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- Reading, PA, USA
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Received letters about the debt and how much needed to be paid. Also a few phone calls.

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- Rockville, MD, USA
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Received email requesting immediate paymnet of about $2400 for security services in 2018-2023, which I never ordered. Threatenning to collet data and drop the credit score.

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- Bethesda, MD, USA
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A man initially called us (from a private line) stating that he is a processor, but we hung up on him. He then called back and identified himself as "Brian Archoleta," and left a voicemail stating he is a processor with Montgomery County STP and that there is a lien against our house. He then proceeded to state that the calls are the final 2 attempts to reach us about said lien against our property. He gave us a phone number (855-664-8602) for the issuing firm of the "lien" and a bogus case number. We, of course, become scared but we also knew that we don't have any liens nor any debt because we are a debt-free household. So, we immediately, went online to our county and state's court website to look up the case number and our property information to see if there were any liens at all. Needless to say, there was nothing in the public records. I also googled the phone number and immediately the search results yielded multiple info about phishing scams such as these. Sadly, it is now all too common, and these scammers make it sound so scary and realistic that many people would otherwise believe them and just give out more of their personal information. Luckily, we don't fall for these very easily, but others might not be so lucky. So, we just wanted to put our personal experience out there to make more people aware of this and hopefully they don't fall for it.

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- Mc Lean, VA, USA
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Claiming to be from a previous u paid loan

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- Covington, LA, USA
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The number left a voicemail indicating they were calling from a legal department for litigation. They asked to return the call to 8889854323. This related to an aged credit card account that was in collections and had been paid off. We have proof this account was satisfied in full with the original lender, we have confirmation relating to this. This new company states the charges are 1075.00 and they intend to pursue litigation for this amount. They indicated they would mark this as refusing to pay and would see us in 30 days in court. We disconnected the line. The caller called back from 4707880548. It was a lady and a younger sounding male. She states she is with a Litigation, Mediation, Arbitration company and would be marking this as refusal to pay. She wished us luck in court and made threats we would be out of pocket a lot more money. She verbally threatened our family indicating this would cause us a financial hardship. She continued to harass me, advising she would press charges against us and seek the full penalties if we didn't pay.

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- Long Beach, NY, USA
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Scammer called having the last four of my social along with my date of birth, Stating they will be serving me and that I will be taken to court on a Felony charge for a payday loan I do not have, it is not on my experian report and have never had any mailing, when I told them i didnt live at the address they were sending info too they said the name of the company I work for, I stated I work from home didnt verify any of the info they gave me nor did I give them any additional info, they told me I will be arreste and I will have to pay over 1000, to get this cared for and to watch out on July 22 because they are coming for me

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- Waldorf, MD, USA
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The caller stated I had a Pay Day loan from 2018 which I never paid and needed to be settled in the amount of 834.00 dollars. I advised the caller this was inaccurate and they needed stop calling me

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- New York, NY, USA
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Received multiple calls from Pinnacle Lending with an automated voice. When blocked, the city and state changes, and the automated voice can change from male to female.

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- Lebanon, PA, USA
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I got a phone call from this number, claiming that a "process server" was trying to serve me, (claimed they had been at my address several times), but were unable to attain my signature. A 866-650-4406 phone number was given for me to contact, along with a reference number. The weird thing is, the only "company name' this individual had was "J.A." Also, someone is pretty much always home at my residence, so I would know if someone were trying to "serve" me.

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- Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Received a phone call from Hoffman & Associates (888-292-2544) claiming me & my husband owed a credit card debt from Bank of America in 2013. That a bank levy was going to be filed if they could not deliver the information by the end of the week. I added my husband to the phone conversation and the representative became incredibly rude. He stated I already told you what this was about and when my husband tried to answer further questions, he said this is regarding both of you and repeated my SSN. I said that is not what you stated initially, & he said if it wasnt you how would I have your SSN. He wouldnt send us any information and refused to answer any further questions and finally hung up on us. We have never had a credit card or bank account with Bank of America. Everyone, please be careful as this is very alarming!

