Victim Location 04976
Total money lost $649
Type of a scam Debt Collections
Consumer was contacted by a company calling themselves "TPB", claiming that they were collecting a debt for Capital One Bank and if the consumer didn’t pay by 5:00 they would be arrested. The amount of the debt varied between $16,000 and $17,000. TPB then said he had until 3:00 to come up with $800 (or else he’d be arrested), and the rest could be paid within 10 days. Also contacted the consumer’s daughter trying to get the money. Consumer gave them his grocery money, sold his truck for scrap metal, and sold possessions to come up with $500 but couldn’t get the full $800. TPB wanted the consumer’s bank information and PIN number for his bank account, the consumer refused at first but then ended up giving them the information to cover the rest of the debt. They were supposed to call back to confirm that the payment went through, never received a call back. The consumer call back late that night and was put on hold for a long time, the company said they would send a confirmation letter, but no letter arrived after more than a week.
The consumer went to his bank to see if everything went through okay, someone from the bank called the number he had and the company identified themselves as "Pittman Law Group" rather than "TPB", the name they gave the consumer. They said they would put the confirmation letter in the mail that day. When the letter arrived, the bank took a look at the letter and said it was a fake and the consumer was scammed.