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Amanda
FAX 562-286-8009
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Debt Collections
Initial means of contact Phone.
Initial Contact Phone number: 323-238-6563
Received a "litigation attorney" message that I was being served on Friday at my job. To call back a (323) number. I did and left a message. I then received a call from "Nick" no last name the attorney to settle my $1542.12 debt. He also said there was a case number which there wasn't. I was told I had only one hour to pay $900 instantly or an initial $200 with monthly settlement payments for 42 months. I was then told I would get an email from my creditor approving the settlement. The email came from [email protected] which led me to this scam site when I looked it up before sending my debit card info. There was no address or company information in te email--supposedly from a major bank--which made me suspicious, and there was no title or statement of WHO Amanda was at this CSI company and no address or website for the company. That was the second hint that this may be a scam. A third hint, they told me I could return it by taking a photo of it on my phone and emailing it. I was also told that not only did I need to send them my debit card info, but that I needed to 'sign' the receipt of each payment. Friends. When you agree to automatic payments--that is in your agreement and you don't need to sign for individual payments. They want individual signatures so that you cannot refute the payment when you do find out it's a scam. DON'T sign anything. No company address, no information about who this Amanda is related to creditor they are trying to collect on behalf. And the fact that "Nick" negotiated every thing on the phone quickly with a major bank is another warning. I almost did this. I am so grateful for this website! Please don't do what I almost did. Grateful in NY.
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Debt Collections
Initial means of contact Phone
You can either print it and fill it all out then fax it back to 562 286 8009, you can take a picture with your smart phone and email it back or print and sign then scan and email it back.
Please call 5 minutes after returning this, to confirm that it was received.
Also, after payment(s) clear you will also need to sign and return a receipt(s) to receive a release letter.
Print and then Sign this letter of authorization as it requires a physical signature!
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On the call that came to my job, the guy said he had a warrant to serve me. The call to my father said I was supposed to be in court today and if I didn't call back in an hour, I would be served a bench warrant. That sent up red flags and so I ended up here. The voicemail greeting said a company name, but way too fast for me to hear, but said the word "litigation", not Robert & associates. I called back to try to hear it again but was convinced they did it intentionally so you couldn't understand.
My dad then called back and told me it's definitely a scam as he called the Nassau County District Attorney's office and gave them the info. Scam written all over it and they said there has been an uptick in his area (which is also where I'm from originally). Please don't fall for this!
Stay safe my friends and please don't fall for any of it! If you were really getting sued a sheriff will go to your house they won't be calling.
Type of a scam Debt Collections
Scammer's address Deer Creek
Country United States
Victim Location IL 61611, USA
Type of a scam Tax Collection
Victim Location WA 99114, USA
Type of a scam Debt Collections
I told him I wasn't about to pay anything without looking further into it, and he told me he was sending me an email with all the details, that I would be able to undeniably see that this was my bill and that I was responsible for it. He said I had to reply to the email within 2 hours or he would not be able to keep me from being sued. When the email came, it was from a "WPG" although the icon at the top of the email just had "WG" with no "P." There was no information about my date of service, or which medical facility it was that had billed.Here is the wording in the email that accompanied the attachment, in [brackets]
[[email protected]
Please sign this letter of authorization and return within the hour. Please Include the 16 digit card # as well as the expiration date and security code, fill it out completely (we do not take Amex). You can either print and fill it all out and then fax it back to 562 286 8009, you can take a picture with your smart phone and email it back or print and sign then scan and email it back. Please call 5 minutes after returning this to confirm that it was received. After payment(s) clear you will also need to sign and return a receipt to receive a release letter.
Regards, Amanda]
At this point, I entered the phone number and business name into Google and immediately got numerous "SCAM!" warnings, and posts from others who had been told pretty much the same thing I was told. All had the time urgency component and lack of clarity from when/where the bills originated.
Mark called me at work 2 days later, stating, "I understand you didn't follow through with our arrangements. Is this something you still want to clear up?" When I told him the email contained none of the clarity I had asked for, and that I had found several websites saying this was a scam, he got rude and said, "I'm looking at the letter. It's clear as a bell. Those people are people we collected from who are pissed." At this point I hung up on him, saying, "I guess I'll have to take my chances in court. Don't call me again."