City Investment Group Debt Collectors Corona, California

On January 4, 2011, I received a call from arestricted number stating that I had adebt owed to a credit card company and that they were suing me. Cliff Branch the representative from "City Investment Group'that I was speaking withasked me ifI was served any court papers and I told him "No". Hehad all of my personal information, my social security number, birthdate, and address. He thentold me the total amount that I supposedly owed and how much I would owe if I went to court.Thinking that this was legitI asked himwas there anyway I could pay it in increments, knowing at one time I did owe this specific company.

He said once I paid off the debt it would be removed from my credit report as a payoff. He then put me on holdand thenasked me for my job's number andother personal info; household size etc. He then said I could pay$247, and then for six months pay another amount, he asked me for my debit cardnumber, and told me that I would be emailed something in a few hours. When I did not receive the email, I got suspicious and googled 'City Investment Group'. The results displayed several sites stating thatthis company was a Scam!