I called the Better Business Bureau.

Try going to www.BBB.org and find out what you can do about it.

They helped me.

I recieved a call from this number saying "reference $167923, call immediately."  Sounds like a hoax to me.

I got a call from an automated recodring saying I had a very important legal matter and it would be in my best interest to have either myself or my legal representative call them back. No name of compnay left.

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE AND FILE WHAT INFORMATION YOU HAVE

These people called me last week about a loan my husband supposedly took out.They had both of our phone numbers, names, and the city we live in. I spoke to 2 different people for about 30 minutes. One was really nice and started to set up a payment plan for me...but wanted my card number. Then another guy came on the phone. He spent over 20 minutes trying to convince me to give my card number because if he didn't have a number to bill by 5pm then he would have to file charges. At one time he said the call was being recorded, then said he could turn the recorder on. He worked on me so hard I started crying. Finally I asked him for the address. He game me a New York address in the city Amherest. I looked on my GPS and couldn't find the address. I told him that and he said I had pissed him off and he was filing charges against my husband. They called me a gain a few days later. I told the guy that he was a fraud and I wasn't going to speak to him. He called me back 2 more times and left a message to check their website out and if I did I would know it isn't a fraud. But anyone can make a recording on a phone or a website. They sound screwy

I recorded me returning their call and still have the recorded message of them calling me. Same case scenario. lmao I'm going to try to get a few recordings on them then send them to their attorney general.

the following number has called my cell phone 5 time in 1.5 hours. will not leave a message

they called 15 times yesterday, left no messages. I dont call anyone who doesnt leave a message. sounds like a scam..

this is legit service.  now they might have you confused with someone else.  but when i received a call from this number it was a legit debt i owed.  and of course it was from one of those check cashing places from the internet.  i suggest you deal with them becaue they will serve a civil summons against you and that means you will get your check garnished.  so dont just blow it off liek it is nothing.

Hey there, I got the same call and it actually came to my office number. They stated they were sending officers to my place of work and home at the same time. I told them I would be in the office until 5pm and no one showed up either at work or at my home.  I called an attorney friend of mine and he stated no officer would come and get me for something regarding a civil matter, unless I missed a court date, in which case I would have received something in writting from the court.  The guy had asked for my social security number to verify it was me and was then asking for a cc# to pay the debt he claimed I owed.   He was very, very rude. But he understood not to call my office number anymore. Now he only calls my cell.

I just spoke with a representative from my telephone company who told me to call the Federal Trade Commission about this. Their number is 877-382-4357. Apparently these debt collectors call all of the (dozens/hundreds) of people who have the same last name as someone who owes money. Since they are threatening us with legal action, it's illegal, and the FTC goes after them monetarily. Please report them so we can stop this nonsense.

Did you ever get served? I'm dealing with the same issue. They are supposed to be at my residence or place of work in about 30 minutes to 2 hours from now. I've called all the court systems and they have no record of any of this information. I would also like to mention that this document has taken them a day and a half to come up with. Interesting. Must be because the laws are changing in Arizona, tomorrow.

Received a call from 7167487912 stating I had committed fraud and that a subpeona was on its way to my home.  They said that I borrowed money from Cashnet.com and neglected to pay.  They were unable to supply any bank information regarding the deposit (thank God) and refused to release any other information

Got a recorded call from this number again today. First one came a few months ago. Smae nature as stated by previous posters. Took no action nor plan to.

Looks like with this economy dirtbags are on the rise, I got the same thing this number just started showing up in my cell phone called list and they started leaving these messages...
must be looking for suckers!

Just recieved a call no more than 10 mins ago, and found this. Claim I have a pending lawsuit and gave me an account number. Called and no one answered and voice mail was full. I have sent the number to a friend who works identity theft and computer fraud with the FBI. Hopefully something will come from it.

Got a call from 7167487912 saying my case #159,499 was needed my attention to please call them back.    Then later that day I got a call from 18774749964 with Case#159499 and that his name was David Lucas and he was coming to the courthouse in my county and that I should be there tomorrow to be in court about this debt.  I call back and it is International Assett Group LLC, from Buffalo NY.  Well David Lucas is probably coming to some little county in KY in a day.  This David Lucas didn't leave me his extension or cell # to get in touch with him, and it's the day BEFORE the court date that he just so happens to call, I received no subpoena and my cousin is a deputy in this county and he would have said something I do believe.  They are calling my government employer, my family, co-workers by other names and numbers but will never say what I owe or the like. BE AWARE AND DON"T BELIEVE!!!

These heavy accented people are full of it.  They called us two months ago and told my husband they were fileing suit against us in the state of California (we live in Texas) for a pay day loan from USA something, that we got and didn't pay back.   We didn't get any such loan so when we tried to tell them that they told us that they deposited 300.00 in our checking account that we had to close because we had internet fraud on it.  They had the bank name, account number, social and everything.  We went to the bank they did reasearch and of course like we said nothing.  So the bank tried to call these people.  All they would say is they would not talk to them they would only talk to our lawyer.  Then hadn't heard anything for 2 months. Then all of a sudden today they called my husbands cell, daughters cell, and husbands work.  Starting the same crap.   Here r some of the numbers they called from and told us to call.  416-364-1112  716-362-6360  215-944-8989  716-748-7877  Today they told my husband and his job that they were Officer Henry Clark, Officer Austin Jones, and Officer Daniel Brown.  Its all a scam.  After we reported them to the Att. Gen. Office of Texas, Federal Trade Commission, and consumer credit commision when they called back later today I told them.  They just laughed.  But when we tried to call it again hours later the number has been disconnected.  Go figure...

