Sep 28, 2011
Last Friday I received a call/ voicemail from a William Smith (foreign accent/arab/indian) claiming that there is a law suit being filed against me for $4000 due to an outstanding loan, and that I was being charged with violating federal banking regulations, collateral check fraud, and theft by deception also. He said if I paid off $645 it would cover the court fees, money owed, and everything else. He was practically begging for my account information for a payment. I hung up after telling him I didn't have an account with any Cashnet and that I wasn't going to make any payments.
Next a Ronnie somebody called me with the same information the same night. My mother works for ATF {Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms - Government} so she called him and slammed him with a bunch of questions he couldn't answer. He switched his speech saying it was a student loan. My mom asked him what institution it was from {he didn't know}, the amount of the loan {$4000.00 but I don't have any $4000.00 student loans}, the date it was opened {No clue} and to send paperwork that verified everything he was stating{never sent any}. Then she informed him that I would not be making any payments, that she worked for the government and if I was pursued any further they would be sued.
The next person we heard from was a John Butler. My mom and her boss called him from the job. The boss{Jeff} asked what was the name of the firm {Carlton Law Firm}, what type of law they handle, {mostly debt resolution}, how do they contact people being sued, what is their procedure, {John Butler just rattled off details saying they make a phone call from the office and give the customer information. They take payments over the phone if possible. He claimed they send paperwork first after my boss asked him.} After about twenty minutes on the phone, John Butler asked "Who are you and why are you calling?" So, Jeff told him that he had been harassing his client and unjustly accusing me of owing them money. He read them like a book. You are NOT a real law firm calling from a house phone in texas, you are a scam, and if you call my client again, you called her last night so back track and delete her number, she will be getting a lot of money from you. We have all of your names and there are ATF agents in Texas. We will trace this number so fast and be at your door so quickly it will make your head spin. Are we clear? Mr. Butler replied yes, and Jeff ended with the same courtesy they left us on the voicemail "NOW YOU HAVE A NICE DAY!" LOL They haven't called since!