See Elspeth's post above and report these calls..

http://dfi.wa.gov/consumers/alerts/cashnet-payday.htm
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http://www.cashnetusa.com/consumer-notices
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http://800notes.com/forum/ta-4f7d326029dcf9d/ ... lectors-finally
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Extortion Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans

Washington, D.C.
December 07, 2010  FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691

? filed under: Press Release

The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a payday loan and must repay the loan to avoid legal consequences. The callers purport to be representatives of the FBI, Federal Legislative Department, various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies. They claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, and other Internet check-cashing services.

According to complaints received from the public, the callers have accurate data about victims, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank account numbers, and the names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. How the fraudsters obtained the personal information varies, but in some cases victims have reported they completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls started.

The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim?s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They refuse to provide any details about the alleged payday loans and become abusive when questioned. The callers have threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in some cases, physical violence if they do not pay. In many cases, the callers harass victims? relatives, friends, and employers.

This Lawrence and McKenzie Law Firm is doing the same thing to me over a payday loan. The man with a heavy mid-eastern accent says he is Peter Boyd. He goes through the same thing about I will be brought into court, arrested, served papers on my job site, and several other threats. The telephone number is 707-388-0043 and he calls over and over all day long. When you try to return the call, the phone just rings and rings with no answer. No legitimate law firm would conduct business like that.
Thank you for all the informative posts, so I will not send him money.

They call me 23 time in one day then he say he call me then 30 min I call the cops an he say call them there are looking for me

I got the same call - this so called law office could not provide any details of the so-called fraud I was involved in, but certainly made sure that I needed to send him $$$ a.s.a.p.

He is saying that his name is Steve Wilson and I'm supposed to receive something in the mail and that is about a debt. A guy with that big of an acsent would not be named Steve Wilson. This is just a scam please do not send him any money someone else almost had me on a scam like this but I stop just-in-time just want to say thank you to all of those who posted because it's really helped out a lot!

This person is rude and disrespectful.  Will not provide answers to any quesitons posed just threatens arrest, legal action, blah blah blah.  He hung up on me twice, I called back and asked to speak to a supervisor and when the "supervisor" got on the line with the same foreign accent I requested to speak to someone who spoke English with no accent.  That really set him off and he again hung up on me.  Real piece of work ... ignore his calls the slime will go back under the rock he came out from under eventually!

This Patrick Stone is calling my phone and making threats. I will go to jail if I don't pay. I don't owe anyone any money. Please get this person.

Patrick stone calls all the time say im summons to court. and there coming to arrest me all the time . funny no one ever shows up. si tired of being harrasted all the time at home, work, someone really needs to do something about these creeps

These people asked my work and said they are coMing to arrest me at my job. I must pay via green Dot... this is harassment At its worst.

I am getting the same call. He wanted 750 dollars within a couple of hours. I wanted these calls to stop.

THIS MAN HAS BEEN CALLING AND HARASSING ME LEAVING ME MESSAGES THAT I AM BEING SUED AND IS NOW CALLING ME AT WORK! HE CLAIMS I WILL BE TAKEN TO JAIL FOR NON PAYMENT FOR A FRAUD CASE!!! I  HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT SO I GOOGLED THIS PHONE NUMBER AND FOUND ALL THESE COMMENTS! HE WILL NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION LIKE ADDRESS ONLY THAT I OWE MONEY AND TO PAY BEFORE I GO TO JAIL. THIS MAN IS A TOTAL SCAMMER AND DO NOT RELEASE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION TO HIM AT ALL!!

I don't what they r talking about, I don't have a payday loan n I don't owe anyone any money!

Stop these people from calling me n my job

He is calling and saying i owe a company and he is not giving me any information

Total scammer BS.  Report his butt to the FTC, FBI and your state's Attorney General.  Do NOT pay him a dime!

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-86217073a9c8dad/ ... 077595690349410
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
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Also read up on the laws and your rights:

Harassing calls from a debt collector? Here is what you need to know
http://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know

http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm

CFPB Q&A on debt collection practices
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ... debt-collection

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection
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Follow the steps in what you need to know. A legitimate debt collector agency should not have a problem with giving you a real business name and address you can google and verify via google street view, BBB etc.
For extortion Scam Operations, file reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,FTC & FCC..

http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/

And folks should consider looking at maybe getting call blocking device or phone..
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=se ... s=call+blockers

He called and said i was be sumoned to court on financel fraud and i had to pay 1150 by 5:00 my time and it had to be on a green dot prepaid card or paypal that i would recieve a sumons at work around noon

He has done it to me too an says his with Lawrence an Mackenzie law firm there should be something we can do about this guy

This Patrick stone is also using this number to harasse me at work at on my cell phone is there anything you can do about this please

Patrick stone calls me everyday. Says I owe on a payday loan but played off a while ago. Says  im going to jail if i don't pay. Problem is he's about the twentieth guy to try this scam on me. They need yo get there own dam job.

He is also using this number an the same name Patrick stone an saying the same things about a sue an serving summons papers so watc for this one also