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Scammer/Fraudster calling from 843-419-5062 (SUMMERVILLE, SC)

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REDD 1 reported a Scammer/Fraudster (8434195062 from SUMMERVILLE area, SC). The following comments were posted: The company who has been calling you is probably a scammer. There is no evidence that they actually exist. They are probably criminals who have found your information online. Unless you receive written notification there is no reason to treat them as a real company. They may threaten you to scare you into paying them, but there is nothing they can actually do. Do not give them anything they ask for. File a complaint with your state attorney generals office or contact the new government agency which has been set up to handle consumer complaints: http:www.consumerfinance.govget-help-nowc ... and-complaints http:www.consumerfinance.gov You may also file a complaint with the FBI here: http:www.ic3.govcomplaintdefault.aspx . Payday loan sites get hacked on a seemingly regular basis and scammers use info hacked from these sites to illegally collect money from unwary consumers. They will often know personal info such as your last four digits of your SSN, DOB, address etc., all taken from the stolen records. They use that info to get even more info on you from personal info sellers like Choicepoint. Unless you know for sure you owe the money, be very careful about giving them any personal info, especially bank account information (they will clean you out,). Record the calls if legal in your jurisdiction, and demand a mailing address so you can send them a "cease and desist" letter (see FDCPA Sect 809.) Since these calls almost always come from overseas, there isnt much the authorities can do to stop them. So protect yourself. The scammers use many scare tactics to force you to pay: Threaten jail time, to "serve you at work or home" or " arrest you at work or home" if you dont pay by a specific hour demand pre-paid Walmart card or Western Union tranfers to pay the supposed debt Tell you "there is a case pending in the courts". Check your local courthouse and see if any company has filed a lawsuit against you. Say they are federal agents, government agents, law enforcement, ie "Officer Smith", ""Special Investigator Jones" Say they are a lawyer or law firm. Ask for their exact company name, address and the names of their lawyers so you can look them up in their state bar association (this can be done online). State a fake company name: again, get the exact address and look them up in their states Division of Corporations:. If they are not listed there they are not a real company, and therefore, a SCAM! Tell them by law they are required to send you a collection letter within 5 days of the first time they call you. Be suspicious if they refuse to give you their address or wont send the letter through the US Mail. Many scammers email or fax collection letters to skirt the Mail Fraud felony laws. All Division of Corporations for every state can be found at the following link: http:www.coordinatedlegal.comSecretaryOfState.html Unfortunately there is nothing we can do against scammers since they are not legitimate and not much you can do either other than hang up on them. Keep telling them you know they are not real, they will not get anything from you, and are wasting their time. Also, tell them you have reported them to the FBI. Eventually they will leave you alone when they realize they will not be able to trick you into paying them. Please see this ALERT from the FBI: http:www.ic3.govmedia2010101201.aspx Here is a link to a recent Fox news report on this very scam: http:www.myfoxla.comdppnewsinvestigative ... -scams-20110502 We hope this information has proven helpful. And please tell your family and friends to be on alert for this scam! Permalink: http://www.numberinvestigator.com/phone/843-419-5062.html

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