I have a question about a couple of phone numbers
Date: Tue, 07/10/2007 - 23:24
The reason I'm writing is because I'm being harassed by a junk debt collector. It's about a debt that was last paid on in 1998 and ,since I'm in Texas, the Statutes Of Limitations expired on it in 2002.
Let me explain. I got married in 1996. My now ex-husband and I had a bill in both of our names. At the time that the bill started the place was called The Associates. It was one of those places that will give you money when you need it. I guess it's like a loan. Anyway, according to my credit report, the last time that anything was paid on this bill was September of 1998.
Well, my husband and I got divorced in 2002 and he also filed for bankruptcy, but only in his name. All of the bills that we had were covered in the bankruptcy except this one. I believe the reason that this one was not put on there is because it was also in my name.
My problem is I've been having these harassing bill collectors calling me since 2004. I did not live at my parent's address in 2004, but my dad told me that they had called then. They don't call constantly, but they do call every now and then. They've threatened to send a summons and even have me arrested!! They've even gone as far as calling my neighbor!!
The thing is, I'm unemployed and don't have any money whatsoever. Even if I did I wouldn't pay them one red cent because I know for a fact that the SOL are expired.
I was reading on here and saw a post made by 'texaslawyer' that said "If they threaten to take legal action after the statute of limitations has expired, you could have a claim for a collection violation, especially in Texas." I told my dad this and he said to look into how I make a complaint and to who. The only problem is, I have no idea who the company is that's calling me. I believe that they are using false names for themselves and for the company that they're calling from. Half the time you can't understand what they're even saying.
I was wondering if I posted the phone numbers here if anyone could help me figure out who these people are.
The phone numbers I have are below. 4 of them are from the 716 area code and I know that is from Buffalo, New York. 1 of them is from the 410 area code which is from Baltimore, Maryland. That's all I know though. Any help that anyone can give would be greatly appreciated. I really want them to stop.
716-873-3695
716-695-3116
716-807-0490
716-807-0496
410-864-8285
Thanks in advance for any help that is given.
~*Tweety Gurl*~ :)
The numbers from New York are related to an Id theft scam that t
The numbers from New York are related to an Id theft scam that the Ftc took action on.Here is the link for review:litigiousconsumer.com/2007/06/28/collection-agency-extortion/
The Maryland number is supposely telemarketing or maybe id scam not caught yet.
Guest in question is me.Got kicked to the curb for some reason.
Guest in question is me.Got kicked to the curb for some reason.
Thank you, cajunbulldog!
Thank you, cajunbulldog for the information that you gave. I went to the link that you provided and it says that the 716 numbers are from an extortion scheme that was aimed at hispanics. I am not hispanic. But it also says that the FTC shut them down so I guess that means that the numbers could have gone to someone else. However, the article that says they were shut down was posted on June 28, 2007. That's the day after they called my neighbor and I've gotten 2 calls from them on my cell phone since then. I've mostly gotten calls from the 716 number. The 410 only called on November 1, 2006 and has not called back since.
I guess my question is this, if the FTC shut the people who had the numbers who have been calling me down then how am I still getting calls from those numbers? Could they possibly have "spoofed" the numbers on the caller ID? I'm really confused about this.
Thanks again for your previous help, cajunbulldog. If anyone else that's reading this recognizes the numbers from my other post I'd appreciate any information that you can give me on them.
Thanks in advance,
~*Tweety Gurl*~ :)
Please help!!
Any help that anyone can give me about the phone numbers in my original post would be very greatly appreciated.
Thanks In Advance,
~*Tweety Gurl*~ :)
716 number
Tweety,
as i hold our newborn in one arm, i type with the other... i am so glad to have run across this info. i too have been harassed by these people. the first call a couple of months ago. a female voice that didn't like what i had to say, had a male co-worker call back (716-807-0496)and he was a complete ass, yelling and telling me that the police would be coming to my house the next morning. I got the police involved because they considered that a terroristic threat. anyway, not much came out of it and i ended up later throwing away the numbers. today i got a call from the same guy, same number, from tonawanda, ny.... said all this stuff about prosicuting me for something (credit card) from 94-02... he was much more polite today espesially when i gave up that the last time he called i called police. he claimed to just get my file today... whatever,,, i asked for his name, etc. he said anthony mcdade and company is cicon... i don't believe him. can't seem to find anything out... who are these jerks?
be in contact....
ma
Reply to magincs
Hi, magincs. Thank you for replying to my message. First of all, I want to say congratulations with your newborn! I wish you a happy, healthy life with him/her!
Since I first wrote my original message on July 11, 2007 about these numbers I have come up with some information. I've looked up all the numbers that have called me about the debt. The one that I found the most information for was 716-873-3695. When I looked up that number I found the information at http://local.yahoo.com/details?fr=dd-local-tl1&id=37859037 It says they're called Titan Group. When I looked back through my notes of the phone calls it matches the name that they left on my voicemail. However, the only time that they called me from 716-873-3695 was on June 12, 2006. They left a really threatening message saying this:
"This message is for Ms. [name withheld]. Ms. [name withheld] you have a civil summons and a criminal complaint through the Third County District Court. If you do not contact me back at 716-873-3695 I will go ahead and file the paperwork and a processor will be out to deliver your summons. Thank you!"
Yeah, this guy was a real jerk and I have yet to see any summons delivered to me! His name was Chris Dishman and he never said what collection agency he was calling from. The only way I know that is from looking up the number.
They've left other messages saying basically the same thing.
Out of all the numbers that I listed in my original message the number that they've called me from the most is 716-807-0496. The same number that you got. I also had a guy named Anthony call me from that number. I don't know if he had the same last name as the one who called you though because when he left the message on my voicemail the name was garbled and I could only understand the name Anthony.
I don't know why he told you that he was with something called Cicon. I've never even heard of Cicon before. This number is definitely Titan Group though because that's what they said on the 2 messages that they left the 4 times that they called from the 716-807-0496 number. I don't even answer their calls. I learned that the hard way one time.
I feel that now since I've got their address ,and they're trying to collect on a debt that the Statutes Of Limitations expired on in 2002, I can finally take action and send them a cease and desist letter.
Please feel free to read the other messages I posted about my situation at http://www.debtconsolidationcare.com/tweetygurl75/myposts.html Start at the bottom and work your way up.
I hope this information has helped you somewhat. Have a great weekend!!
~*Tweety Gurl*~ :)