He has been calling me and sending harassing Emails for the past 5 years!  The last name he used was Alfred Reed! Said he works for Holland & Hart as Senior Attorney! So tired of this!

These freaking terrorist keep calling my phone, and will not stop!!!! Please someone get these gay Indians and doubt them up and put them in GUANTANAMO BAY!!! Ughhhh!!! Damn scammers!!!! Ppl beware!!!

Henry thomas
26 Sep 2011
Safety ? Common Fraud Schemes ? Internet Fraud

Internet Fraud

Listed below are tips to protect yourself and your family from various forms of Internet fraud.

For information on the most common complaints and scams, see the annual reports of the Internet Crime Complaint Center, or IC3, a partnership of the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center. Also see its information on Internet Crime Schemes and its Internet Crime Prevention Tips.

Use our online tips form or the IC3 website to report potential cases of cyber fraud.

Tips for Avoiding Internet Auction Fraud:

  Understand as much as possible about how the auction works, what your obligations are as a buyer, and what the seller's obligations are before you bid.
  Find out what actions the website/company takes if a problem occurs and consider insuring the transaction and shipment.
  Learn as much as possible about the seller, especially if the only information you have is an e-mail address. If it is a business, check the Better Business Bureau where the seller/business is located.
  Examine the feedback on the seller.
  Determine what method of payment the seller is asking from the buyer and where he/she is asking to send payment.
  If possible, purchase items online using your credit card, because you can often dispute the charges if something goes wrong.
  Be cautious when dealing with sellers outside the United States. If a problem occurs with the auction transaction, it could be much more difficult to rectify.
  Ask the seller about when delivery can be expected and whether the merchandise is covered by a warranty or can be exchanged if there is a problem.
  Make sure there are no unexpected costs, including whether shipping and handling is included in the auction price.
  There should be no reason to give out your social security number or driver?s license number to the seller.

Tips for Avoiding Non-Delivery of Merchandise:

  Make sure you are purchasing merchandise from a reputable source.
  Do your homework on the individual or company to ensure that they are legitimate.
  Obtain a physical address rather than simply a post office box and a telephone number, and call the seller to see if the telephone number is correct and working.
  Send an e-mail to the seller to make sure the e-mail address is active, and be wary of those that utilize free e-mail services where a credit card wasn't required to open the account.
  Consider not purchasing from sellers who won't provide you with this type of information.
  Check with the Better Business Bureau from the seller?s area.
  Check out other websites regarding this person/company.
  Don?t judge a person or company by their website. Flashy websites can be set up quickly.
  Be cautious when responding to special investment offers, especially through unsolicited e-mail.
  Be cautious when dealing with individuals/companies from outside your own country.
  Inquire about returns and warranties.
  If possible, purchase items online using your credit card, because you can often dispute the charges if something goes wrong.
  Make sure the transaction is secure when you electronically send your credit card numbers.
  Consider using an escrow or alternate payment service.

Tips for Avoiding Credit Card Fraud:

  Don't give out your credit card number online unless the site is a secure and reputable. Sometimes a tiny icon of a padlock appears to symbolize a higher level of security to transmit data. This icon is not a guarantee of a secure site, but provides some assurance.
  Don't trust a site just because it claims to be secure.
  Before using the site, check out the security/encryption software it uses.
  Make sure you are purchasing merchandise from a reputable source.
  Do your homework on the individual or company to ensure that they are legitimate.
  Obtain a physical address rather than simply a post office box and a telephone number, and call the seller to see if the telephone number is correct and working.
  Send an e-mail to the seller to make sure the e-mail address is active, and be wary of those that utilize free e-mail services where a credit card wasn't required to open the account.
  Consider not purchasing from sellers who won't provide you with this type of information.
  Check with the Better Business Bureau from the seller?s area.
  Check out other websites regarding this person/company.
  Don?t judge a person or company by their website. Flashy websites can be set up quickly.
  Be cautious when responding to special investment offers, especially through unsolicited e-mail.
  Be cautious when dealing with individuals/companies from outside your own country.
  If possible, purchase items online using your credit card, because you can often dispute the charges if something goes wrong.
  Make sure the transaction is secure when you electronically send your credit card number.
  Keep a list of all your credit cards and account information along with the card issuer?s contact information. If anything looks suspicious or you lose your credit card(s), contact the card issuer immediately.

