I have received similar calls in the past from these scammers claiming they are with the "Federal Police" or "Investigations Bureau." They always leave some kind of cryptic message with threats and urgency. Those class came from a NC area code. I contact the NC Attorney General's Office who advised me that this was a known scam, but because the phone calls are actually being generated overseas, state level law enforcement can do little about it.
Today's call from the 646-455-2827 number was even more ridiculous. They left a message indicating that their name was Alex and he was calling from GE Money Bank and telling me my loan was approved. That's the first time I have had them refer to a legit business and request a call back under the pretense of OFFERING me money....ha, ha, ha. But, it was clearly the same scammers because of the heavy Indian accent and call center "chatter" in the background. And of course, because the number comes up on here.
When I went through this previously, I finally got them to stop by telling them that I worked for the FBI and would be happy to speak to their supervisor. Immediate hang up.
This go round, I will be using a whistle and blowing it in the phone at the first sign of an accent.
Jerks!

I got this call from this individual claiming that I owe for some loan which the only information he had correct was my name, wrong ssn wrong address.  He started and don't know how he got my work number but he calls my job numerous times and hang up after his spill about how I owe for some loan.

SEEMS LIKE YOU ARE ONE THAT WOULD WORK THERE.. YOU CANT SPELL FOR S***!!!

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 from unscrupulous websites like the one you may have filled out an application with, 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.

ABC News released an investigative report on this scam in June. The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/phantom-debt-co ... 16512428&page=1

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/08/bgm.shtm

Some one at this number called our office trying to coerce payment for some trumed of false loan.  They are hostile over the phone and beligerent.  They will do almost anything to try and coerce money from their target, multiple calls one after another.  They interfere with and threaten the public safety when they are calling a public service number.  These I wish could not only be blocked but traced and the perpetrators jailed weather they are in this countrty or elsewhere.

They keep calling me at work and on my cell. Stating they sent me money in June 2011 and that I need to pay it back. I have no idea what they are talking about. I have asked him several times to stop calling and he said he wouldn't. I told him to send me something in writing and all he says is that he will keep calling. He says he is with Wayne Gibson & Associates.

A man claiming to be an officer, Michael Dow, from offices of Wayne & Gibson said he had a complaint on me and my ss#.  I find no such office.  My attoryney said this must be a scam.

I received a call from (646) 455-2827 threatening me with legal action and that I would be fired from my job and that I owed them over $2200.00. The man identified himself as Alex Parker. He had an Indian accent and was very hard to understand. He wanted to speak to my manager. I told him no. He stated that I had best call him back and get this straight immediately if I didn't want to end up in jail. What can I do to stop the calls and make a report for harrassment?

They called me 9/7/12 saying that someone has filled a lawsuit against me (Indian accent) they called my job about 2 weeks ago my boss was scared for me and I was like no these people sell your number when you apply for things online. But yesterday it got nasty! These people called me and would let me talk when I said I didn't owe anybody money. I had to keep asking ummm who has a law suit against me. They said "cashadvance" so I say ummm no and give me there number.  So I call the number "1 (818) 745-5216" spoke to someone named Alex who said he was handing my case I really thought this was real and may have provided them some information. Alex threatened me said he would try to get me fired he said I would have to go to court and pay court fee's. Now if someone really has a lawsuit against u that's not how any of this would play out. Thank god I called my sister they almost got me. She googled the number and saw it was a bunch of bs. I called the police thy said I couldn't file a police report not sure y. I then blocked the number and signed up for a identity protection package with equifax.  These people need their butts kicked for harassing me and trying to scare me.

today 9/5/2012 i got a call from this number telling me that they were investigation my ssn, but to begin off with they didnt even know my name and the screamed at me demanding for my name, i was really nervous so i gave them my full name then they told me that  i had a supreme court case bc of my ssn, but funny thing was if they were invesgating my ssn my name would of popped up but it didnt, the guy had a HUGE HEAVY INDIAN ACCENT and was angry because i told him i couldnt understand i word i was saying, so i plead the 5th and once i did that he put me on hold for 5 minutes and told me i would be arressted !!!

