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01-26-2012, 05:24 PM
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Another phone scam...
The down side of working at home is that I have to deal with a lot of solicitors. Most recently, I received 3 or 4 calls from an automated machine referencing Colson Gamble and Associates. The sound very official and say that there is a problem with one of my checks and that I can call them directly or have my attorney call them at 1-877-908-2953 to resolve the matter.
I googled this number and it sure looks like a scam to me: 877-908-2953 / 8779082953 Apparently they try to intimidate you by telling you that you have some financial problem and the only way to make it go away is to pay them - apparently some people will pay them just to make it go away....  Scumbags...
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01-26-2012, 05:54 PM
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I've had a dealing with a company such as this in October, telling me that my bank returned a check to their client, and that I needed to settle up with them...I haven't written a check in nearly 8 years, paying only with cash, money order, or by card.
I ended up telling them that I was sending their information to the FBI for further investigation. At least they are calling my cell phone, instead of my home. It's difficult to track a cell number back to an address.
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 1987 560SL85,000 miles Meet on the level, leave on the square. Great words to live by Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread. - Thomas Jefferson: Autobiography, 1821.
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01-26-2012, 07:38 PM
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I'd call my bank IF I had someone call me to let me know they have a problem with a check that I wrote. I'd also ask the caller to read off a few items on my check that I know is on there and isn't obvious to folks that even know me...
If I'm getting a phone call from someone pretending to be "so and so" - I'd tell them to PSUTA and send me a certified letter before they could expect any further dealings with me. As I said before, I know where I write my checks to...I ALWAYS have the money to cover said checks so I know that IF I should get a call like this, I'll be more than happy to arrange to have them meet me somewhere...somewhere where the law can clamp down on their sorry @5535...
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01-27-2012, 12:58 PM
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some time ago, I saw a tv show about identity theft. they said the number one way people's identity is stolen is off information that is imprinted on their checks. They write a check at the grocery store, store clerk is part of an identity theft gang who then takes the information off the check and off it goes.....
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