This is the second time I have been called by this guy, last year it was Officer Nick and he was going to come and arrest me.  This time he is Bruce Brown, also wants to talk with my attorney, also calling me at work.  I will call again, and ask him if he has filmed a new surf movie yet :)

This is second hand information from a family member.

Caller reporting to be Officer David Daniels reports conducting an investigation for "CBI" - Criminal Bureau of Investigation?

Davids boss is "James Brown"

Both have heavy Indian accents and both threaten legal action.

The scary thing was the caller had my relatives SSN and knew she had a Wells Fargo account.  The callers also called my relatives friend and mother in regards to their "Investigation"

It was comical calling them back as their Indian accents are so heavy.  They did know they were using a number in Pennsylvania and they did manually dial phone numbers on their key pad when pretending to transfer calls to different extensions.  Pretty inept as far as scammers go but apparently they are still fooling enough people to make this wroth their time.

I am in law enforcement and am trying to track down what I can but unfortunately this seems to be originating overseas.

I received the same type of call yesterday...saying I owed money on a internet loan. I told him I didn't know what he was talking about. He said his name was Officer Gary Raymon and that criminal charges were being presssed against me. He wanted me to give him my credit card information so that he could draft my payment off of my card. He also claimed to be from the Federal Investigative Authority. He had a heavy Indian accent, from number 704-257-4355. He had ALL of my personal information: SS, DOB, Address, Bank...everything. He has called me 10 times today since 8:07 central time until now...it's only 1:25 central now! Watch out!! I'm filing reports everywhere I can...BBB, FTC, police...anywhere.

I received a call from a Florida phone number at my work and my cell phone from this Hindu guy named Mark Benson threatening me to pay a debt from a payday loan. He stated that I was commiting fraud, there were legal actions against me, that they will be serving me at my work or at my house and I was getting in big trouble if I dind't pay and then he ended the call with Good Luck. They were very rude and didn't want to identify themselves; after few attemps in a very rude manner they said it was from "First Credit Protection Services". The phone number given me to call back was 704-257-4355 (A North Carolina phone!!!)...They made me fax a notarized letter with my check card info to deduct the debt....Thank God I found this site and confirmed that it is a scam and I was not alone...I filed complaints with the General Attorney's Office and the Financial Regulation from Florida.

Added: the number the "officer John Brown" left for me to call back was 704-257-4355

Call from heavy accented male-two times within 1 month-used a different name-this time was "officer John Brown" and threatening me.  Said that the matter was time sensitive and wished me Good Luck if I didn't return the call-gave some "case file number" of 5481109.  I am recording all details from now on...I don't remember the details from the last time-I am sure they will try again.

I cannot believe this is happening all over.  This is the 2nd call about 1 month apart on my cell phone from 704-257-4355; Heavy Indian accent calling himself Officer John Brown and threatening-Good Luck if you don't return the call.  It is the same guy both times with a lot of noise in the background-how can these people be stopped?

These people have called me 15 times today at work, accussed the receptionist of being me.  I asked them to stop calling me at work and gave them my personal cell phone number yet again, but they refuse to call me on it.  This is out of control, I filed a complaint with the FTC but I need this to stop now.  When I tell them to stop calling me they scream at me so loud I can not even understand who they are.. Tell me they are federal agents and that I am goingt op be arriested... Send me a freaking repepcit of what I supposedly owe or tell me what company you are with, this is oout of hand... I should not feel threaatened while I am at work.

its a scam - that's why they are making threats, refuse to tell the business name, the original creditor etc..  


COMPLAINT PROCESS
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:

Fake Debt Collectors ? Terrorizing Consumers

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5621205&page=1


MORE ON FAKE DEBT COLLECTORS
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.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm
Attorney General Darrell McGraw took the extraordinary step today of warning the public about a band of scam artists making threats to consumers who allegedly obtained Internet payday loans in West Virginia and across the nation. The consumers they threaten never obtained a loan at all or paid it off years ago.

Internet payday loans are short-term loans or cash advances, usually for 14 days, made over the Internet via interactive web sites and secured by an agreement authorizing debits of the loan and all fees owed from the consumer?s checking account. These loans typically charge interest rates ranging from 600-800 APR and are unlawful in West Virginia.

The scam artists, who speak English with a foreign accent, call themselves ?U.S. National Bank,? ?Federal Investigation Bureau,? ?United Legal Processing? and numerous other phony names. They refuse to disclose real names and addresses and are believed to be operating ?off the grid? from homes, automobiles, or from off shore locations or foreign countries, including India. Since the scammers have kept themselves purposely well hidden, thus far no law enforcement agencies have succeeded in locating or shutting them down.

