Jun 14, 2012
Here is what is happening: a fraudulent call center / fake debt collector is using the name of a legitimate business named "Gibson, Carter and Associates" to call consumers who took out a payday loan, sometimes a long time ago and try to scam the consumer into paying money. The call center / fake debt collector is spoofing the caller ID to make the call appear to come from Gibson, Carter and Associates" when in fact it is not.
The scary part is that the call center / fake debt collector has actual consumer names, SSN's, telephone numbers, addresses and bank account information.
So all of the complaints to State AG's, the FTC, and BBB go against Gibson, Carter & Associates, who did nothing wrong. The fake debt collector probably got Gibson, Carters' employee names and phone numbers from their website.
There are multiple victims here: Gibson, Carter & Associates, whose good name is being sullied; the consumer; and the original lender. All of whom waste time dealing with these fake debt collectors who have somehow managed to obtain consumer data.