Received message on my vm from this number. They said they were from the IRS collection agency and needed to talk to me immediately before the IRS placed a lien on my bank account. The person had a thick Indian accent and was named "John."  Was an obvious scam and did not call back.

I just received an email from "legal notice advance cash" threatening me with legal action, they have been trying to reach me "many days" etc.etc. Citing so-called rules and regulations, this is the last and final notification before they tell my employer on me and subpeona me. The file they send is full of MIS-SPELLED words like legal and column and give an address as 202 independence ave. washington dc (written just like that). Nowhere on this so-called document is my name or address. They give various amounts that I can pay if I choose not to go to court. The least amount is $745.35. If I go to court it would be $3896.35, including bail charges. Seriously? This is such a total scam of idiots from another country trying to steal even more money from hard working American citizens. Oh yeah, the kicker?  I have never gotten a loan from this advance cash usa nor have I ever heard of it. Scum like this must be stopped. Bottom line, I don't owe this nor will I be threatened with their extortion tactics.  I will be sending the email on to the FBI and FTC and any other initial I can think of.

Was emailed a document with threats but I don't have a acct can I report it

I  am receiving the same. I have never had a payday loan with these people.

Yep he has called me relentlessly for weeks now. Many threats and just called me 6 times in a row 5 mins ago. There must be something that can be done.

I have received several emails. Can I forward these to the FTC?

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

I also have been getting emails stating I owed money and I'd go l jail if I did not send money now.  The email was from the same email address as you.  How can we stop these?  I was threatened 3 times now on emails.  I've been very sick and I just started back to work.  I can't take the threats any longer.

got an e-mail from this legalnotice.advancecash@gmail.com. called this number back and was threatened
and was told if I sent 399.00 by tomorrow nolegal action would be taken

Please do file reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,FTC & FCC..

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

Also read up on the laws and your rights:

http://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ...
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf

And see:

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-86217073a9c8dad/ ... 077595690349410
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
http://dfi.wa.gov/consumers/alerts/cashnet-payday.htm
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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.

This guy called and was very rude. I never had a advance loan with this company and said the police was coming to my address to put me in jail. Very rude, used very ugly language. I'm sure it is a scam. The legal email was very unprofessional and I asked why wouldn't the company mail me the legal notice and he got mad.

This individual is a scam. He not only didn't say this call is being recorded but continued to be rude and threaten me cause I'm questioning why he is calling me from New York as a debt collector for cash advance when I already have called Advance Cash USA...plus I'm not happy he was reading my personal info which I'm sure he got off when I applied for a loan online. In the email that was sent it was cheesy and unprofessional with threats of my arrest. Yeah right

Very disrespectful. Saying obscene words and threatening violence. Has anyone else experienced this?

please stop harassing me