Posted on July 13, 2018 Caller type: Scam call Location: Australia
Caller: Panthera Finance Panthera Finance is a scammer company trying to trick you into giving out personal information with the intent to strengthen their bogus debt claims (usually the debt has already been paid but they claim to have no knowledge of this)
Posted on June 13, 2018 Caller type: Financial services Location: Australia
Caller: Pantera Finance They keep calling about an old debt which has passed its statute of limitation. About to report them to the appropriate authorities for harrassment for a debt they are not permitted to pursue by law.
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Anonymous
Posted on May 30, 2018 Caller type: Debt collector Location: Australia
Caller: Pathera They said I have an overdue account with Telstra. I with Optus and I have never used Telstra. They got the name and address right but it’s my account.
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Anonymous
Posted on August 29, 2018 Caller type: Unknown Location: Australia
I’ve noticed more than a few posts here regarding this debt collecting company called Panthera Finance, a company which makes its living preying on vulnerable people who have fallen into hard times. I was unlucky enough to have to deal with them recently and although the matter is now resolved I feel this information may help some of you guys who are unlucky enough to have to be in the same situation as me at some point in your lives.
From what i’ve been able to find out, Panthera Finance / State Merchantile are companies that operate from Brisbane and are owned by two holding corporations called HMB INVESTMENTS PTY LTD and HJK INVESTMENTS PTY LTD. State Merchantile are the acquisition branch which buys the debts and Panthera Finance run the call centre which harasses you.
The company has taken great pains to hide the following information from the public:
Registered place of business: Level 4, 54 Jephson Street, Toowong, QLD, 4066 (This is a small office with a couple of staff used only for administrative purposes)
Call centre where the staff making the harassing phone calls work: 555 Coronation Drive, Toowong, QLD, 4066, bottom level of the building on the right directly as you walk in, “State Merchantile” on the sign. (The head compliance officer and director of the company Mathew David Huges works here)
Another registered address of the company not used as the call center: Merrotts Level 6, 241 Adelaide Street, Brisbane
Owners/Directors of Panthera Finance and State Merchantile are two twins from Wollongong who now live in Brisbane:
Mathew David Hough, 34 years old Jamie Grant Hough, 34 years old
Mathews daughter who works in a management position for the company is named Bree or Corina (Not sure which) and Jamies wife is named Karen which I guess explains the choices of HMB and HJK for the holding companies.
The entire operation seems to be a family affair from the Hough clan who are making their money off the backs of those of us who fall into debt. Over the last 4-5 years they have managed to take millions of dollars from the less fortunate, often including the elderly and in some cases (looking through some posts on Whirlpool) even the family members of people who have died. Both Jamie and Mathew live in houses worth over $2mil and the company itself has an average of $1.86mil in Annual revenue.
If you are being harassed by them and live in Brisbane I suggest turning up to their office and dealing with the situation face-to-face. This a much more effective way to resolve your issues with them than through the telephone which is where they are in their element and most able to exert pressure on you.
I also have the home addresses of both Mathew and Jamie, their exact dates of births as well as the names and addresses of most of the people who currently work in their call centre. I haven’t posted this stuff because I don’t want to inadvertently break the law so if anyone can prove to me that I won’t be doing anything illegal by publishing it I will.
Don’t let these scumbags take advantage of you!
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Anonymous
Posted on August 14, 2018 Caller type: Debt collector Location: Australia
panthera dodgy debt collectors. if you think you have a debt go directly to the company you believe you have the debt with. dont deal with these asswipes
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Anonymous
Posted on May 17, 2018 Caller type: Unknown Location: Australia
Caller: Panthera Scammers trying to say I have an overdue Optus account and wanting a payment deal. Seriously, I've been with optus about 20 years now, I'm still with optus and they say I've never owed them any accounts and regard me as a 5star customer. This lot need to be put out of business. Scammers
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Anonymous
Posted on November 23, 2018 Caller type: Unknown Location: Australia
panther finance
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Anonymous
Posted on November 12, 2018 Caller type: Unknown Location: Australia
scam
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Anonymous
Posted on September 12, 2018 Caller type: Call centre Location: Australia
Panthera Finance calling about a relative regarding some debt. By law, they are not allowed to contact ANY relative or friend of said person. It is actually illegal. They, by law, cannot obtain information pertaining to the person who owes the debt via friends or family.
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CB
Posted on August 14, 2018 Caller type: Debt collector Location: Australia
Caller: Panthera Finance A Neil Wattingham calling and leaving messages asking for my services to clean his roof .. on calling back I find out it’s Panthera Finance !! He works for them the pond scum of the earth !
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paul
Posted on August 14, 2018 Caller type: Unknown Location: Australia
Caller: Panthera calling about a debt two years ago that i paid , they keep calling and i have now blocked them - scammers
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Anonymous
Posted on July 30, 2018 Caller type: Debt collector Location: Australia
Caller: Panthera Finance They keep calling about an old debt which has passed its statute of limitation.
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Anonymous
Posted on July 27, 2018 Caller type: Unknown Location: Australia
dodgy scammers
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Anonymous
Posted on July 27, 2018 Caller type: Debt collector Location: Australia
Caller: panthera finance panthera finance
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Anonymous 0401172587
Posted on June 16, 2018 Caller type: SMS Location: Australia
Panthera debt collectors claiming they Will give me a discount on some unpaid bill I know nothing aout, I've been getting their calls and messages for some time now. Bloody Leachers.
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Anonymous
Posted on June 13, 2018 Caller type: Nuisance call Location: Australia
Caller: Panthera Finance An account that belong to previous user of my mobile number. Continually ring despite being advised their information is wrong. Now blocked them.
