Any idea who is using this number?

Please research the following numbers 404-996-0798; 240-210-7114;936-890-7054;802-552-8144; and 240-210-8144 also 404-946-4039. They start out saying  "this is the processing department" I believe all are scam calls.

I recieved a call from this place last week  stating that they had federal charges against me from a payday loan that i never even took out and that I had to send him 950 or i would be going to jail and losing my licences to be a nurse, And that they contacted my HR department and they would be taking my pay check. Then he called me (Mr Perry) yesterday and really tried to bully me I recordered the convo on my iphone and will be playing it to my attoney. When he heard this he still acted really rude and tried to bully me. When i called him out he said "oh so you think im threating you." after about 7 minutes of him yelling at me i hung up. about 15 miutes later his "boss" called  apologizing saying that is not how they are suppose to be acting. I informed her that the convo between her and myyself was also being recordered and all call will be given to my attoeney, She again apologized and asked me how i was going to take of of this debit, Again i in formed her that this was not done from or by me as my check book had been stolen when my car was stolen. These ppl dont care. But the minute that i told her I was reporting her the the FDCPA she becsie nice but i got he info and passed it on to my attorney, Dont answer this call and if you do tellt hem to leave you slone and you will be reoporting them to the FDCPA and the BBB

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:
Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.

Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.

Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.

Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.

Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.>

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt076.shtm

This group has also called me, threatening to send myself, & sometimes my sister, to jail by 4:30 pm if we don't send payment immediately.  Sometimes, they identify themselves as a collection agency, quoting the Federal law that gives them the authority to have a person arrested, other times they claim to be the actual law enforcement official holding the warrant for arrest.

First, I contacted the county they claimed to be from, confirming my suspicion that no law enforcement agency will EVER call ahead to warn you that they have a warrant for your arrest, or give you the chance to pay them to prevent from being arrested...they'd be risking your running away, or taking a bribe, potentially being caught by their superiors, ludicrous.

Second, it is illegal for any collection agency to threaten imprisonment.  I'm pretty sure they cannot threaten criminal charges, either.

Thirdly, this agency has represented itself under several different names {& spoofed numbers}, mostly NATIONAL MEDIATION GROUP, & DORSEY, THORNTON, ASSOCIATES; & 877-690-4915; 404 996-0798.  I believe there may be a legitimate National Mediation Group, but they did not start using this name until after they were unsuccessful with the phony attorney cover {Dorsey, Thornton}.

In many states, you are not required to pay a collection agency, paying the original creditor directly, instead.  The best course of action is to NEVER answer calls from numbers you aren't absolutely positive belong to a source you have chosen to deal with.  If you believe you have legitimate debts, contact the creditor directly, using only the written information you received when you opened the account, & make payment arrangements with them.  Also, report contact you've had from any source other than the original creditor.  If it is a scam, they have the power to contact the Attorney General to press charges against con artists using their name.

In addition, DO NOT PLAY with this type of caller.  It may appear that you're gaining some satisfaction from annoying them, but, trust me, they don't care, in fact, they love it.  It's shocking how much information they can gain, use, & sell to other fraudsters just through speaking with you via telephone; in many cases, just having your name, & phone number will give them the tools they need to attack your bank account directly, & to sell it to others to do the same.