Mar 13, 2013
I think it's the debt consolidation scammers again, using a new fake number to hide behind. Some of it was the same as it has been in previous calls, the caller has a thick Indian accent, and says he's calling to "talk about your credit card debt." This time he said he was from "United Debt Attorneys," that's a new one they haven't used on me before. I told him we weren't interested (we have no debt) he got nasty with me (like they always do) and I hung up on him.
These guys are scammers and crooks. They're not a legit debt consolidation company. If they were, why would they call someone with no debt? Most legit companies I thought wait for people to call them too. I think these guys probably either scare people into sending them money (but no debt consolidation is ever done) or they use the info people are conned out of to steal their identities.
Don't fall for it. Tell them to shove off. They keep calling because they're coached on how to scare people and some are falling for it. Tell them that if they have anything important, to send it in the mail and that you're reporting them to your state's attorney general. That usually scares them, they'll swear at you and hang up. A professional, legitimate company wouldn't do that.