The defendants behind a New York-based debt collection scheme will be permanently banned from the debt collection industry under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General, who alleged that the defendants bilked consumers out of millions of dollars by brokering and collecting on fake debts that people did not …
The Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General’s Office have charged two New York-based operations and their principals with running a scheme to collect money from consumers on fake and unauthorized debts. This action is part of the FTC’s continuing crackdown on all players in the phantom debt chain, including those who sell …
Date Received: 2017-11-08 Product: Payday loan debt Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: I have received no less than 20 calls from Forward Management Recovery, XXXX. The voice mail states that ” XXXX ” is attempting to trace an individual who has a personal …
Date Received: 2017-10-05 Product: I do not know Issue: Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: Receiving nonstop calls to my work and it is a recording stating its XXXX does not identify who they are or what they want. Recording states they are …
Date Received: 2017-06-21T00:00:00 Product: I do not know Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: A woman named XXXX is calling all of my family members saying that I owe a debt. I do not have any outstanding debts. When I called back the message …