Called looking for someone I knew said he was James Wilson with the United Legal Investigation Department. Said this person I knew was accused of internet fraud.  I googled number to see if it was legit and found these messages.

I got a messages from a friend saying that i need to call this person. That i was was being charged with internet Fraud...and that i need to call him ASAP or was going to be picked up...So google the number and this i what i got...so at this point i dont really believe it....I think it might be a scam...cause if he was really charging my with fraud he would have all of my new information since i have move so i dont really believe it....going to call monday just to see what happens...to see what he wants....

I rec'd a call from this number. My friend also rec'd a call from this number saying they were looking for me and that I had some social security fraud and he was going to bring charges on me for something???? He had a strong middle eastern accent and couldn't really understand anything else he said. I think it's all bs. I have found this number on several sites reporting problems.

I looked up the number and what I found is that they work for the MCI WorldCom Communications, Inc.  based out of new york.

718) 673-6146
Type: Land Line
Provider: MCI Worldcom Communications Inc
Location: New York City, NY

This is hardly a company, this is a Scam. Every call is different but the same. The name of the company changes and the names of the employees change; but the same scare tactics remain. They state that there are companies that are going to sue you and put you in jail. Then they try and squeeze you for information and get your banking information and take your money. I have done a little research and it seems that the group was operating out of California, but now they are in Tampa, Florida area. They have several cell phones with all different area codes and numbers. Every time you call one of them it is the same guy it seems. If you catch them unaware them you will get a woman who's name also changes frequently. Here are a list of "employees" and phone numbers that these scamers are using:

Alex Barker
Sarah Jones
Nash Brown
Mike Wilson - "Attorney"
May Johnson
Miguel Zerra
John Johnson
Curtis Jackson
Arnold Watson- "Attorney"
John Smith
Frank Jackson
Joseph Williams
"Nancy"
Jonathan Smith
Michael Stevens

Of course these aren't the only names they are using, and they can make up new ones very easy. Here Are their Phone Numbers.
813-489-2927
813-283-0610
813-283-0611
315-770-0405
772-228-4008
813-388-4935
813-283-0641
954-639-9313
not working any more:
496-656-7520
916-233-0467
991-279-9100

These numbers can be searched throughout the internet and it's all bad news. whocallsme.com is a good one, but there is many. I have tried to obtain a mailing address and they will not give. They are violating many rights of many people: old and young, rich and poor; but mostly the poor. I have been calling these numbers using *67 to protect myself and I have found it very enjoyable! If these guys have harassed you then try calling them (protecting your number), and if it is a girl ask for a guy and if it is a guy then ask for a girl. Try and get a mailing address - that's the golden ticket. Never give your real name or information, these guys are somewhat serious. Please help stop these guys.

John Doe

I received a call from Office James Wilson. He said he was with the United States Investagation Unit and that I was being charged with fraud because of a PDL that I "didn't pay back". "Office James Wilson" wanted me to fax in a letter with the case number he gave me todays date stating that I authorize ITS to deduct $752.00 from my debit card.  He wanted me to list out my card number, experation date, etc. Then sign it and fax it to 1-646-786-4334 with attention James Wilson.

This is a Scam double check your credit. I have been getting these calls for almost a year because I was used as a reference for a co-worker who never paid the loan back. You did not sign anything they do not have legal verification you did DO NOT PAY THEM!!!!!!

Do NOT take their calls, this is a huge scam. They will tell you that you took a PayDay Loan out and you owe money, that they will arrest you at your place of employment or come to your house, they cannot legally do any of this. JUST laugh at them and hang up. They are breaking the law by saying they are attorneys, police officiers etc.,

I they were a TRUE DEBT COLLECTOR, there is no way they would give you any information. They can only say that they are looking for whomever and if you could give them a message to call them. CONTACT the FCC and start a file on them. I have had these calls wherein I was used as a reference by a former co-worker and now they are trying to get me to pay. There is no debtors jail, they cannot and do not have proof that you took this loan out you do or your friend do not have to pay. DO NOT SEND THEM ANY MONEY, once you do they will continue to call with another loan issue and you will be send THEIVES money and never get it back. This scam is a huge international one, they are calling from India and the middle east. I gave them a # to contact me at which was the Distrirct Attorneys phone # along with the local police department. Make a complete to the local police department keep track of all names and #'s they use and the police department will track and start a fraud investigation on them. It takes time but they will get them to stop calling you.

