Caller identified himself as Edward Walker asking for an employee here at our place of business. I stated they should contact the employee on a personal line and they stated they did not have a personal telephone number for the employee. Clearly this is a scam or this idiot WOULD have a personal telephone number for the employee. I hung up on the man and he called back and left a message on our voicemail threatening legal action against our employee. He kept saying social security affidavit...no idea...

i got a call from anna walker threatening me with legal action. i started to laugh and said you are a frickin scam artist and everyone knows about you!! she has not called back yet. these has been over 2 weeks ago. new number they are using 315 294 9466,469 582 0387 name on that one is NANCY JONES
Just  scammers and trying to get money out of hard working folks

I got a call from Adam Taylor threatening legal action saying I defrauded someone.  I told him to send me a letter in mail and I will forward to my attorney.  He told he would not mail me anything and that I must speak with him.  I told him that I will not speak with him on the phone and to stop calling my office.  He said he would call me over and over again until I spoke with him.  I hung up  the phone and told my receptionist to not allow the caller to go through -- we have caller id and can tell whose calling. OBTW he tried calling back to back at least 4 times before he stopped.

now you get your call cannot be completed as dialed. wonder what is up with that? some of the scammers shut down?

I called their number they left and recorded the entire conversation with the speakerphone on with my camcorder. Too bad A-rab. A DVD recording cannot be altered and I have your voices clearly on a mini DVD which I turned over to the Authorities. To paraphrase a threat you made towards my family and myself, YOU are gonna get "screwed up" now.

got a call from the same #... John Taylor, in reference to a friend, and if I didn't call back I would be in "big trouble" When I called back the man said he was the "supervisor" and to call back.  "you can't transfer the call??"  He told me this was a legal matter regarding my friend. I asked what it had to do with me, he said I was a sibling to my friend.  I said... "Again, what does this have to do with me??" Then he kept asking what # they called me on. Well, you called me, so wouldn't you know what number you called? He hung up on me.  BTW... the names sound very generic & fake to me, and they do not speak English very well! Hmmmmm.

I got a call from the same #... John Taylor, in reference to a friend, and if I didn't call back I would be in "big trouble" When I called back the man said he was the "supervisor" and to call back. I told him.. "you can't transfer the call??" Then he kept asking what # they called me on. Well, you called me, so wouldn't you know what number you called? He hung up on me.  BTW... the names sound very generic & fake to me, and they do not speak English very well! Hmmmmm.

Robert Black called with threatening message that if I did not call him back, I would be "in big trouble". He had the last 4 digits of my social security number, and stated he had an avidavit and would contact my employer, when i called back he asked who I was VERY VERY ANGRY, and the said I was being rude, and no your being rude and then he hung up on me!

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

got the same call and only her name is anna walker and when i told her to lay off,she put robert on the phone and he started yelling at me. all i could do was laugh and also told him that they were all over the internet as scammers

He said his name was Robert Blank and said he had my social security number and was threatening in the voicemail he left.