some Indian who spoke bad english and said he was the supervisor and attorney????? he was rude and very unprofessional. he said i owed 400.00$ which i did not. he said i was going to be aressted at my POE and my reference was also going to be aressted and sent to california to face trial???? total idiots. i contacted our local police dept and californias police dept. they said it was a scam. i call them back and gave them the same s**t they tried giving me and the indian just kept pressing the keys on the hone and said he didnt understand what i was saying. i was scared for a min but ni more. low life losers can kiss my hard working a** !!!!!!

called looking for someone else. was rude and hung uo on me. I called back several times and was hung up on each time.

some Indian who spoke bad english and said he was the supervisor and attorney????? he was rude and very unprofessional. he said i owed 400.00$ which i did not. he said i was going to be aressted at my POE and my reference was also going to be aressted and sent to california to face trial???? total idiots. i contacted our local police dept and californias police dept. they said it was a scam. i call them back and gave them the same s*** they tried giving me and the indian just kept pressing the keys on the hone and said he didnt understand what i was saying. i was scared for a min but ni more. low life losers can kiss my hard working a** !!!!!!

the same thing is going on that me and my husband were going to get arrested but if them s***** a** wants to play retard games bring it on. Am making a police report that we're being harass. we all need to get united and bring this retards down. there a waste o time just making people loose there valuable time.

they cslled my husband the same guy with that India accent telling us that were going to get arrested for not paying but they wont give me no information about it

I also received a call on my cell phone and work phone. The message was the same, with the situation going to unfold on me. I called back and the guy read me my social, then told me he needs to know my where abouts so he could have me arrested. He said he was with the Department of Justice and that I need to be arrested due to Federal Charges to include check fraud. He told me the amount of the loan was $1044. And that I never paid it, that the loan was taken out Dec 2009. I have never had a loan with Cash Loans, which is who he said it was with. Then I told him I need written information on what this is about, and he told me to hold. Then hung up on me. I havent heard from them again, but it has only  been a week. I contacted Equifax, TransUnion, And Experian; there is nothing in my credit for any type of loan or inquiry, so I am not sure how this has happened. I do not know the company's name; their broken english and horrible accents make it hard to understand. I also dont understand the purpose of the call, if he didnt ask me for payment. Just my lawyers information, and that I need to be arrested. Another number they have is 951-552-7130.

I just got a call from this number at work. Said his name was Steven. He had an Indian accent. Kept asking my name. Then he says he needs my help. I hung up on him and he called right back. He asked why I hung up on him. Then said "Is it cause you dont like my voice?" I asked him if there was a department he needed me to send him to and he said "Answer my question first" so i hung up on him again and he called back but i didnt answer

I have been receiving numerous calls back to back with the same type of information.  They are filing a lawsuit against me for a "payday loan" that I never took out.  They have also called from other phone numbers from the 903, 716, and 469 area codes.  They give american names and sound either philipino or indian.  THIS IS A SCAM!  I have been advised by the BBB to report them to my local police department.

From Lamet's post:

If you are targeted by these criminals, be sure to report them to all the following federal and state law enforcement agencies (most of which you can do online or over the phone):
1.    The U.S. Secret Service is responsible for protecting the country's financial infrastructure and payment systems from international and domestic threats. Call or write your local Secret Service field office to alert them to the details of this attempted extortion. The addresses and phone numbers for the local Secret Service field offices are listed at http://www.secretservice.gov/field_offices.shtml or in your phone book.
2.    Alert the FBI at https://tips.fbi.gov Be sure to tell the FBI that you are being targeted by extortionists over the phone. And if the crooks claim to be law enforcement or lawyers, officers of the court or bankers, be sure to include that information in your report.
3.    File a complaint with your local police. Most police departments will take a report over the phone.  Be sure to tell them that you're being targeted by an extortionist and give them all the details.
4.    File a complaint your state's attorney general, the contact information for whom is at www.wvago.gov
5.    File a complaint online with The Federal Trade Commission at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
If these crooks call back, promise them nothing, pay them nothing and tell them nothing other than that you know they're a scam and that you've reported them to law enforcement. (And be sure to report them to all the agencies above each time they call you.)

By the way, here's just a small sample of numbers used by this particular group of scammers. Read the reports and you'll see the same pattern time and again -- phony organization names, thick foreign accents, and oddly worded threats that are so melodramatic and ridiculous that it's laughable:


http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-771-9249   Scammer posting here as GARY and GARRY JONES
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-860-4509   Scammer posting here as Mike Henderson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-212-500-0839   Scammer posting here as Ricky
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-201-244-7722   Scammer posting as Carole, David Brown and Amanda
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-626-200-4646   Scammer false postings at this new number as silshan kanniue and Tina ? preparing a new number to use.
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-424-354-4270   Scammer false postings as Rose
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-785-4479   Scammer posting as Robert
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-909-327-4870   Scammer false postings as Marry
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-274-1143   Scammer false postings as Karen Miller, Chichi and Tom Little
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-561-300-8018   Scammer false postings as Marco Polo (real original)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-226-7488   Scammer false postings as SAM, David S
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-706-7463   Scammer false postings as George
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-349-7382   Scammer false postings as Towanda Robinson, Shannon Walsh, Jack Dawson and Cynthia
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-760-514-0132   scammer false postings as Suzy01, Johanna Hall, Cindie McMellon, Michael Dublin, Mark Williams, Carol and Rio   (800notes removed some of the scammers posts because the all came from the SAME IP ADDRESS)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-797-2212   scammer false posting as Jaison Connar
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-707-401-4056   Scammer false posting as John Carner, KSR
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-650-241-4604   Scammer false postings as jhon and Kevin
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-708-401-0535   Scammer false posting here as JHON
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-518-212-0219  Scammer false posting

