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Wednesday, May 28, 2008 --- 92 days ago http://consumerist.com/tag/scams/?i=5011380&t=moreno-and-woods-scammy-debt-colle
 Erin was the recipient of a recent scam attempt from Moreno and Woods , a debt collection agency that—according to her account and others found online —uses abusive tactics and fraudulent claims to try to con people into paying off debts they never owed to avoid things like wage garnishments and lawsuits. Erin fought back, and shared her story with us to warn others. I received a voicemail today (5/27/08) out of the blue from a man who identified himself as David Cooper from Moreno and Woods. He said he was calling regarding Case Docket #93659, and that I must return his call immediately or else "the matter" could result in wage garnishment, denial of credit, or closing of existing lines of credit. He gave his number as 866-928-3160, ext. 109. Since the voicemail didn't provide any information that would allow me to discount the matter out of hand, I returned my call. Cooper retrieved my file, asked if I was Ms. [redacted] - I said I was - and asked me to confirm the last four digits of my SSN - I did not reply to that. I asked him what the call was regarding, and he said that they had a "judgement" against me from Bank of America regarding an outstanding balance of $20,000 on Visa account ending #1181 that was opened in 2001 and closed in 2004. (To the best of my knowledge this account never existed, let alone belonged to me - even supposing someone else had opened it in my name, there should have been some contact regarding it ... |
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