I received a phone call from thsi supposedly complany advising I owed money to cashnet in the amount of $300.  That is totally untrue.  I toldthis right up front I'm not paying them a dime and hung up.On Monday I wll be calling this cashnet usa and speak with their fraud department.  It's ridiclous!!!!

I got 3 phone calls today on my cell phone. I didnt answer it but the caller id showed the number as 937-664-8825.When I called the number back the number is disconnected or no longer in service. The caller didnt leave anmessage and the id is a fake number. Sounds like another scam to me.

I received the same phone call from a james wilson saying that i had taken out a payday loan and had defaulted on the payments and they were pressing charges against me. I asked for information and he wouldnt give me any. and was very rude when i asked him questions. the last time i talked to him i told him i wasnt paying until he sent me information on this company that i had taken a loan from and he told me to shut up. i told him i had gotten a lawyer and havent heard from him since. He also has all my info   i got a new bank acct and am calling the better business bureau to report it. its very scary.

I also received a call from-the above number and the details were all the same.-Thick accent going to press charges etc. The message was left on my answering machine asking for my son who not only doesnt live here but lives in another country.The caller id shows number not available. I also have my cell phone number on my machine and today at work my cell phone rang and this time there was a number on the caller id. The number is 513-754-1987. The odd thing is that number has been disconnected or is no longer in service and I called back 3 times.

I recieved a message from one of my friends stating this Person James Wilson was trying to reach me and this is the number he left...So , I called it this morning and of course i googled the number first. He was telling me that i owed money on a payday loan..that i never have had one before. He stated that if i didnt pay it back that there would be an arrest warrent issued for me. When i started to ask questions he starting yelling at me. I very polelty told him that when i recieve a copy of this dept then i would talk to him regarding this issued...All he did was yell at me some more. So, I hung up...I have passed his name onto my attorney and i am letting him take care of it now...What worries me is that he knew my social security number my old address my old phone he even knew my date of birth...which really bothers me...

I READ THIS ON THE RIP OFF REPORT WEBSITE! CHECK IT OUT!!

The same thing happened to me. I contacted my attorney and this is what they provided. The only one that is committing fraud or that will be arrested are the folks that are trying extort money from innocent people. READ THIS:

http://abcnews.go.com/ http://abcnews.go.com/
Fake Debt Collectors Terrify Consumers
Alleged Debt Scam Calls Threaten Consumers: 'Only God Can Help You Now'
By ALICE GOMSTYN
ABC NEWS Business Unit
Aug. 21, 2008 ?

Scammers masquerading as debt collectors and law enforcement officials have terrified consumers with threatening phone calls and bilked them out of thousands of dollars, officials with the West Virginia Attorney General's Office say.

Prosecutors said that the scammers, who speak with heavy foreign accents, are known for repeatedly calling people at home and at work and threatening them with arrest if they don't repay supposed debts -- debts that, according to West Virginia officials, don't actually exist.
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The scammers operate under names such as U.S. National Bank, Federal Investigation Bureau and United Legal Processing, said West Virginia Assistant Attorney General Norman Googel.

The callers also have invoked the names of actors Denzel Washington and Steve Martin, people who've received calls tell ABCNews.com.
Googel said that the scammers have been impossible to track down, but ABCNews.com spoke to one man who claimed to be associated with U.S. National Bank. The man said he works for Financial Crime Division, a company he said provides services for USNB.

The man refused to give his name and gave little information about his company.
'It's not necessary that each and everyone knows about Financial Crime Division, and probably one of them is you,' he said. (To hear an excerpt of this interview, click here. Links to more interview excerpts are included on the second and third pages of this story.)
The man also denied that consumers had been threatened with arrests.

