I revived a loan a week ago..m this guy..call me at my job, leaves a message , I called back..this guy thoght that he was talking English..bad accent...couldn't understand a word he said...but that i owed a loan..and he was going to call the cops,,n pick me up at my job..for a loan that i didn't owed yet..also rude,he in salted me..saying to go back to my country..and hung up..I called back and your the one the accent not me..you go back to your country...still wairing...no cops have came yet ..LOL guy is tripping...hahahaha

I was call from this number today 3/17/12 stating a lawsuit against me... and that i was suppose to pay 745.33 and if not i was going to get arrested when i started to ask question he hung up..

I received a call today at about 9:00 a.m. I was told I had taken out a loan in the amount of 400 on or before January 2011 and the loan was not paid. He went on to say, the balance owed was for 342.00. He explained due to non-payment of this loan they had filed a warrant on me for theft by taking and that an officer would be coming to my house to arrest me by 12.pm. my time. The had a very heavy Indian accent and talked very fast. He was very rude. I explained to him I didn't know what he was speaking of that I had not filed for a loan. He said he could give me no information about the loan, but when I said I would have my attorney contact him, he told me the amount and hung up in my face. I preceded to call back to obtain a name, then he states " ma'am do you want to settle this matter outside of court or do you want to take it to court". The warrant was suppose to be for theft by taking and violation of federal banking regulations. **** But wait if you say I am going to jail there is no settling outside of court...I have to go to court right.*** He then said o.k. well have your attorney call me..my name is David Cooper. Error number one, he was nervous when the call begin. Error number two, I am a retire law enforcement officer. Error number three, I have an attorney working on my credit report for fraud identity therefore, this will be reported. The interesting part is he knew very much about me, my CLOSEDA bank account, last four digits of my social, and my date of birth. But what didn't know is I was an officer and my husband is an attorney. CASE CLOSED

they sholdl be hung

I just recieved the same type of message.  The message stated my name and you could barely understand a word he was saying.  Also that I needed to have an attorney and that I was being sued for a loan that was not repayed.  I've never taken a loan out. It stated not to ignore the message and to call back.  If I don't call back then "he wished me luck" and said goodbye and hung up.  I will not put up with harrassing phone calls and will be looking into this legally!

One leg of this scam was shut down several weeks ago:

Even scam artists are outsourcing. On Tuesday in its first crackdown on fraudulent telemarketing in South Asia, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it was shutting down two California-based companies that used a call center in India to defraud Americans out of more than $5 million over the past two years.

Workers in India made threatening calls to Americans getting them to pay money on debts that they didn't owe, the FTC charges. At an FTC press conference in Chicago on Tuesday, fraud victim JanLaree DeJulius explained that she had received a call from someone claiming to be an enforcement officer from the (phony) "Federal Department of Crime and Prevention," who threatened to have her arrested and have her wages garnished if she didn't pay a bill of more than $730. The scam artists had gotten her name and information from a payday loan her ex-husband had taken out in her name.

"It was very embarrassing," Dejulius said. "He knew everything about me so I agreed to set up an installment." She is not alone. According to the FTC, more than 8 million calls were made since 2010 and at least 17,000 transactions processed across the United States related to the global scam.

On Tuesday under request from the FTC, a U.S. District Court in Chicago stopped the international operation, charging Varang K. Thaker and two companies he owned, American Credit Crunchers, LLC, and an affiliate Ebeeze, LLC, with violating the FTC Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

"This is a brazen operation based on pure fraud, and the FTC is committed to shutting it down," said David Vladeck, director of the FTC's consumer protection bureau. "Consumers should not be pressured into paying debt they don't remember owing. Legitimate debt collectors must provide consumers with both written information about the debt, and instructions for protecting themselves if they don't think they owe the debt."

According to the FTC's charges, Thaker used Social Security numbers and bank account numbers obtained from payday lenders to identify the victims for his scam. He outsourced the work to an Indian call center, where workers made threatening calls to American consumers to pay fake debt or collect on bills for which they were not authorized.

Thaker was not available when contacted by telephone on Tuesday. A woman who claimed to be Thaker's older sister and asked not to be named for privacy reasons said he is working with the FTC to help the Indian government pursue the fraudster call center operators. She also said he was innocent in the scam. "He was being used by somebody. He didn't even know where they got the information," she told The Huffington Post by phone. She said that her brother got 10 percent of the earnings from the scam operation.