Tips for Avoiding Investment Fraud:

  Don?t judge a person or company by their website. Flashy websites can be set up quickly.
  Don?t invest in anything you are not absolutely sure about. Do your homework on the investment and the company to ensure that they are legitimate.
  Check out other websites regarding this person/company.
  Be cautious when responding to special investment offers, especially through unsolicited e-mail.
  Be cautious when dealing with individuals/companies from outside your own country.
  Inquire about all the terms and conditions.

Tips for Avoiding Business Fraud:

  Purchase merchandise from reputable dealers or establishments.
  Obtain a physical address rather than simply a post office box and a telephone number, and call the seller to see if the telephone number is correct and working.
  Send an e-mail to the seller to make sure the e-mail address is active, and be wary of those that utilize free e-mail services where a credit card wasn't required to open the account.
  Consider not purchasing from sellers who won't provide you with this type of information.
  Purchase merchandise directly from the individual/company that holds the trademark, copyright, or patent.

Tips for Avoiding the Nigerian Letter or ?419? Fraud:

  Be skeptical of individuals representing themselves as Nigerian or foreign government officials asking for your help in placing large sums of money in overseas bank accounts.
  Do not believe the promise of large sums of money for your cooperation.
  Guard your account information carefully.

For more details, see the Nigerian Letter Scam description on our Common Fraud Schemes webpage.
Caller: debt collection

keith bradshasw
22 Sep 2011
Call the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and your State Police. When they call back,

tell them that you are aware they are running an extortion ring, have notified the authorities

and hang up.

Kudos to "Sam" for giving the most intelligent and informative posts on this scam. READ,

Bookmark and use as needed:

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-631-456-4041/2

I have been receiving phone calls from this group since late April / early May of 2010.  There is

a good chance that they also attempted to contact me roughly two years ago before I entered

into Chapter 7 Bankruptcy protection, as I faintly remember hearing the same script more or

less.

As others have stated, the callers are difficult to understand.  Generally speaking their

command of the English language is quite poor and their accents are hard to follow. At times

they will get certain words or phrases mixed up.  It would be funny if it wasn't for the fact that

they had:

a) Your SSN
b) Your home address
c) Your work address
d) Your banking info
e) Names, numbers and potentially the addresses of "references"
f) A complete and total lack of ethics and a basic understanding of the FDCPA.  

I have personally filed reports with the following agencies, often with limited (if any) success:

Local Police
my state's Attorney General's office
FTC
FBI
Secret Service

Generally the local police won't be able to help much.  The callers are using a combination of

prepaid cell phones and VoIP, making them difficult to trace.  Also at their disposal are various

spoofing tactics being implemented to catch people off guard - meaning the number that

appears on your Caller ID isn't the number that is calling you for starters.  Without gaining a

subpoena for the billing information for the numbers in question, the local police won't be able

to get very far.  

My state's Attorney General's office couldn't offer much assistance either.  I received a form

letter in the mail that my complaint was received and I would be contacted if they needed

additional info.  It was more or less the same information I obtained from the FTC.  They each

advised me not to give the individuals over the phone any account information or to authorize

payment.  That's just common sense, though.

I never got anything from the FBI, either.  There is a good chance that since I haven't suffered a

monetary loss that my concerns are low on the totem pole.  I hate to say this, but that is truly

the case. Unless you were in the hole for a $1,000 (or more) you aren't going to get much more

than "sorry to hear about your situation, change your phone number and move on".  I seemed

to get some activity from the Secret Service.  I spoke with agent Doug Zloto. (Google him,

referencing threads like these plus his name and you'll find his number also)  He seemed to care

a bit more than the average person, but after giving him access to my Google Voice account,

there has been no further activity from him that I'm aware of.

