I just recieved a call with social being tied to a fraudulent manor. As well I was to talk to agent jackson.. this is a scam.. hell the so called action jacksons last words to me when I hung up was good luck getting picked up

Besides if Our SSN has been used fraudulently then how is our fault.  We file a complaint and then we move on and then the person that has used it gets in trouble not us!!!

They called stating that they are from the DEPT OF JUSTICE.... That if I don't go and turn myself in to the police dept. they will come and arrest me at my place of employment or rip me out of my home.  I Called the Dept. Of justice and the had me contact the Federal Trades to file a complaint with the Better Business.  I was told not to answer their calls anymore.  This is the biggest scam don't give in!!!! How they get our information is beyond me.  They even called my employer.

This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India. They are making the calls utilizing VOIP and the names of legitimate firms to make it appear the calls are originating from within the US. There is NO "company" or "debt" and you will NOT be arrested. They are harvesting and/or buying consumers' personal identifying information and you need to do whatever you can to protect yourself. This includes: Notifying the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/, placing fraud alerts with all three credit bureaus, notifying your bank and employer and letting these criminals know you are aware they are attempting to extort money for a non-existent debt and have alerted the authorities.

They just called me showed up as 911 saying I had to call by end if day because of fraud on my social and that if I didn't I had a warrant for my arrest told me to call Agent Jackson at 202 239 8194 ! I don't know how there getting away with the number showing up 911 but it's a scam for sure don't give out your info !

Is A Scam. As I went to police station whit the message left on my voice mail. They checked it. And is A scammer trying to get personal info.says hes from dept of Justice. Not

i was just called by unknown # stating texas tech police dept stating i have been involved in a scam and need to report to federal agent jackson 202-239-8194, as soon as i called he asked if i was me with ending of social security # , i asked him who he was that i looked up this # and saw reports of scams, and he hung up on me.

Officer jackson keep call my work place and my cellphone saying I will be arrested

The same happened to me. While I was on the call I google where the area code was from, then they transfered  me to officer jackson while he was talking about me being arrested I was reading about the scams and fraud activities online.  So I challenged the "officer jackson"   it was hilarious. Nevertheless he yelled at me and hung up the phone.  People please inform your love ones and tell your friends to tell a friend about these low life scammers because some people would have paid them out fear.

I received the same call and when I asked for the phone number and information about this person calling, knowing full well that this was a scam, they hung up and then called back and left at message at my work and on my cell - I have received calls like this before with the same type of message - and I just report it as they are impersonating the state police and word needs to get out that these are scam calls and to protect people from becoming a victim.      

I have also been getting a call from this number stating I am part of an investigation in NY and I need to turn myself in or I will be arrested at home.  I had my husband listen to the message and he stated it's fraud because the guy states he is an officer and my husband said they present themselves differently if they are in law enforcement and they wouldn't ;eave messages like this.  He was law enforcement for many years.  As others have said sounds like a bill collector trying to scam.  Not sure for what though.... Do not give out any of your personal information.

I forgot to add that the guy had a very thick accent and his English was horrible. I also don't live anywhere near Washington (I live in Ohio). It's sad that we have to worry about this kind of stuff.

I got a call from what I only assume is the same number (it came up as unknown) and they left a voicemail saying that it was Officer Watson and like all the other comments on here he made a claim that my Social Security number was involved in some fraudulent activity and they threatened to come arrest me at my home or my place of work which is funny seeing as I don't work anywhere currently and they left me that number to call, saying that I needed to either turn myself in or call that number immediately. I called the number back out of curiosity and it was a recording for voicemail of a very sketchy guy saying that I reached the Federal Bureau of investigations and to leave a message.

Oh...and I forgot to add that this idiot said (to the person they were leaving the message for) that if he did not call  Agent Jackson immediately he would be arrested "today". lololololol I had to laugh.  Like it ever happens that way, and if his social was being misused in fraudulant activity, why would HE be the one arrested??? hahahahahahahhahaahah what an absolute idiot.

Got this same call today, and not just one.  This a*** actually called me REPEATEDLY because he was trying to reach someone else on my number. I told him three times to stop calling me or I was going to report him.  He CONTINUED to call again and again and again and each time i cut the call off so it would go to voicemail.  Finally he left the message about Federal Agent Jackson blah blah blah and "good luck" at the end.  The English was so broken that I was pretty sure it was not any law enforcement calling, and when he said "good luck" i had to roll my eyes.  These jerks won't take no for an answer.

