(210) 888-8382

I just now (1/27/2020 09:20 PST) received an automated call from this number claiming they are from the Social Security administration and I supposedly needed to address fraudulent activity with my SSN. The message repeated this number was what I needed to call back to speak with a supervisor to resolve the issue. I'm sure the scammers just wanted to worry me so I would call and give them my SSN, name and other info so they could steal my identity. If you receive such a call, just hang up.

Fake Short Term or Payday Loan Scam

Calls from the following area codes and numbers have all been reported to be scammers. These scammers use phony number and names to attempt to get potential victims to send in money on fake loans that appear to be from legitimate sources.

210-888-8382, 832-900-9137, 408-905-0098, 713-931-3690, 713-931-3641, 713-936-3424, 713-893-1051, 281-404-4394, 512-686-4244, 210-401-3930, 979-639-7900, 779-400-0010, 817-400-1316

The names vary each time. These fraudsters have committed company identify theft against a Federal Credit Union.

Consumers targeted by the scam typically are looking for a payday or short term loan and search the Internet for assistance. They voluntarily place their personal information on these independent sites (not recommended) and then receive an email from one of the aliases. They say that you have been approved for a short term loan that is affiliated with companies that the scammer has no association with whatsoever.

Consumers who respond by telephone to the offer are then told that in order to receive the loan, they have to pay for either an upfront fee, taxes owed, processing fee, etc., in the form of a MoneyPak or Pre-paid credit card including Vanilla Network cards. Do not pay any upfront fees and hang up on them.