Eric Matthews/ Frank Peterson Loan Allegedly Deposited to bank account San Marcos California

I received a call at work yesterday from a guy named Eric Matthews with a foreign accent and he told me that the call was being recorded. I really couldn't hear him because it sounds like he had me on a speaker phone.

When I asked him what company he did he says he was from, he told me to hold on and transferred me to some guy. This guy was rude and he wouldn't let me talk. He kept talking over me and I really got irritated with him.

I asked him what was this call was for and he said it was to inform me that I was being sued by United Bank or something like that for a loan from fast cash payday loans and that I owed $710.

So, I asked him did he say US fast cash and he said yeah. I repeated it over and over, US Fast Cash and he agreed. I asked him how I owe US Fast Cash if I currently took a loan out a few weeks ago and if I owed them money they wouldn't give me another loan.

He soon gave me the date that the loan was placed in my account which was supposed to be on April 27, 2008 to my credit union account. As he kept speaking, I then pulled up all of my transactions from April 2008 up to the current date and there was no deposits made by any loan company at all.

I asked him again what the date was and he again told me April 2008. He then tried to tell me that I need to manage my accounts more often to know what's going on because I did take out the loan; otherwise they wouldn't have my information.

I asked him the name of the loan company and he disregarded my statement and proceeded to tell me that my court date was the next day at 11 am in California and I needed to find a lawyer because I am being charged with 3 allegations (1) check fraud; (2) laundering money; (3) laundering money with the intent not to pay.

I told him that I haven't received any papers stating that I owe a loan in the mail. He said that information was sent to my email account. He then read off my email address and told me that the person whose information listed to create this email address is being sued and that they sent me several emails pertaining to this matter.

Then he said Do you know how much the creditors paid for this account. They bought the account from the lender for $5000 and that they didn't want the money they only wanted to sue and press charges against me. Then he told me that it will be reported to my employer and fraud will be placed on my credit report.

I said, I am currently looking at my statement from the time I opened my account until today's date and there is no electronically deposits in there. The phone got quiet and I kept saying hello, hello, and hello and there was no answer so I hung up and called my bank.

They even checked and verified for me that there were no electronically deposits made to my account other then my payroll. They told me that I may want to contact a lawyer because something wasn't right.

Well I called the number back that a guy named Frank Peterson left for me and there was no answer. It just rung. As soon as I hung up, my co-worker forwards me a call and guess that it was, yes it was Eric Matthews.

I told him I just got off the phone with my bank and they verified the same thing my statements said. He seem to then get upset and said well your court date is tomorrow and if you aren't here then the police are going to come for you. So I asked him, how was I going to make it to California and I live in the District of Columbia? He told me that it was not his problem.

I hung up on that b*****d. He had me hysterical about loosing my high security clearance job and the whole idea of going to jail made it even worst. I thought about my child and fiance and how they were going to survive. I found myself in the restroom at work crying my heart out until my co-workers came to see about me because I stormed out of the room.

So, I then pull myself together and called a lawyer for a free consultation. He advised me to file a complaint because he violated the Fair Debt Collectors Practice Act. I searched online and pulled up the FTC website and called and reported the incident.

I gave him the name and number of the guys and all that was said. He told me to write them a letter telling them not to call my place of business and to send me a copy of the debt owed. He filed my complaint and gave me a reference number.

He said I can also tell them verbally and if they continue I can sue them and tell them that you reported them and they will stop calling. This brought my worries to an end, but it took me through hell for a few hours.

This was a big mess. It threw off my entire day. I have tried getting an address for this number and wasn't successful, but I will keep trying.

Be aware of these people, they are out to get people.

Chatney
washington, District of Columbia
U.S.A.