Received a call from a so called officer Anderson from North Carolina State police stating that my name and social is involved with fraud or something to that extent and how I should call Federal agent Jackson at 202-239-8194. I called North Carolina police department to find out that they DON'T have a state police but a highway patrol instead.

Today I receive a call from Fed Agent Jackson and I'm told that I have three federal/criminal charges and unless I pay $775.29 a warrant for my arrest will be issued. Also that I will be picked up from my house or current work place within the next 30-40 mins my local police will come to my address.

Needless to say, I didn't pay a dime! Yesterday I called transunion, they flagged my credit report for the next 90 days. I called the attorney general and filed a complaint & they will also mail me out a form to fill out. I called my bank & made them aware just in case anyone tried to take money from my accounts. They've also told me to go onto the following website and report the call: www.ftc.gov

Hopefully, all goes well and they stop calling me!

As I see all these comments and which I also received this call from this number. Why is that the real Police or FBI

I got the same message on my cell, but his number was blocked and was showing unknown. These idiots didn't know but they've been calling me for long time using the incorrect name. So when they said that there was an arrest using my incorrect name I knew this was the collection company and he was fraudulent. DON'T GIVE OUT ANY OF YOUR INFORMATION TO THESE PEOPLE; DON'T SEND ANY MONEY EITHER!!!!!!!!! if you must know the truth go to the local police contact the IRS or any government directly from their website and not the scammers website or link

I got a call this morning stating that my social security number had fraudulent behavior and that I need to go turn myself in to the nearest police station.  As other people have stated they also said to call this number and ask for officer Gibson.  They also said the police will show up at my place of business .....................this is a scam

I received the same kind of call coming into my phone as a 911 call etc etc explaining the same type of stories as above and when I called this number they gave me I said to the person who answered saying they were the FBI that I was to return a call to them and the man said and what all was you also told when you called the number I said what do you mean what else he said what other info I said I have none and he hung up on me.  This is obviously a scam and I dont know how they can have a incoming call coming into one's phone as 911. The number they gave me to call back was 2022398194

do  you  not  read  the posts  here  ???

i got a call from 911 and they left a msg identifying themselves as oficcer watson with arkansas state police telling me to call officer gipson at this number 2022398194.  but the caller id said it was 911 calling and in the confusion somehow an ambulance was deployed to my sister in laws becsause she has the cell phone number that used to be mine and they tracked the phone and sent an ambulance

"202"  area  code  fraud  scam  calls !!!

ignore  all the  useless  crap   and  long  drawn  out  useless  stories  by  " tamianth".....

BOGUS  /  FAKE   NUMBER......SCAMMERS

fake  phone  number....as  usual  !!!.....most  cases    scammers  using    google  voice  /  skype  etc...... (  voip )

NUMBERS   ARE   ALWAYS  FAKED /  SPOOFED...............THESE  ARE  FRAUD SCAMMERS  !!!!
( sorry  for the  long  list....but  people  have  to  know ! )  




NOTE  :  similar  calls  now  coming  in  from the    " 209"  area  code  !!!   (  same  crap )  

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202  "  AREA  CODE  FRAUD  SCAMS".........have  been  going  on  forever !!!
( already  addressed   here  and  in the forums a  million  times   already.......everyone  should  know  by  now !!!  ).


NOTE  /  NEW  !!!!        SIMILAR  AND  IDENTICAL  CALLS  NOW  " ORIGINATING"  FROM  THE   "209"  AREA  CODE.......same  crap /  fake  calls /   fraud  attempts ,  just  a new   area  code............


202  area  code  fraud  scams !!!!!

PLEASE  NOTE !!!   THESE  SCAMMERS  ARE ALSO IMPERSONATING   THE  US  GOV'T /  SEVERAL  GOV'T  OFFICES AND   PERSONS....BEWARE !!!

-  they  are   also  impersonating  DEA  officials  /  IRS  /  FAKE  LAW  FIRMS   etc....  with  threats  to  arrest you  unless  you  immediately  send money  via  wire   transfer /  western  union   to some   offshore  country  !!!!!   obvious  scam  !!!

some  are landlines...many  are  cell phones...some  are  spoofed  and  linked  to  offshore foreign call centers  /  countries !!!!
we've  traced  back  most  of  these  numbers  to  offshore  foreign    call centers mostly  in   INDIA /  THAILAND / AFRICA  /  JAMAICA  ETC....

here's a  few  other  numbers  posted  from  the   same  area  code  offering a  wide  variety  of  scams  /  fake  emails and  scams  after  posting  something  on   craigslist   (  old  scam  )  ...... collecting  for  non  existant  "  payday  loans "....free  money / scam  giveaways /  calling  on  behalf  of  a  humane  society..... $1,000's  in  free  gov't  money.........  etc  etc.....stories  change  out  all the  time......and  the  usual  nonsense!!!

