Victim Location 36116
Type of a scam Debt Collections
My mother was contacted by Ms. Davis of Bryant & Bryant Associates yesterday morning. She gave all of my information to my mother and said I owed a company money. She also went on to tell my mother that I would be prosecuted to the fullest if this is true. My mother contacted me immediately so I could resolve this matter. I told my mother that this was not true and that I would contact this lady immediately. I called Ms. Davis and she proceeded to tell me that they had surveillance of me and also she had my bank information and all of my relatives information and that I owed this company $467.50. As she went on to assure me that this matter could be resolved by giving the company $200 to resolve this issue, I would have to submit the money within 24 hours or I could be set up on a finance option for $155 a month but it has to be paid off in 90 days or I would go to jail, and this had to be done by giving a bank account number over the phone. I told her that that was ridiculous and she "connected" with lady named "Jackie" at the company that I supposedly owed. She had the hold music and everything to sound official. I let this lady talk to find out clues of what they were up to. Well, "Jackie" said that I could send $20 in good faith that I was going to pay the $200 but she needed my account number then proceeded to "transfer" me back to Ms. Davis. I felt this was fishy so I told her I didn’t have that kind of money right now and to let me call her back, that I had to find someone that could help me out. She did keep telling me to ask my mother if she could help me out over and over. I did a reverse look up of the phone number she called me from and it was a cell phone with a Cingular Wireless account in TX. I called her back and asked if I could ask her a few questions before I sent the money. She wouldn’t give me her first name or her exact location, but she told me that Jackie’s last name was Ortiz. She got offended that I asked her these questions and asked why I needed to know all these things. I just explained to her that I just wanted to know who I was talking to and exactly where I was calling. She wouldn’t give me the information she only gave me the phone number of the company I supposedly owed. I called the phone number she gave me and a lady picked up. It was the actual company. I asked to speak to Jackie Ortiz and the lady said I’m sorry we don’t have anyone that works her by that name.
In the meanwhile, Ms. Davis contacted my mother and asked her what she was going to do about MY debt that I supposedly owed. I beeped in on my mothers phone conversation with Ms. Davis. My mother told me that she told her to call her back in 10 minutes that I was calling in. Our conversation lasted for about 30 minutes and Ms. Davis hadn’t called my mother back. My mother and I exchanged our experiences with this so called company until Ms. Davis called back. She tried to tell my mother that this is a legitimate business and that she had been doing this for years. Yeah! I bet!! Ms. Davis could not get anymore information out of my mother and told her she wouldn’t call back and that this matter will be turned over to the lawyers and that it will go to court. My mother thanked her for helping us become aware of the situation. I doubt that phone will be on tomorrow!