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Date: Sat, 06/19/2010 - 13:16
So this morning I received a call from an "officer" Shawn Taylor (Please don't take this the wrong way, but Shawn Taylor had a thick foreign accent and could barely pronounce his own name), threatening that I was going to be arrested at my "place of work" or "doorstep" on Monday, June 21st, 2010. As I have never received a threat like this before, I was obviously frightened. I immediately called back the number I was given and he told me that I could pay $502 to get the charges dropped. He claimed he was an officer, but also worked for a payday loan company (interesting bedfellows), of which I had apparently defrauded by writing bad checks from. The funny thing is, I have never even taken out a payday loan (I was interested at a desperate point in time, and filled out a form, but never ended up agreeing to anything and never received any money). Officer Taylor informed me that I would have to pay the court $25,000. My mind was racing, so I immediately went online and managed to find this site (thank you so much, by the way), which informed me of the shady practices that were going on. Sargeant Taylor said that my supervisor would also be brought in for questioning on Monday. I then realized that even when I filled out the form, I never mentioned where I worked or my boss's name. I decided to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, and left a message at the Attorney General's office. I called Taylor back, acting like I was scared and wanted to pay. He was jubilated, and told me "I'd made the right decision." As he transferred me over to his "billing department," I hung up the phone. I then called back, and said politely, "This is Jared again."
"What can I do for you, Mr....errmmm...Jureeed?"
"Yes, I was just wondering if I could get your name again?"
"Ummm...errr...this is officer Steven Tyler (Aerosmith fan?)."
"Oh really? On my voicemail it says that you are officer Shawn Taylor."
"You may have spoken to a different officer..."
"No, this is definitely you. I'll just call you Taylor, if that is your real name."
"Errrr....OK."
"Taylor, do you realize that it is a crime to impersonate an officer of the law?"
"This is a law firm."
"Wow, Mr. Taylor, you must really have your hands full. You're an officer, work for a payday loan company, and you're a lawyer? I don't know how you do it. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I have filed a complaint with the FTC and called the Attorney General's office. I hope you know that you have committed a very serious offense by impersonating an officer of the law."
"You can do what you want."
"I will Taylor, thank you."
Click.
These conversations have all been recorded on my phone. Hopefully, I will be able to bring charges against whatever company this guy claims to represent. The moral of the story is, don't let these people (nay, they don't deserve to be called that, let's say infested vermin) scare you into anything. They are the absolute scum of the earth.
Good Tidings to All,
Jared
"What can I do for you, Mr....errmmm...Jureeed?"
"Yes, I was just wondering if I could get your name again?"
"Ummm...errr...this is officer Steven Tyler (Aerosmith fan?)."
"Oh really? On my voicemail it says that you are officer Shawn Taylor."
"You may have spoken to a different officer..."
"No, this is definitely you. I'll just call you Taylor, if that is your real name."
"Errrr....OK."
"Taylor, do you realize that it is a crime to impersonate an officer of the law?"
"This is a law firm."
"Wow, Mr. Taylor, you must really have your hands full. You're an officer, work for a payday loan company, and you're a lawyer? I don't know how you do it. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I have filed a complaint with the FTC and called the Attorney General's office. I hope you know that you have committed a very serious offense by impersonating an officer of the law."
"You can do what you want."
"I will Taylor, thank you."
Click.
These conversations have all been recorded on my phone. Hopefully, I will be able to bring charges against whatever company this guy claims to represent. The moral of the story is, don't let these people (nay, they don't deserve to be called that, let's say infested vermin) scare you into anything. They are the absolute scum of the earth.
Good Tidings to All,
Jared
Thanks for sharing your story, glad you realized this is a scam.
Thanks for sharing your story, glad you realized this is a scam.
Welcome JROD, we would greatly appreciate your active participat
Welcome JROD, we would greatly appreciate your active participation in the forums :)
Steven Tyler, huh? Wonder if these outfits have a listing of "n
Steven Tyler, huh? Wonder if these outfits have a listing of "normal sounding" famous names? Seems to me I've some people on this site have been contacted by James Brown and I personally was called by Marc Anthony! :)
Same thing happened to me David Hunt and barely could say it. Di
Same thing happened to me David Hunt and barely could say it. Didn't threaten to pick me up but court cost of over $3000.