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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

this is a scam i am a bill collector for payday loans and they called me!!! do not give any info simply ask them for a validity of debt if they cannot provide the debt is not real... no matter how much info they give u as far as ur ssn and references dnt give in.... i am trying to battle them right now as i speak.

i received a call from this number this morning, which i missed.  When i returned the call i was speaking with some foreigner who had my full name and my SSN these people need to be put in their place i suggest someone play along until we can get enough info to prosecute. i applied for a loan on the internet i believe this is how they got my information, though i never received any funds to date form any loan company other than my student loans which are no where near default.

Same issue as listed above.  I gave no information, they got aggressive and hung up.  Does anyone have further information?

My son got a call from 323-510-2691 on his cel, I called back and they said he took out a 300.00 loan which is not true, said they were a federal prosecutor and when I said I worked for the county attorney he hung up. He had all of his information including his SS#, address, he even had my Bank inofrmation.

Caller called my husband at his work stating he had taken out a payday loan and not paid it back.
Husband called me I laughted, we had not dont that and it all sounded strange to me.
So, I looked it up and found this, wow, what a bunch of scam artists.
I called the women calling herself annie wilson.

Told her she had F**Ked with the wrong person, have 2 family members that are attorneys.
Keeped calling them, got to the point that they will not take my calls anymore.

Hope this ends the calls to my husbands work.  This is Bull Poop.

LOL

What a bunch of scam artists.  Cant even give me a address.

i just receive a call from this guy he said that i need to go to california on wendsday i live on Maryland  for a law suit he was screaming over the phone and he will ganirsh my wages and i need to give him some information this is a SCAM!!!! is crazy

This guy (broken accept, hard to understand) keeps calling for someone that works here. He screams into the phone, and demands that I transfer him to this employee. I politely tell him that I cannot, and they are not allowed to accept personal calls at work and please do not call here again. He then says YOU WILL get me to her or I will keep calling and calling (which he does). This guy is a joke!

So after the 10th time he blows up the main work #, I tell him I don't care who he is. Then he tries to tell me he's an attorney (obviously doesn't understand U.S. Law and FDCPA law  that state he has to identify himself as such upfront when he calls) and he starts screaming (literally) into the phone. When I ask him what is the name of his firm, he says "firm?" and I say "Yeah, you know, the name of your business?" It sounds like he fumbles for paper, then says I work for Customer Service Business Regulations. "Ok, but you say you are an attorney?  With that business? What's your name?" He starts screaming again.

I'm finding it humorous at this point that this idiot has no clue. The sad thing is, is that most people would crumble into the phone at this scare tactic of harrassment and probably give him money.  DON'T DO IT!!!!!

I have been receiving messages from this guy. How do you get him to stop. calls my cell phone back to back and demanding money. He needs to be stopped!!

PROTECT YOURSELF!  IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU MUST READ ? HOW THE SCAM WORKS AND WHAT AGENCIES TO REPORT THEM TO

LONG RUNNING AND KNOWN SCAM ? ALL OVER INTERNET AND NEWS FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW


Fake Debt Collectors ? Terrorizing Consumers

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5621205&page=1


MORE ON FAKE DEBT COLLECTORS
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-9141
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/call4action/17285785/detail.html
http://www.800helpfla.com/newsletter/2008/092008.html

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/01/ks_debt_collection.html   latest release of information on this scam

http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm
If you are targeted by these criminals, be sure to report them to all the following federal and state law enforcement agencies (most of which you can do online or over the phone):
1.    The U.S. Secret Service is responsible for protecting the country's financial infrastructure and payment systems from international and domestic threats. Call or write your local Secret Service field office to alert them to the details of this attempted extortion. The addresses and phone numbers for the local Secret Service field offices are listed at http://www.secretservice.gov/field_offices.shtml or in your phone book.
2.    Alert the FBI at https://tips.fbi.gov Be sure to tell the FBI that you are being targeted by extortionists over the phone. And if the crooks claim to be law enforcement or lawyers, officers of the court or bankers, be sure to include that information in your report.
3.    File a complaint with your local police. Most police departments will take a report over the phone.  Be sure to tell them that you're being targeted by an extortionist and give them all the details.
4.    File a complaint your state's attorney general, the contact information for whom is at www.wvago.gov
5.    File a complaint online with The Federal Trade Commission at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
If these crooks call back, promise them nothing, pay them nothing and tell them nothing other than that you know they're a scam and that you've reported them to law enforcement. (And be sure to report them to all the agencies above each time they call you.)

