Very rude telemarketer.  Asked to be removed from data base, he got upset and stated I have to give him a valid reason

Caller says that he is a police officer-Steven Douglas and says that my friend owes $$$ from a payloan company and says that my name is listed also on this loan. THIS IS A SCAM. Person is calling himself "Steve Douglas". He is Indian, fake and full of ____!!!! Do not send any money or give out your information to this person!! He need to get caught. Please becareful!! Do not give any information over the phone. He also told me he is going to take legal matters against me if my friend does not pay. THIS IS A SCAM and a rotten person!!

I was told in a very rude voice to call 252-378-3042 immediately because there were allegations against me and legal action would be taken, but I should call this "Officer" Steve Douglas (?) at this North Carolina number. He said he was from the "United States Law Enforcement Department." He did not say what the allegations were or what the legal action would be "against my case file." Since I've committed no crimes, I wasn't worried but I was puzzled. I've never even been to North Carolina! His speech was very hard to understand, some kind of accent,and he ran his words together.I looked up the telephone number on Google and saw that it was a Scam from a guy on a cell phone; and others had  reported it. So if you get called like this, just know that it is a criminal and DON'T CALL HIM BACK.

Got a call from this # saying we are liable for a loan applied by our son n law. rude caller

Another number used in the "payday loan" scam, with the usual message script read by a guy with a thick Indian accent - guy claiming to be from a non-existent law enforcement agency asks for the potential mark or their "retained attorney of record" to return the call. Rattles off part of all of a SSN for added effect.

BTW, there should be a call type choice for "scam" - these imbeciles are not really debt collectors.

This is a SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  252-378-9042 call from a OFFICER JAMES BROWN, RIGHT!

These people speaking with a strong Middle Eastern or Indian accent are trying to launder money out of the US people and it one fall for it it just might work.

This call was placed today to one of my close friends and stated that HE was responsable for $10K a loan that I took out with them from a PAYDAY LOAN and HE was listed as a reference and that THEY should contact HIM if THEY could not reach me to be paid the money I owed for the loan. I do not owe any such PAYDAY LOAN money and I explained to my friend that this was a SCAM but HE does not understand. I pray that these people are caught and prosecuted to the highest degree.

hang up calls when call back get busy signal

yeah "steve Douglas" called me yesterday, i asked him where Uncle Charlie and chip were..He didn't like that.. I didn't like when he told me to "shut up", so i told him to give me his number and i told him i'd call him back.. these dipwads somehow tap into phones that are no longer in service and pipe their calls in that way, they are not in this country, i actually had one moron call me from the area code that I work in and he told me he was located in a town 4 hours away.. they are scary and they have too much information, the only good thing for me is my credit is crap and i have no money so good luck to them to try and get anything from me.... everyone be careful..... this guy this "steve Douglas" was a new name , i have gotten James brown, and another american sounding name and clearly they are NOT from America.. just douch bags wishing they were.... good luck everyone.

I'm Liz mother and they are very persistent and the Hindu accent is more annoying. I have cursed them out and they've continued. Today they have called me over 12 times! I thought no point in getting mad but to play their games. So, I asked him to just shut up and forget what he was reading and to just get to the bottom and tell me how much I owe? He tells me 550.00 and tells me that the original amount was 328.00. So, of course the smart butt that I am. I told him that I remember the loan amount being 628.00. Richard Brown, James Brown Or Steve Douglas (I swear it's the same man) puts me on hold and comes back confirming that it was 628.00 and that I owe it to the Bajamas Marketing Group. Then he asked me if in the last 6 months if I have ever been to jail and I answered yes every week, then he asked if I've had wages garnished from my pay check and I said no because I didn't work, and the last question was if I was ever convicted of fraud and I told him yes, every month. He was stunt and had to put me on hold. So the secret to this idiot is that when you say something to him that he is not expecting he will pause, put you on hold. I will continue to play his game until he gets tired. I have never done a loan application or gotten a loan from the internet. Next time  he calls I am going to say that I am a private investigator and that I am investigating the internet fraud for Bajamas Marketing group to see how long will he leave me on hold. I think instead of getting paranoid just play their games. Obviously they have various numbers that are cell numbers and can not be reported but at least if they know we are giving them the taste of their own medicine maybe just maybe they will just move on to someone else or stop. That's what you call reverse psychology!!!