The scammers typically pose as law enforcement officers, investigators, lawyers, and bankers and threaten consumers that they will be arrested for ?bank fraud? or other fictitious crimes unless money is wired immediately. They simultaneously scare and confuse consumers by using meaningless legalese gobbledygook phrases such as, ?We are downloading warrants against you? or ?We are filing an affidavit against you.? Consumers who don?t immediately fall for the scam are warned, ?Only God can help you now.?

The scammers almost always call consumers at work several times a day, and tell their supervisors, ?Your employee has committed fraud and is about to be arrested.? Such threats have proven unsettling even to the most savvy consumers and employers who suspect the calls are fraudulent.

Attorney General McGraw stated, ?Ordinarily my office protects consumers from fraudulent activities by seeking injunctions in court. But legal action cannot be taken until the scam artists can be located. Even then, it is unlikely that the persons behind the fraudulent calls and extortionist threats would obey a court order. In this case, the consumer?s best defense is to be armed with the knowledge of the scam so that all demands for money can be resisted, despite the false but scarey threats of arrest.?

McGraw added, ?Because the fraudsters make a special point of calling consumers repeatedly at work, employers must understand that the consumers are innocent victims of a criminal enterprise and cannot stop the calls from coming. I also wish to assure the citizens of West Virginia that my office will continue to do everything possible to locate and shut down the outlaw debt collectors.?

More information about this fraudulent debt collection scheme is available at the Attorney General?s website, www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam. Any consumers who have been threatened by these persons or wish to file a complaint about another consumer matter may do so by calling the Consumer Protection Hot Line, 1-800-368-8808, or by obtaining a complaint form from the Attorney General?s web site.

It's a debt collection scam. And all their threats are false and illegal.
This is a very active group of scammers, many of whom are calling from India (and probably other countries) and are in cahoots with a group of American pay day loan scammers. They attempt to extort money from consumers with a myriad of false and illegal threats, and alternately pose as debt collectors, federal and state law enforcement officers, lawyers and bankers. Their trademark is to use meaningless legalese gobblygook phrases like "We are downloading warrants against you" or "We are filing an affidavit against you." Another trademark phrase is to threaten the consumer with something like this ridiculous phrase: "If you don't pay then only God can help you."
Typical of many financial scams of this variety, they usually demand payment via Western Union or MoneyGram or credit card. They use any number of phony names such as US National Bank, Federal Investigation Bureau, US Legal Investigation Bureau, Hopkins Law Office, United Legal Processing, Morgan Associates, United Pay Services, National Processing, White Collar Crime Unit and many more.  These criminals also use many phone numbers from many area codes; they're probably using caller-id spoofing software and/or VoIP to disguise their real location.
The main thing to remember is that anytime someone calls you demanding money to prevent your arrest, or demanding your lawyer's name so they can sue you, it is ALWAYS a scam. No debt collector (let alone criminals posing as debt collectors) has the authority to have anyone arrested for anything. (And it's illegal to them to threaten such a thing.) And since these foreign dirtbags routinely impersonate law enforcement, it's also important to remember that American law enforcement officers aren't in the business of debt collection.  (Debt is a civil, not a criminal, matter.)
The bottom line is, these are criminals trying to steal your money.
A consumer posting a complaint about these same scammers at http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-831-7157 notes that 718-831-7157 is associated with an India-based "outsourcing" telephone bank.  Though a reverse search on WhitePages.com shows that 718-831-7157 is an unlisted land line in New York City, information on Debtbuyers.Com shows that that number is used by India-based Intellisourze. (Source: http://www.debtbuyers.com/debtbuyers.asp ) My guess is that it's a VoIP phone number.
This is another piece of the puzzle that fits in perfectly with other information about this scam. There are some reports on 800Notes that have suggested that the crooks behind this offshore scam are also the crooks behind the notorious Bass/Ellis Crosby & Assoc./States Predisposition scams in Florida and Georgia. The interesting thing is that the number of complaints on here about the US National Bank/US Legal Investigation/Federal Investigation scam skyrocketed *after* April 7, 2008 when Florida obtained a $1.3 million judgment against Ted Ellis Crosby, shutdown his operations and barred him from ever conducting debt collections in Florida (Read http://myfloridalegal.com/newsrel.nsf/newsrel ... 5257424005858A6 ) There's certainly a good chance that the crooks placing these calls from India are doing so on behalf of the American crooks behind the Crosby/Bass/States Predisposition scams.
Here's the contact information for the phone bank in India:
IntellisOurzE BPO
701, Sapphier, Nr. Cargo Motors,
C.G. Road Navrangpura,
Ahmedabad - 9. (Guj.) INDIA.
E-Mail: info@intellisourze.com
Website: www.intellisourze.com
A check on the domain name "intellisourze.com" shows that the website and name registration was created on May 8, just one month *after* the Crosby scams were shut down in Florida:
Domain Name: INTELLISOURZE.COM
Registrant:  Pragra Infratech Pvt. Limited.
Email:  ankur.ranpariya@pragra.com  
908, Aksaht Tower, Nr. ICICI Bank
Opp. Rajpath Club, S.G. Highway
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 380054
Tel. +91.7926871353
Creation Date: 08-May-2008
Expiration Date: 08-May-2009
Domain servers in listed order: ns5.znetindia.com ns4.znetindia.com
(Source: http://whois.domaintools.com/intellisourze.com )
Though scam calls from these crooks have been going on long before May 8, the frequency of complaints about these calls increased considerably after Crosby was shut down in early April.
This is conjecture, but appearances suggest that Crosby and company were originally running a two-pronged payday loan scam operation -- with some calls being made from Jacksonville, Florida and other calls being made from a phone bank in India (and possibly other countries); then, after the Florida Attorney General shut down the Crosby scams in Florida, the Crosby crooks transferred most of their scam efforts to the India phone bank.
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/1-925-262-1327
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-954-6346
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-341-4004
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-856-831-0640
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-949-743-1140
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-410-505-8128
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-917-464-2534
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-210-858-6602
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-775-2121
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-949-743-1156
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-245-1402
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-245-0922
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-723-5572
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-2863
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-831-7157
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-2857
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-858-244-0444
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-954-678-9724
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-610-571-3252
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-310-909-8245
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-310-499-9983


