Left massage on my phone/ also called  my work place.

This gentleman called my place of employment and left a nasty and threatening message on the voice mail which my director and assistant director both heard and informed me and were very concerned  because of the nastiness and threatful manner in which this person with a foreign accent used. He said I should get in contact immediately with him in the next few days with my lawyer or I would be sorry.

I also have been called and harrased by these people at work once and at home,  I have not called them back.   How can I report them.
Has anyone gotten a call from mutual 21 in south carolina

I only called them back once after they called my place of employment 5 times in a row.  The number went through, though past numbers haven't.  When I talked to a woman on the FTC complaint line, she said they are probably using a relay station or disposable cell so the numbers can't be traced back to them.  Therefore, when they get enough attention directed towards one number, they drop it and use a different one.  Last week it was the 646-481-4974 number.  This week it's 347-352-8136.  I told the guy never to call my place of employment, my parents house (I haven't lived there in 6 years), or my cell phone and if they need to reach me, to do so via US mail (and I told them if they know all my information, they should know my address...which they have my old one).  Somehow they breached security of some database and that's how they have all our information.  I was told by the FTC, that until they actually use our information without our consent, nobody can really do anything about it.  They can keep records of reports and try to find the source.  The social security administration will not address the situation  unless the ss# is being used.  So frustrating.

This guy has been bothering me for almost a year.  He actually has my ss#, bank acct#, etc.  I called the police and had them talk to him and the guy always says it's legitimate, though obviously it's not.  Some operation in another country is using a relay station.  It used to come up as a NY number.  I reported him to the FTC, the FBI, and the SS administration.  He called my workplace 5 times in a row the other day and I told him never to call again.  I told him I didn't fall for the scam before and I wouldn't know.  I also said that I don't know what his laws are, though it's illegal for a bill collector to call someone back if they request otherwise.  I told him to send it to me in writing and if he calls again, he may get the wrong person to talk to.  I'm planning on changing my bank account #.  It's really pissing me off.

totally a scam - they call for a co-worker of mine every single day! they're are full of sh*t and can be quite rude once you mention that you are aware that they are trying to scam people. doesn't seem to be a solution as of yet since we've done everything from reporting them to hanging up to being ugly in response and they don't seem to care as long as they think they will eventually be able to get money out of you.

I keep getting unavailiable calls like 10 this last time in a 3min span i finally answer and its the us dept of justice with some foriegn guy askin my my if my last four of my social has my bank name and where i work also has my best friends name his name was james brown kinda funny didnt sound like a james brown but none the less i apparently got a payday loan for 300 dollars in nov of 2009 for 300 dollars and i can pay today for like 1054 or got to court and since i used a cosigner i and him both owe 5484.87 i dont know what to do being this is the second time this has happened the first time i told them to call my attorney and i didnt even set the phone down and they called back saying my attonrney wouldnt answer lol anyways i believe its all a scam due to the fact that the first time i was supposed to be in court a year ago so i think its probably a scam if not someone tell me diff please i dont know what to do

How did you call them back? All the numbers they give me will not go thru?

same thing is happening to me

Mack Johnson called me and said me or my lawyer needed to call him or I would be locked up for money I owed.  I don't know what he is talking about.  Please help me.

Ihave been called several times by Michael Smith  and calling me t work telling my i defaultedon a 300.00 loan from 11/2009. Fronm payday loan. he tellsme I amgoing to jail if I don;t pay this amount which is up to 4800.00 by now .He said he is from the US justice Dept.

I also have received phone calls from these people.  They have called my place of employment several times, especially since I changed my cell number.  They say that I have three pending criminal charges against me but if I pay some money it can all be wiped under the rug.  I have talked to James Brown, Justin Taylor, Frank Hunter and Mark.  While I was on the phone with them I asked what there website was and of course they give the actual U.S. Department of Justice site (justice.gov) I pulled this site up and told them I was going to contact the U.S. Dept of Justice to verify that he was an employee and he had also stated that he was a affidavit processor with the payday loan division.  I told him I would call him back after verifying and he became angry with me.  So I hung up on him and I contacted the Dept of Justice and verified he was not an employee and there is no such division called Payday Loan Div.  I then called back to the scammers and told them this information and they wanted me to give them the number to the dept of justice I told him he could get it the same way I did off the website he provided me and he started yelling and hung up on me.  I have started calling them quit often during the day I figure after a while they will get tired of me calling and stop calling me.  I was told by an investigator with the Dept of Justice that the government does not contact people like this.  So don't give any information to them and if you are getting these calls make a report to the Federal Trade Commission 877-382-4357 and also make a report with the FBI at IC3.gov

Hi,
I received a call from a foreign telephone number - 05-257-3584, but I didn't realize it was an int'l number until after I had hung up the phone.

I am not proud of the debts I have, and I have dealt with several debt collectors of late due to loss of a job a few years ago - and now my husband is retiring from the military so the calls aren't something new, but something just seemed really off.  #1 - We've been working with a debt service to pay off our debts already so I couldn't figure out what the hell she was talking about.