These people actually called me in Feb of 2010. He had a strong accent and was very rude and told me that I owed money and that I was going to go to jail if I didn't pay. I was very scared so I paid this man $737.00 of my money. A few months later I get the same call from the same guy and he tells me the same thing. Thats when  realized he was playing with me. I went to my bank from where the money was taken from and made a dispute to get my money back. 3 months later the bank gives me a letter that I would get my money back because no one responded to the banks dispute. He is now calling again and bothering my family and my job. I don't know what to do he is so annoying and when he got a hold of my mother, she cursed him out and all he did was laugh on the other end and told her that he was going to come to my house and that I better be there or else. Now he's threatening while playing his little game!!!

I heard the same story but found out more info about the call.Someone gave my  name as  reference   and that person who took the loan out never payed them back.So they think we are stupid and  they will scare us into paying up.no way.So   don't let friends  use you for  reference.

Same as everyone. He wants me to send $200.00 without paperwork. He has harrassed my friends. I told him to send the paperwork to me to prove it. He won't. He tells me he will take me to court. I told him go ahead because he has not prove. He made a department of Law Enforcement. He needs to be stopped

This person "Steven Douglas keeps on calling me and my friends. Told me that I had co-signed for a friend of mine and I need to pay him $200.00. I told him to drop dead! He calls himself "Richard" also. He says that he is law enforcement, but no such thing. WE NEED TO STOP THIS PERSON. He is a big pain in the --- and I told him that. DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY OR GIVE OUT ANY INFORMATION!!! THIS IS A SCAM!!!!

The call has really scared me . Hope they won't call my job.I pay my  bills on time and i  don't  need these calls.please   help.

I  got a call last night saying that it was urgent that i call this number before i  get sewed that they  have my personal information   his  name   is Jim brown he says from  law enforcement.

I got a call today from Steve Douglas Office and I told them that I knew it was a scam. They also called my stepfather a couple of weeks ago saying the same thing. I have tried calling them back several times and now they won't answer the phone so I called my police department and now I'm about to call the attorney general for my state and there's also. The number is a Norh Carolina number

I had this phone call at work today.  Same thing told me I needed a lawyer, I owed money.  When I wouldn't give him any information and hung up on him he called back.  One of my coworkers was accused of "obstructing justice" when he called back and she told him I was gone for the day.

This same guy has called me too. He told me his name is Officer Steve Douglas. He said if I dont pay he will send a legal person to my house and job to give me legal documents and that if I do not go to court a warrent will be issued for my arrest and I will go to jail and a hold will be placed on my SS# and they will take all my government funds like taxes etc..I told him I will take my chances and go to court and he was still trying to convince me to pay over the phone because if I go to court the cost will be over $2000 dollars. He wanted me to fax him all my credit card information. WhenI asked him who was I being sued by he stated "Dont worry about that, you will get a letter in the mail after all your payments are complete" he also calls from 416-364-1112 number but when i call that number back it is disconnected.

Consumer Alert: Attorney General warns Kansans of debt collection scam

January 29, 2010 -- Attorney General Steve Six is cautioning Kansas consumers about telephone calls from apparent fake debt collectors who are impersonating law enforcement officers in an effort to extort money from consumers.   Consumers are warned to not submit payments to these fraudulent debt collectors.

When calling, the scammers most often state they are attempting to collect a debt related to an internet payday loan obtained by the consumer, but which the consumer never repaid.  Consumers state they have never obtained such a loan or paid off the loan years ago.  The scam artists have most recently identified themselves as ACS, National Affidavit Processing Department and United Financial Crime Division, but may use additional phony names.  It appears the phone numbers used by the scammers are ?spoofed? numbers, so that the number appearing on a consumer?s caller ID is not the actual number of where the call originated. It appears the calls in question may be originating from outside the United States.