In the meantime I changed the wireless number the fraudsters had access to, they have no

direct way to get a hold of me.  (Calls at work have ceased for some reason)  That in turn

resulted in my "references" getting phone calls from the crooks.  Here is a word of caution for

women that have been getting these calls - don't say anything and just hang up.  The callers are

quite abusive towards women callers.  Why?  Possibly the culture.  If they are Indian /

Pakistani, women are second class citizens there.  You will be treated like garbage.  This

happened to a family member when she was trying her best to be extremely nice over the

phone.  

The callers currently attempt to reach me through the female family member and an unused

Google Voice number that they managed to find of mine.  I keep the Google Voice number open

because, well, I can't delete it yet.  So, about every day, 4-5 times a day for the last week, I get

voice messages from them.  It's usually just two full messages though - the other calls are

broken up with static or they are attempts to read the script until the callers then screw up.  

Really, they are that adamant on getting the script 100% that they will hang up mid-sentence

and call back 30 seconds later.  

At this point it's a stalemate with these people.  

1) While they have the lion's share of information on us, they can't really do anything with this

information.  

Why?  Think about it.

If they were to ever take funds out of your account without authorization, it's fraud and worse

(for them) it is traceable.  That's why they won't do anything with your information, contrary to

threats they make.  The money from your account has to go somewhere, and either your bank

or a law enforcement agency can determine where the money was routed.  As a bank customer

you are protected - you'd get the stolen money back in your account after 7-10 business days

and the bank would be temporarily out the funds deducted from your account while they

conducted their investigation.  The bank, along with law enforcement, would track down the

fraudsters and apprehend them.  The fraudsters do not want to incur the wrath of a bank, just

extort money out of you.  Remember that.    

Your authorization would absolve the bank from any and all liability, leaving you holding the

bag.  Never give them authorization for anything - for all you know the call is recorded.  

2) We have no information on them.

Seriously, this has been going on at least since 2008, possibly longer than that based on some

accounts. (6 years??? Holy crap!)  You would think someone would have slipped up by now.  

Sadly, they haven't.  We can continue to grow our own intel on them and compile lists of aliases

and phone numbers used, along with paraphrases of scripts used in order to educate other

victims.  I'm actually putting together a site now in the meantime where I'll host audio files and

lists of previous numbers used.  800notes.com is great, but no two calls are exactly the same.  

It would be nice to have a site dedicated to the scam and how it works.

So that's where I am with these calls.  I have suffered no monetary loss, though I have been

harassed both at home and at work.  They threaten me with arrest and other "fun" things in

order to get me convinced I have to pay them.  My friends and family have been targeted and

local and federal law enforcement agencies haven't been able to put a stop to things.  So, it is

what it is.  I am out a wireless phone number I had for roughly six years, which is terrible since I

was using that line when looking for a new job.  

Whenever I'm bored I spoof my number using Google Voice and return the calls.  I've called

them the poster children for birth control, etc.  Basically a lot of nasty things that I'm sure the

moderators here wouldn't appreciate me repeating - bottom line nothing nice.  I always like to

close saying their parents must be real proud knowing their sons weren't man enough to get

real jobs.  That usually gets a decent response.  

Way I see it - they can't do anything to me. (Despite a threat yesterday that my life would be

f'ed up)  They can threaten all they want but my credit is frozen and my bank information has

changed.  I've changed the only number they could really access me directly on and I've

instructed my employer and family to not answer the calls.  I just call and harass them now

when I find a few extra seconds.  What's the worst they can do to me?  Charge me with

harassment?  

Nope, then they would have to identify themselves.

Oh, and don't bother contacting Cashnet USA about the calls.  Their "fraud" department could

honestly care less.  Their "investigation" is merely a means of buerocratic CYA.  I would even be

surprised at this point if actual law enforcement is involved in any shape, way or form at this

time.  

