The company is callled Broadway Global Master INC, registered in Tracy, California but they do their "dirty work" (telemarketing) out of the country of India. The FTC field charges against them in 2012.They're done for the moment.

Related phone numbers:

702-992-0306
347-382-9210
562-314-0852
661-270-6635
305-712-5384
904-410-1266
213-402-1756
202-643-4092
404-369-1825
412-449-0238
410-449-0238
877-407-9196
619-498-9099
619-399-0198

Have received SEVERAL messages with heavily accented male, assume of Indian decent, telling me his name was Officer Alveed Reed @ my place of business. States I bet not disregard this call or I wil be locked behind bars for the maximum term. He stated the last 4 digits of my SS#. How can I stop these harrasment calls to my work phone??

Have received one message with heavily accented male, assume of Indian decent, telling me his name was Officer Alveed Reed @ my place of business. States I bet not disregard this call or I wil be locked behind bars for the maximum term. He stated the last 4 digits of my SS#. How can I stop these harrasment calls to my work phone??

My son just received a call from this number looking for his wife.  Saying she would be arrested for a legal matter.  They have a case number and the last four of her SS#.  My son argued with the person on the phone that said he was an officer and then was hung up on.

This guy has been calling my place of business for the last few months and keeps calling asking for someone that does not work for me. Ive reported this harassment already

PLEASE SEE THE BELOW EMAIL FROM THE MARYLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THESE PEOPLE....
Cindy,

Sheriff Cameron forwarded your e-mail to me regarding the Telephone Fraud.  The fraud you spoke about has been on-going for over a year.  The Federal Trade Commission has been made aware of the telephone fraud you mentioned in the past. An investigation was done by detectives of the Sheriff's Office some time ago when we learned the culprits were using the term "BCI" which is an acronym for our detective division.  This fraud has been traced as far back as Nigeria, as well as some being generated near a vacant lot located in southern Texas.  Unfortunately, anyone with a single cell phone can initiate this type of scam and remain untraceable using today's modern technology.  As I'm sure your aware the many types of telephone scams and the many new variants that pop up everyday. Many are generated from foreign countries which local authorities have no jurisdiction over.  Since this scam started, they have switched from hard phones which were traceable (within the U.S.) to the more elusive Trac type cell phones which have no traceable characteristics with them or a specific service carrier. Many foreign countries lack the ability or resources to place traces on hard phones or cell phones and the criminal element are very aware of this. Often times in telephone type scams the numbers displayed on caller I.D. or on cell phones is a fictitious number or the number is set up to an erroneous voice mail message.      

Unfortunately, these types of scams are going to take place within the technological society we live in by criminals who prey upon unsuspecting citizens.  I believe the best way to combat this is through education and awareness within our communities which is done through PSA's.

The Sheriff's Office provides Public Service Announcements through various media outlets from time to time to remind citizens to never provide personal information to anyone, over the phone or utilizing a computer, that they are not familiar with or have a business relationship with.

I would be happy to speak with you further regarding this issue if you like.

Sincerely,

Capt. Black

PLEASE SEE THE BELOW MESSAGE FROM THE MARYLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THESE PEOPLE::
Cindy,

Sheriff Cameron forwarded your e-mail to me regarding the Telephone Fraud.  The fraud you spoke about has been on-going for over a year.  The Federal Trade Commission has been made aware of the telephone fraud you mentioned in the past. An investigation was done by detectives of the Sheriff's Office some time ago when we learned the culprits were using the term "BCI" which is an acronym for our detective division.  This fraud has been traced as far back as Nigeria, as well as some being generated near a vacant lot located in southern Texas.  Unfortunately, anyone with a single cell phone can initiate this type of scam and remain untraceable using today's modern technology.  As I'm sure your aware the many types of telephone scams and the many new variants that pop up everyday. Many are generated from foreign countries which local authorities have no jurisdiction over.  Since this scam started, they have switched from hard phones which were traceable (within the U.S.) to the more elusive Trac type cell phones which have no traceable characteristics with them or a specific service carrier. Many foreign countries lack the ability or resources to place traces on hard phones or cell phones and the criminal element are very aware of this. Often times in telephone type scams the numbers displayed on caller I.D. or on cell phones is a fictitious number or the number is set up to an erroneous voice mail message.      

