Nov 20, 2009
I too received a call from Mr. John Bannister. Mr. Bannister works for a debt collection company and they are trying to collect on payday loans. Mr. Bannister is using legal terms like restraining order, malicious intent to defraud, civil complaint, etc to scare you. First off a retraining order will not be issued against you because you did not pay your debt. Also, if a civil complaint is being filed against you for malicious intent, believe me they are not going to call you ahead of time. The fact that they will not provide you with the name of the company is also a sign that this company is practing illegal collection methods. From the language that Mr. Bannister is using, it sounds to me that he is a representative from PFC and they have changed their phone number yet again to try to decive you and start the scare tactics yet again. You should file a complaint with the Attorney General of your State and also file a complaint with the FTC (Fair Trade Commission). These guys are bad news. From my previous research they use harassment and embarssment to shame you into paying old debts. They call you at every number they have for you and especially love calling your employer. They will never provide you with an address or a fax number because then you can ask them legally to provide proof of the original debt and the amount owed. Remember, unless they provide proof of the debt, you do not have to pay. I caution you no matter what, do not pay them any money and do not acknowledge that you have a debt. If you ignore them long enough they will leave you alone and sell your debt to yet another company who specializes in collecting uncollectable debts. If they have a legitimate debt they will mail you something. These guys break so many laws in their collection efforts and need to be put our of business. File your complaints so this can happen.