We got a similar message from the same number saying that my father had three delinquencies against him. Again, an Indian caller stating that he was from the State Investigation Department. When we tried to call the number back, the voice mail box was full and the number that he call from was invalid. We reported it to the local police, but it was a SCAM!

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 from unscrupulous websites like the one you may have filled out an application with, 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.

ABC News released an investigative report on this scam in June. The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/phantom-debt-co ... 16512428&page=1

I got a call from 209 320 1661 and he said that he can get me arrested for 17 months. Total scam. I am going to register a complaint at local police station.

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we received similar call from 209 320 1661 and 646 517 0114 number with the same message separately for my mom and dad! It sure sounds like a scam and we are going to register case with local police and call FBI tomorrow.

Got a call from a person who said his name is Mike Johnson and said he is from Crime Investigation Bureau from Pennsylvania. As soon as I picked up the phone, he started screaming and saying I am going to jail and I am charged with 3 separate issues and I owe IRS over $20k which I am trying to avoid. When I was still in disbelief and trying to digest what he was saying, he said he is connecting to local police in NJ and immediately another person appeared on the Phone by name Watson and said he is a police officer and he received my arrest warrant faxed to him by Mike Johnson,. While still screaming, Mike Johnson said he is connecting to Immigration and make sure I am jail for 7 months and immigration will take away my passport and visa and send me back to India. Another person by name Mehta comes on and says he is from Indian Embassy in DC whereas I thought Mike Johnson say he is connecting Immigration. Now Mehta comes on line and tries to talk to me in Gujurati and I tell him i don't know the language. Mehta starts talking to me in HIindi and says he is trying to help me and asks how much I can afford to pay at this time so that he will negotiate for that amount. At this time, Mike is still screaming that I cannot hang up or he will send Watson to arrest me in 30 minutes. Anyways, I could not take this nonsense anymore as this was a SCAM, hung up and went to my township police and registered a case. Now these guys I think are on the run. When I call back their number, no one answers or the phone message box is full. PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

They are from IRS. They want some money from you. Please do not listen and hang up.