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1-866-212-0687 JOE GARCIA POSING AS A PROCESSOR FOR "RDS"
Scammer Beware
Scammer's website Westernasset.com
Scammer's address Didn't bother searching for address
Scammer's email Didn't bother searching for email
Country United States
Type of a scam Debt Collections
Initial means of contact Phone
(J)ust (S)ayin'
Hi everyone, I've had a very similar experience like all of yall had. I received a call today at 10:35 a.m. from a private number and I usually don't answer numbers I don't know, plus I was busy at work. I got a little free time and listened to the voice mail telling me it was some guy from Rapid Delivery Service and that he had a important package for me and I was supposed to call a phone number and provide the reference ID he gave me for further details. So, on my lunch break, (thanks for wasting my break time btw) I called the number back to see what it was about. I know I didn't order anything so I wasn't expecting to receive anything but maybe someone had sent me something and I was interested in whatever it could be. A certain Daniel Crane, who unsurprisingly showes up here a few times answered and said it was Western Assets Management. I was a little confused and hung up immediately, to which a private number called me right back and he asked if it was me who called. I said yeah, and I thought I got the wrong number because I was told I had a package and to call the number but when it was a different company name that's when I hung up thinking there was an off chance I dialed it wrong. I spoke to Daniel and he told me about a loan that had already defaulted and that the loan company had taken it off my credit but they decided they were going to make a lawsuit against me. I explained I had no idea what was even going on seeing as how I check on my credit history often and the loan doesn't even show up. He then said if I don't come up with the amount they could give me a court summons or they could do a judgment on my credit. I told him I wasn't even responsible for the loan and he asked if I had any wage garnishments already and what my credit is. I told him no, there was no garnishments and approximately what my credit score should be. He then asked what I could pay since I told him I couldn't come up with the full amount of the loan to avoid a court summons. I said I couldn't pay anything and then he asked me about a previous job I was at and my mothers name, to which he could already "see". Then he basically told me to try to figure something out and give him a call in a few hours. So a few hours pass and I decide to google the company because I wanted to make sure this was legit and I was sure that that loan was already defaulted. Turns out it brought me here and I noticed his name shows up plenty of times. So, in an effort to mess with them I called back. I connected with a woman named Kathy, and asked to be connected to Daniel. She put me on a brief hold, and then came back on the line, said my name, and then said she's connecting me to Daniel. So after another brief hold he answered and I basically told him I found out this company was a legal scam and that I'm not paying anything. He got upset and went on to say he will reach out to his compliance team and tell them what had happened. He then went on to ask if I believe everything on Google, and I told him I believe in the statute of limitations and also mentioned this website. He said "well, if you want to challenge me, be my guest. I like a challenge." I told him I also like a challenge. He wished me good luck, and I wished him good luck back.
So Daniel, if you're reading this I put my initials so you know who I am. I'm ready whenever you are.
Fake repossession claim
DO NOT PAY THESE SCAMMERS
I have never heard of them, he says its a credit card account opened in 2008... 14 years ago, so I asked him ok please provide me with a copy of the signed credit application and we can move on, he asked me if I wanted strawberries with that... WHAT! I said 1st its past statue of limitations. 2nd I have never heard of that bank. 3rd why was he being so rude, he didn't want to provide me with any info. So I said plz don't call me again. I am not aware of this debt and I will not pay it over $2900.00
ITS A SCAM... DONT FALL FOR IT! AND DONT GIVE THEM YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATON!
Interesting
He provided ref. no. 118 16 16 and said he needed a signature. The number was 877 205-9267. He sounded very sleezy, and very threatening.
Here's the 'kicker'...the call came in on my deceased husband's phone and he's been gone for two years, and with no issues or debt. Of course, I did not return his call and looked him up here first... always to this!
If we all stay 'frosty' we can end this kind of misery in the world, as if we don't have enough already! This is evil at work.
Flaca
Scammer's website western asset group & associates
Scammer's address california
Country United States
Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare
Initial means of contact Postal mail
from a bill 17 years ago
I asked enough questions that he started to get pushy & insulted that I was concerned. So finally i said, ok well then i guess they can take me to court because i'm not just going to give you my account numbers because you say so.He said if I go that route it'll cost me an additional $1200 in court costs, then He put me on another hold, came back & said he could make it that they will settle for the original amount of $744 & if Id like they could even make it so i could make payments for 6 months
I asked again what company he worked for, his number (714-591-8134) what time they closed, & where they were located.I told him i needed to call him back, he then wanted to know what time because he needs to inform them that he has spoke with me, but needed to know what my decision was.
It just really didn't sound right. I even mentioned I had insurance also, & not private that only pays a portion, back then I was pregnant, single & on state insurance. They dont do portions, they pay full amount.
Victim Location: 43113
Legal, Debt scam
They made me nervous.
I asked what the debt was from and he said Household Bank Master Card, (which I never owned) and said the account was open in 2007-2014. I told him I never owned any credit cards until I got one from my credit union in 2015 and it wasn't a Master Card.