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- Gilbert, AZ, USA
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Someone from GFS 866 981 6211 just tried calling me with a case number. Claiming I owe $4000 to EZ Loan Payday loan for $4,000 back in 2012. Well, here is the funny thing, I wasn't even working back then and was still in college. They claimed to have made multiple attempts to reach me but to no avail. GFS Legal Services is the name that they go by. I do not owe these people any money, and I'm looking forward to them trying to serve me. Complete Scam. I hope these scums of the universe get a taste of karma for targeting innocent people. They know the last 4 of your social and full name. I'm sure they can do skip tracing to find out other contact information about anyone. PLEASE BEWARE OF THESE SCUMS !!!!!

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- Purcellville, VA, USA
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Caller left a message. Stated that they were from dmslawgroup.com and wanted to get in contact through phone or email on the website to make financial arrangements to pay for debt.

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- Louisville, KY, USA
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Payday loan company threatened to sue me over a loan I never knew about after 10 years.

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- Jacksonville, FL, USA
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They called and Said they were a mediation company trying to collect a balance for Ace cash express they said the loan was taken out in 2016 in Florida but i called Ace cash express directly and the loan was taken out in 2013 in Ohio they said if i did not pay the balance my checks would be garnished as i asked more questions the rep got hostile and hung up on me which made me think this was a scam as i did more investigation i called the collection agency that Ace cash advance Provided me the number with directly and they said they should be the only one collecting debt on that account i call well guard legal services back and they acted as if they didnt know why the collection agency or ace cash express didnt know anything about their company there is also nothing listed online regarding their company besides the fake website

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- Wilkes Barre, PA, USA
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Hi good morning this is me I'm calling to follow up with a complaint trial received in our office for **** ******* reference case number ***** again reference case number ***** documents regarding your file are being for to be sent out you will need to be available to sign for the delivery day shipping agent closed dispatch confirmation if they are unavailable to reach you at home they will attempt to reach you at your very place of employment in order to stop further action from being taken you will need to contact the issuing agent immediately at 877-219-1069 again 877-219-1069 this call has been logged in recorded as proof of effort being missed to notify you…”

This is a copy of the voice mail I received.

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- Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Hi , this message is intended for (stated my full name) . This is Chassidy . I'm calling on behalf of the county process server office . This call is regarding court documents for file under case number * * ** * * * * CR . The attorney in charge of this case is Allison Clark her direct number is 8 7 7- 4 1 3- 8 0 6 9 . I'm calling on behalf of the county process service office. The reason for my call is to inform you that we attempted to serve you with legal documents requesting that you appear in court however the documents were returned from the address we have on file in order to prevent receiving a failure to appear in court as well as future legal complications, we strongly suggest that you contact the attorney in charge of your case. Her name is Laura Foster and her direct number is 8 5 5- 7 1 4- 0 6 9 7. she will be able to provide additional details regarding your court summit.…”

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- Hanover, PA, USA
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they asked me for a settlement amount for cashnet usa said that they would freeze my pay and puit a lien on my home

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- Cary, IL, USA
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This company left 2 voice messages to call them back. I called them back. They said I had an outstanding balance from a loan that was not paid. I asked for dates, but they could not provide me with the date. They said when the loan came to them, it was just the name of the company and the amount. The representative stated that if I did not agree to pay my wages would garnished and papers would be served at my house or my employer. This scared me a lot.

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- Fayetteville, GA, USA
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Said I owed something I do not

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- Atlanta, GA, USA
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Caller claimed there was a pending civil action against me as a result of a payday loan. They had outdated personal information of mine. They tried to get me to confirm personal information and would not provide me with any details about the alleged claim against me. There business name and phone number are not registered anywhere and they would not tell me who they are.

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