One important thing to remember if these losers have any of your personal information such as your social security number, date of birth or drivers license make sure you register with identity protection notify the credit agencies as well as your banks!!
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credit reports:  Experian, Equifax, TransUnion
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0155-free-credit-reports
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How to see if your on the chex system list:
http://www.wikihow.com/See-if-You-Are-on-Chexsystems-List

For Extortion Scam Operations,  File reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,CFB,FTC & FCC..

http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
http://www.stopfraud.gov/report.html
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
http://www.fraud.org/

Also read up on the laws and your rights:

http://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know
See Residents post here also:
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-34af6a034ba34b6/unending-collection-calls
Templates of Letters:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-319-242-7350

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
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

And see:

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-944ec1426a8bcbb/ ... service-attacks
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http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/ ... r-phones/ndF4c/
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http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1828
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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://www.fdcpa.me/fake-process-server-injunction/
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http://800notes.com/forum/ta-9413b3202bc8b6c/ ... net%27s-tactics

I received the same phone calls today several times and even using my phone number to call me at work.  They are cussing and rude.  These scammers has to stop!!! I just hope and pray that they will get arrested soon.  I was at work today attending my patients but I can hardly concentrate cuz of their constant calls. Just so thankful that my bosses are so supportive of me  and just advised everybody not to pick up the phone from this number 2153535040

This "Tim Morgan" called us today threatening that my husband was under a Federal Fraud Investigation because he supposedly did not pay back a payday loan. He threatened to have my husbands social security number blocked and everything. I called him and he was able to give me my husbands ss#, account number, routing number,and email address. We went to the bank and the manager called the 215-353-5040 number and asked what kind of business it was. The man replied "It depends on what you're calling about" as soon as she said she was a bank calling for a customer he said it was "Um UM a collection agency". We were told to watch the account and if this guy tries to take money from the account we can press charges. How flippin annoying can people be?

federal leget unit 16 case file   senior investaition officer calling to say thay are taking leagal action against my  name .
and social security number threating me ..

I also got this call. The person called and left several messages saying the were with the criminal justice dept. of pennslyvannia. They told me I was being taken to court because I did not pay a cash advance loan. I never received a payday advance and they recommended I get a criminal lawyer. They gave me a case number but when I tried to look it up it turned up nothing.

I received a call from this number at my office. I did not recognize the number so I let it go to voicemail. Indian man stating his name was 'Alex' with Criminal Investigations at the Dept of Justice. He stated that I needed to call back concerning a criminal case that I have been made of aware. He gave the last 4 digits of my social security number. His message said that if I don't return the call he could only wish me good luck as the situation unfolds on me. I have received several calls from different Indian men/different phone numbers and they all have wished me good luck on their voicemails. BEWARE OF THIS SCAM!!!!!!

I applied for a loan about 2 years ago with lendingtree.com They sent all my personal information out to everyone world wide. By the next day I was receiving (300) spam e-mails a day. No this is NOT an inflated number. Since that time I get phone calls about every 3 to 6 months from guys with Indian accents. They usually say I owe on a pay day Loan & have personal information on me including bank account numbers, social security etc.. They even claimed they deposited money in my account & told me the date & account number. I call my bank & I hand changed the account number a month earlier & no deposit had been made. I called them back Told them they were full of it. They said they would sue me & I told them go for & I'll own you when we go to court. They stopped calling.....for 6 months. Now they are are at it again with a new number & calling themselves the "federal investigation of justice". Tell them to sue you. Better yet tell them to come to your house at a specific time but don't give an address. Tell them you will have the money & call the police. Don't worry, they won't show up & they won't sue. It's all about intimidating you to send them money. Don't fall for it.

