Interesting occurance today

[Anonemous]

:shocked:

eh I'd be extremely leary about giving out my SS on the phone to a complete stranger unless I was the one to initiate the call.

Better make sure those weren't scammers. Or it might be a red flag someone is impersonating you or they screwed up and put the loan under your name/SS #. Call the CC report bureaus and check out your CC report.

 

[NetWareHead]

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Originally posted by: Baked
You just got SCAMMED fool. That was not some law firm, it was a nigerian scammer.

They have a website with the number that I called posted. It was local firm in my state, so they checked out.

Did you actually call the firm and ask about the matter? I'm not as sure that you got scammed as others here are, but they could have pulled that firm & # off the web & fed it to you. I've never heard of law firms being directly involved in debt collection - at least not for $3600. That's what collection agencies do.

Its actually very common for a law firm to be a collection agency as well. My employer is a law firm, but we have a branch of our firm that does collection work.

When the collection agency calls you and you are uncooperative with collection efforts, it takes a lawyer to sue you in court. Once the collection agency has a judgement against you, they can file liens against yoru property, garnish you paycheck etc... Matter of fact, the majority of collections work requires some kind of lawyers work.

 

[Kitomaru]

Originally posted by: Baked
You just got SCAMMED fool. That was not some law firm, it was a nigerian scammer.

Yeah...P.S. did you give mail them your ID and credit card number as well?

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Originally posted by: Baked
You just got SCAMMED fool. That was not some law firm, it was a nigerian scammer.

They have a website with the number that I called posted. It was local firm in my state, so they checked out.

Did you actually call the firm and ask about the matter? I'm not as sure that you got scammed as others here are, but they could have pulled that firm & # off the web & fed it to you. I've never heard of law firms being directly involved in debt collection - at least not for $3600. That's what collection agencies do.

Yeah, it is rather strange that a law firm was involved. My relatives were called (relatives from out of state included) and said they were contacted by them as well, but they weren't asked for any private information, besides asking how they could get into contact with me.
It's not like I'm going around handing out flyers of my SS#, it just seemed that with all these different occurences, plus the confirmation from Stafford, that they were legit.

SUE THEM FOR HARASSMENT!!

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: NetWareHead

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Originally posted by: Baked
You just got SCAMMED fool. That was not some law firm, it was a nigerian scammer.

They have a website with the number that I called posted. It was local firm in my state, so they checked out.

Did you actually call the firm and ask about the matter? I'm not as sure that you got scammed as others here are, but they could have pulled that firm & # off the web & fed it to you. I've never heard of law firms being directly involved in debt collection - at least not for $3600. That's what collection agencies do.

Its actually very common for a law firm to be a collection agency as well. My employer is a law firm, but we have a branch of our firm that does collection work.

When the collection agency calls you and you are uncooperative with collection efforts, it takes a lawyer to sue you in court. Once the collection agency has a judgement against you, they can file liens against yoru property, garnish you paycheck etc... Matter of fact, the majority of collections work requires some kind of lawyers work.

I'm sure there must be lawyers involved on the back end - I just never heard of law firms actually making collections calls like that. I've gotten quite a few of them (see above :|), and don't recall that any identified themselves as lawyers/law firms.

 

[ChooChooChooseMe]

Originally posted by: KLin
You gave your social security number out over the phone?

:shocked:

 

[Anonemous]

Originally posted by: ChooChooChooseMe

Originally posted by: KLin
You gave your social security number out over the phone?

:shocked:

wow 900 posts in less than a month :shocked: :shocked:

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: KLin
You gave your social security number out over the phone?

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

And this is why phishing scams work...idiots like you.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

awesome thread.

 

[cyclohexane]

post the link to their website

 

[BrokenVisage]

Wouldn't be surprised if you had another 'interesting occurance' after revealing your SS on the phone, watch your finances closely.

 

[Mucho]

Years ago I had the same thing happen to me they called saying I owed several thousand dollars in student loan. I told them I never ever applied for a student loan and had a full time job when I was supposed to be at school that was the last I heard from them.

 

[sharkeeper]

Take lessons from this guy.

 

[StageLeft]

That was stupid giving your SSN to a stranger on the phone, who now has your name, number, address, SSN. If they want to clear it up the onus is on THEM.

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00

Originally posted by: KLin
You gave your social security number out over the phone?

:thumbsdown:

umm yeah thats putting it lightly