Jul 25, 2012
THIS HAPPENS TO ME EVERY NOW, AND THEN. SOMEONE CALLS ME, FROM CLEAR OUT OF THE BLUE, ABOUT A PAYDAY LOAN I FILED YEARS AGO, IT IS ALWAYS SOMEONE WITH AN ACCENT THICK AS THIEVES, WITH A VERY COMMON NAME.THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE IS ALWAYS INFO THAT IS VERY EASILY GOTTEN OFF THE INTERNET. THEY ARE VAGUE WHEN YOU INTERROGATE THEM ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS.JORDAN WHITE CALLED ME FROM THIS NUMBER AND WANTED ME TO SEND HIM MONEY AS A SETTLEMENT FOR A PAYDAY LOAN. I CALLED THIS NUMBER NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE LATE EVENING, AND IMMEDIATELY GOT MUSIC PLAYING WHICH TURNED INTO A BUSY SIGNAL. WHEN I FINALLY GOT SOMEONE TO ANSWER IN THE MORNING, THEY DID NOT EVEN ANSWER THE PHONE SAYING THE COMPANY NAME. IT IS BAD ENOUGH TO BE HARASSED BY THESE PEOPLE BUT THE WORST PART IS THEY ARE STARTING TO HARASS THE REFERENCES I LISTED. THIS IS CAUSING A LOT OF TROUBLE BETWEEN MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND ME. ANOTHER TELLTALE SIGN THIS IS A SCAM IS THAT THE CONVERSATION ALWAYS ENDS IN THE SAME MANNER.THAT IS, WITH THE PERSON SAYING THAT IF I DO NOT CONTACT THEM OR HAVE MY ATTORNEY CONTACT THEM, THEY CAN ONLY WISH ME LUCK AS THIS SITUATION UNFOLDS AROUND ME.ANYONE WHO TRIES TO GET YOU TO VERIFY PERSONAL INFO OVER THE PHONE IS NOT LEGITIMATE. THE LAST TIME I RECEIVED ONE OF THESE CALLS , I TOLD THE MAN I WAS RECORDING THE CALLS, DO NOT BOTHER ME AGAIN, OR MY REFERENCES, AND THAT I HAD REPORTED THEM TO THE AUTHORITIES. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS- IT IS ALL A SCAM.