Here's what she said: She was with the US Dept of Justice and that  a federal investigation had been launched into "JeriAnn *******" and that "she is being sued, and could face up to 5 years in prison, etc., etc. which sounded REALLY OFF.  She then said that the lawsuit would be filed in the morning and that if I was her friend, I'd better give her this phone number, (646) 481-4974.  I offered her "my friends" cell number - because I just didn't trust her and I didn't want her knowing who I really was.  

I was super suspicious - because of the overt nasty nature of the call - threatening, intimidating - which in my state equals an "assault!"  Also, this is considered "harrassment" under State and Federal consumer laws which govern collection agencies.  

When I got suspicious - I decided to call back to see how they answered the phone.  A man with a foreign accent - said "Agency," that's all he said.  When I asked him, "I'm sorry what company is this?"  He stated "This is the US Dept of Justice."  I said I had the wrong number apologized and hung up.

I then called my local news station, the local leo's, the FBI, the Secret Service - and tried to contact the AG's office in California, but I guess Jerry's too busy campaining to answer the phone.

Thank you for your time - please catch these jerks.  The DOJ told me this morning that they were aware of the problem and that thousands of elderly people had believed the story and paid up out of SHEER FEAR!  Again, intimidation and extortion.  

I say we launch a predator drone over whatever building their in and dump a bunch of honey bees into their building!  lol.

Ill tell ya what.. Mr James Brown doesnt like when u call him back and harrass him.. also there is no Mr. white.. i asked for him... this is so fake.. I work in collections myself, and this man hasnt got a clue. U cant be prosecuted for a payday loan. What a scam this is!

MORE INFO HERE http://800notes.com/forum/ta-1b47a30428c1e14/ ... ew-numbers-here

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 ABOUT 4 YEARS NOW


Fake Debt Collectors ? Terrorizing Consumers
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5621205&page=1

MORE ON FAKE DEBT COLLECTORS
http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm
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  
http://consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/07/video_bill_collector_scam.html  WITH VIDEO!  
http://consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/09/fdic_debt_collector_scam.html  9/7/2010 -NEWEST CONSUMER ALERT ?SCAMMERS NOW CLAIMING TO BE WITH FDIC

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 and Covenant
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
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-705-8669  Scammer false postings as Alicia
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-707-633-2789  Scammer false postings as Rojer, Minni, Rhone, Smith, Lisa Jack, Julie, Sean, and Carol. ? preparing a new number to use to steal money
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-205-294-6271  Scammer false posting as Thomas Jhonson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-661-263-4011  Scammer false posting ?ILLEGALLY claiming to be an attorney Charles F Robinson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-321-684-4117  Scammer false posing as Harry Patt
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-518-565-0306  Scammer false posting as Wellvishers
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-791-4673  Scammer false posting as Sherrie Ann and Elvine Buris
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-305-390-0607  Scammer false posting as James and Mark
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-349-3112  Scammer false posting as Roger Brown. David Macrow and Andrew
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-360-1702 Scammer false posting as STATE LEGAL DEPARTMENT
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-850-254-8883  Scammer false posting as Stella
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-347-875-8165  Scammer false posting as Lisa L Johnson, Mark Taylor
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-310-872-2861  Scammer false posting as Jim, Keith
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-760-582-0311 Scammer false posting as Alex Morrison
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-817-393-0246 Scammer false posting as Mark Smith
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-619-1686 Scammer false posting as Beckham, Beckh, BECK and MOCK and MINDY
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-352-653-1302 Scammer false posting as Christy and ANNA 2 times, KAT V DON, SANDRA JR, PAUL WRIGHT ALEX SCOTT DR Kim preparing a new number to use in their unsuccessful scam ?
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-770-2937 Scammer false posting as officer
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-623-465-9849 Scammer false posting as Bob Keeshan
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-325-260-0090 Scammer false postings under Jhon, Mishele and Tyrone Johnson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-213-784-5745 Scammer false posting as United Man and Don't be so sure & immediately judge, ac
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-841-9420 Scammer false posting as Marcus, Barbara, Kevin and Dina

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.

I received a call from number 284-687-2401 asking for me to call 646-481-4974.  Person stating that his name was Mark White with the US Justice Department of New York claiming that $300.00  was sent to me on 09/2009 to back account that I had closed on 08/31/2009 from a company called AACA. Person stated that I was a suspect in fraud.  So I contacted the account that I closed down in 2009 and no record of deposit was showing.  This individual had my previous employers information and previous address and last four ssn.  Mark would not give me any more information of my accuser or there contact information. Mark stated all the information will sent to me in a court order and subpoena to appear in court.

This phone is the phone number that "James Brown" from the US "Justice Department" gave me. He said I had "Borrowed" 5400.00 from a company and I had not paid it back. I have never borrowed money of that amount before! This is a phone scam operation...DO NOT BELIEVE THEM!