DONT ANSWER IGNORE THIS CALL THEY WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY!
IF THEY CALL AGAIN PLEAD THE 5TH AND DONT GIVE OUT ANY INFORMATION!

What can the police do about it if I file a complaint?

Just received the same phone called about owing some payday loan back in june 2011.  I said UM couldnt be me.  Then I told him to hold on and called my BOSS he is a Real Attorney and let him listen in on the conversation. They told me that I would receive some paper in the mail stating this case against me.  I said really Um, you dont have an address for me,Then my Boss started talking to them and they were getting loud with him.  He said I am _______ Attorney at Law and they hung up the phone

On Thursday, Aug 30th, 2012 my husband got a call from this number and they proceeded to tell him that they wanted to talk to me.    After he told them "No" they started to tell him that they were from some law department and that his wife would be arrested.   He laughed and said I'm sorry but that's not gonna happen.
And, he also asked "What's this all about anyway ?!?!    He said they were speaking with a foreign accent and then he couldn't understand them and just hung up.     He said that he hopes that they call again because he's gonna have some fun with this.   Ha !  Ha !     I, on the other hand am going to report to the BBB and to our State Police Dept.      Don't FALL FOR THIS CRAP !!!!!!!!

I received a call from this number today and refused to give them any banking information. I was asked for my debit card number at which point I told them that I would have to call them back. They also told me that I had taken a loan in Feb 2012 and had it deposited into my account. I told them that the joke was on them because in Feb 2012 I did not have a bank account. I told them that I would pay them we they could send me proof that I actually took out a loan with the company that they were calling for which they could not even provide the name. They threatened me with jail, criminal charges, lawyer fees if I didn't pay. I told them that I believed that they were the ones that were committing fraud and I refused to pay them. The only way that I could get them off the phone was to tell them that I would call them back the following day with payoff information which I do not intend on doing. After reading the other posts I think I will contact my local police department and have a report filed. I am glad that I did not give them any information. Oh by the way, they are collecting money for various companies but they can not give you any paperwork or documentation until you pay the bill??? I didn't fall for this one. Scam artists is what they are and let them take me to court because then and only then will I pay the bill for money that I never received.

Keeps calling...hasn't left message yet!

Yes I just got a call at work today out of blue. Yes It is truly a HUGE SCAM!

I just got a call on my work number and tried it with me. He said the same things the other people said below. Very big Scam!!!!!

this guy keeps calling me saying im going to jail for some payday lone WHAT??its a big scam dont fall for it i almost did..i would have feelt bad by takeing money out of my little girs moulth.BEWARE PEOPLE.

Please people dont b stupid. Biggest scam around.

Have received this phone call. Please beware. Huge scam. Asked if I had a lawyer, I said if i needed one so would they. Told them I was calling police on other line & they hung up. Please people b smart

This IS A SCAM!!!! The same thing happened to me almost a year ago, if you pay them they say they will call you back with a confirmation number, or tell you the card was declined and ask for another one. I fell for it the first time and they started taking money out of my bank account! I have LifeLock which I hope everyone gets! DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION! I.E. bank card info, they have your bank account number and ssn but can't do anything without your card information!

This is a lie, they ARE a scam!!!! They tried doing this to me before with a different number and I reported them, the company they say they work for doesnt exist! DONT give them ANY information!!!! BE WARNED!

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I received three calls this week from 646-455-2827 stating I needed to call them regarding a court date.  I recognized this foreigners voice from a few months ago when they called several times and tried to tell me I owed money for a cash advance I never got.  They had all my personal information without me giving it to them.  They are scam artists, so I am not returning their call.

