This is a very common scam, check the internet for many stories like this one. Someone (usually with a foreign accent) will call and threaten you with a "lawsuit" for failure to repay a loan. They offer to help - if you send money and personal information to avoid the suit. IT IS A SCAM. Many of these companies obtain personal data from either online loan applications or other sites. I have been called twice, two different numbers and fake companies (one a lawfirm, the other some justice office).. both times I acknowledged that I knew that it was a scam and that the US Attorney General's office has been notified and in both cases, the caller hung up. Under no circumtsances, would a person be served with a lawsuit from the phone. This is ridiculously bogus and a scare tactic.
This is a very common scam, check the internet for many stories like this one. Someone (usually with a foreign accent) will call and threaten you with a "lawsuit" for failure to repay a loan. They offer to help - if you send money and personal information to avoid the suit. IT IS A SCAM. Many of these companies obtain personal data from either online loan applications or other sites. I have been called twice, two different numbers and fake companies (one a lawfirm, the other some justice office).. both times I acknowledged that I knew that it was a scam and that the US Attorney General's office has been notified and in both cases, the caller hung up. Under no circumtsances, would a person be served with a lawsuit from the phone. This is ridiculously bogus and a scare tactic.
Caller type: Scammer
Caller: Mr Johnson
Company: department of crime prevention
Number: 661-347-6528