Phony debt collector took my $500

A reddit report about a phishing scam that cost someone $500.0. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

I owe a certain amount to this company. It wasn't too much, but it wasn't a little. I was contacted by phone about two weeks ago, and they also contacted my mom. That's why I ended up calling them back, because I was like, oh shit, like maybe this isn't a scam. Basically he called me telling me someone was coming to my house with paperwork, but that if I set up a payment plan or whatever, no one will be coming. Like literally they were saying someone's gonna be at my house within the hour. I ended up calling them and setting up a payment plan. They already took $500. They sent me an email with documents of the payment plan. At the bottom, there's an email to contact if I have any questions or concerns. I just tried emailing them, and the email is not valid. Nothing will go through. Am I scammed, and how do I stop these payments from coming? I'm thinking I need to just go get a new debit card.

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