**   mysteriously  call to  claim  they  have  several  thousand  of  dollars  to  send  you / give ....just  provide  your  bank  account and  credit  card   right  away   etc etc.........scam scam

several  of  these are  the  usual   long  ongoing  scams   such  as  :  you  have  won a  free  walmart /  bestbuy  gift  card....or  you  have  won a  free  ipad  etc......all  long  ongoing  scams............


202-239-8194
202-800-9953
202-800-0204
202-738-4593
202-987-6543
202-747-1794
202-666-1207
202-888-2828
202-697-9128
202-000-0000
202-803-4906
202-627-0179
202-888-2828
202-738-1971
202-888-0169
202-417-7173
202-888-6165
202-506-5346
202-994-7598
202-803-4954
202-567-7251
202-697-9914
202-697-7222
202-559-7648
202-803-4952
202-042-7473
202-666-2441
202-239-5591
202-559-7648
202-465-5586
202-470-5080
202-470-0741
202-470-3539
202-769-5243
202-657-5954
202-738-1682
202-803-0949
202-470-0949
202-888-2764
202-697-9034
202-684-7931
202-582-1234
202-621-0743
202-239-6225
202-621-0436
202-478-8098
202-800-5680
202-407-7221
202-552-1545
202-657-4485
202-684-6393
202-607-2732
202-657-6800
202-905-0682
202-215-2622
202-202-0000  ( fake  #  )
202-559-4661
202-684-6796
202-615-1823
202-239-0331
202-407-7213
202-657-6252
202-559-0667
202-558-4605
202-684-8305
202-785-5534
202-827-0661
202-621-0667
202-534-3926
202-599-8726
202-286-0705
202-559-0687
202-779-8686
202-234-3930
202-683-9875
202-405-4852
202-599-7894
202-895-0900
202-779-8686
202-738-5647
202-417-7606
202-403-4812
202-379-1926
202-644-8750
202-595-9420
202-870-5859
202-380-3449
202-674-8706
202-730-9951
202-684-2191
202-674-8789
202-615-5910
202-417-4483
202-664-2228
202-506-8939
202-640-5461
202-559-4645
202-674-2106
202-239-2860
202-470-0037
202-239-1271
202-379-1935
202-470-6720
202-505-6138
202-650-6145
202-715-6610
202-684-8622
202-800-5517
202-559-4664
202-436-9919
202-241-4267
202-827-0660
202-599-8821
202-407-9217
202-280-7882
202-391-0961
202-640-5457
202-640-5495
202-640-2926
202-559-7869
202-434-1317
202-738-9778
202-644-8989
202-730-9945
202-580-8490
202-827-1692
202-747-7372
202-280-7264
202-496-0986
202-556-4418
202-709-3010
202-445-7881
202-679-4428
202-905-0699
202-896-3563
202-351-3916
202-407-9198
202-684-6540
202-695-8604
202-304-5614
202-280-5502
202-800-5537
202-234-3930
202-354-8935
202-123-4567  
202-552-4779
202-249-7541
202-684-6934
202-657-6907
202-664-0962
202-674-4728
202-666-6887
202-657-5284
202-594-8012
202-640-5471
202-280-7039
202-499-1488
202-499-1612
202-427-2537
202-427-2637
202-747-7384
202-666-3431
202-657-5308
202-740-2504
202-738-1016
202-470-1411
202-719-2244
202-808-3679
202-666-1040
202-247-0078
202-666-4401
202-666-3304
202-408-5620
202-621-7457
202-709-5391
202-738-4127
202-666-5096
202-470-3641
202-709-8562
202-738-4703
202-800-5563



Caller: "202" area  code  fake  calls ,  bogus / fraud  scam

i got the exact same call...  but the caller id said it was 911 calling and in the confusion somehow an ambulance was deployed to my sister in laws becsause she has the phone number that used to be mine and they tracked the phone and sent an ambulance

Please do file reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,FTC & FCC..

