SSA Group
Date: Wed, 07/07/2010 - 12:17
My sister calls a minute after and says someone called my cell phone (she has my cell phone right now, we're in the midst of some family health issues, so she answered it) and the lady told HER the same thing and told her to have me call.
SO I call the number. It's "SSA Group". I spoke with Lisa, who was actually very very nice, but she told me that they were recovering for Access Processing. She said a collection agency should have sent me something on it, but they never did. I havent gotten ANYTHING on this. AP refused to set up payment structures with me, and just left nasty harassing voicemails for me.
Lisa says I owe $375 to AP, and that the total I owe is now $575, because $200 of that is their filing fee.
She said she could get the filing fee waived, if I pay $75 now, and then $150 on the next two paychecks. To do that, she wanted my debit card number to set it up to deduct the payments. I said I would have to get my card and call her back, i didnt have it.
I came back to my desk and started to look up the company and everything I see is Debt Collections. She said they were Recovery Firm, and they work directly with the Processor and I could be served quickly, so I had to get that card number in. so they could set me up.
I was under the impression that
A) A local sherriff would have to come in and do a summons -- this girl made the comment she didnt know if I was on the "processors route" today, to be summoned.
B) They HAD to send me documentation. I am more than happy to set up payments, but...I'm not comfortable with giving my debit card number.
Anyone know this company?? 877-865-9338 was the number they had me call. The original person that called me, Sarah Thomas, never gave me a company she was with.
A process server is an officer of the court, which in most state
A process server is an officer of the court, which in most states means a sheriff or a deputy. You should definitely request that they verify that they have the right to collect on the debt before you pay them anything. A lot of these people who call are trying to scam you. The fact that she wouldn't give you her company name definitely makes me think this is a scam.
This company has been harrassing me and doing the same thing for
This company has been harrassing me and doing the same thing for months. I tried to resolve it by telling them to send me something in the mail and she pressured me saying i would only have to pay 240.00 that day and my 200.00 filing fee would be waived also. They never sent me anything in the mail or email. When you call the number back its the SSA group. Said they need to serve me a summons over the phone and im n danger of missing my court date. They are saying its for fraudulent checks. I called my bank ive been with for over 10 years. Ive only had 2 bounced checks and they were paid off right away. My bank has no record of any other checks or problems in the last 10 years. Im going to have to change my number to get the harrassment to stop obviously. Really stinks. So yea im feeling your pain.
As OVLG attorney posted, these are scams. The simple reason bein
As OVLG attorney posted, these are scams. The simple reason being they refused to give you anything in writing. Don't give them any info over the phone. Tell them you would file cases of phone harassment if they don't validate their claims via US mail.
Same group
I just got a phone call from someone who said they were the same group. I called them back and and said I never took out a payday loan on Dec. 23rd which they are claiming i did but never paid. I said you are crazy I want proof of this and the guy so I guess you are going to tell the judge he is crazy when you go to court and I said yes I will because i never took out any payday loan on Dec. 23rd. The guy hung up on me. I figured it was a scam but I am calling them back after work and telling them I will fill a harassment lawsuit if they call me again ever!!! This has to be a scam.
SSA Group
Apparently I've begun with the same sort of thing. I got a call this afternoon from a guy who claims he had been trying to reach me by phone and by coming here to serve me a summons for a bounced check. He had completely incorrect information and flat out lied at some points. He gave me a "docket" number and a phone number to call saying if I didn't call I would be noted as a failure to appear, like in a court case. I called the number he gave me and it was the SSA Group but the office was closed. I know this has to be a scam because a few years ago I had a couple of checks bounced that I thought I had taken care of. In that case I got a normal summons to court IN THE MAIL , responded and took care of the checks with the court system. None of this garbage this guy was trying to pull. I have written no checks since so it has to be a scam. Although I'm curious what this company has to say for itself. Did your situation ever get resolved??
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Originally Posted by Anonymous This company has been harrassing me and doing the same thing for months. I tried to resolve it by telling them to send me something in the mail and she pressured me saying i would only have to pay 240.00 that day and my 200.00 filing fee would be waived also. They never sent me anything in the mail or email. When you call the number back its the SSA group. Said they need to serve me a summons over the phone and im n danger of missing my court date. They are saying its for fraudulent checks. I called my bank ive been with for over 10 years. Ive only had 2 bounced checks and they were paid off right away. My bank has no record of any other checks or problems in the last 10 years. Im going to have to change my number to get the harrassment to stop obviously. Really stinks. So yea im feeling your pain. |
These are scams. Always looking for people who will fall prey to
These are scams. Always looking for people who will fall prey to their scare tactics and pay them. Don't pay them a dime. And yes, file cases against these crooks.