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Anonymous
Posted on June 13, 2018 Caller type: Unknown Location: Australia
These are the biggest scammer debt collectors, they buy old debt and try get it back way after you have paid the company you owe the money to. They also try claim you owe money that you do not don’t trust them
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AntiSpam
Posted on June 13, 2018 Caller type: Debt collector Location: Australia
Caller: Pathera,,(BEWARE) Another scam call from Pathera wanting to discuss an outstanding Bill with a company I have never dealt with, asking me personal details to confirm who Iam..Told him that I wont give any personal details to anyone let alone a person posing as a debt collector. He persisted so I told him to get lost (######) and don't call me again and blocked his number..
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Mikie
Posted on July 13, 2018Caller type: Scam call
Location: Australia
Panthera Finance is a scammer company trying to trick you into giving out personal information with the intent to strengthen their bogus debt claims (usually the debt has already been paid but they claim to have no knowledge of this)
Here are the numbers they call from so you can block them:
0411 584 839
0403 344 695
0413 716 936
0413 993 289
0432 102 447
0422 274 090
0401 162 792
0403 548 604
0466 893 047
0421 193 531
0401 246 362
0401 172 587
(03) 8373 8697
Anonymous
Posted on June 13, 2018Caller type: Financial services
Location: Australia
They keep calling about an old debt which has passed its statute of limitation.
About to report them to the appropriate authorities for harrassment for a debt they are not permitted to pursue by law.
Anonymous
Posted on May 30, 2018Caller type: Debt collector
Location: Australia
They said I have an overdue account with Telstra. I with Optus and I have never used Telstra. They got the name and address right but it’s my account.
Anonymous
Posted on August 29, 2018Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
From what i’ve been able to find out, Panthera Finance / State Merchantile are companies that operate from Brisbane and are owned by two holding corporations called HMB INVESTMENTS PTY LTD and HJK INVESTMENTS PTY LTD. State Merchantile are the acquisition branch which buys the debts and Panthera Finance run the call centre which harasses you.
The company has taken great pains to hide the following information from the public:
Registered place of business:
Level 4, 54 Jephson Street, Toowong, QLD, 4066
(This is a small office with a couple of staff used only for administrative purposes)
Call centre where the staff making the harassing phone calls work:
555 Coronation Drive, Toowong, QLD, 4066, bottom level of the building on the right directly as you walk in, “State Merchantile” on the sign.
(The head compliance officer and director of the company Mathew David Huges works here)
Another registered address of the company not used as the call center:
Merrotts Level 6, 241 Adelaide Street, Brisbane
Owners/Directors of Panthera Finance and State Merchantile are two twins from Wollongong who now live in Brisbane:
Mathew David Hough, 34 years old
Jamie Grant Hough, 34 years old
Mathews daughter who works in a management position for the company is named Bree or Corina (Not sure which) and Jamies wife is named Karen which I guess explains the choices of HMB and HJK for the holding companies.
The entire operation seems to be a family affair from the Hough clan who are making their money off the backs of those of us who fall into debt. Over the last 4-5 years they have managed to take millions of dollars from the less fortunate, often including the elderly and in some cases (looking through some posts on Whirlpool) even the family members of people who have died. Both Jamie and Mathew live in houses worth over $2mil and the company itself has an average of $1.86mil in Annual revenue.
If you are being harassed by them and live in Brisbane I suggest turning up to their office and dealing with the situation face-to-face. This a much more effective way to resolve your issues with them than through the telephone which is where they are in their element and most able to exert pressure on you.
I also have the home addresses of both Mathew and Jamie, their exact dates of births as well as the names and addresses of most of the people who currently work in their call centre. I haven’t posted this stuff because I don’t want to inadvertently break the law so if anyone can prove to me that I won’t be doing anything illegal by publishing it I will.
Don’t let these scumbags take advantage of you!
Anonymous
Posted on August 14, 2018Caller type: Debt collector
Location: Australia
Anonymous
Posted on May 17, 2018Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
Scammers trying to say I have an overdue Optus account and wanting a payment deal.
Seriously, I've been with optus about 20 years now, I'm still with optus and they say I've never owed them any accounts and regard me as a 5star customer.
This lot need to be put out of business.
Scammers
Anonymous
Posted on November 23, 2018Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
Anonymous
Posted on November 12, 2018Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
Anonymous
Posted on September 12, 2018Caller type: Call centre
Location: Australia
who owes the debt via friends or family.
CB
Posted on August 14, 2018Caller type: Debt collector
Location: Australia
A Neil Wattingham calling and leaving messages asking for my services to clean his roof .. on calling back I find out it’s Panthera Finance !! He works for them the pond scum of the earth !
paul
Posted on August 14, 2018Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
calling about a debt two years ago that i paid , they keep calling and i have now blocked them - scammers
Anonymous
Posted on July 30, 2018Caller type: Debt collector
Location: Australia
They keep calling about an old debt which has passed its statute of limitation.
Anonymous
Posted on July 27, 2018Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
Anonymous
Posted on July 27, 2018Caller type: Debt collector
Location: Australia
panthera finance
Anonymous 0401172587
Posted on June 16, 2018Caller type: SMS
Location: Australia
Anonymous
Posted on June 13, 2018Caller type: Nuisance call
Location: Australia
An account that belong to previous user of my mobile number. Continually ring despite being advised their information is wrong. Now blocked them.
Anonymous
Posted on June 13, 2018Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
AntiSpam
Posted on June 13, 2018Caller type: Debt collector
Location: Australia
Another scam call from Pathera wanting to discuss an outstanding Bill with a company I have never dealt with, asking me personal details to confirm who Iam..Told him that I wont give any personal details to anyone let alone a person posing as a debt collector. He persisted so I told him to get lost (######) and don't call me again and blocked his number..
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