The FTC charges against Thaker are the latest in a series of police actions by the government agency to put an end to rogue debt collection operations that have become more frequent in the aftermath of the Great Recession. In January, the FTC struck a $2.5-million settlement with debt-buying company Asset Acceptance, LLC, charging that the company had falsely represented itself to customers, including making up phantom debts that customers no longer owed. Last October, the FTC filed a complaint against seven other fraudulent debt collectors, alleging that they had engaged in the same techniques -- demanding money from customers who owed nothing at all.

The growing number of Americans who are unable to pay their bills has meant there are more companies looking to profit from their economic difficulties.

Debt collectors have been taking more aggressive tactics as fewer people are able to make ends meet or are in a cycle of debt. More than 30 million Americans are in debt collection, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Since 2010, more than 4,000 complaints have been filed with the FTC and state attorneys general about fraudulent debt collection calls, the FTC said.

Charles Junitkka, a personal bankruptcy attorney who represents clients in the New York City area, said, "In the last few years, the desperation of the collectors and their efforts have intensified because of the economy."

This story has been updated to reflect comment from a woman who says she is the sister of Varang Thaker. Thaker himself was unavailable for comment.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/21/ftc- ... _n_1289751.html

Gm I just got call today he a rude and nasty b*****d  but when I called with a block number he pick up and Hung up then I called back and said u going to be arrest for fraud he Hung up but something need to be done we need to get a lawsuit going

I received a similar call this morning on my cell phone. A man, claiming to be "officer ?,"with and Indian accent, told me I was being sued. When I asked if he was with law enforcement he said no, so I asked him why is he posing as a law enforcement officer. He said he wasn't he was an officer of a law firm. He had a lot of my personal information, but wanted more. I said I wasn't going to give him anything over the phone, send me the request via mail. Then he said he was going to have me served by "his" deputies at work tomorrow. Keep in mind this information is available out there on most background checks, so don't fall for it.

I have been recieving call from (707) 508-4208 for weeks now (up to eight call a day) They have told me that Cash Advance USA has filed charges against me for unpaid loans. They have also told me that the cops were coming to arrest me and they also had everything as far as my personal information goes. I called the number back and they did answer, they were very rude, and made it clear that they would NOT stop calling! I've contacted my local police department and the FBI, I have to file an Identity theft report, and we'll see where it goes from there. They made a huge mistake by messing with me, I'm filing a law suit for harrasment!

Threatens to have sheriff pick me up today for "criminal Charges" called my county sheriff and low and behold my name was not on the pick up list.. go figure. scam artists.

I received numerous calls from 707-508-4208 yesterday both on my cell and my work numbers.  They left a voice mail saying his name was Calvin Peterson and gave my full name, social security number, home address and the name of my work telling me that I needed to call them because criminal charges were being pressed against me by the "labor department".   I called back on my break and spoke to a different man who said there was a lawsuit being filed against me. They didn't even verify who I was other than asking my first name and phone number. When I asked who was sueing me he said Cash USA for a loan I did not repay, but I have never used that company.  When I told him I had never used them he hung up on me and then they called my work.  I called back again after that and told them do not call my work and that I would be filing a police report as soon as I got off work, he started yelling at me saying "DO THAT NOW!"  like he was daring me to and didn't think I would, and then had someone call my work again while I was on the line (even after I told him it was harassment and not to call my work again).  He stated there would be a sheriff coming to my work to handle the situation and told me I was stealing THEIR money and got very rude and nasty so I got nasty back.  When I yelled and cussed back at him he hung up on me and I have not received another call so far.  I come from a family full of law enforcement, so I know none of this could have been true unless there was identity theft that I was unaware of so I went to the police station and filed a report as soon as I got off work yesterday, and was smart enough to save the voice mail they left so the officer heard it.  I also put fraud alert on all my info just to be safe.    Pretty scary knowing someone out there has all my information, especially when my place of work and phone number (cell phone) are not listed anywhere.

I agree with Meggers07. Go to https://www.alerts.equifax.com/AutoFraud_Online/jsp/fraudAlert.jsp
and fill that out. These ppl won't stop calling but you can Atleast take these extra measures to protect your "social security" as they say.

have gotten A phone call from this number 707-508-4208 this number called me all the time leaving messages and they barely spak a lick of english saying that I'm going to be arrested today at my job and " trying to be smart on the phone and then slam the phone down . when u try and call it back its saids " sorry your call cant be completed at this time , please check the number and try again) or ( this number has been disconnected) . So i'm like something isnt right bout this . So I take actions into my own hands.  all the bull has to stop . they just tyin to get to us.

I have gotten numerous calls and messages from these people of indian descent. I was told I am going to jail and my job would fire me because of fraud. The first time they called I had them fax me something but it was totally fake.I called them back and said I know its a scam and am calling the authorities.I suggest all of you do the same and contact equfax to put a fraud block on your credit account so no one can try and take a credit card out in your name. Ever since that initial call Ive gotten non stop calls from Florida, California and Canada. I am considering changing my phone number since that is really the only way for this to stop.

