Victim Location 32514
Type of a scam Debt Collections
Received a voice mail from "Nationwide Courier Services" at 2:45 stating I would be receiving a package at 3:00 and to call and confirm. Called back and was directed to their "legal department" which was a guy named Dan. All of them seemed to be native English speakers. I was told that the package was paperwork I would have to sign regarding a litigation against me for a debt over 8 years old. If I signed the paperwork I would be responsible for the entire $4000+ debt plus legal fees which would be taken from my paychecks. They claimed this was happening quickly because they had made multiple attempts to contact me. They had my SSN, address, etc and read that information to me without me asking. They offered me a "settlement" of $2000 which would stop the courier (it was already after 3:00 at this point) but it had to be paid immediately to have my payment on record. I gave debit card information and signed a contract they emailed me from a "Tyler Gibson" from Docusign saying I was paying "Franklin Capital Management" for "The Delta Group." I didn’t have time to read the paperwork and they told me not to save the document (I did anyway). Thankfully the bank declined the payment. This all happened within about 30 minutes and I was too rushed to think logically. They called back and asked me to call the bank to clear the payment. I told them I had to get to work and would try to step out to make the call when I got there. I was getting ready for work and I kept telling them I had to go and they kept trying to keep me on the phone, even asked me to sign paperwork on the way to work. Was able to think on the way to work and realized I was being scammed and I called the bank to cancel my debit card. Received one more voicemail saying they were going to try my card one more time and if it didn’t clear, then the litigation would go through. I didn’t receive any calls after that, probably because I would have known the courier never arrived.