Police or the company that's making these claims.

Actually there are several ways they can get your information. I just received a call from this number and same thing as many of the other posts. they started to tell me that I commited fraud, I owe check into cash money, and I can assure you, I have never taken out a loan from check into cash or any other payday loan places. The man who called me refused to provide me with any information and kept asking me to verify my personal information with him. I hung up on him, called check into cash who told me they get several calls about this on a daily basis and this company is fishing for my information so that they can actually commit fraud. I have also notified the authorities and filed a claim with the FBI. I would recommend that everyone do the same. FYI, the authorities also said that they have gotten several complaints about this. So you may have taken out a loan and I agree, if you borrow you should pay it back. But for those of us who did not, then common sense tells you that you don't owe a thing. Thanks!

Just got a call from Victoria London, not from this number, but telling me to call this number.  Claimed there is a check fraud charge attached to my SSN.  Ridiculous.  Tired of scammers!!  I never took out any loans and am currently debt-free.  I will gladly give them my attorney's number, but they may not call me anymore.  Just STOP and get a real job!!  You should be ordered to pay restitution to the people you have harrassed.  The call came from 712-560-1930.

They called said I was going to jail. When I asked for the information to try and settle the debt they couldnt give me a straight answer. They shook me. I thought I was going to jail.

This company has been harassing me as well and are very rude and unprofessional.  I do have an attorney and he has been notified as well.  I NEVER took money as they said I did.

Just got a call from them myself. Check linked to my ss# and dl# fraud. So I Google's the number and found out these folks are running a scam. That's funny you say that about check and go. I am paid up never late. Got me concerned.

Yes

Do not pay a dime SCAMMERs

Forgot to include the one humorous moment of the conversation. The lady actually said I was "reliable" for the loan. Is that hysterical or what? She didn't appreciate me telling her to get a dictionary then call me back.

I actually paid them the first two installments (dumb!!) because I was tired of the calls at my job. When I couldn't get hard copies or an email confirmation I stopped the payments. I should have googled them first. I would have saved myself a couple hundred bucks. Thanks to everyone who has cleared this up for me and given me the ammo to fend them off. I'm sure it's going to be a long drawn out process to get them to finally go away.

your stupid

They call and call and change their names all the time and hteir phone numbers. Ms London is the new name they use when calling.  They call using a local phone number then have you call 1-888-958-0336.  Same --- different day.

There are two things to note on 800notes. (1) Any positive post for a business is planted. Especially if it is out of context with the other posts. (2) "Pay your bills" posts are shills who work for the scam. They are usually written in all caps, with spelling that would blush a 5th grader. No one, and I repeat, no one comes to 800 notes because they are happy with a service, or product.

This is a scam, plain and simple. It's so widespread that the Better Business Bureau warns against it, but I called an attorney to make sure. Judging by their literacy level (or lack thereof), the people who post on here claiming that you should pay money to these scammers probably work for them.

http://northalabama.bbb.org/article/payday-loan-scam-45426

I got a call too, but it was for my deadbeat ex husband...they proceeded to tell me what the fraud was for; when I asked how they got my number since it is a cell, she, dumb a** indicated it was none of my business, that I was wasting her time calling her. DFer you called my number.