When questioned, the individual calling refuses to disclose the full name or address of the collection agency they claim to represent.  These scammers have been able to provide consumers with identifying information, such as the consumer?s social security number, home address, e-mail address, names of family members and the consumer?s computer IP address.  Since the callers are able to provide valid personal information, consumers may become confused and believe they are being contacted in regard to a legitimate debt.

If the initial debt collection scam is unsuccessful, consumers have been re-contacted months later with the scammers posing as law enforcement officers or officers of the court.  Typically, the consumer is threatened with arrest for fraud or some other fictitious crime unless the consumer agrees to immediately wire money via Western Union.  The fictitious officers strive to frighten and confuse consumers into compliance by using legal sounding terms such as ?We?re filing an affidavit against you? or by stating a lawsuit has been or is in the process of being filed against the consumer.

A hallmark of each scam has been calling consumers repeatedly at their place of employment.  This scam hit home when an employee of the Kansas Attorney General?s Office was repeatedly called both on her cell phone and at work.  Despite the employee?s repeated verbal disputes, the caller refused to provide any identifying information to allow her to send a written dispute. The scammer also continued to call her numerous times a day regarding a payday loan she denied obtaining. Two months later, she was again contacted by telephone by an individual identifying himself as an ?officer?.

?I denied owing the debt and refused to pay without being provided validation of the debt. I was then told, ?If that?s the case, I will have local law enforcement come to your place of business and drag you out kicking and screaming?,? stated the employee.

?It is important for consumers to know their rights under the law,? Attorney General Six said. ?If a consumer is receiving calls from a debt collection company and believe it is a scam, I encourage them to contact our office immediately.?

Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), collectors are required to send consumers a written notice within five days of the initial contact.  The notification should contain  information such as the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed and a statement informing the consumer they have thirty days to contact the debtor in writing to dispute the debt or request validation of the debt. In addition, legitimate debt collectors are prohibited by the FDCPA from making false or misleading representations, such as the consumer has committed a crime, implying nonpayment will result in the consumer?s arrest, or using the threat of violence.

More information is available on the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf.

To register a complaint with the Kansas Attorney General?s Consumer Protection Division, call 1(800) 432-2310 or visit www.ksag.org.

http://www.ksag.org/page/consumer-alert-attor ... collection-scam

i got the same call.Says he is from the State Investigations Department and gives  me the same speech. I had someone call before about a month or so ago. for almost the same thing said i owed money i  was to have borrowed. Went to my bank and nothing was ever deposited into my account. What can we do to stop these kind of calls?

I get the same message.  He says that he is from the State Investigations Department and that I have to call him right away or my attorney does.  That he has my name and ss#.  Also, he says that the situation may unfold and he won't be able to help me.  He called for months at my work and then stopped and now he is calling again.  What do I do?

Someone with an Indian accent is calling me and threatening me. He tells me that I owe $$ and that I had better get an attorney right away. He has all my personal info but the wrong SS#. When I tell him this he insists it is me and just continues on. He is a very aggressive. I don't know if this is a scam or a debt collector who has the wrong person.

They called me for the first time and disguised his voice and saying stupid things about how my voice is great and I sound like a neat person.  I thought it was a friend playing a prank and then finally gave up and he hasn't called back yet. I do know that I will get  pharm. companies calling me and they are foreign but the number shows as local.  That happens to me all the time and I don't even order from them or anyone for that matter.

yes i had a call like that when try to call it back you get a busy signal but the number shows but no name when i answered the call the person trying to digsiges there voice like there foreign the voice sounds very familar i do no it a cell right here from greenville or winterville area

who ever is calling hangs up and cll back within wks mo and never says anything i think they are fishing for something but can't find