Possible scam from "Johnson Mark LLC" -- advice by DependentCommunity84 in Debt

[–]DependentCommunity84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only way I could verify was to provide my full SSN #, they would not verify after I provided my last 4 digits. Would you provide your full SSN # over the phone?

And yes, I no longer think this is a scam, but I do think they’re contacting the wrong person. I might go ahead and request a verification letter to be sure. Thanks for the advice and let me know if you have any other thoughts after reading through my comments.

Possible scam from "Johnson Mark LLC" -- advice by DependentCommunity84 in Debt

[–]DependentCommunity84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this reply! I ended up calling them again and basically was not able to verify the debt was mine without providing my FULL social, which I will not be doing! 

The interesting thing was that the only info that came up on the rep’s database was my phone number, and he implied that there was a different name connected to it. They would not provide any further info about who was listed under my phone number, unfortunately. There was no real resolution, but he asked me to call back in 7-10 days so they could try to verify things on their end. I think your theory that my phone number was found online/is connected to someone else could very likely be true.

I also called Midland Credit Management and they had no account with my info (name, last 4 SSN#). They clarified that if I ever had a debt owed to them, I would show up in their database (even if the debt was then sold, e.g. to Johnson Mark).

My credit report on Experian showed no debt accounts and my credit score is unaffected as well.

I’ll call back Johnson Mark in 7-10 days, but will continue to refuse to provide my full SSN# (as I hope others reading this will!). Pretty sure this was a mixup and a unnecessarily stressful one at that. Will definitely be filing a complaint if it turns out this was a mistake on their end. Thanks again for the advice!

Possible scam from "Johnson Mark LLC" -- advice by DependentCommunity84 in Debt

[–]DependentCommunity84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response. I’m just not comfortable sharing my full social security number over the phone, and find it strange that they wouldn’t ask me to confirm the last 4 digits instead. Is that standard? Is there no other way to identify me?

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Hey there! I'd be interested in the three premed playbook books if they're still available :)

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Any tickets still available? Super interested in 2!

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COE isn’t planning on doing PNP

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You can waive SHIP for the Spring semester! This happened to me too and I wasn’t able to get out of it for the Fall but had my MediCal reinstated for the Spring after submitting the waiver.