#identity-theft
2 questions tagged with #identity-theft
Threatened by 'Steinberg and Associates' for a fake debt, scared of asset seizure – what can I do?
I'm in East London, South Africa, and I've been getting these absolutely terrifying phone calls for the past two weeks from people claiming to be 'Steinberg and Associates'. They're saying I owe some massive outstanding debt from an old loan I *never* took out, and they're threatening to get a court order to garnish my wages and seize my assets if I don't pay immediately. They even knew my address and some old employment details, which freaked me out. I honestly don't know where they got this information. I'm a single mom, and these threats are making me lose sleep. I've blocked the numbers, but they keep calling from new ones. Is this a common scam? Is there really anything they can do? I'm so worried about my bank accounts being frozen or losing my house. Any advice on how to handle this, or if I should even bother reporting it?
Ecash2Go "pre-approved" loan scam. Did anyone else get caught and lose info?
I'm feeling really dumb right now, but a few weeks ago I saw an ad for Ecash2Go, claiming they offered pre-approved loans, no credit check, basically guaranteed. Tbh, I was in a bit of a tight spot financially, so it sounded amazing. I went through their application process, which felt a bit weird – they asked for a lot of personal documents. Like, photos of my ID, proof of address, even bank statements. I sent them over, thinking, "okay, it's a loan, they need to verify." After submitting everything, I got a message saying my application was denied, without any explanation. And now I'm super worried because I've handed over so much sensitive info, and I've heard about identity theft being a massive issue. I never got any crypto or even a loan, just lost my data. Has anyone else fallen for Ecash2Go? What should I do about my data now? I'm in Nijmegen, Netherlands, so any advice for action here would be a lifesaver. This is really stressing me out.