What happens if someone took out a payday loan in my name?

Question by Candace: What happens if someone took out a payday loan in my name?
I’m going through a nasty divorce that has been dragging on for almost a year. A couple of days ago, both my brother and sister got phone calls from someone claiming to be a collection agency for a payday loan company saying that I had taken a payday loan and failed to pay on it. I have never taken a payday loan and my attorney cannot take action until I have something in writing. What can I do?

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Answer by Jason Smith
It does not sound like an actual collection company, (actual collection companies can’t state they are calling because of an unpaid debt unless they are talking to the lendee… fdcpa guidelines), don’t know what it is but it sounds fishy. If you do talk to this person DO NOT give out any personal information, and inform family/friends not to give out theirs. Given that you are going through a divorce my best guess (and it is only that), is that it is a private investigator from your former signifigant other. Best of luck.

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