Payday Loan Debt Scam – Public Announcement

A lot of our clients have called claiming people are calling them trying to scare them and threaten them into paying an old or non existent payday loan they have.  These men have a very thick Indian accent. These men are claiming to be affiliated with payday loan debt companies like  Cash America,  Allied Financial Services, Advanced Credit,  and CashNet USA and several other different payday loan companies names.

These men are absolutely fraudulent payday loan debt collectors.  I am listing some of phone numbers below for you to check:

914-612-7156

415-200-0177

206-204-4835

909-580-8968

972-322-2888

626-380-0420

916-458-4838

213-286-0291

213-985-7627

206-607-0716

530-463-1643

760-514-0147

707-633-4788

818-688-7266

415-236-1916

213-985-7627

704-456-1060

714-600-6000

310-401-6743

530-419-2193

These men will even claim that you will be arrested and placed in jail unless you send money to them via Western Union. They will even threaten to call your place of business and report to your boss or that you have a lawsuit against you when you were never notified to begin with.  Here is what one of our clients said about their call from these crooks.

I received a call yesterday and they left a very threatening message saying I need to get a lawyer and to have the lawyer call them. I called the number back to find out what was going on and I said if you ever leave a threatening message on my phone again I will call the cops he said go ahead we are affiliated with the cops. He said that there were 3 counts of fraud or something against me for taking out a loan from US Cash and not paying it back. He said US Cash tried to withdraw the payment and it was declined and so I am being sued and I will be arrested for fraud, etc. I asked how much it was for he said $921.49 with interest and late fees but could not tell me the exact loan amount he said it was deposited on March 4, 2010. I called my back and there was nothing deposited to my account except my paychecks, I called the local police and filed a report because this guy had all my personal information including my bank account number, social and my friends name he even knew where I work. I also filed a complaint with the FTC, the FBI, the attorney general in California where he said the company he was calling from was and I filed a complaint with the attorney general in my state. He said he was calling from Law Group of California, and his name was Brandon Jackson I looked it up and could not find anything. The number used to call me was 530-463-1643.

As you can see from what the client wrote us is that these guys are very demanding and their tone is to intimidate you into paying them.  The sad part is its working and some people are actually paying these crooks to keep the police from showing up to their house or work.  I am telling you right now that is completely false and will not happen.  There hasn’t been a debtors prison since the civil war. As well owing these payday loan companies debt is a civil matter not a criminal matter. The majority of these type of  telephone calls are usually made on a Friday or during the weekend when government offices or the payday lenders you “supposedly” owe money to are closed.

The name of the payday loan companies these frauds give are completely false.  The scammers use both the name of a real payday loan outfit and will even use an attorney’s name  to make the person think it’s legitimate if they check it out on the web. Please do not fall for these trap.  As well never ever give out your bank account information to anyone claiming you owe them money to avoid jail.

If you ever receive this type of call whether you owe payday loan companies the debt or not call the payday lender and find out if there is something legitimate or not. As well please go your state attorney general’s website and file a complaint although they are bombarded with these complaints.  The FTC also allows you to file complaints online.  The FTC’s website is:  https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

The FBI has also stated these tips:

If you receive these calls, do not follow the caller’s instructions. Rather, you should:

  • Notify your banking institutions.
  • Contact the three major credit bureaus and request an alert be put on your file.
  • Contact your local law enforcement agencies if you feel you are in immediate danger.
  • File a complaint at www.IC3.gov.

Tips to avoid becoming a victim of this scam:

  • Never give your Social Security number—or personal information of any kind—over the telephone or online unless you initiate the contact.
  • Be suspicious of any e-mail with urgent requests for personal financial information. The e-mail may include upsetting or exciting but false statements to get you to react immediately.
  • Avoid filling out forms in e-mail messages that request personal information.
  • Ensure that your browser is up-to-date and security patches have been applied.
  • Check your bank, credit, and debit card statements regularly to make sure that there are no unauthorized transactions. If anything looks suspicious, contact your bank and all card issuers.
  • When you contact companies, use numbers provided on the back of cards or statements

Source: http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710

If you have been targeted by these crooks whether you have payday loan debt or not, please leave a comment with their numbers so others can benefit from this as well.

GET YOUR FREE CONSULTATION NOW!

Man And Woman Giving Thumbs Up For Payday Loan Help | Eliminate Payday Loan Debt

We Deal with the Payday Lenders For You And Eliminate The High Interest and Fees!

Get a Free Quote Below or Call Us Now at 877-734-6700