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.

These people call me at work almost everyday.  If they get my voicemail which is almost everyday they call back and tell the receptionist that they are calling me for and that they have a legal matter to discuss which I think is illegal to begin with.  When I do answer the phone at work ask them to not contact me at work and give my cell phone number "I have given them my cell number about 20+ times"  but they still call me at work, isnt that harrassment?  THey allways leave me messages telling me that only god can help me and that the cops are coming after me.  At first it scared me to death I thought I was in trouble, the only part that makes me mad is that they are constantly calling the recptionist here evern after I give them my cell and my direct line.  I asked them once to provide me with a repceit of soem sort of proof of what I supposedly owed them but for some reason they can not show me anything.  One time a guy I think his name was Daniel White screamed at me on the phone so loud that I actually hung up on him.  He then called me back aplogized for screaming at me and offered to pay half of my debt if I would only western union him the remaining half in 3 hours...  Now I am not a brain surgeon but can tell when there is something weird going on, how do I get them to stop calling me at work?

More in I juat found. If you get a call from US National Bank, don?t panic. Take careful notes, writing down everything they say to you. Get the name and phone number of the person calling, the account number they are collecting on, and the amount of the debt they are trying to collect. Record the call, if you can.

Then, call a consumer lawyer. Debt collectors cannot threaten you with jail time, cannot collect a debt you already paid, and cannot lie or otherwise harass you. If they do, you can recover $1,000, plus damages for the emotional stress caused by their harassment and threats, and the debt collector will have to pay your attorney.

I hope this helps someone

This has just starting happening to me at work.  Guy said hs name is Mike Smith and 704-257-4354 is the number.  Seems that he changes his name a great deal.  I am getting in touch with the ftc at www.ftc.gov

I got a phone call today from Mr.Dominick Black as well. His phone number changed by one digit...704-257-4355! OMG I feel like I am not alone in this! He called me at work earlier and called with a 488 number! I am a military spouse and my husband has our OSI (office of special investigations)check into this. I wish I had been on federal property because if so, they would be able to get him quicker. "Dominick" stated that I was being looked into for criminal fraud for checks and there will be criminal allegations against me. He left some very rude and harrasing messages on my voicemail at work, which I still have.
My husband now called and the message says his name is Bill Smith and he tried to have an Asian accent. I called myself and it went to a message system asking for my name, case file and last four of social security. Beware!!