By the way, here's just a small sample of numbers used by this particular group of scammers. Read the reports and you'll see the same pattern time and again -- phony organization names, thick foreign accents, and oddly worded threats that are so melodramatic and ridiculous that it's laughable:


http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-771-9249   Scammer posting here as GARY and GARRY JONES
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-860-4509   Scammer posting here as Mike Henderson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-212-500-0839   Scammer posting here as Ricky
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-201-244-7722   Scammer posting as Carole, David Brown and Amanda
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-626-200-4646   Scammer false postings at this new number as silshan kanniue and Tina ? preparing a new number to use.
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-424-354-4270   Scammer false postings as Rose
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-785-4479   Scammer posting as Robert
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-909-327-4870   Scammer false postings as Marry
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-274-1143   Scammer false postings as Karen Miller, Chichi and Tom Little
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-561-300-8018   Scammer false postings as Marco Polo (real original)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-226-7488   Scammer false postings as SAM, David S
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-706-7463   Scammer false postings as George
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-349-7382   Scammer false postings as Towanda Robinson, Shannon Walsh, Jack Dawson and Cynthia
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-760-514-0132   scammer false postings as Suzy01, Johanna Hall, Cindie McMellon, Michael Dublin, Mark Williams, Carol and Rio   (800notes removed some of the scammers posts because the all came from the SAME IP ADDRESS)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-797-2212   scammer false posting as Jaison Connar
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-707-401-4056   Scammer false posting as John Carner, KSR
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-650-241-4604   Scammer false postings as jhon and Kevin
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-708-401-0535   Scammer false posting here as JHON
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-518-212-0219  Scammer false posting as Prince Christian, Arpit

Scam alert: Bogus debt collectors
By Leslie McFadden ? Bankrate.com
Monday, Aug. 3
Posted 2 p.m.
Bankrate reporter Leslie McFadden contributed this entry.
This scam isn't technically about credit cards, but it is scary enough to post a warning. The Better Business Bureau issued an alert today saying consumers across the country are getting phone calls from bogus debt collectors claiming default on a payday loan. Of course, the consumer needs to pay a large fee to avoid arrest -- as much as $1,000.
The caller poses as a lawyer, and may threaten extradition to face trial if the consumer doesn't pay up immediately.
What makes these calls alarming -- and perhaps convincing -- is that the perpetrators reference the consumer's personal information, such as the person's Social Security number, driver's license number, previous bank account numbers, home address -- even personal references.
"The amount of information they have is really troubling," says BBB spokeswoman Alison Southwick. She adds that the amount of data points to a possible security breach.
Spread the word to your friends and family: Don't give out personal or financial information to an unknown caller. Scammers can spoof Caller ID to display different numbers, so trust your instincts over technology.
The BBB offers these tips:
?    Ask the debt collector to provide official documentation which substantiates the debt.
?    Do not provide or confirm any bank account, credit card or other personal information over the phone until you have confirmed the legitimacy of the call.
?    File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission online if the caller is abusive, uses threats or otherwise violates federal telemarketing laws or the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
?    File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau online if you believe a debt collector is trying to scam you.

got a call at work from guy with indian accent, left a message on my work voice mail, saying he was victor miles...yeah right.....and that if i didn't have my attorney call him back it would all "unfold on me" and that i didn't want to "disregard" his call, etc.....has to be a bill collector or scam....if he calls again i will ask him to mail me verification of the bill he is trying to collect and tell him to never call my work again!~

Just had a call from Kevin Peterson, who couldn't speak English, asking if I had an attorney for this lawsuit.  When asked what the lawsuit was no info could be given until I verified my ss#.  I hung up saying do not ever call this number again.  This is the second time someone has called within 3 months.

i have been getting the same phone calls i told the police and they told me it was scam. the said to never give them any info, once you do, you cant get any of your money back. I think it is all a bunch of crap!!!!!!

My mother in law's home phone was disconnected and and after she had this ordeal with this creap yesterday who was calling from NY is now calling from Cali. he called her cell phone and left a msg saying she would be sorry she did that.

calls 8 times within 2 minutes! and somehow my work

repeatedm calls, when I answer it there is just dead air

I recieved the same calls to home he called several times back to back I couldnt understand anything he was saying really but he said I owed $300 dollars and they where putting a law suite on my SSN and all that I have never took any kind of loan out then I tried to look them up no information found.

I recieved the same call to my work about 3 times, and with there's no stopping "Chris Martin" With that americanize name he has an indian accent, how odd is that. Obviously this is a SCAM! Dont' ever give in I've been thru this before had to change my cell phone, but now looks like it's happening again but to my work number. That is why we have to be careful what we do online with our private information. You never know who can be phising for your information.

Called me at work and wanted me to pay over $5000.00 for some litigations that were not accurate after I researched my bank and did some research.
But told me to call him asap or they would start procedings to have my wages garnished. His name was Chris Martin with an India accent.