No, the shill story can't have both a tragic ending and a happy one or it doesn't work. The point of that mock indignation was to discredit this website and all comments which disfavor the fraud factory. The false savior-collector story would need to be separate, its point being to paint the thugs as trustworthy and prompt payments from victims who lower their guard.

AAAH,  You're just bitter because this  discussion board is costing you a lot of hard disearned scam money.  You really love us,  don't you.    We understand!    It's hard now days to extort a decent living from others.  And on top of that,   this poor man has been stricken with the dreaded shill disease known as ......Loan Dementia.......
However,  in his post,  he forgot the traditional  "Thanks for helping me"  that normally ends these post,   thanking the "so called collector"  for coming to his rescue and putting him on the straight and narrow path.

Thanks for the fearmongering shill post, straight from the illegal debt collector handbook ...

"I saw all that bad stuff on dah webbinets written about this company, so I ignored them and now I'm in big trouble and I was shamed in front of all my coworkers and it's all your fault for lying and now I'm going to insult all of you."

One more time for the slow kids in the boiler room .... A payday loan is *A LOAN* and not a "hot check". Consumer debt in America is *NOT A CRIME*. A "normal person" can easily figure that out. A "normal person" has a right to dispute a debt collector's claim and seek the shelter of state and federal laws, and should when a PDL thug comes calling.

Official-type material on US federal collection law:
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ... debt-collection

See also this FTC alert: "Fake Debt Collectors"
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

This is plain BULL No way a court would mak eyou pay that much over original debt. This is the scam artists themselves trying to SCARE people.

They clled my grandma n told her they was gone serve me when I called bk no answer but I kno I haven't wrote any checks at all n I have never worked where they say I was working at the time

This person posted this same message above on all the sites I've seen about collections agencies.  This guy must be one of these collection agent scammers!

So, as a normal person i googled this number before I went a head and paid off a debt i slightly remembered owing but since everyone on this forum SWORE THEY WERE FRAUD i did not resolve this matter with them. Little to know this morning  i get a phone call from my manager ,someone had came to my work looking for me, 30 minutes later im served with a summons to appear in harris county (my local jursidiction) on a Issuance of a bad check as well as a civil lawsuit. First and last time I will listen to this forum! Thanks alot a***oles i could of settled this and saved my self time, money and possibly my job!

I DIDNT GET THEIR NAME BUT SAID THEY WERE TURNING ME IN TO THE DA FOR A BAD CHECK ON A PAYDAY LOAN I MAY OR MAY/NOT HAVE GOTTEN 4 YEARS AGO ASKING ME TO PAY 250$ TO SETTLE... IM ALSO IN BANKRUPCTY CHAPTER 13 WHICH I KNOW ALL MY OUTSTANDING LOANS WHERE INCLUDED BUT THEY INSISTED THEY COULD FILE FRAUD AND BAD CHECK CHARGES WITH MY LOCAL DA...
LUCKILY TALKED TO MY LAWYER BEFORE PAYING AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS ALL A SCAM... MY LAWYER IS NOW PURSING THEM...

What is the docket number of the case? In which state and court was the case presided?

B***s***! No court would award over three grand on a $360 loan. In addition, pay day loans are illegal in many states. You can not plead the courts to award a judgement on an illegal loan.

I challenge you to orward the document number of your case with the state and county so we may verify your claim.

U r such a liar Steven Douglas didn't take u to no damn court! If u call that 713 number to get in contact with someone the number doesn't even work anymore. And there name chambers and mclane doesn't even exist I looked it up on better Better Business Bureau.

STEVEN DOUGLAS was the case worker that took me to court!

Steven Douglas how did this company take you to court on a claim over $360? You work for this damn company! I received a call from you and you stated on my voicemail your name is Steven Douglas! Please everyone this company is a scam do not give them any information just ignore them!!!

I just got a call from a private number. Girl told me they would be to my house to see me tonight. I asked for what and she said to call this number they can tell you for what. The number is 713-997-8368

Did you find a number. The number she told me to call is not in service and she told me I would be served

I got a call and they left a message to call this number 713-997-8368  She just said her name was kimberly but didn't give her company sounds like a scam

Called and said they were going to serve me. I have no outstanding loans

I got a call from this number(713-997-8368) this morning. I wish I knew the address of this collection agency,so I could notify them not to call me.  The caller Id says houston,tx but I seriously doubt they are in Texas.

I am getting this number calling me at a Private School, the person they are asking for doesn't work here and I don't think ever has. I told them to quit calling this number and they told me that the person they are calling for has to tell them not to call this number. How do you report them? Who do I report them to?

I have been getting calls from this number.

I have gotten calls like this one before be very careful there are many scamers out there that will claim that you owe money you don't. There are also individuals who go on to places like this one and post things like I got sued in court by these people and in fact they are working for the same scammers that are calling you! If you believe you do owe the money make sure they send you proof in writing of the debt! This is required by law. Do not give them any information of yours for them to validate! If it is valid debt they already should have the information.The business of scamming people out of money for claiming to have civil suits, law enforcement coming after you ect. grossed in the billion dollar range last year! (All can be verified Google  bogus Debt collectior phone scams.) The FTC has warning out there as well.  There are protections out there for consumers so do your research!  Good Luck!!

I got a similar call early this week and I have called back with no call back to me as of yet. I do have a different number that is sending me directly to someone's voice mail. I haven't gotten anything in writing from these people it makes me worry.

So, what did you ending doing?
What about identity theft?

I just got the same phone call, (I haven't talk to anyone yet), it was a lady, she left a message in my answer machine saying that it is in my best interest to call them back. She never said her name or a company's name. So I called back to the number she left and I got an answer machine CLM associates instructing to leave my name and phone number and they will call me back. I know I don't own anything so I an wondering about if this is a scam or what?

Why? Did you really own that loan?

I did do some research on the number and comes back to a firm based out of Houston,Texas , In my experience certain loans are not instantly placed on your report as not all companies do report.If this is not on your credit report and all information does come back to you it would be in your best interest to rectify the matter before it does go any further. This firm does have a history of filing civil lawsuits and placing judgments against the debtor. If that does happen your looking at paying at least triple what you owe and it will destroy your credit. I'm not sure where you reside but when judgements are passed you are looking at wage garnishment up to 25%(as per federal law), liens being placed on your assets(car,home ect) and or a levy being placed on your account until the balance of the judgement is paid off. Hope this information helped and I wish you the best

This company took me to court on a civil claim over a 360$, I ended up paying over 3200 with court costs.

Got a call from a lady names Jessica or Jenny something that starts with a J trying to get me to pay for a loan I didnt not sign to for $460.00 she wanted me to settle out and pay 300 dollars. When I checked my credit score I looked in my collections and the loan she was talking about was not on my report. Please investigate this number becuase she has my SS number, email address, address, and phone number.