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/

Also read up on the laws and your rights:

http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ...
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf

And see:

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-86217073a9c8dad/ ... 077595690349410
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
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http://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know
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Section 809 of the FDCPA http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf requires 3rd-party debt collectors to give debtors written notice of debt (the key word is *shall*) :
"§ 809. Validation of debts
(a) Within five days after the initial communication with a consumer in connection with the collection of any debt, a debt collector shall, unless the following information is contained in the initial communication or the consumer has paid the debt, send the consumer a written notice containing?
(1) the amount of the debt;
(2) the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed;
(3) a statement that unless the consumer, within thirty days after receipt of the notice, disputes the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by the debt collector;
(4) a statement that if the consumer notifies the debt collector in writing within the thirty-day period that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, the debt collector will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of a judgment against the consumer and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to the consumer by the debt collector; and
(5) a statement that, upon the consumer?s written request within the thirty-day period, the debt collector will provide the consumer with the name and address of the original creditor, if different from the current creditor."
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A Collection Agent May Not?

Here are the top 11 actions prohibited by the The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act:

Misrepresent Him or Herself

  A debt collector may not misrepresent himself as an attorney or law enforcement officer.

Use the Telephone to Annoy or Harass

  A collection agent may not cause a telephone to ring or engage any person in telephone conversation repeatedly or continuously with an intent to annoy, abuse, or harass anyone at the called number.

Threaten Arrest or Lawsuit

  A collection agent may not threaten a consumer with arrest. It may not threaten legal action that is either not permitted or not actually contemplated. In other words, a the threat of a lawsuit may be an empty one.

Use Abusive or Threatening Language

  A debt collector may no use abusive or profane language in the course of communication related to the debt.

Publish a Bad Debt List

  Publishing the consumer?s name or address on a "bad debt" list is prohibited.

Contact By Embarrassing Media

  A debt collector may not communicate with a consumer by post card. It may not use any language or symbol, other than the debt collector?s address, on any envelope when communicating with a consumer by use of the mails or by telegram. A debt collector may use its business name if such name does not indicate it is in the debt collection business.

Contact a Consumer at Work

  A collection agent may not communicate with consumers at their place of employment after being told this is unacceptable or prohibited by the employer.

Seek Unjustifiable Amounts

  A debt collector may not demand any amounts not permitted under an applicable contract or as provided under law.

Contact a Consumer Represented by an Attorney

  A collection agent may not contact a consumer after it learns the consumer is represented by a lawyer.

Communicate With a Consumer After Receiving a Validation Request

  If a consumer sends a written §1692g response within 30 days, the collection agent may not communicate with the consumer until it mails the consumer the requested verification of original creditor's name and address.

Communicate With Third Parties

  A debt collector may not reveal or discuss the nature of a consumer?s debts with third parties other than the consumer?s spouse or attorney. A collection agent may contact neighbors or co-workers only to obtain location information. It may contact a third party again if it has reason to believe the information the party provided previously is false.

Bills.com FDCPA FAQ

Below are questions Bills.com readers ask frequently:

Can a Collection Agent Call My Cell Phone?

  Yes. However, if you tell the debt collector it may not use that number because it is a cell phone, it may not contact you again at that number.

I Keep Receiving Dozens of Calls From Collection Agents. Is That Legal?

  No. Unscrupulous collection agents will use "block parties" or "office parties" where they contact a consumer, multiple neighbors, or co-workers telling them they need to reach the consumer on an urgent matter. This is not permitted under the FDCPA.

A Collector Says I Will Be Arrested if I Do Not Pay

  This was a true statement before the US Civil War, but has not been true since. People may be arrested if an aggressive judge files a bench warrant for a person who does not appear at a hearing relating to a lawsuit regarding a debt. However, in that case, the offense is the failure to respond to a court order, and not the existence of the debt. As stated above, it is illegal under the FDCPA to threaten a consumer with arrest if the consumer does not pay the debt.

This is a scam/joke; don't give these guys any money or personal information.

Go a call this morning at my work number and cell phone number stating my social security number has been involved in fraudulent activity and I need to go turn myself in at the police station or call Officer Gipson. I laughed at the guy who called and told him to lose my number.

Got a call this morning on my cellphone with a guy  stating I had some ongoing fraudulent activities with my social security number and to go to turn myself in to a police department in Washington or call officer Gipson or they will come and serve me a warrant at my place of work, Funny because I don't live in Columbia Wa, I live in TX. oh and when they end the call by saying good Luck... its a bill collector trying to scar you.

Is this a scam #