Fruitland Police Department Press Release

Fruitland Police Department
Chief Michael J. Phillips
401 E. Main Street
Fruitland, MD 21826
Phone 410-548-2804 Fax 410-548-2808
Crime Solvers 410-548-1776

PRESS RELEASE

DATE & TIME OF INCIDENT: Jan. 5, 2008 @ 9:20 am
TYPE OF INCIDENT: Attempted Fraud
CASE NO.: 09-1211


Details: On January 5, 2009 at approximately 9:20 am, a complainant called the Fruitland Police Department to report that a “collection agency” was calling her house attempting to collect payment for a loan that she never received. The caller told the complainant that if she did not make a payment within 48 hours, she would be arrested. Investigation into the company revealed that they are a fraudulent agency that attempts to intimidate victims in to sending them money. The “company” goes by the names “United Legal Headquarters”, “United Legal Corp.”, and “United Legal Services”. The phone numbers that these fraudulent agencies are calling from start with 410-690. It is believed that the bogus agency got the complainant’s information from an online loan company. There is a legitimate collection agency by the name of United Legal Recovery Services that is based in Anaheim, CA that uses 1-877 phone numbers, and it is believed that the fraudulent agency is playing off of their name. If you receive phone calls similar to this one, do not send them money until the company’s legitimacy can be verified.