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Debt Collection Scam Reports & Reviews (189)

- Hackettstown, NJ, USA
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Stated they were collecting money that was an unpaid "payday" loan for a company EZMoney. That they were going to file a lawsuit if I did not pay. Stated it was filed in an unnamed US District Court. The letter had a very small "Filed" stamp on it stating it was filed "Internally" on September 16, 2023.

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- Fort Myers, FL, USA
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Received a TXT using my full name at 2: 10 am stating I need to contact them about an outstanding debt and gave me a 202 number to call back.

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- Vale, NC, USA
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Scammers pretending to be attorneys, said i owe $15,000 in debt. That i was facing court proceedings and wage garnishment if i didn't pay. When i askef for proof of debt, they advised me to pay the debt first, then they would provide me with documentation. I then hung up. They continue to harrsss me and my family members.

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Yep, hate the fact these low life scammers have our numbers.

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- Rocky Ridge, OH, USA
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A debt collector called asking for Jarred Cook to call 866-551-0880. I called to inform them that Mr. Cook had my cell phone number about 10 years ago. In a nasty tone she then said oh it is you we are look for regarding a pay day loan on May 20, 2016 using my SS number and a DOB near my DOB. She said it was for $2,398.00 and it has a payoff amount of $550.58. I told her that I did not get a loan in 2016 and have never heard about it before. She said she is going to send it to my Credit Bureau report. I told her I think she is scamming me and I am going to report her and she hung up or did not say anything further.

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Called me from a Private number. Then said they had a lien n garnishment for my checks.And that they woukd deliver paperwork that will be sent to my address. And to call if I had questions before motion is filed. Name was Amy but left no last name. 877 700 6743. Stated was Benson and Jacobs out of Bee County

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- Buford, GA, USA
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Holly Harper with Legal Courier Service called said she was looking for me and also called my daughter with an Urgent Legal Matter that requires an immediate response case number

37801. If no contact is established today documents will be filed in the county. Their field agents will come to the property address on file to respond and result in an order of action. The number to call was 949-334-9206

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- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Myself, spouse and brother-in-law all received phone calls from a number appearing to be from in-state from a "Mr. Gonzalez" claiming to be from EZ Corp on the dates of 12/01, 12/02 and 12/04 saying I owed $1080 to a payday loan group in Stillwater, Oklahoma (where I used to live) and that it needed to be collected immediately. I did not answer the calls as they were from an unknown number, but they called twice and left two voicemails. My brother-in-law answered a phone call on 12/01, and he recognized this as a potential scam. When he mentioned law enforcement, the person on the phone cursed at him and hung up on him. He called back to confront them, and after a few times calling, they quit answering his calls. My spouse also received several calls from them. When he first spoke to them, they tried getting personal information about me from him, but he didn't provide anything. They haven't answered any further calls from him.

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- Clarksville, TN, USA
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Stated i owed i debt from many years ago but couldnt give me an exact company. They did have my social security number i didnt give them it. Uses a company called mediations account services to process payments for empire capital network. Now they are calling and harassing family members.

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- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Scammer has called four time and leaves voice mail but no call back numbers. I called number that the party was calling from and a guy answered Midland Recovery, a collection agency for some cash payday loan back in 2018. I've not taken any payday loan. I asked him (kyle) to send me a letter and he said they had my information and would pursue a court order in my jurisdiction. I asked him to send a letter via email and refused. He merely said I would be sued and I didn't need to have a letter.

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- Montgomery, AL, USA
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Received an email stating I would go to court for a bill with CAshnetusa. Unable to talk to a person and requested payment with a green dot card.

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- Vernon Rockville, CT, USA
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They started by calling and texting 5 of my family members. I called the phone number heated. They asked for one of their phone numbers, and I refused, fear of additional fraud. They gave me a lot of personal information and stated that I took out a load that was taken in 2015. I did not recall taking out a loan. When asked for more info he stated Easymoney-(my last name). I stated that i had not used that type of loan. I asked if they could give me the contact info for EasyMoney. He refused and stated his company owned the loan. He stated a job that I put down that pre-dated 2015, an address that pre-dated 2015 and a bank I had closed/not used since 2018. No notice was ever sent to my old address nor email. When I asked for written documentation, he refused and stated "This is not going anywhere and we can bring this to court" my response was I would love to resolve this issue if proper documentation could be given. He refused to put me to a supervisor. All info given can easily been found through Google and old records.

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- Henderson, CO, USA
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He Said my husbands name and asked if I knew that person. I said yes. Proceeded to say he had outstanding debt in tolls and they’re a collection agency and to avoid court we could settle now. He didn’t ask for money right away, he wanted me to sign something first.

I asked for documentation and he emailed me something I couldn’t open and I said I would have r speak with my husband. I also called our state toll company to verify if we had any outstanding charges and make sure our auto pay was set up.

The guy called back and I told him I spoke with the state department and cleared any balance due. He asked what number I called and I said Google. He said I don’t believe wand hung up. Now I’m reporting. My balance due to the state was coincidentally a bill I received in the mail that day for a nominal amount and not for $900! We use our tolls almost daily so there was no way this was possible.

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I got a call from a quasi local number on 10/13/2023 saying that they were from the "state processing unit" and that I was going to be served and my wages would be garnished on 10/16/23. Well it included an 877 number to call if I wanted to stop proceedings. Just to be cautious I searched my local court system for cases where I'd be involved and nothing showed up (I wasn't shocked).

There are a few hallmarks of scams to notice here. First, a process server might call you to facilitate delivery of a summons but they won't call you and tell you to call the people suing you to see if you can stop wage garnishment. Also, wage garnishment will start if you're sued and lose and refuse to pay.

