Victim Location 54904
Type of a scam Debt Collections
Scammer left voice message
"this is Cynthia Davis with DAP and Associates and we have been attempting to contact you as we have a case filled that is connected to your name and social security number if you don’t contact us a judgment not in your favor will be decided. You need to call 866-680-8540 before this is turned over to your county." I did not call the number.
Victim Location 54208
Type of a scam Debt Collections
We did not answer the phone because we didn’t recognize the number. I did some research and found out it is a scam where they try to collect money for a debt on a loan you never took out with no info avail and they threaten to send police (which would never happen for a civil judgement). Do not fall for this scam.
Victim Location 37849
Type of a scam Phishing
They call and leave messages on your voicemail threatening legal action claiming that there is a legal issue attached with the Social Security number. They called from different phone numbers. This is all false there is no legal issue attached to my Social Security number or other relatives that they have called my phone for claiming that there is a legal issue with their Social Security number
Victim Location 98109
Type of a scam Phishing
Received a phone call from Sophia Richardson at DAP (or D&P) Associates. Supposedly they have been trying to reach me about a legal complaint filed against my name and social security number. Failure to return their call will result in a recommendation not in my favor. Instructs to call 1-844-430-3773. Many folks have reported as a scam online and I couldn’t find a business under that name listed online in Bridgeport… but I did hit return call to the 760-203-2954 and someone answered named Julie for DAP (or D&P).
Victim Location 21223
Type of a scam Debt Collections
They tried to say I took out a loan from Vandelier Group (which turned into BBM LLC or something like that after being sold) back in 2011 and that the loan amount was $400 and the total now (after being unpaid) was $4,678.19 but they could take it down to $2,678.19 and in order to get rid of it all, I would have to send them $50 today. I said no, that’s not possible, I can’t do it today. They said if not today, then I could make a payment on my pay day of $410.19 to consolidate. I told them it was the holidays and that wasn’t possible, that money was appropriated to something else with Christmas coming up. Then they said well we can make a payment plan and you can pay this month and next month in the amount of $360.19 to end it all. I gave them an old paypal account card number to end the call and said I would put it on there when I got paid. I told her to email me the payment arrangement details and she said she would when we got off the phone. (Hours later and I have yet to receive an email) I then called the FTC to speak with an investigator to ensure it was real or if it was a fraud/scam and they told me it was a scam if they didn’t have paperwork and to say I needed paperwork- a signature of me signing a paper saying I took out a loan, the bank account and number it was deposited into, and the loan name. After saying what the FTC said when I called them back, the fraudulent company said they “didn’t have that information since they were a third party (which makes no sense, you should if you’re in anyway tied to this) but it was pertinent for me to make the payment before they sent out a summons and garnished 40% of my wages if I didn’t call them by 12PM the next day.” I look forward to seeing if they will call at 12 tomorrow. This was a total scare tactic to get my valued information from me and I failed to fall for it. They had all of my information down to my social security number, previous addresses, emails, and family members phone numbers (minus my brothers which they had the wrong number which was the reason I got suspicious about it in the first place since he’s had the same number since 7th grade). DO NOT LET THESE PEOPLE GET YOUR MONEY! They will try and talk over you, make you believe something that you have no recollection of and make you feel like a bad person when in fact, it is them. #StayWoke