Then he started rattling off addresses where I had lived before, rattled off my parent house address, (which I never lived, nor received mail there), then kept trying to play his intimidation act of, "Well, did you get mail at your addresses? Did you have your mail forwarded, etc. ?" I told him yeah I received my mail, yes I forward my mail and he kept getting belligerent with me. Kept trying to intimidate me which I told him I cannot be intimidated after spending 12 years in Special Forces, nothing intimidates me, not even death and if he wanted to talk to me he can do it professionally.
He kept rattling off being belligerent and not letting me speak, over speaking me when I was talking and finally I told him to do what he had to do and to go F himself in the process and I hung up!
I called the number and the first lady asked for the number and my name. I didn't give it and simply asked what company she was with. She stated Western Asset Services but refused to answer what they did and got very irritated and upset that I wanted her to answer the question. I hung up and called again. This time I got a guy who told me he was with Western Asset Services and they were a debt collector. I gave him my name and the number that I was given. He told me that I owed over $5k to Aaron's and if I didn't pay he was going to have my wages garnished. I told him that the last time I had anything with Aaron's was 10 years ago and that the stuff had been stolen. I also had two corporate people tell me not to worry about it since I had reported the items as stolen. I also told him that the statute of limitations was LONG past for this. The guy on the phone tried to tell me I LET my house get broken into and the stuff stolen. He tried telling me that Obama passed some kind of law that extended the statute of limitations. My wife looked it up for our state and it still states that the statute is 4-6 years since the last payment. He also told me if I didn't pay the full $5k now then he would sue me and have my wages garnished. I told him I would consult an attorney about this matter. The guy pretty much in a round about way tried to state I had no right to speak with an attorney. He then said he would just note that I refuse to pay and he would sue me. I hung up at that point.
My wife decided to look up both "companies" and that was when I finally agreed with her that they had tried to scam me. Not the first time I've had people try and scam me but this one sounded almost convincing until they told me I didn't have the right.
Refused to send me documentation, wasn’t even certain what the account was, told me even if it was identity theft to just settle it to avoid a judgement and lien on my home.
Mr. Crane from westner and asset group badgered me to the point literally I cried.
Bottom feeder [censored] is what this is and what they did to me they could be sued alone for harassment.
Scammer's address 17901 Von Karman Ave Ste 600 Irvine CA 92614, Irvine, CA 92614, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location VA 22044, USA
Type of a scam Debt Collections
I was not sure what it was about so I returned the call. The person on the other end of the call said they worked for a company called Western Asset Company and they needed me to verify my address. When I inquired about who exactly they were and why they needed my address, they said that they needed it because someone had filed a law suit against me. They said they had sent a letter to me on behalf of a client about debt I owed, and because I did not respond I would be served a law suit that would result in me having to pay $9,000-$10,000. However, if I paid them over the phone immediately, they could settle the debt for $2200. I told them I never received any letter. I asked them about the debt and who I owed money and they gave me the name American Investment Bank. They were very adamant that I needed to pay right then or I would be served a law suit and required to pay $9,000-$10,000 if taken to court. I had no knowledge of owing anyone money but they were very convincing, as they had somehow obtained my personal information, such as SS#, cities I where I had lived, sister's name, wife's name etc., as well as a file number and other official sounding information.
They made me start to doubt myself and wonder if there was some type of debt I actually owed, and I foolishly gave them my credit card number. I asked for an email documenting the amount I was paying and who I was paying it to. They sent me an email while I was still on the phone, but only after I had given them my credit card number.
I was such an [censored]. As soon as I got off the phone, I realized I had been scammed. First, I looked at the email they sent me and it included a document requesting my electronic signature authorizing the amount paid. On the document, the creditor listed was American Investment Bank, and it stated that I owed a balance of over $9800, but they were authorizing a settlement of $2200. I knew this was a scam because I have never had an account with this bank, and after a Google search the only thing that turned up under the name American Investment Bank was a bank in Salt Lake City that closed in 2005. Then I attempted to get on the web site listed in the email they sent me (www.westernassetcompany.com), only to find out that the web site does not exist. There was a company with a similar name, www.westernasset.com, so I called them. They stated were aware of a company using a similar name as them that had been posing as a debt collection agency and aggressively seeking immediate payment over the phone for supposed debts. They described exactly the experience I that I had. Then I searched for the physical address provided in the email, there was no record of a business under the name Western Asset Company at that address.
I told my wife what happened and she immediately called our credit card company, reported the fraud, had payment on the transaction stopped, and cancelled our credit card number. To be absolutely certain this was not a legitimate debt I somehow owed and was not aware of, I obtained a credit report, and there are no debts listed on the credit report. I told my bank what happened, and they assured my no legitimate debt collection agency would call requesting immediate payment and threaten a law suit. Fortunately, my wife was able to stop payment to this fraudulent person, but I was nonetheless very shaken about the whole experience because they had somehow obtained all my personal information. As a safeguard, I had fraud alert placed on my credit report.