But Mark Feury, a 35-year-old assistant manager at a hotel cafe, said it was the threat of an arrest that drove him to wire nearly $800 to U.S. National Bank in January. The Lewisberg, W.Va., resident said that he took out several payday loans -- short-term loans -- in 2005 to help pay for Christmas presents and medical treatments for his son, who suffers from autism.
Feury said he paid his loans back in 2007, but the scammers' phone calls -- at least 35 in all, he said -- and their threats made him doubt himself.
'I was scared to death,' he said. 'Everything they said literally just stressed me out to the max.'

The group has targeted consumers who took out payday loans through Web sites years ago, Googel said.
The group has secured consumers' Social Security numbers and other personal information, which may have been stolen from Internet payday lending sites, Googel said.
What has made the group especially intimidating, Googel said, is its use of phrases that sound like legal terms -- such as 'downloading affidavits' -- but, in reality, are meaningless.

The alleged scammers have also invoked God, Googel said, telling victims that 'only God can help you now.'
Some of the scammers' tactics are downright puzzling.
One West Virginia woman, who asked that her name not be revealed, told ABCNews.com that a scammer once called her and identified himself as 'Denzel Washington.'
Feury said that one of the scammers who called him said he was calling from 'Steve Martin's office.'
Collection and Money Fraud

Googel said that the scammers' use of celebrity names may indicate a lack of familiarity with American names. Some, he said, suspect that the scammers are based in India.

Since July 2007, Googel said, the West Virginia Attorney General's Office has heard from nearly 20 consumers who have complained about the scam.
West Virginia residents aren't the only ones complaining. The Florida Attorney General's Office said it has heard more than three dozen complaints related to U.S. National Bank.

Thus far, Googel said, the scammers have been impossible to trace, using a multitude of phone numbers and fake addresses.
'The way they've hidden themselves is pretty slick,' he said.

ABCNews.com called a phone number associated with U.S. National Bank -- Feury listed the number in a complaint against the company -- and was transferred to the man who claimed to work for Financial Crime Division.
The man, who spoke to an ABC News reporter for about five minutes, said that U.S. National Bank owns Internet payday lending Web sites and that Financial Crime Division is a 'legal affidavit processor' -- a term that Googel also has dismissed as meaningless -- that works to notify borrowers that they still owe money to USNB. (The man refused to provide ABC News with contact information for U.S. National Bank.)
'They have taken so many loans they have forgotten that one to pay back and we are calling them about this legal matter,' the man on the phone said. 'That's not our problem that they have forgotten.'

The man argued against the complaint that his company had called people about nonexistent or repaid debts. Consumers, he said, have failed to provide the company with proof that their debts have been repaid.
'When we are asking the information, they are not ready to give to us,' he said. 'If they have paid it, they must have something in writing, some kind of receipt, but they are not going to give it to us, so how can we trust them?'

Loan Scams and Fake Address
When asked where Financial Crime Division was based, the man hung up.
Googel said that he has been on the phone with the suspected scammers many times and that each time they refuse to provide identifying information such as valid addresses or a licensing number, which collections agencies operating in West Virginia are required to have.
'I yell and scream at them, but it doesn't do any good. It's sort of high drama in a way,' he said.
Googel said that he has notified the Federal Trade Commission about the scam, but the FTC would not confirm whether it had launched an investigation. An FTC official told ABCNews.com that it does not disclose whether it is investigating a company unless it takes the company to court.

The official said that consumers with complaints about U.S. National Bank are encouraged to contact the FTC, the Better Business Bureau or their state attorney general's office. Read a statement by the West Virginia Attorney General's Office's office on the issue here.
ABC News' Gerard Middleton contributed to this report.
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Anonymous
USA

I just received this call on my cell phone, I dont know who these people are but I think if anyone has ever done a payday loan this is a scam because they have too much valuable information that only you would provide in an application. I spoke to an officer Smith, I asked him if he was a police officer he said no an investigations officer. He barely let me speak. I finally asked what number could I use to call him back he gave me  this 718 number. I put him on hold and called the number to see who answered they all have thick middle eastern accents. The person answered "hello" as if your calling their house. I said where am I calling she said "us legal investigations dept", I said what kind of work do you do there? she said Im just an operator I cant give out that information,I can give you to an agent. I said Im an attorney calling on behalf of my client and she hung up on me. I went back to officer Smith who was still holding.