Amanda.....i believe this a payday loan and these sleazy debt collectors and lawyers will lie to you and use scare tactics on you and if you give them info they will steal your monies while your back is turned.
now let me inform you that these sleazy collectors don't want you to know....
there are 15 states where a payday loan is illegal in the USA if you happen to live in one of these states then all you have to pay back is the amount you borrowed and NO INTEREST then you tell him that... he will try and lie to you but stand your ground then he might say then why did you borrow money if you knew it was illegal...then you say i didn't know it was illegal i just found out...there is nothing he can do he will accept the original amount as long as the law is on your side don't panic...
go to ask.com and type in what states are illegal for a payday loan and if you happen to live in one of those states you just saved yourself a lot of money

Have you ever gotten a loan or anything? They called me with the same thing. I have taken out a loan last October. They seemed to have ALL of my information, never gave me a case number.

First off, keep in mind all of the numbers that I am mentioning here for one person...

So I was scared to death when I recieved a call from someone named Daniel Brown on the 18th of August. He calls me from 210-544-5068. That number was researched by my Aunt and it came up to be an Apartment complex in San Antonio!!! WHAT?? I know right? Anyway, he was telling me all the information that I was able to varify, what the debt was, who I owed it to, my name, the date of the debt, all of that right? Well he was saying that there would be legal action taken for Fraud because I took out a loan and "Immediately" Closed my bank account. That is not true. It ended up closing months later because of the over drafts that I was unable to pay after losing my job. I asked to speak to the supervisor, and he put me on hold and came back and said that he had already left for the day. Thats funny, seeing that he just put me on hold a couple of mins before that to ask him a question of other options I might have. So they started off by saying that someone would serve me with papers and that I would have to go to court, where they would ask me to pay $3200!! Whatever! Then he said,"Let me put you on hold and see what other options we can give you." Hmmm Hmmmm, put on hold. He came back and said "Okay we can offer you two other options...You pay three payments  of $682 over the next three months, (Which he then tells me that August was already late) HUH? Or I could just pay the total amount of what I owed. Flat out $860 by that following Friday! OUTRAGEOUS!!! So it went from $3200 to $860...Yeah they must really just want something. I recieved nothing in the mail. They told me that I would be paying over the phone. That says scam all over it. But being as gulable as I am, and a single mother of a one year old, it scared the hell out of me. They got me thinking I was going to Jail for fraud! SOOO...he have me a call back number that was an 866 number. I had a missed call that same afternoon from 215-944-8989. NO message, no nothing. Then today, I had a call from 716-748-7877 and it was that Daniel Brown guy again, he left a Voicemail and said that if he didn't hear from me today, he would assume that I understand that legal action will take place. How was he just in my same time zone a few days ago and now he is telling me to call him back at a 716 number with a different extenstion. He even said it would be six his time...HIS TIME?? Wasn't he just in my time zone!!!??? So frustrating. I know we have all taken out loans just because we don't have any other options. We have to keep a roof over our heads and take care of our families. But don't threaten good people over something like this. All of these scam artist can go to hell!! I am done believing that stuff!!!

I got a call from 716-748-7877 asking me my address and all my info saying that they have papers to serve me. They also left a case # and told me to call back. I don't know what to do? Has any one received a call from this #??

same thing here. they have been calling all day and yesterday. I am ignoring the calls because of the information on this site - THANK YOU!
They just called again while I was typing this...wow!

I have been getting a call from this number every 3-5 minutes for the last hour. They don't leave a message.

They call me non stop with the same question- what is my file # .. the funny thing is i told them to give me a Fax # so I can send them proof of payment to the Company they claim to be collecting for and they never have one to give-
When I ask for details on this account- they state they have no details I would have to call the Company.. Really? And yet they are supposedly taking me to court and serving me papers to an address i have not lived at for over 3 yrs and the debit was paid over 3.5 yrs ago...
My response- - - "When you serve me the papers, I'll see you in court!"
Don't be fooled and give them any payments over the phone...

It happened to me today...this info was helpful

When I answered this call yesterday, the message stated "if you would like to be removed from our list, please press #". It did not say any of the things y'all are saying. VERY WEIRD!

I looked them up on the better business bureau website and got a toll free number, typed in ext. 202 and got a guy named mike. With me, it turns out it was some other guy who used to have this phone number.

I have included the BBB link and the toll free number so that if you can't get through call the 716, you can call this and might get through easier.

The guy I spoke to was really nice so I have not had a bad experience.

http://www.bbb.org/upstate-new-york/business- ... o-ny-235960303/

(877) 260-3025 ext. 202. Hope this helps you guys.

Same exact deal. I called the # the number and pressed 0. I gave this idiot my "file #". He then wanted to know who he was speaking to. I refused to tell him who I was until he told me who he was. He wasn't happy. He got rude and snotty so I got rude and snotty then hung up.

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 ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW


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.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/01/ks_debt_collection.html   latest release of information on this scam

http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm
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 (real original)
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

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.