Unfortunately, these types of scams are going to take place within the technological society we live in by criminals who prey upon unsuspecting citizens.  I believe the best way to combat this is through education and awareness within our communities which is done through PSA's.

The Sheriff's Office provides Public Service Announcements through various media outlets from time to time to remind citizens to never provide personal information to anyone, over the phone or utilizing a computer, that they are not familiar with or have a business relationship with.

I would be happy to speak with you further regarding this issue if you like.

Sincerely,

Capt. Black

I have received calls from this number and others always Indian speaking people with English names like today his name was James brown always a officer claiming I owe a payday loan money  don't listen to them always tell them  u will wait for a letter from them don't give them your address they should already have it don't give them any info they should already have don't give them anything  just ask for all there info.

THIS IS AN EXTORTION SCAM. Scammers pretend to be law enforcement (police, sheriff, Feds, AG's Office, fake cop agencies with made-up names) and may be using bought/hacked/phished loan application data to extort money or personal info for fictitious crimes.
The real DEA warns about fake-DEA extortion scams here http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2010/denver111010.html
The real FBI warns about payday loan extortion scams here http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710
The real FDA warns about fake-FDA extortion scams here http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2009/ucm195814.htm
The real FDIC warns about fake-FDIC extortion scams here http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/specialalert/2010/sa10131.html
Report to the Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.

This sounds like yet another fake payday loan collector calling from overseas. Their threats are empty and their rude tactics are illegal under federal law, the FDCPA. Do not argue with them, do not comply with their demands. Show them you know you have rights they are trampling.

Try demanding a mailing address or a full business name. If the caller fudges his answer or you cannot verify it, it's likely a PDL sham. Challenge their horse puckey threats; they often make rude remarks and hang up. As the bullies like to hassle people at workplaces, advise your employers and coworkers these calls are garbage.

The usual response to such a runaway debt collector stateside is to send a cease-comm letter and file suit. If you find a valid US address, please do so. Fierce consumer lawyers will leap at the chance to run such a case on contingency. However, being mostly outside U.S. borders and having no discernable addresses, these particular criminals rarely make it possible for individuals to punish them. Submit complaints to the FTC and attorneys general. The FBI is also taking comments on these hostile thugs. Pester anyone with proper authority until this fraud is investigated and smashed.

Follow this link for a payday loan scam primer ...
http://www.debtorboards.com/index.php/topic,6954.html?#msg104309
800Notes itself is thick with complaints on this issue.

Send word to the FBI via the Internet Crime Complaint Center:
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

Learn how to exercise your rights as an alleged debtor from the FTC.
The more you know of illegal practices, the faster you will sniff out the fraudsters.
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm

Not that I want to stereotype, but these payday thugs tend to be culturally biased toward becoming extra vicious when a woman answers their scam calls. I'm afraid litigation is not likely an option, as I'll explain elsewhere in this thread.

I have been getting the same call, and I recently found out that they call from more than 1 area code I have gotten other calls just like this also from new york city. I just got a call today saying that I am a prisoner and being sued for no paying on a payday loan I recieved ha ya right! They have been calling my work my family and man I just want this stuff taking care of. First I wqas terrifed cuz I  didnt want to go to jail or anything but now that I see that this has happeed to mopre than one person then Im sure that this is a scam and the government needs to do something about it!

The samething happened to me today! Alfred Reed called me this morning saying i owed for a loan that i never recieved and i had 3 federal charges against me, and the more i argued with him the more lewd he became. he told me to suck his u know what and that he wanted to Fck my p#$#$y, he then called me a b*tch! i cursed him pout but also called the number back, he still answers, and pretends to be his own supervisor. He as way too much of my information (SSN, address, place of business), i want to sue! I called back from a different number pretending to be my lawyer and he asked for a bar number, told me i was fake, and to not call the number back. OMG! what can i do about this, i feel violated in the worst way!