I just had 2 calls from a man with a VERY heavy Indian accent. Caller ID on my phone said California call, (415) 880-5599.  Two msgs left within 3 minutes of each other.  Couldn't understand his name.  He didn't say where he is calling from, but said this was a time sensitive manner and I shouldn't ignore this call.  Either I or my "retained lawyer" needed to call back as soon as msg was received.  If I or my lawyer didn't call back, all he could say he said is "good luck."  Sounds like the same guy that tried this about 3 mos ago.  There was a lot of noise in the background, people talking.  It sounded like a clearing house/phone solicitors.

I just received a call on my cell phone mail and work phone mail from someone claiming they are Eric Martin and that I better call them back immediately at 704-257-4354.  The phone number that my ID caller came up with was 38-405-0133?  That is a weird number.  I could barely understand them and I have no idea what they are talking about.  How can I stop the calls.  I think this is the same person that called last month.  What do I do?  This is crazy!

THAT IS BECAUSE ITS A SCAM -

As an attorney or someone working for an attorney should already know how to spot a scam - You can't find anything because THEY DON'T EXIST!

 
Fake Debt Collectors ? Terrorizing Consumers

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5621205&page=1


MORE ON FAKE DEBT COLLECTORS
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-9141
http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/call4action/17285785/detail.html
http://www.800helpfla.com/newsletter/2008/092008.html

My office represents a debtor in an active bankruptcy case and this company continues to call her at work.  We would really like to file suit against the company for harrassing clients with federal protection under the bankruptcy laws but it is impossible to get contact information for this company, besides the useless phone number.  They are breaking the law and need to be stopped and penalized.

Yes even i have received the calls from this frk people and there said that i owed the from NATIONWIDE and if i don't pay than i'll be arrested and they gunna garnish my wages.And the guy who called me said his name is Tom but the person who left me the message earlier his name was Bruce and even i have paid $300 through Money gram but after paying that i came to know from my attorny that this is all scam and now i m trying to reverse that & i'll Fxxk there a**..

i got the same type of call a few minutes ago from a David Daniel. This is a scam and it needs to be reported. the calls start in cycle about every 5-6 wks and always a new call back number. do not give out your information as we all know what they are doing is a federal crime.

this dude just called me an said the same thingg. hes pissin me off sooo damn much cause i confronted him about being fake n the asss hole hung up on me. so u kno wat i did. call him backk like ten thousand times

OMG.
Just got a call from Bruce Brown also....dang he's busy.  Saying theres a federal case, wanted me to say YES to questions that he I got his callback number and his name and "case file" but won't say the name of the compnay. When i asked they said they're not a company, but a law firm and it was Federal Investigation AUthorities.  
WHatever, I said I would NEVER confirm anything at all until I find out who they are.  THEN they said cops were coming to my workplace. So I said they were stupid if they thought I was going to believe that and confirm or give any information without knowing who they are.  Ill call the FTC and have forewarned my employer AND the accountant to not give any information.

that is not an Asian accent!  It's an Indian or Iranian or Afghanistan accent.  they say they are important people, and it's always a woman that calls.

I got the same call, he is harassing you as well as me, we need to file a lawsuit against him. He told me his name was Captain Nick Flemming.

I get the same phone call, he is indian and is very rude,he keeps calling my workplace,I am going to file a lawsuit against him for harassing me.
He calls himself Captain Nick Flemming, and I think this is a home phone number, I checked the number and it is from North Carolina.

Extremely rude, Indian guy who says his name is Bruce Brown.  The message left on my work phone was quite hilarious...guy having difficulty speaking English with the Napolean Dynamite hesitation at the end of a sentence, then wished me luck if I didn't return the call.  You can tell it's a hoax off the bat, but I call.  They want you to confirm the last 4 of your social security number without mentioning who they are.  When asked for more details, this guy claims he is with a law firm conducting a federal investigation.  Weirdo!

They have an Asian accent and are very unprofessional. They call us in the last 5 weeks almost every other day from 9 t0 10Am central time. They do not identify who they are and what they want they want to verify our information. He claims some one used me as a guarantor and I have to pay for something. I asked to send me a letter from the company and show me where and how I was used as Guarantor. He said my sister in law did that and he is able to give her name. I was wondering if they got his off the face book/
The last time yesterday he left a message on my phone saying his name is get this Blue Brown and if I do not return his phone call bad things can happen to me. He left me this unmber to call 704-257-4354/
Any one knows what is going on.

It's some indian guy, gives name of Dominick Black and another time James Brown.  Sounds like fraud all the way. Left voicemails threating legal action, never says what company he's with.  Trying to collect a past due debt from me when I've never had any past due debt ever.  Reported him to the Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov 1-877-FTC-HELP)

very rude