These a***oles called my cell and my work stating that I was under "Fraud Investigation" and was being sued.  Little did they know that I work in a law firm and I said, "Oh yea, if that's the case why haven't I been served?"...I called him out saying I had googled the number and it came up as a scam.  He said "F*** YOU" and hung up the phone.

The callers # was 7075084208.

This number called numerous times & left voicemails stating I needed 2 call them back & repay a loan I never received. When I told the middle eastern man I never received $ and my bank is the one who turned thm in for FRAUD..he started yelling & saying nasty x-rated things. Told me 2 bring my entire family under his desk. He informed me that they had my soc security # and i would b going 2 jail from my work today for not paying the $ back. I never received 1 red cent from these ppl. Once he received a few choice words he decided to hang up. Changed my # & my checking account. BEWARE OF MONEY ON THE GO!!!!!!! Who knows what they'll do with ur info...! They have address of 1700 66tg St. N. Ste 104142  St.Peterburg...not St.Petersburg & the # is out of California. Prob a rerouted #.

I received 4 phone calles from this phone number today. I was not home so messages were left by a man with an India accent saying his name was Steven Scott. Like I believed that name with his heavy accent. His message was that I needed to immediately call him back and if not I would be arrested. What? I haven't done anything to be arrested for. I tried to call the number back but it just rings busy. I will not pick up these calls now that I am reading that this character is calling all kinds of other people. I bet he's trying to get people's personal information and then commit identlty theft. I know some people, as I read had a loan but I do not, except student loans. I'm sure the US Dept. of Education would not have this character call about a student loan threatening to have me arrested. Just ridiculous.

I had this call as well, but they called at 6:30am..and of course I didnt answer it. I called ck and they said they were looking for my husband, I asked what it was reguarding and he said to have him call very rudely and hung up. I tried calling back a few times and eventually got through to someone. He said that they were sueing my husband, but wouldnt tell me for what, then when asked what the company was so I could let me husband know where is is calling the middle eastern mad was very rude and said "F*** You." and hung up. Really.. yes we did take out a loan.. HOWEVER it was paid back because it AUTOMATICALLY came out of my account two weeks later. And I do have proof because it's on my bank statment. These people are total fraud.

I just received a call from this number as well 7085084280 on my cell n then my job saying  that this middle eastern guy was an officer and calling to see if i had a lawyer b/c i had criminal charges against me. he had my last 4 of my social too. guy was totally fake n caught when i asked him wth he was talkin bout. .. just be careful n don't pick up these calls

I received the same type call. They had my social security number and home address. No outstanding loans. I will post if the police come to my home to arrest me.

they called and said that i need to pay my bill that i had a loan with them

CALLED AND SAID POLICE WERE COMING TO ARREST ME FOR A LOAM=N THEY PUT IN MY ACCOUNT WHICH IS A TOTAL LIE SINCE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LOAN. THEN HE SAID HE WAS SENDING POLICE TO ARREST ME. WHEN DID THE POLICE START WORKING FOR SCAM ARTISTS. I AM WAITING FOR THE POLICE NOW THAT I CALLED AND REPORTED THEM.

(707) 508-4205 similar call at work same as 707-969-0053. Total middle eastern couldnt understand scam BS

ITS A SCAM. I HAD A DIFFERENT NUMBER CALL ME YESTERDAY (707) 508-4205. A RUDE GUY SAID THAT I WAS BEING SUED FOR CHECK FRAUD, ETC. FOR A LOAN I FAILED TO REPAY, HE SAID THEY TRIED TO CASH MY CHECK 6 TIMES & IT CAME BACK. WHICH IS B.S., I'VE TAKEN OUT A LOAN BUT REPAID. AND I HAVE MY BANK STATEMENT TO PROVE IT. SO THEY SAID I COULD PAY IT TODAY W/OUT HAVING ANYONE SERVE ME TODAY, & SINCE I REFUSED THEY SAID TODAY I WOULD BE HAVING A PROCESS SERVER SERVE ME @ WORK W/ A SUBPOENA. LITTLE DO THEY KNOW I WORK FOR A ATTORNEY SERVICE & I DEAL W/ SUBPOENAS ALL DAY! SO LETS SEE IF THEY COME TO MY WORK TODAY, I'M WAITING. ALSO, IF YOU TRY TO CALL THAT NUMBER BACK, IT'S DISCONNECTED. DONT WORRY.