One important thing to remember if these losers have any of your personal information such as your social security number, date of birth or drivers license make sure you register with identity protection notify the credit agencies as well as your banks!!
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credit reports:  Experian, Equifax, TransUnion
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0155-free-credit-reports
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How to see if your on the chex system list:
http://www.wikihow.com/See-if-You-Are-on-Chexsystems-List
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File reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,CFB,FTC & FCC..

http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
http://www.stopfraud.gov/report.html
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://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know
See Residents post here also:
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-34af6a034ba34b6/unending-collection-calls
Templates of Letters:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-319-242-7350

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
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

And see:

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-944ec1426a8bcbb/ ... service-attacks
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http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/ ... r-phones/ndF4c/
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http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1828
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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://www.fdcpa.me/fake-process-server-injunction/
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http://800notes.com/forum/ta-9413b3202bc8b6c/ ... net%27s-tactics

Consider buying a call blocking device or phone..
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=call+blockers

Wow!  That is scary that they have so much information!  I thought "Kevin Taybor" just got my name from my voicemail. (I promptly took my name out of the greeting). Luckily for me, he gave up after about 12 calls. But not before calling me retarded for asking for HIS information before confirming anything of mine. Geez...

Claim to be investigating criminal charges against me. Have my social security number but kept calling me "Miss" although I am a man!  I informed them, truthfully, that I am a  Certified Legal Manager and have worked with the FBI in the past and their calls are being recorded and local authorities have been alerted. They repeatedly call, undeterred, and even threatened to send arresting officer to my home, and they actually had my home address.

I have been getting these calls at my job for several days and my cell phone.  I have counted over 60 calls in about a two hour period at my job. They are also calling in at work using my cell phone number. Saying that I am a criminal and that I had defrauded the federal legislature under Barack Obama. My company has filed a complaint with our area police dept. One of bosses has even talked to this person saying his name is Nick Wilson and told my boss to physically hurt me and that he has a drone watching my place of employment. Have also got calls from someone named Kevin and they do sound like they are from India.

They claim to be with Crime Investigations.They have continued to call my place of employment continuously throughout the week. Up to 50 times a day. Despite being told not to call, they consistently hit the redial button. They are rude and have called me inappropriate names and have given false information about me to my Managers. It is scary that they have my personal information. We have reported it to the local authorities.

Beware.  "Alex" has been calling for over a week.  Sometimes over 50 calls a day.  We ended up calling the police to see if we could stop the harassment.  Be prepared to hang up and not engage these people in conversation.  They apparently have lots of spare time on their hands to keep the calls coming every two minutes.  Even after reading THIS page to "Alex" he hasn't stopped.  They start trying to sound professional and go right into crude.  I can see why people just give them what they want.  He did admit to being in India, but wouldn't budge on his story of working for the Federal government.  Unbelievable idiots.

These people are calling after I applied for a loan at E-Loans.  They do not stop and I was forced to change my phone number.  They are now calling my work.  When you apply for the loan it will ask for a work verification number.  A class action law suit might be in order.  

I,too, have received calls from an Indian sounding man calling from what sounds like a busy warehouse, lots of talking in the background. He asked for one person, I told him it was a wrong number, then he started asking if I was another person. I asked for his information, but he was very evasive and then became offensive. I stopped taking his calls and finally in one one voicemail he identified himself as "Kevin Taybor".

I received calls from the same number and same reason why they called.i just feel sorry to victims that doesnt fit (physical,olds)it should be stop now.

Second time I've received this call at work -
The first time they accused me of committing fraud to obtain a payday loan and said the police were on the way to arrest me at work.  The second time the guy identified himself as Tim Morgan with Federal Legislative Dept, Unit 16. He said I had defaulted on a payday loan with Quick Cash Services in the amount of $300.00 that I had received within the last 180 days.  I told him I could prove otherwise, so bring it on.  He proceeded to go on in a raised voice about a subpoena and court, and I told him that was just fine with me, please send it over.  He had both the last 4 of my social AND my bank account number. All bad.  I already have one police report filed.. looks like I've gotta file another :(  

The caller did not leave any message.

I got the Agent Kevin Taybor also I was not as nice as Nikki was me and my buddies kept give him a hard time and we called him back 50 times in 5 minutes from 5 different phones and everytime told him he was being reported to the ftc he finally stopped answering

I kept getting calls from Agent Kevin Taybor on my cell phone and work phone.  They claimed I was using Wells Fargo to launder money and that I put my company up as collateral (like I really have the ability to do that).  After looking them up, I called Well Fargo just in case and confirmed I had nothing outstanding with them and I called this place back and told them I was reporting them to the FTC and that they are not allowed to call me again.  They said they were calling my work and I said go ahead b/c I know this is a scam and they told ME to stop CALLING THEM!!!  LOL

These Are Abusive People, They want Money For Nothing and Then Cussing You Out.
These People Should Be Stopped......

