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Keep getting calls, although the phone never rings. I just all of a sudden have a voicemail. Not sure if it's my spam call filter or what, but they keep leaving a message saying the exact same thing. It is definitely an audio recording meant to sound like a real female voice, except when she is supposed to say your name, a male robotic voice comes on and says your name instead, then it goes back to a fast talking female audio recording stating the following: "Hello, this urgent message is intended for »YOUR NAME SAID BY ROBOTIC MAN«. If this is you, please press one now or hold for message. My name is Mrs. Clark with payment processing. The reason for my call today is to verify the address we have on file as we are preparing to file documentation in your case. Our department has made several attempts to get in contact with you via mail and also phone calls, both of which were unsuccessful. Our client has flagged you as evasive and noncompliant. In order to avoid further penalty, please contact us immediately at 409-761-7631. Again, you can press 1 now to be transferred to a live agent or call us back at 409-761-7631. Thank you and good luck. Who ever says "Good Luck" when trying to reach someone that works in "payment processing" in "a department", but doesn't explain the type of payment processing, or the department that is supposedly doing the payment processing?!? Red flag. And if they are doing payment processing from their secret no-named department, then why is one of their "clients" flagging me as "evasive and non compliant"? What does their client have to do with me at all? Wouldn't it be the client's payment processing department reaching out to me, considering from what I assume is a failed payment on my end (btw, I don't have any unpaid payments), instead of some random no-name department's payment processing department contacting me about a payment that has nothing to do with them? This is why I know it's a scammer and not a debt collector, or a tax relief person, or a company wanting missed payments. Red flags everywhere. People pay attention and ask common sense logical questions. •The government doesn't take prepaid giftcards as a form of payment. •Nobody uses phone cards anymore. •The cops do not call you and then come to your house from unpaid online loans that you've never taken out. They don't come and arrest you for ANY defaulted loan! •Companies don't charge you to cancel subscriptions! •The United States Postal Service and other delivery companies don't charge you for a redelivery service from a wrong address! •Call the jail first before immediately paying for someone's bail to make sure the person supposedly in jail is actually in jail! Bailbondsmen usually don't call first, but if they do...make sure you call the jail before doing anything. They also don't take payments over the phone or from cashapp/venmo/paypal. There are many documents you have to sign and they would tell you to come to the jail or their office before making a bail payment. •Law enforcement (police/sheriff) doesn't ever call you seeking donations! If they use words like "fallen heros" or "local police/local deputies" but can't provide specifics, it's a scam! You can always tell them that you'll call the departments yourself and donate on their official website rather than over the phone. Then call the dept to report the call. Don't be dumb! Don't allow threats and rush tactics to trick you into paying anything or giving anyone your card/bank account information! Too many people fall for these tactics without ever asking to themselves "I have never taken an online/recent loan out", "I'm not in any tax debt or other debt", "why would they be arresting me for an unpaid loan?" "Why am I being charged for a redelivery fee when it wasn't my fault it was sent wrong, or had the wrong address". "$85 to cancel a dating website account sounds a bit high! I didn't even pay for a subscription!", "What would the IRS do with 18 target giftcards valued with $50 on each card?" "Why would they take payments that way?" Usually scammers make their cons noticeable and they try to trick you by rushing you, or using words to scare you like "department" "warrant" "documentation" "legal" "elusive and non-compliant", "urgent", "last chance", "good luck".