Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Debt collection scam

  • The police car was only 30 minutes away, the caller told Brenda Foster, 46. If she wanted to prevent her own arrest, she better cough up $300, ASAP, he said. Foster, a waitress who lives with her husband in Portage, Ind.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Fox News reports on a Minnesota firm that was burned for $396,500.00 in a bogus debt collection scheme.
  • (Financial Post)
  • As part of its continuing crackdown on scams that target consumers in financial distress, the agency charged Tracy, California-based Kirit Patel and two companies he controls with violating the FTC Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • http://www.nonprofitcreditcardconsolidation.net/ Credit-C … Dealing with a debt collection agency is one of the most You'll find that other ones are just scams.
  • (sfluxe.com)
  • Only problem: Nobody owed them a dime. The phantom-debt collection calls originated from two companies — American Credit Crunchers LLC and Ebeeze LLC, based in Villa Park, Calif.
  • (Pocono Record)
  • Debt collection fraud was the second most common category, defined by the FTC as consumers reporting abuse by both legitimate debt collectors and those pretending to be.
  • (24/7 Wall St.)
  • This is not the first call center scam the FTC has nabbed. Last month, the government agency put a stop to a phony debt collection agency that was operating out of a call center in India.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act states bill collectors can't The FBI released warnings on these scams in December 2010 and again in February.
  • (Idaho State Journal)
  • Both FTC and Money Matters web sites offer invaluable information regarding debt collection, debt relief services recognize and avoid some "ripped from the headlines"consumer scams and rip-offs – can help you weather tough economic times.
  • (Examiner)

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