Now heres what I do know. I appled for a payday loan in July 08 of $300.00 and paid it off in full 2 weeks later August 08. For some reason they said I applied for a loan in December 2008 for $735 for CashNet. I never applied for a loan at Cashnet I have the contract for the company I applied for. They are frauds. They do however have all the information I gave them for the paydayloan application thats how I know its them. They are trying to scare people by saying they are investigations officers and they are suing you. I wouldnt let him talk after a while I just wanted to know what information they had on me. They have my work address, bank account information, social, cell phone, husbands name, and the personal reference I provided. Hearing them read back all that personal information is scary and thats how they try to intimidate you.  My question is now to the loan company that I actually borrowed from because they are the only ones with this information. I suggest you guys contact your banks and change your routing info and account #'s for your checking accounts. If they called you, they have your information somehow. They will try to take your money and you will have no idea how to get it back, especially if you have payroll direct deposit. Call your banks and notify them so they can flag your accounts for unauthorized transactions.

Whatever you do do not admit to anything especially your checking account information!! if it is indeed the right one just say you dont know what they are talking about. If you call them try to record the conversations or write it down so you know what information they have. This needs to be reported!!! Dont let them scare you into giving them anything. I will keep you posted when I investigate further whats going on with my info.

I got a call from Alex Green (middle eastern accent) @ 718.673.6146 with the US Legal Investigation Dept.  Alex transferred me to James Wilson (middle eastern accent) who told me they received a lawsuit complaint for a cashnet internet loan.  I told him that this is identity theft.  He said the line is federally recorded...in which the connection was choppy and his voice kept cutting in and out.   Another Red Flag was when James said, "Oh My God".  Then he went on to say that since I have good credit and no late payments that they were willing to give me a break and offer Out of Court Restitution of $372.00.  When I asked him to provide me documentation of this information he said , "Oh my God", well when you apply for a loan on line you don't have to provide any documentation.  He said that within 5 to 6 days I would receive documentation.  All I had to do was fax him a quick letter authorizing ACS to deduct $372.00 from my Visa debit card listing; my file #, my name, acct #, exp date, cv2 code, billing address, signature and cell phone #. To the Attn of James Wilson to fax # 1.646.786.4334.

I received a phone call from this same place (718)673-6146 but it wasn't for me. I didn't know the phone number so I didn't answer. He left a message. It was for a friend of mine who had listed me as a personal reference for a job he applied for back in September. That's the only way they could have gotten my phone number and known that we are friends. He called me by a name that only my friends use (name listed on reference sheet). If it was official, he would have used my real name. He sounded like he was from the middle east, using some name like officer Jack Willis from the US Legal Investigation Dept. He said they were investigation social security fraud my friend was involved in. I called my friend and he said that he's heard nothing of this and it's, of course, not true. He called the number I gave him and they wouldn't answer his call.

I received a voicemail from 718-973-6146 this morning. The caller had a thick Middle Eastern accent and identified himself as Officer Danny Jones. He stated that if I did not return his call he would pursue legal action against me. I googled the number and found these blogs. I than called the number back and asked why they were calling me. He stated that if I was getting a call from them then I am being investigated for fraud and have a law suite against me. I gave him my number and he punched it in and came up with my name. I then advised him that I found this blog and that he is the fraud. He said "just a minute" and then hung up on me. I have gotten several calls from this number only now did I return the call.

I recieved a call today they called from a (303)968-1170 number but let a (718)673-6146 and said that my friend had left me for a reference.  He said that his name was Harry Wilson and he was calling about my friend commiting crimal fraud. I called my friend he was on the telephone with them they gave him a totally different name and called from a 1-888 number. I then looked up the 303 phone number and the 718 telephone number and come to a message board like this the 303 number people said that it was a fraud number. Any way I called my friend back and put him on three way and called and played along with them until the end. I cussed the man out and told him that I was going to report them to the Attorney General if this was a game.