This placed just called me yesterday and it was a man with an indian accent and i could hardly understand him. he said he was an officer and i would be arrested for fraud if i didn't pay 3oo and something dollars that day. i DO believe this was a scam and the more i argued with him the more defensive he got saying i owed money for a past payday loan.

I received the same call from these people.  They had ALL my info includ ss#!! I am now in the process of filing complaints with several bureaus and the police department, and changing all my info.

Have received one message with heavily accented male, assume of Indian decent, telling me his name was Officer Mark (something-couldn't distinguish what he used as last name). Told me that he is investigating a crime and has all of my information , including SSN. He said I had to call him immediately or I could go to prison for up to 90 Days. I have also rec'd a similiar threatening call by another man, same accent, on phone number 310-421-1841. DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY INFO OR MONEY. IT IS A SCAM. I will be reporting to local policy, FTC, FBI, and my lawyer. They are calling up to 7 times a day on my cell phone. It is harassing and scary and somebody needs to stop these CREEPS. Phone number for FTC that I got off the other site I reported on is 202-326-2222.

Received call from Department of Criminal Investigation.  The call was for Lisa Galloway and they needed to get the name of her attorney or she would spend the maximum time behinds bars.  Phone is listed to Weblink Wireless Inc....ran Weblink Wireless and came back to Texas company with that name, but the area code 410 is in Maryland.  Called number and some hokey sounding female person on an answering machine answered and indicated the person you are trying to reach is not here, please leave a message.

We just got the same call! OMG I wish we knew of this before we hung up!

i received a call as well from this number and not sure what to do..they indicated they will be arresting me if i didnt call them regarding an important matter. can someone please tell me what i need to do about this?

Called my job stating they are with bureau of criminal investigation.  I knew that I had not done anything criminal, but was upset thinking someone had done something using my name.  Disregard these calls.

I HAVE NO CLUE WHO THIS CALLER IS BUT I WAS AT WORK TODAY WHEN THE PHONE CALL CAME IN AND THEY CLAIMED THAT I HAVE A LAWSUIT AGAINST ME FOR AN ONLINE PAYDAY LOAN PLACE IN WHICH I NEVER HAVE FILED FOR A PAYDAY LOAN ONLINE. THEY HAVE MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER BANK INFORMATION. I INFORMED THE CALLER I WAS GOING TO CALL MY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE ME ARESSTED AND I HUNG UP. THEN I RECIEVED A CALL FROM A 911 NUMBER AND THEY CLAIMED THEY WERE AN OFFICER FROM THE DOUGLAS OFFICE AND I HUNG UP AGAIN AND THEY CALLED BACK FROM THE 911 NUMBER AGAIN. I CALLED MY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT OVER THIS MATTER

This is a major scam.  They are breaking all kinds of Federal Law.  I have reported them and even sent copies of their threats to the Federal Commerce Department.  As of this date nothing has been done.  Hopefully the Maryland Prosecutor's office will take this more serious.  They are imitating police authority and committing federal FCC laws by threatening over the phone and even calling work numbers.  They are also violating privacy laws as they have a lot of information about who they are calling.  It is time the FBI stepped in and shut these Arab suckers down.

recieved a call from this number stating that they were from a the Maryland Police Dept and that they were investigating a crime and I could settle the situation for $300.00. This is horrible whay if someone actually fell for this crap!

same as above said his name was officer alfred reed and he was calling about a legal emergency. first of i have never been to maryland secondly a police office would never call and say legal and emergency together. why you ask simple police deal with crimes and the criminal intent. they would never say anything about a legal matter it's not their job. if you get a call from them  just tell them to kiss your you know what!

I received a phone call from this number for my dad. They claimed to be a cop. We have never been to maryland and it just sounded fishy.