There is a good chance that the information these crooks have on us was obtained from

Cashnet USA - either from a database leak or from a collector that was once authorized by

Cashnet to call on delinquent customers.  The other chance is they have access to Teletrack,

and pulled all of our information off of there.

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-274-1143/3

For at least the last four years, possibly longer, a group has been calling former payday loan

applicants advising them that they have defrauded a bank and are now being sued for

non-payment of a loan.  The callers will claim to be calling on behalf of an attorney's office

(name varies), the Dept. of Law and Investigation, ACS, or other similar combinations below:

United Legal Processing Division
Midline Marketing
Crime Monitoring Services
Monetary Crime Division
U.S. National Bank
Attorney General?s Office (usually in California)
American Legal Services
Affidavit Consolidation Services (ACS)

You will be threatened with arrest, a costly trial and possibly worse.  In no shape, way or form

can you be arrested for non-payment on a consumer debt.  Do not believe these threats, as

they are without merit and cannot be carried out in the manner they allege.  

Who are they?

In the past when pressed by law enforcement for an address, the callers have provided the

following information:

David Morgan and Associates
Morgan & Associates
Morgan Associates
954-727-8481
1155 Northwest 85th Street
Wintergarden, Florida  33150
(Address is likely invalid)

The collector's MO matches a once legit collections agency called Ellis Crosby & Associates.  

Here are some links on them:

http://www.budhibbs.com/collectorpages/ellis_crosby_and_associates.htm
http://www.budhibbs.com/collectorpages/EllisCrosbyJudgment.pdf

They have been previously fined over $1.3 million for various violations.  They have been

known to use phone banks in India to make their calls, which more or less coincides with the

difficult to understand accent many of us detect when we are contacted.  

The last time this group went by any "official" name was back in 2008:

Ellis Crosby & Associates / Douglas & Morgan Associates
4494 Southside Boulevard Suite #200
Jacksonville Florida 32216
Phone:  800-928-3536 / (904) 928-3536
(Address is likely invalid)

There are NUMEROUS consumer alerts out against this group of individuals:

Florida:
http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/061107/met_176207561.shtml

Kansas:  
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/01/ks_debt_collection.html

Colorado:  
http://www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov/press/ ... lls_likely_orig

Rhode Island:  
http://www.collectionscreditrisk.com/news/rho ... -3002135-1.html

West Virginia:
http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm

Missouri:
On July 15th, 2010 a Public Awareness Bulletin was sent out by Missouri Information Analysis

Center.  

"..received reports from individuals in Ohio and Illinois reference suspicious telephone calls

they received. In both instances, the callers are reporting that a voicemail is received from a

man, with a Middle Eastern accent, identifying himself as an officer working with the Financial

Crimes Unit.  The message indicates that the reason for the call concerns a loan made by the

receiver or someone in the receiver's family. The voicemail requests that a return call be made

and a telephone number is provided. When a return call is made, the caller is asked to provide

personal identifying information such as their date of birth and social security number.

Reports indicate that the calls are frequent and persistent and that they even threaten arrest or

legal action if information or money is not provided. It appears that the individuals making

these calls may have access to some records connecting individuals and their relatives.  

Missouri does not have a Financial Crimes Unit and all indications are that this is a fictitious

agency. If you receive a similar phone call, please be advised that it is a scam and please contact

your local law enforcement agency or the Missouri Information Analysis Center at

866-362-6422."

Bottom line:

Do not supply the callers with any additional information.  Inform them you have reported

them to law enforcement and hang up.  If you haven't already, go ahead and report the calls to

local law enforcement, your state's Attorney General and beyond.  Look up the local Secret

Service branch's information in your area and get in contact with an agent there.  

If you ever applied for a cash advance online, your information is out there.  
Possible sources for the breach of your privacy are:

* The scammers obtained your information from Teletrack - a reporting agency used by many

cash advance lenders to determine their risk lending to you.  The service is able to tell cash

advance lenders if you have existing loans with other companies, for example.  Many state laws

prohibit borrowers from having more than two cash advances out at the same time.

