payday loans calling my job from a sex line? Help!

Have you called the number back?

If it is truly a sex line, have you or someone in your home ever used or worked for a sex line?

I have never been employed by or used a sex line.This place is calling my job.Security informed me that they called the number showing up on caller id and it is indeed a sex line.

These people call in late afternoon,after I've left for the day so I haven't been able to speak to anyone directly myself.

This has got to be payday loan related,those are the only people who had my work number.

chances are they are spoofing the callier id.that means they mask there true number with a different one or the old unknown name unknown number.it is a common trick with pdl's especially illegal ones.ask the security to get a number from them.a real number.

My company is very PC, I'm wondering if it wouldn't be better to just allow whichever employee answers the phone to give the caller my cell phone number? That way I can find out which company this is,then go from there?

When I had my original problems, I had to go to my manager and confide in him what was going on, he was quite supportive particularly when some company called him and informed him that US marshalls were coming to arrest me..on a $250 loan that they'd been paid $750 in interest on.

these calls tend to come on thursdays or fridays

wow. i think i read something the other day with someone that said she was getting calls and the number they left was some sort of sex line, i believe she was referring to achloan.com

can you recall any details of this pdl.how much borrowed?how much paid back?i would try to get the number from them first.
if you are cool with them having your cell go ahead.just make sure you aren't charged for incoming calls,cause they will call that number.

You know what? This is off the wall, but has anyone thought to call the sex line to tell them that these scumbags are using their number like this? Just a thought...also, maybe the sex line is a sideline for the PDL business? I wouldn't be surprised,frankly--and it would be interesting to find out.

well, when I worked for a sex line ..... um just kidding!

I'm not sure it's a pdl . . . . . If it was, their intent would be to get money out of you, and having a phone number that they can't be reached at doesn't do them any good.

It has to be a pdl, nobody else would call me at that number, I don't give out my work number to anybody.

pdl's know they're calling a work number..having a sexline number come up on caller id at your job ? what better way to scare somebody into being forced to deal with them

I had the same thing happen to me... the number on the caller id was 888-777-6666... it is a ****line! Crazy!!!

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i know it's a PC company,but you might want to explain this one thing just this once.also get a real number.somehow,someway.an illegal pdl might want to embarass you first.that might be why they are spoofing the caller id as well.just don't try the number again.

What is the number they are calling from?

i saw linds say ACHLOAN.op does that name sound familiar?they do have a habit of spoofing and using #'s like the op stated.the op also stated they paid 750.00 on a 250.00 loan.
sounds like it is illegal either way.i would try to see if you could answer at work.try to gleen as much info from these people if possible.then we can help you put a stop to this nonsense.

""I had the same thing happen to me... the number on the caller id was 888-777-6666... it is a sex line! Crazy!!! ""

What company was really calling you?


Btw,security didn't tell me the number,just that they had called my job several times,repeatedly asking for me,he called the number listed on the caller id and confirmed that it was indeed a sex line. He approached me privately,appeared concerned and worried for my safety.

I need this at work like I need hepatitis and need to quickly come up with some sort of formal plan so that security can advise my co-workers as to how to proceed. I'm not there when these calls come in and therefore can't just answer the phone myself.

i would advise you as before,have your co-workers tell these people you no longer work there.it does sound like an illegal overseas pdl.the spoofing of caller id,only calling at work.i just noticed the point about marshalls coming for you.i wouldn't talk to them anyway.if your coworkers tell them you no longer work there the calls should stop soon.

My boss says that since I married it's perfectly acceptable to say that "nobody by that name works here" unfortunately there are folks on other shifts who forget, there are also a couple who got real tight lipped and angry looking when I asked that they handle
any calls that come in this way.

I'm really worried because I worked over the weekend,there were no notes left for me that anybody had called,nothing was said to me... then the head of security approaching me yesterday.

I'm thinking at this point that a memo should simply go out that I'm being harrassed and that the message "nobody by that name works here" should be given. Normal people don't understand pdl stuff.

that is a good idea,have your boss draft it up.that should help.

i'm glad your work is supporting you, even if they do not fully understand. once you find out which company this is, perhaps you should file complaints to the FTC, etc. (like asap). This is not acceptable. These loans stoop so low, it's not even funny.

Just got a call from work, these people have called 16 times since 3:30pm they are rude, threatening,accusing co-workers of being me ,demanding that I be dragged to the phone if need be. they won't say who they are,what company they're calling from.
sexline info shows on caller id.

my co-worker was just screaming at me oh god, I'm going to lose my job over this

Another thing you should do is document each time they call, date, time, who answered, what was said, etc. and keep a journal. And take this straight to the phone company and the police. File a police report and ask the phone company to put a tracer on the calls. It's worth a try.