Complaint Review: Cash- Connects - Los Angeles California

If you have never had a payday  loan - no issue- but you still need to report them

If you have had a payday loan in the past call them and verify if they your info or any collection activity (you can locate the company contact info via a quick internet search)

Most of the payday loan websites are well aware of this scam as well and will tell you that

Fake Debt Collectors Terrorizing Consumers

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5621205&page=1

MORE ON FAKE DEBT COLLECTORS

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-9141

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/call4action/17285785/detail.html

http://www.800helpfla.com/newsletter/2008/092008.html

http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm

Attorney General Darrell McGraw took the extraordinary step today of warning the public about a band of scam artists making threats to consumers who allegedly obtained Internet payday loans in West Virginia and across the nation. The consumers they threaten never obtained a loan at all or paid it off years ago.

Internet payday loans are short-term loans or cash advances, usually for 14 days, made over the Internet via interactive web sites and secured by an agreement authorizing debits of the loan and all fees owed from the consumers checking account. These loans typically charge interest rates ranging from 600-800 APR and are unlawful in West Virginia.

The scam artists, who speak English with a foreign accent, call themselves U.S. National Bank, Federal Investigation Bureau, United Legal Processing and numerous other phony names. They refuse to disclose real names and addresses and

I got a phone call this morning from a number 916-236-4575. A person by the name of Greg Stevens spoke with me and told me he was an Attorney. Mr. Stevens had a middle eastern or East Indian acsent. I had a very hard understanding him and he make it clear that I owe $745.33 dollars to Cash Connect. I kept telling him I owe nothing and all my debts are paid. I asked for a number or address to call or verify my account with Cash Connect. He replied that Cash Connect gets calls from PEOPLE LIKE YOU so they have their legal office handle it. I replied that I had no idea what he is talking about so I tried to get some information out of him. Supposibly my case number is 960139 in the state of california. The number from this company shoes up as Unknown on my cell phone but they left a 916-236-4575. They kept telling me they are in Los Angeles but wouldn't give an address. I know the 916 number is from Sacramento but they said the number is re-routed. They got frustrated with me and said they are spending 8500 dollars on my case. I requested all legal documents to be forwarded to my attorney, they agreed but didn't ask for my attorneys number. I got frustated with them and told them that I thought this was a scam. They fail to provide any creditible info or contact info. Mr. Stevens hungup on me and tole me not to call again. I called back then spoke with a Mr. Davenport, again with a middle easter or East indian acsent. Mr. Davenport said they have offices in Sacramento, Los Angeles and Apple Valley. I told them I was going to report them to the F.B.I and keep an eye on my credit if they try to screw around with my identity.