* The scammers created their own fake payday loan application site.  People looking for a cash

advance went to the site and applied, thus freely providing the scammers with their

information for malicious use at a later time.  

* The scammers were able to get into the database(s) of cash advance lenders - probable

targets being Sonic Payday and Cashnet USA.  


How to protect yourself:

* Inform your employer.  You are likely getting calls at home and/or at work, so make sure your

employer is aware the calls are part of a scam and to not take them seriously.  Advise the

callers that they are no longer allowed to call you at work.  If they continue to call, document

the date and time of the calls you received.  Save voice mails left if at all possible.  

* Change your number(s).  For some this may not be an option, for others a one-time number

change can be done free of charge.

Be advised - any references you listed on your payday loan application will be contacted.  Let

those people know that this is a scam, and they can disregard.

* Use Google Voice.  Google Voice is a great replacement voice mail system for just about any

phone number you use.  Messages can be transcribed and voice mail recordings can be saved

as mp3 files.  

Pro Tip - call the scammers with a Google Voice number before turning off your old phone

numbers.  Make sure when you call you identify yourself so they can start up their script.  At

any point after they have your information pulled up just hang up.  They will then start

religiously calling your Google Voice number.  At this point, you are free to change your regular

phone number(s) and enjoy not having these people ever call you again.  (And laugh at the fact

these people are basically talking to a brick wall several times a day)

The scammers change their numbers frequently.  Law enforcement used to think it was

because the callers ran out of minutes on their prepaid wireless accounts or they were

shuttered due to fraud, but now they understand it's simply to evade detection by savvy

consumers online.  With the proliferation of VoIP, it's even easier for the crooks to stay a

couple of steps ahead of law enforcement.  Below is just a sampling of the 30+ numbers that

have been used in recent memory.

1-201-244-7722
1-209-349-7382
1-209-797-2212
1-212-500-0839
1-213-256-0408
1-213-995-3039
1-281-763-0433
1-347-289-3902
1-347-844-6817
1-347-844-6831
1-424-354-4270
1-516-232-8905
1-516-232-8935
1-518-212-0219
1-561-300-8018
1-561-210-4185
1-626-200-4646
1-631-456-4041
1-646-274-1143
1-646-810-8635
1-650-241-4604
1-707-401-4056
1-707-633-2789
1-708-401-0535
1-716-442-2824
1-717-862-4080
1-718-705-8669
1-760-514-0132
1-760-563-5384
1-772-318-4938
1-850-201-1111
1-858-777-1977
1-859-908-2281
1-866-860-4509
1-877-226-7488
1-888-706-7463
1-888-771-9249
1-888-785-4479
1-909-327-4870
1-831-607-9214
1-972-674-3753
1-646-918-5211
1-206-202-4942
1-206-337-7992
1-206-339-8218
1-561-318-0446
1-585-250-8090
1-347-827-0921
1-607-398-0725
1-888-610-5486
1-585-861-9940
1-909-233-7338
1-646-416-9016
1-805-262-6170
1-661-270-6724
1-561-705-0140
1-310-807-0220
1-347-637-6473
1-951-582-4832
1-909-503-0682
1-818-579-7691
1-347-321-6497
1-206-666-3611
1-206-203-0712
1-347-875-8418
1-347-875-9600
1-206-629-9392
1-818-532-9007
1-310-853-3491
1-347-377-7368
1-321-300-4091
1-866-840-2030
1-760-588-2207
1-845-360-0920
1-415-259-5025
1-347-637-6452
1-818-275-4539
1-707-673-9475
1-714-485-9593
1-909-565-4286
1-714-733-5614
1-512-501-3639
1-347-688-9900
1-914-269-4450
1-650-425-1020
1-888-500-2534
1-347-827-3814
1-410-849-9353
1-803-400-8483
1-951-281-4802
1-858-224-8121
1-347-637-6485
1-631-209-6009
1-480-463-1613
1-646-719-9237
1-727-487-5327
1-516-453-9112
1-951-582-4833
1-410-834-2832
1-877-906-8903
1-215-207-9364
1-617-531-2607
1-206-892-3600
1-800-622-0484
1-512-524-3409
1-718-713-8750
1-951-582-4840
1-832-460-8297
1-646-396-7759
1-866-805-8001
1-630-332-0774
1-209-560-6572
1-718-819-7997
1-347-349-7287
1-800-373-1577
1-206-388-4845
1-800-614-2800
1-860-657-9599
1-866-792-9306
1-866-659-4140
1-800-985-9285
1-866-415-5400
1-954-979-5946
1-209-790-3795
1-973-500-3118
1-800-435-4794
1-214-446-9831
1-800-654-7444
1-866-443-6227
1-252-458-7493
1-888-407-7872
1-866-853-4965
1-888-387-1419
1-347-418-0224


