Victim Location 78754
Type of a scam Debt Collections
They left a threatening message regarding a debt and a case against me. When I called back, knowing it was probably a scam, they attempted to get me to pay off a credit card. Problem is, I already paid that card and closed the account months ago. And, I did so directly with the credit provider. Ha! Then they requested I email them proof. Yeah right buddy. Not happening. I took the email address and mentioned I would get my lawyer and financial advisor to forward the information. They got upset with that. Too bad I wasn’t born yesterday and I am a huge fan of the scammer channels on YouTube. I googled the supposed company after I ended the call. Legit company name that handles financial recovery for the Medical field. My credit card has nothing to do with Medical expenses. Nice try.
Victim Location 98390
Type of a scam Other
Leaving voice mails and calling home phone threatening legal action for some undisclosed complaints. This kind of procedure is supposed to be done by mail. These people are annoying and need to be stopped.
Victim Location 93933
Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief
Update on my recent scam- the initial phone call came from a telephone number listed from Roy, WA. 253-215-1939. I just received more phone calls from a company called ARS and (5mins ago) another threatening voice mail from a Lawyer calling herself Heather Lockwood. Here is the telephone number that were left in the recent VM- 888-587-7407. In the time it took to compose this story I have been called twice by the 253 number and 5 times from the ARS company.
Victim Location 93933
Type of a scam Debt Collections
I received a voice mail message from a person describing herself as a lawyer. In this message she accused me with defrauding bank one (capital one bank.) She threatened me by saying her company will come to my place of employment and will force a bank lien for the outstanding balance of $930. I called their telephone number and spoke with a man from a company calling themselves American Recovery Services. Vincent started the phone call in an aggressive tone, said it’s being recorded, he told me if I don’t settle this balance in a one time fee I will be committing fraud. I asked for more details on the card- he told me I had a balance of $930.00 and that he’s willing to pay more than half. He quoted me a settlement figure of "just over $400. I told him I’d look into it and asked to call him back. Vincent said I will call YOU back tomorrow. I spoke with my partner- we had not received any mail or bills from credit one. When he called back I asked him to send proof of this settlement which came over on a gmail account as a simple one page attachment w an ARS company logo and signed by a Mr. Belaire. In this attachment he asked me to pay a different amount (around $130 higher) than stated in the initial phone call. I checked my credit score and found my Capital One card balance as being closed and paid in full. Total scam. When he followed up with a call I told him I will be reporting him to the BBB- he still threatened me with legal action and continued to argue until I hung up. This company had been trying to reach me for about 4-6 weeks. I suspect this scam is a direct result of the Equifax hacking.
Victim Location 60707
Type of a scam Debt Collections
This company keeps calling trying to get info. They are asking for info in contacting my stepfather. They claim a legal case by my step father has never received and type of legal notification in the mail or in person. I am not sure how they got my number but they keep calling and harassing me. I have my number on the national do not call registry.