CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION – CFPB Complaint ID 3106446

Date Received: 2018-12-20T00:00:00.000

Product: I do not know

Issue: False statements or representation

Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided

Consumer Complaint: Someone contacted my brother in law and said that they were looking for me to collect a debt. When I called the company back, they stated they were XXXX. I XXXX them online and could not find any information about them. I then XXXX their number ( XXXX ) XXXX and it came up that it was fraudulent. When I told the person on the phone what I had found, she hung up on me. I then called back and demanded to know why they were calling me. The women stated I was being sued. They asked for my social security number and when I wouldn’t provide it, the women stated she could not provide me with any information if I would not provide it and hung up on me.

Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

State/Zip: IN

Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation

Was Company Response Timely: Yes

Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A

Complaint ID: 3106446

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