So can they really do anything to you?

It's not a simple yes or no answer.  Logic dictates that, if they really wanted to take you for a

ride and drain your bank accounts, they already would have.  

So, why haven't they?  

Authorization.  

Why do you think you are being called so much?  Perhaps it is because they like the sound of

your voice?  No, they have to have your authorization to take any form of payment from you,

period.  The callers know their audience, and that audience is typically a bunch of people that

have applied for payday loans in the past.  Most of those people they call couldn't afford an

attorney if they wanted one, and are so used to receiving collections calls that so long as they

sound like a real collector, they will likely be perceived as one.

Furthermore, they don't even really want to talk to your attorney - that just sounds official and

scary enough.  A real attorney would take the callers to task and write them off as two-bit con

artists.  The callers need you, in writing, to authorize payment against the fictitious debt they

claim you owe.  Go ahead, ask them for proof you owe the debt - more commonly known as

verification of debt.  See what they say.  A phone authorization carries very little weight, so if

they have something signed by you on file, you are done for - and the callers know that.  That

authorization is the only thing these callers are doing by the book, and for good reason.  If they

just went all willy nilly and made an ACH debit from your checking account, without your

written approval, you could in turn report the transaction as fraudulent to your financial

institution.  In about 7-10 business days, you would get the funds returned to your account.  

Then the scammers would be up against a bank and their team of lawyers and investigators.  

Bottom line:

If you haven't paid the callers a dime, don't.  If you planned on paying them to shut them up,

just don't.  Remember - you are not being contacted by a legally licensed, ethically owned and

operated collector.  Read up on the FDCPA -

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf - and know your rights.

PS--The FBI sent out a Press Release on this scam just last week:

Extortion Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans

Washington, D.C.
December 07, 2010  FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691

? filed under: Press Release

The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday

loan telephone collection scams. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a payday loan and

must repay the loan to avoid legal consequences. The callers purport to be representatives of

the FBI, Federal Legislative Department, various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding

agencies. They claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S.

Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, and other Internet check-cashing services.

According to complaints received from the public, the callers have accurate data about victims,

including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank

account numbers, and the names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. How the

fraudsters obtained the personal information varies, but in some cases victims have reported

they completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls started.

The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim?s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They

refuse to provide any details about the alleged payday loans and become abusive when

questioned. The callers have threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in some cases,

physical violence if they do not pay. In many cases, the callers harass victims? relatives, friends,

and employers.

Some fraudsters have instructed victims to fax a statement agreeing to pay a certain amount,

on a specific date, via a pre-paid Visa card. The statement further declares the victim will never

dispute the debt.