they just called my step son and told him he had 30 minutes or they would file paper work and sue him for the money they wanted $300.00 dollars

recieved a call 646-455-2827 from this number and there was a middle eastern person on the other line asking my namei confirmed and he askd me to hold the lin for his manager ... hmmmm OK manager hops on and he is of the same origin hestarts out with "hi my name is dave johnson (yea and im mohammad) and there is a claim to take you to federal court if you do not pay immediately.... as soon as i questioned him he was extremely defensive and said your local police will be there to pick you up in 30 minutes ...... So after 314 phone calls back to them (i was returning the harrassment) i learned that these MoTHe&&&fu**s had all my bank info my SS# address and every other piece of info that could be used to destroy my life soooooo i call gain and get "spencer reid" what an a** I watch criminal minds to a**le he tried to bargain with me giving me the opportunity to pay half ..... Bottom line its a full blown scam seems it comes from payday type of loan website which ive never applied for

IF YOU CALL THESE GUYS BACK NON STOP LIKE I DID THE WILL THREATEN YOUR FAMILY JOB CREDIT AND EVERY OTHER THING MY SUGGESTION DO IT CUZ IT GOT A HUGE RISE OUT OF THEM AND MAYBE THEYLL STICK A NOTE NEXT TO YOUR NAME NOT TO CALL BACK

What app did you get? I feel like answering the call and just playing stupid with them just to mess with them and give them a taste of their own medicine.

Yep, they don't like if you get an app that blocks calls, really annoys them :) . Best to file a report with the police like I did, who less than 2 hours later had figured out it was a confirmed scam (what I already knew)

Phantom Debt Collectors From India Harass Americans, Demand Money

By BRIAN ROSS (@brianross) , CINDY GALLI and MATTHEW MOSK (@mattmosk)
June 7, 2012

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 was 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.

"If Mr. Patel was just a cog in the wheel he seems to have been a pretty big cog," Leibowitz said. "It is clear that Patel was integrally involved with this scam."

Leibowitz points to thousands of pages of financial and phone records gathered by the FTC and filed as part of a civil case brought against him in the U.S. District Court in Sacramento last month. When FTC lawyers sought to freeze his assets and prevent his business from continuing to operate, Patel responded by invoking his rights against self-incrimination. His lawyer told ABC News he has had to be careful in how he responds to the allegations in civil court "because there is a potential criminal action," but that Patel maintains the allegations against him are false.

Federal investigators said the phantom debt collection operation that allegedly benefitted from Patel's assistance was one of several that all trace back to the same small town in Western India called Ahmedabad. Callers use technology to make it appear that the calls originate inside the U.S. Victims provided ABC News with recordings of dozens of the calls, and many of the thickly accented callers appear to be reading off a script.

"Subpoenas have been readied, and Monday morning you're going to be picked up from your home," one caller says on a victim's voicemail. "And you have children. Don't worry about your children. We have a childcare department to take care of the children."

"You will be behind bars for six months," said another caller. "And once you go behind bars, you will lose your job. Once you are behind the bars, you won't get a single drop of water."

William Peerce Howard, a Tampa attorney who represents victims of harassment from debt collectors, said it takes an especially twisted criminal to use threats and coercion to pry money from someone who is already struggling financially

"These guys really are the most visible villains in America today," he said. "They make a living scaring people."

Mark Merola, of Florida, said he just panicked when the caller told him he might be arrested at the deli where he works in a Florida retirement community.

"I was nervous. I didn't want to embarrass myself, my family," he said. He used his debit card to pay the collector $576.

Afterwards, he says he realized "how stupid I was."

"It just happened so fast," he said. "I got scared."

Leibowitz said he hopes with more attention, future potential targets of the scam will recognize red flags before they turn over any money.

If callers say they are from the police, consumers should know that law enforcement officers do not collect debt for private parties. If the caller is speaking with a thick Indian accent, but calls themselves by a names such as Officer Mike Johnson, that should be a tip off. And if they're calling 40 times in two hours, that's another red flag. "Legitimate debt collectors, legitimate pay day lenders don't do those sorts of things," he said.

Merola said he would like to see anyone involved in the scam prosecuted aggressively.

"There's no place in society for these people," he said.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/phantom-debt-co ... 16512428&page=2

I keep getting a call from this number a man supposedly works for the federal agency like mexican or some sort of accent threatening me to call him and for me to get an attorney. He even calls to my work but I don't know who this man or what he is talking about