Man called me saying his name was Ryan Miller I could clearly hear he had a foreign accident sounded like a Indian man told me he was from a attorneys office and I owed a debt and needed to pay it as soon as possible or there would be a warrent for my arrest and he would have a cop waiting to arrest me when I got home.from work he could not tell me who I owed this is a scam and is not the truth at all these people r from Indian and prosicuteing them is almost impossible because they r from overseas and they use several different phone numbers

my wife just received a phone call from this number and said his name is James Williams and told my wife she was being sued for a pay day loan, she has never take one out.  This number a Voice of Internet Phone.  It is a scam to defraud.  

they called me n said that i owe them money 315 dollars

225-310-1054 is a fake

It happened to me today adam wood called me at wor and said i would go to jail for a felon thift if i didnt pay this loam off.

Got the same phone call twice today!! What a jerk!! Trying to scare people to fork over money.

They called my cell I didn't answer them they called my job, stating that if I was being charged criminally. I asked for their info and they wouldn't give it to me so I hung up on them. They called job back  stating because I hung up on them I  would have a warrant for my arrest.

he said had a lawsuit pending again me with USA Cash. Which I don't have, I told them to mail the information to me and they said they will. Will see. He had a foreign accent

Threatening calls from this exact phone number. I called to inform them that i found there phone number on this site and that it is a scam. They gave me no information other than they were calling from Grey and Wallace Law firm. When i asked how they got my information and that i knew it was bs they hung up the phone. Phone # 225-310-1054 showed on my caller i.d. they called my job, cell, never have i been targeted this way and pretty embarrasing at my employment.

I received a call from these scam artist and I began questioning them about documentation that was supposed to be sent. I asked about the amount I did not pay and she said I needed to pay $250 or a arrest warrant would be issued and I would be arrested at work. I then began to get even more enraged because of the threatening tone of her voice. 225-310-1054 is the number that called me with this nonsense .... This has to stop !! I called back and there was no answer !!

I just had this guy leave a vm on my cell. Name is "Alan Pierce" said if I don't call him all he can do is wish me luck as the situation unfolds on me...

Glad you went to that extend to let the Attorney General know.  Such a shame how people try to take advantage of people.
Thanks for your post.

I received a call from this man which was on my govt phone and he told me that they were coming to arrest me that I was a suspect and if i did not have my lawyer call me or me call him back they were going to come to my work with a warrent and arrest me.  This was very scary, so I turned the number over the the police at my activity for mail scam.  This person needs to be put in jail, and yes he had broken english.  When I went and type in the area code it was coming from Louisiana.  The guy also stated the was from a law firm.  Hope they catch this person,  I never responded back to his call.  The number was 225-310-1054.

GOT A CALL FROM 225-310-1054 ROY JACKSON ON MY JOB SO THEY LEFT A MESSAGE AND SAID IT WAS A LEGAL MATTER TO CALL BACK ASAP I CALLED BACK I ASK FOR ROY JACKSON AND HE SAID IAM HIS SUPERVISOR I CAN HELP YOU AND I COMMIT FRAUD AND I WAS GONNA BE ARRESTED AT MY JOB. I TOLD THEM I HAD TO GO I WAS AT WORK THEY SAID CALL THEM BACK AFTER I GOT OFF NEVER DID.

I am receiving calls from 225-310-1054.  These people claim to be from a law office and claim I will be arrested if I do not pay my past debt.  I recently went through bankruptcy so I have no past debt.  The scary part is that these people know where I work and know my social security number.

I am getting the same calls is there somewhere we can report this to get it to stop.

This person called me at work and on my Cell phone claiming the same as the gentlement above that they were coming to drag me out of work and have me arrested and embarrass me if I didnt pay the Pay day loan that I never had..I would stand before a judge...Well guess what everyone they will stand before the Judge and he will for sure give them a ride that they will never ever figure they would take..That's GOD!...

I just got a call from this number stating that there was going to be an arrest warrant served for check fraud and a bunch of other stuff. Told me that it was for $764.23. He could not give me any other information except that their client is US Cash Lending. They could not give me a date that the loan was initiated or anything else. I am still very upset about this!!

I recieved a call from this number also on my cell and on my work number.  Crazy message!