Agen Taybor called from Fraud Prevention Unit 14 saying a crime had been committed against my name, driver's license number, and SSN.  HARRASSMENT and a SCAM!!! Did not call back.

Got a call from this # he told me he was from the legal justice system and that a crime has been committed against my name and ss# and he read me back my ss# (scarey) I told him he was a scammer and hung up, he called back and I let it go to Voicemail and he was very rude and told me he would call my place of work and they would fire me etc... if I didnt comply. OF COURSE I DIDNT CALL BACK!

Caller: Crime Investigations Inc. for the Department of Justice.Caller: Crime Investigations Inc. for the Department of Justice. I forgot to add this to my first message?

I just got a call from this number and left a voice message? It's an Indian accent voice and lot of machine and other noises in back ground? He said is name was Arthur Realer from IRS?

They called the corporate office of the company I work for. They have called several times. My company alerted me. They leave voicemails. My company called called me and told me. It seems the person who picked up the first couple messages had this happen to her. She is the one who told me it was a scam. I told her that I knew that as a detective would not call over the phone and if the police wanted to arrest you they would come to your home as they know where you live. Today someone else from my corporate office received the message and called my job location. They emailed me as I was not at work this week.

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.

Read this investigative report ABC News did on this scam:

Hundreds of thousands of cash-strapped Americans have been targeted by abusive debt collectors operating out of overseas call centers suspected of links to organized crime in India, law enforcement officials told ABC News.

The calls are part of a massive scam, one that appears to target struggling Americans -- especially those who have gone online to apply for payday loans. Armed with personal information from those pilfered applications, the threatening callers, who claim to be debt collectors poised to initiate legal action, have managed to pry loose millions of dollars from their victims -- even when the victims never owed money in the first place.

"This is what we call a phantom debt collection scam," said Jon Leibowitz, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. "It's a very pernicious and innovative new fraud."

Working through call centers in India, the commission estimates that the criminals have dialed at least 2.5 million calls, persuading already cash-strapped victims to send them more than $5 million. Some have reported receiving dozens of calls per hour. They are victims like Cindy Gervais, of New Orleans, who went online for a quick loan when her husband's car was hit by a driver who didn't have insurance.

Even though she paid the loan off, the so-called "phantom" debt collectors with Indian accents began calling to say she still owed money.

"He more or less told me that if I didn't pay, they were going to have someone on my doorstep to arrest me," she told ABC News. "And that they were going to contact my place of business, and tell them what kind of person I am."

At first, she said she resisted. Then the calls became more frequent, and started to ring on her cell phone, and at the grocery distribution company where she had worked for 27 years.

"I was more or less in panic mode because he told me there would be someone before noon at my place of business to arrest me and take me to jail," she said tearfully. "So I agreed to pay him."

After receiving scores of complaints, investigators with the FTC said they began tracking the calls, and following the payments. They alleged the payments led them to a California company run by an Indian-American named Kirit Patel, and that such scams would not be possible without American front men.

"I would say that all roads of this scam, or many of the roads of this scam, lead back to Mr. Patel," said the FTC's Leibowitz.

ABC News tracked Patel for weeks, from the suburbs of San Francisco to Austin, Texas.

Patel refused to talk. But his lawyer, Mark Ellis, said he believes it is far too early to pass judgment on his client. Ellis, a Sacramento-based attorney, told ABC News that Patel was hired for a nominal fee to set up an American shell company, and had no idea what the call centers in India were doing.

"I can tell you, he was as snookered by the people in India as anybody," Ellis said. "He's a 69-year-old man who is nearing his retirement who thought all he had to do was set up some corporations and everything was on the up and up. He's completely dismayed that he has become the lightning rod of this entire problem."

A close friend of Patel's also defended him in a brief interview at his home, saying Patel was not trying to defraud anyone -- he was just an unwitting, bit player in a larger scheme.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/phantom-debt-co ... ory?id=16512428Reply !

Just had a call, saying they were Crime Investigations Inc. for the Department of Justice.

Using majo acre tactics. Sounded like they were calling from a boiler room/call center, lots of talking in the background.  heavy Indian accents.