Del
PARADISE,#2Author of original report
Sun, May 31, 2009
They definately called back and I expected them to. Vimm called back very angry I didn't fax the letters and I asked why didn't I. I told him because this an illegal attempt to get money from me. He said "this was already taken care of" and that I needed to pay he also stated that this was legal and not fraud. I said really then why did they give me a phone number that was disconnected and why couldn't I find any information on their so called law firm or creditor? I then told him I wouldnt give them a dime and if this was a true debt to give me documentation- I wanted the date of the defaulted debt, the dates and times of the attempts to reach me, and copy of the original so called loan with my signature. He got upset and referred me to a senior attorney Max who then repeated the agreement that I made to pay. I told him again you are not getting a dime and I want all legal documentation. He states to me that all the conversations the day before were recorded. I said good I am glad because their threats of sending me to jail for fraud and reporting to my employer were illegal. I also told him that by the way I reported this phone number and so called company/lawfirm to the FTC, Government Internet Crimes Division (IC3.com), and filed a police report. I told them that no legitimate collection agency or law firm acting as a collector to get money would threaten people on the phone and state that they will only send documentation after the payment is received. He told me he is not trying to collect money. He then cut the conversation short and told me they were going to send me to my home to serve the documentation to me and hung up. I called the police to see what recourse I had in case someone tried to show up they asked me to call 911 when they show and they will come out and take care of it. I then 5 minutes later got another call from Vimm asking me to confirm my address I them told him to stop calling me at work and that he was harassing me. He told me "maam I am not harassing you I am just confirming your address." I told him to stop calling and this was the last time I would tell him and I am seeking legal counsel and hung up. He has not called back in 3 days. I then filed a report with the state attorney general's office of CA and if they call again I will get a lawyer to stop the calls. I have been checking with my bank to see if they have attempted to charge the closed debit card and so far no attempt. A little note while talking to my bank I spoke with a supervisor who was curious as to what the situation was and I told her my story and she states that she lives on the East Coast and got the same harassing calls the night before and they called 3 times. So they are really getting around to everyone be cautious....
Laurie
Haslet,#3Consumer Comment
Thu, May 28, 2009
because you cancelled your debit card.. TELL THEM YOU KNOW THEY ARE A SCAM AND that you have filed complaints against them with the POLICE AND FBI. they will stop calling.. they are thieves who rely on you not knowing what they are doing is illegal, and do not take the time to check things out first. They count on you to panic!! NEVER PANIC