COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — It was around noon on a typical day for Camille Habayeb, when he got a call on his personal cell phone.
“The lady said, ‘Is this Mr. Habayeb?’ I said, ‘Yes,’” said Habayeb. “‘I need to find out when you will be home, so that I can drop off an envelope for you, but I need a signature from you.’”
Habayeb said the caller didn’t offer any other details, but did give him a phone number for a law firm. “They answered with the name of the law firm,” Habayeb said.
Habayeb gave his name, explained why he called, and was asked to provide some personal information. “‘I don’t want you to give me your social security number, but give me the last four digits of your social security number.’ So, I gave him that,” said Habayeb. “When I finished giving him the four, he read the entire social security number for me.”
Then, Habayeb said the man told him what the earlier call was about. “‘You are being subpoenaed to go to court, because you have defaulted on a loan from 2016 with Community Bank. $9,000 to $13,000 might be the judgment against you.’”
But Habayeb said the “firm” offered a deal — pay $4,000 by 4 p.m. and consider it settled. “‘We accept either Visa or credit card, and we will not take routing numbers of a checking account,’” Habayeb said the caller told him. Otherwise, the firm would start…