Comments about 7186736146 number:
Rating: 0 Dustin - 1 Mar 2009
I recieved a call yesterday from a guy with a very thick accent. He sounded like he was from the middle east. Anyway, he said he was Officer Patrick Wilson with the Untied States Legal Investigation Department. He said he was in the process of filing criminal charges against me for a payday loan that I defaulted on. He wouldn't tell me what that name of the PDL company was. I found this odd because I've never had a PDL, but this guy had my SSN, bank account info, empolyer's adress and phone number. He said I needed to pay $976 today or I will be arrested. Said I was being charged with internet bank fraud, and theft by deception. And it would cost me "thousands and thousands" of dollars to get out. He said we could settle out of court if I paid today. He wanted my credit card number. I told him I don't have a credit or debit card and said I hould go to Walmart and buy a pre-paid debit card and call him back with the number. I asked him to first mail me proof of this debt. He got very angry and said to forget settling out of court and that he will proceed with the charges and tha arrest. I asked him for his badge number, then he called me a "piece of s**t" then hung up.
Caller ID: 718-673-6146
Caller: United States Legal Investigation Depart
Caller Type: Collection Agency
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Rating: 0 Cindy - 23 hours 34 minutes ago
I also received a call from this number today at work from Officer Eddy Wilson was the name given.  I tried calling back but the "Officer" I needed to speak with was not available, and has not tried calling me back yet. I too am trying to figure out who this is and how they got my information.
Caller ID: 718-673-6146
Caller: US Investigation Bureau ???
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Rating: 0 Rudy - 2 hours 32 minutes ago
My wife recived a call today from Officer Tony Price. This has to be a collection company as they had my wife's social security number and even residence number. He said he was calling from the United Staes Legal Case Dept.?????? I have my lawyer on this already and will update whatever other news I find out.
Caller ID: 718-673-6146
Caller Type: Collection Agency
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Rating: 0 De - a few seconds ago
I received a call from this number also. Officer Ron Smith with the United States Fraud Investagation unit. He had an accent like he was from the middle east.  Told me I had taken out a loan from a Payday Loan company over the internet, if I didnt pay the $545.00 I would be arrested and charged with fraud.  Once I refused to pay asking for proof, he became nasty. I then told him I would have my Lawyer call him back and he said whatever and hung up, I tried calling back but there is no answer.
I am worried because he had all my information.

I received a call from this number also. Officer Ron Smith with the United States Fraud Investagation unit. He had an accent like he was from the middle east.  Told me I had taken out a loan from a Payday Loan company over the internet, if I didnt pay the $545.00 I would be arrested and charged with fraud.  Once I refused to pay asking for proof, he became nasty. I then told him I would have my Lawyer call him back and he said whatever and hung up, I tried calling back but there is no answer.
I am worried because he had all my information.

My wife recived a call today from Officer Tony Price. This has to be a collection company as they had my wife's social security number and even residence number. He said he was calling from the United Staes Legal Case Dept.?????? I have my lawyer on this already and will update whatever other news I find out.

I also received a call from this number today at work from Officer Eddy Wilson was the name given.  I tried calling back but the "Officer" I needed to speak with was not available, and has not tried calling me back yet. I too am trying to figure out who this is and how they got my information.

I recieved a call yesterday from a guy with a very thick accent. He sounded like he was from the middle east. Anyway, he said he was Officer Patrick Wilson with the Untied States Legal Investigation Department. He said he was in the process of filing criminal charges against me for a payday loan that I defaulted on. He wouldn't tell me what that name of the PDL company was. I found this odd because I've never had a PDL, but this guy had my SSN, bank account info, empolyer's adress and phone number. He said I needed to pay $976 today or I will be arrested. Said I was being charged with internet bank fraud, and theft by deception. And it would cost me "thousands and thousands" of dollars to get out. He said we could settle out of court if I paid today. He wanted my credit card number. I told him I don't have a credit or debit card and said I hould go to Walmart and buy a pre-paid debit card and call him back with the number. I asked him to first mail me proof of this debt. He got very angry and said to forget settling out of court and that he will proceed with the charges and tha arrest. I asked him for his badge number, then he called me a "piece of s***" then hung up.