Sep 12, 2013
I've received a few calls in the last month from this number. I looked it up online and saw all the posts about it being a scam, someone with an Indian accent claiming to be from a debt collection company trying to collect on a past due membership to Gold's Gym.
I decided to answer tonight and see what it was about. Same thing happened to me. Thick Indian accent, claiming to be from a debt collector claiming I owed $150 from a membership back in 2005. I did have a membership in 2005, but I cancelled it in 2007 at renewal because I was moving out of state. I've had the same cell phone number for 11 years. I told the guy I didn't owe Gold's Gym anything, and in fact I re-joined 6 months later in my new city/state. I kept that membership for 2 years, and then didn't re-new.
I told him I know this is a scam and I do not owe anything. He continued to argue with me. I told him again I know it's a scam and not to call me again.
I called the Gold's Gym I went to at the time. They don't even show me in their system anymore. She said if I did owe them money, it would still be showing, and they don't even use outside debt collectors. They collect all their debts themselves.
Total scam, don't fall for it. The other thing to consider is someone has hacked Gold's Gym system to get people's information to then contact them trying to fraudulently collect money. Maybe Gold's Gym should be responsible for this should anyone actually be defrauded of any money.