This particular scammer did make some other mistakes that aren't as common. They did set up a fake website for bensonandjacobs.com with some vague legalese on it. But they also included a physical address, 801 Kenilworth Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina 28204 (see screenshot). Unfortunately for them, that is the location of a closed Wells Fargo building that is being torn down to make way for a new 5 story medical office building. I spoke to the property manager to confirm. I know why they wanted a physical address but they should have chosen a better one. I suppose they figured no one would check but I am the type that does.

Anyway, definitely a scam.
Debt Collection Scam Benson & Jacobs 877-700-6515

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scammers name Steve Moore
Representing; Benson-Jacobs law firm
Phone numbers 877-700-6743 and 877-700-6515
date- 10-30-2023
I received a call from a lady named Sarah at 712-847-5243 on 10-29-2023 stating that I needed to call 977-700-6743 regarding a summons for NAM1880IAfor me to appear in court or be served with a garnashment of my pay. I called the first number and was referred to the second number. I got a voice mail from both numbers, I left a message at the second number The next day this guy called me stating that I was being sued by Chase bank of Washington for over $5000 but they were willing to settle for half if I gave it to him over the phone today. I have never done business with Chase bank of anywhere, much less for $5000. I told him I would have my lawyer contact him. He answered just wait until you get the summons and you can fight this in court. I said FINE I WILL DO THAT. See us in court, and hung up.
I checked the number on my caller ID that the gal called from stating I needed to call the 877 number and it is an invalid number.
I am pretty sure this is a scam operation going on.

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This is for sure a scam. They called me from a quasi local number on 10/13 (Friday) saying I would be served papers on the following Monday. Well I just ignored it, it had the hallmarks of a scam. But on around the 18th I decided to have some fun with them. I looked up the 877-700-6515 number on line and it ties to a website (bensonandjacobs.com) that was created in April. The website says they've been in business for 30 years but all they have is this very cookie cutter website they made this year? Unlikely. They have a physical address on the site, but if you search for that address it is the former site of a Wells Fargo bank that has since closed and is being demolished to make way for a medical office building. So now I'm just calling them on the regular for entertainment. They don't want me calling them back, but why shouldn't I? They said they had information for me and they won't really provide any hard data.

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- Chicago, IL, USA
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Benson & Jacobs supposedly hired a locator service to serve me the documents for a debt that I supposedly owed. I called Benson & Jacobs and spoke with Steve Moore. He gave me the following information related to the debt that they are suing me about: Original Account # xxxx -- American Express with Date of delinquency: 04/30/2017 from MidAmerica Bank & Trust in the amount of $2394.11. They wanted me to settle with the amount of $1622.58. I told them that this is not my debt because I was never a customer of MidAmerica Bank & Trust. I also told them that I never had an American Express credit card during that time. He told me to wait to be served and dispute the debt during the court hearing. I asked him to verify my current address so that I could be sure to receive the documents. He started getting agitated and was very rude and told me to wait to be served. I asked for the number of the locator service so I could call them and give them my current address so I can receive the papers so I can show up in court. Once again, Steve Moore got very upset and was rude. He even laughed at me that I didn't know the process for debt collection. After the call, I called MidAmerica Bank & Trust. I gave them the account number given to me by Benson & Jacobs. Customer service from bank said that the account number is too long for their bank. Customer service checked using my current name and previous legal name as well as my date of birth. Bank confirmed that I never had an account with MidAmerica Bank & Trust. Therefore, this debt is not mine. This law firm could be a scammer so I am filing a formal complaint.

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- Wamego, KS, USA
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They contacted my personal cell phone, my place of employment and my wife's cell phone. They had our address. They made multiple calls to my job saying they needed to serve me with papers, along with my personal phone and wife's phone. They threatened to take us to court, and they threatened to put a lean on our house and garnish wages. I put a fraud alert on my account to stop this. I never had credit card debit as they claimed. My wife called to let them know they needed to stop and they said see you in court.

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- Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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The person called me and said i had a past due credit card from 2013. Said I paid the card for 2 years and stopped paying it. Said i needed to pay 895.00 ober the pjone or they would serve me a judgment and take my car. I asked for the bank who the card was from and told them that there was no card on my credit history from that bank. She said it wouldnt show because it was never sent in. I told her that you have to show a history of payments for your credit report she said that they would send someone to my house with papers if I didnt pay it. I refused to pay so she said the cops would come last night but no one came.

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- Jeffersonville, IN, USA
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Said they knew all my different locations.my employer. When i gave name of person who contacted me.peeson said nobody in office by that name.threaten to contact state in regards to potential lawsuit.i have no knowledge of owing money to anyone.has called family member. I asked to have info mailed to address since they have it.lady said we will contact employer and hung up.

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He said he was with the state of nebraska and used my old married name from over 10 years ago. He said if I didn’t contact a company named Fine, Webber and Ross by tomorrow they were going to file a notice of claim against me at the Lancaster County Court. I googled and that company seems legit but the number came back as being flagged for a healthcare fraud investigation

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A caller from, by the name of Sherry Cena, called my mom and claimed that I took out a loan in 2016 and I needed to call her back to make sure that I wouldn't be served court papers. This person was very convincing and had personal information on me(although, it was very outdated)

My mom thought it was legit so she told her where I worked and she called my work. I then called her, told her that I didn't take out a loan and asked that she leave me and my family alone. She then went on a tirade trying to convince me that she wasn't a scammer so I hung she. She tried calling me back but I didn't answer.

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