If you receive these calls, do not follow the caller?s instructions. Rather, you should:

Notify your banking institutions.
Contact the three major credit bureaus and request an alert be put on your file.
Contact your local law enforcement agencies if you feel you are in immediate danger.
File a complaint at www.IC3.gov.
Tips to avoid becoming a victim of this scam:

Never give your Social Security number?or personal information of any kind?over the

telephone or online unless you initiate the contact.
Be suspicious of any e-mail with urgent requests for personal financial information. The e-mail

may include upsetting or exciting but false statements to get you to react immediately.
Avoid filling out forms in e-mail messages that request personal information.
Ensure that your browser is up-to-date and security patches have been applied.
Check your bank, credit, and debit card statements regularly to make sure that there are no

unauthorized transactions. If anything looks suspicious, contact your bank and all card issuers.
When you contact companies, use numbers provided on the back of cards or statements

http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710

Just recieved a call as well, who do these idiots think they are? Sad part is that some people fall for this kind of stuff. These kinds of things should be federal offenses.

these people have been calling me harrasing me saying i owe money they call from 911 they call from my job i guess using <spookeo they call saying u will get fired if u dont pay them and they call constantly they are a pain i hate them somebody please help they are indians gone wilddd

this number has been calling me threatning me saying they will lock me up if i dont pay them they are full of it

these people have also been calling me about twenty times a day from this number and others... they also call me at work and will not stop calling me at work even after my manager said i do not work there anymore. how do i get them to stop calling me at work? can i get a lawyer and sue them like my management told me to do? any advice would be appreciated thanks!

this guy, Alfred called me also and made all kinds of threats towards me.  he would never answer any questions i asked him about whatever he was saying i owed and to whom.  he got angry and kepy telling me to be quiet and let him talk.  not once would he answer any of my questions regarding some loan.  he said i was going to jail and the cops were picking me up at 230.  i contacted the AG office in Pennsylvania.  i got response back yesterday.  AG informed me these people are a scam and to disregard them.  he also said not to give them any kind of bank information.  there is no such name or legitimate company by this name they are using.

An individual from this company called claiming that I owe over 500 hundred dollars and if I don't pay them, they will have the local authorities come and arrest me for check and or credit card fraud.  I'm a 100% sure that no one can be arrested/jailed if you owe money.  They're scamming peolple.

Call the FBI 202-324-3000 D.C. or if you received a call the PA their number is 413-432-4000. Also contact your States Attorney Office.

My son just received a call from Officer Nick Thomas (non-AMERICAN). Threaten to have him arrested in about 30 mins but that was 2hrs ago. He even called his job and talked to his supervisor. Nick Thomas was unaware that I am no dummy. He informed me he was with the FBI Criminal Authority Unit, so I called them (FBI) and reported his A**. My only problem is these people have too much information on a person. I will be contacting the my State Attorney Office, BBB and FCC.

I also just got a call and the gentlemen sounded indian and started cussing me he had the last four of my social and bank account my first thing to do was contact my bank

I just received a call from this same number. To be honest, I couldn't tell you the name of the gentleman (I use that term quite loosely) because I could not understand him. He had called my cell phone, left a message, then call my work. I, luckily, was the one to answer the phone. i had googled the number and got this website before he called my work, so I was semi-prepared for what was to come. the phone call ended with him telling me that he would be getting off the phone, faxing all of the "information" (whatever that would be) to my manager and I would be fired on the spot. My response to him was "Do what you gotta do". He was not happy that I did laugh at him a time or two and continually interupted him with questions as to what exactly he wanted. Something about an online loan company that i have never used. Where would a make a report about this number and the harassment?

got same exact phone call today.  i asked this Alfred Reed for information on this i supposedly owed and he continued to refuse to give me any information.  he kept threatening to have me arrested and have my a** hauled off to jail.  he got angry with me for questioning him.

I got called yesterday from the same Alred Reed moron and he told me I owed for an internet loan. Pay him 350 or I was to be arrested after my fiencee called them to validate the debt they thretened his life and mine I turned them in to the FTC, BBB, FBI, and Attorney General I sugest everyone do the same.