Nice to see the posting on the ABC report, these SOB are from India, sounded like it, bad broken English, this guy sent me an email too, their getting my information from ONLINE Payday loan sites, as they will sell it to anyone, any where, it appears.  

Hello everyone!

I have been receiving these harassment calls also. I reported it to the BBB, the Attorney General & the FTC. I received the following response from the BBB:

We have received your complaint, however there is no such  by that name registered in the state of Louisiana.  These are typical scams to try and scare you into giving them money over the phone or wiring them money.  We are aware of these scams.  You cannot be arrested for a debt, that is a scare tactic.  If you did owe a legitimate debt you would receive paperwork by U.S. mail.  In the future if you receive such phone calls ignore them.

Jeannine D. Compton
Director of Operations
Better Business Bureau Serving South Central Louisiana

Office: (225) 346-5222
bbb.org  Start With Trust ®
jeanninec@batonrouge.bbb.org
748 Main Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Fax: (225) 346-1029
             


 

this number called me while i was at school around 10am, didnt answer. then i get to work and my boss tells me that this number called me. i called it back and it was a middle eastern sounding man who said his name was shawn miller, already a red flag. there are no middle eastern men with names that sound like they're from america. so i asked the guy what this was regarding and he stay silent for a few seconds like he was trying to think of what to say. so i hung up.

I too received a call from 225-310-1054 claiming they were The Attorney's Office (no name!).  They said I owed a debt and was to pay it immediately.  If not, officers would arrive at my work place or home address to take me to jail.  He said then I would owe $8,00-$9,000 in court fees.  I asked what Law Office he was with...silence...shuffling of papers...he then said Grey and Roll ?!!!  I laughed and said they had tried this on me last year.  I asked him to produce paperwork either by fax or mail of what exactly my debt was, what company the debt was with and I would look into it.  Complete silence.  I then laughed and hung up.  He proceeded to call back and left a voicemail threatening me with "officers will be sent to your work or place of business to take you to jail because of your failure to pay what you owe!" He said I was "rude" in my phone call and "would be punished!"  He quoted my correct home address, work address and the lst 4 digits of my social which ticks me off!  This happened to me last year and my workplace stood behind me.  They harassed our receptionist with vulgar language and repeatedly called her on different numbers, called cloning numbers I hear.  They eventually stop calling...

This number called my cell phone and then left a message at my work place to call ASAP. I called and a foreign guy answered Attorneys office. I asked what law office this was and he said Gray and Wallace. I told him my name and he said that I was a suspect in a criminal case and if I didn't have an attorney I would be arrested tomorrow.

This number called my cell phone and then left a message at my work to call this number immediately involving a law suit. I called the number back and was put on hold until the call ended. I called back again and a foreign guy told me that I was a suspect in a crime and if I did not have an attorney I would be arrested tomorrow. He said he was from Grey & Wallace attorneys and that his name is Roy Jackson

I have received two calls about a month apart from Grey and Wallace law firm who represents US Cash Lenders ( the owner) who has filed a suite against me for a loan that I applied for prior to Jan. 2013. His name is Frank Lewis. He said the law firm had tried to call me and has sent several emails to me. Last time I check law firms don't send emails to collect a debt and he did not inform me of the debt collector speech you know the one that goes like this "is an attempt to collect a debt any information obtained will be used for that purpose."

The first call he left a message saying the call was for a legal matter and he said he needed the name of my attorney and then I guess he realized it was my voicemail and became angry and wished me luck with the issue.

The second call I spoke with him and he refused to give me any information and kept saying that it was an loan company on the internet with several store locations and when I asked him for the location he became threatening and upset and raddled a list of payday loan places here in Kansas. All the payday loan places here in KS are not owned by the same company.

I called one of the places that he rattled off and they stated that they have no idea who that company is and I should call back and ask for the specifics of the lawsuit and ask them to send me a copy. I was placed on an eternal hold and when I called back he told me he no longer wanted my money and wished me luck in getting arrested.

I got a call from 225-310-1054 saying he was with attorneys Gray and Wallace and I was a suspect in a criminal case and I was going to be arrested tomorrow if I didn't have an attorney

call said I owe a debt I had to pay via green dot moneypak like a dummy im thinking  hey that one thing off my credit no let the fun begin

This number called my work! And threatened to have the police pick me up for a debt I don't have. This has to be 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 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=16512428