I recieved numerous calls saying I owed $350 for an online loan. Claimg to arrest me on three felony charges bank fraud, internet fraud, and for check fraud. They thretend to have the local police come arrest me if I did not pay them the money owed on the spot. The refused to give me any information on this debt or to produce any sort of proof. THey also represented themselfes as the Bureau of Crime Incestigations. When my fiencee called them to tell them we knew thew were fraud and to stop calling and harrassing me the guy on the other end of the call thretened mine and my fiencee's lives

so officer alfred reed has been calling me for weeks and also called me from my job # and advised me he had my manger on conference I started laughing at him because i was in front of manager he then called me from 911 and i told him in America 911 doesn't call us.... see i'm from brooklyn Ny so he can't scam me so I decided to call him back and harrass him i called him for 2 days straight non-stop finally he gave in and said us Americans are crazy and he can almost scam anyone...I told him I far from a dummy and I will appreciate if he no longer calls me he finally stop calling

He called me and told me that i had money transferred into my account a couple months ago and it wasnt supposed to go in there, he is telling me that i have to give him $527.00 today or he is going to have me arrested and i will go to jail and he will have me fired from my job and of course i was smart enough to not give him my account number. these guys are indian and they try to use different phone numbers to call u back.

I JUST GOT THE SAME THING JUST NOW, I HAVE 5 MINUTES TO CALL BACK WITH MY BANK CARD  TO PAY HIM 597.00 AND I WAS GOING TO GET AARRESTED, GO TO COURT AND FIRE ME FROM MY JOB.

Alfred Reed contacted my old job. I'm on disability due to eye surgey.  He left his name as a detective and told my supervisors that this was a serious legal matter.  I called him and he passed me to his senior officer(another indian gentlemen) who read some statement. I explained to him that I knew no such company but if I did borrow from them please send something through email and I will pay if it is one that was not paid.  He got angry and told me that I was refusing to cooperate and that he was not sending anything.  He said that he wasnt sending anything until I paid him money.  I said no, I was scammed before.  I suggested he speak to an old friend of mines who happens to be a detective.  That was it, he went off the wall.  He said I was threatening him and that i was refusing to pay. I told him no that I just wanted him to explain to someone or show something to them that proves I owe money, if he wont show it to me.  He got angry threaten to throw me in jail and have cops at my door in 24-48 hours. He told me that after he hangs up in 10 minutes he would have me arrested.  They would be atmy door. I filed a complaint with the FTC and will probably go to the local precient to do the same.  The FTC phone number is (877) 382-4352 if you need to file a complaint on this number.

I also got a phone call from an 'officet alfred reed' and yes he sounds pretty gay. From bureou of crime investigation and ...why go on its a f****ng scam!!!

Also received a call from Officer Alfred Reed, sounds like a gay indian man trying to get with some guys.  They said they were from the Bureau of Crime Investigations or something like that because his accent sucked.  The caller id: IP COMMUNICATIONS, okay, is that from the Bureau? Fraud.  Calling them back is no use, just avoid the call or if you like, change your phone numbers all together to try to avoid this but somehow, they will try to find you again, these scam calls will never stop.

i. had a phone call from this man alfred reed he said that if i didnt pay a fee of $457.00 and he said if i didnt pay that he would take me to court and he keep calling me daily but i usually dont answer, he also calls from the number "911" i dont know if this is a scam or not. they also use my work number to make me pick up the phone.

this people are scam i will inform to FBI

I received a call from someone claiming to Brown from the Bureau of Crimes Investigation and that I owed $210 for credit card fraud and if I did not pay they would have the Local Police arrest me in 30 minutes refused to give me any other info however they have all of my info as far as my address even my place of employment

I just had someone from this number call me saying his name was Officer Jason Bell. He then proceeded to ask me if was address was such and such., He asked if I liked men, that Indian men had big dicks, having sex with a stranger would be fun, how did I like to have sex.....it was a very vulgar convo. Then he had the nerve to call me a f'ing a'hole. I filed a complaint with my phone company and the FCC about this number.

Called me and was an Indian man saying he is an Officer from the BCI (Bureau Crimes Investigation) and if I didn't call they would arrest me and I needed a lawyer. Ive had this phone call before beginning of June and they wanted money for a debt I did not have. I've been told this is a scam and scare tactic and it is illegal in the state of Texas to do it this was. They have to provide you with all the information of a debt so you can take care of it. That is the law!! When they called they would not provide me with any info.