i have received many threating calls from this numbers among others saying they are the same company

This company is so ridiculous. While this idiot was telling me his name was Officer John Robinson, I could hear another scammer in the background saying the exact same thing. When I told him he could call me all he wanted to and that he would get nothing, he said "I will keep calling you and keep calling you." What this a**hole does not know is he is calling a Department of Defense number and he will be investigated and charged with harrassment. Keep it up, 'Fake Officer Robinson.' EVERYONE OUT THERE -DO NOT BE FOOLED INTO BELIEVEING THIS IS A LEGITIMATE DEBT COLLECTER. YOU FILLE DOUT AN APP ONLINE FOR A PAYDAY LOAN OR A CAR LOAN, THEY FISHED, GOT YOUR INFO AND ARE THREATENING YOU WITH FALSE CLAIMS OF AN UNRESOLVED DEBT, ARREST, PROSECUTION. DO NOT FALL FOR IT!!!!

This person keeps calling me saying he is Officer John Robinson. He keeps making threats to sue me. He says he is with the U S government. He has a Forgein accent. I really wish he would stop calling.

dude really these people are crazy as heck.  what wrong with you?  They gave me a fax number and it said it was not a working number Hmmmmmmm??? i can not understand him or what he is saying. Then he said he was in new york then i would have to go to court in california wtf???? He said he was an officer what officer calls you over and over?  Nor i have not gotton a letter sent to my home.  It is always the same dude calling over and over.  Guess he woeks alone.  Then he said let me talk to my attorney general.  Ok i would believe attorney general's office would not be in the same area as this fools office is.  IDK dude they are psycho crazy

I have no idea who this is.

This Same Officer Robinson, has been calling me none stop since Friday . Friday he called me 25 times in 25 min. He has also tried to threaten my Mom.

I live in Indiana and I've been googling info on this because these ppl have called me for months now and I just want them to stop. I have not been answer the calls and saving the voicemails just in case. I am so tired of this and want it to stop. I've taken a payday loan but never that I haven't repaid. Can anyone tell me what I can do. Thanks!

Okay have not heard from them until yesterday evening when I got home from work and there were 3 messages threatening me again.  New number now  510-722-6050.  Filed a police report and was instructed to contact the Social Security Office - notified them and they gave me the number for Equifax Fraud Alert 1-888-799-0008 which will notify the other two Credit Report Agencies and was also instructed to Call the Federal Trade Commission Fraud Alert and report this 1-877-438-4338.  Also had to notify the Postal Service to make sure that nobody put in a change of address.  These people have your personal information and they are not afraid to use it.  Just wanted everyone who is getting these phone calls to protect themselves from these people.

I was contacted by a Frank Woods, or John Robinson who was a senior attorney for a James Parker from the United Financial Crime Dept. #bh18470129 case number. Much of the same information was given to me as the above comments. They also mentioned a Arrowhead Investments? They were very rude and told me I must call back and they all seem to have strong, Indian or Middle Eastern accents. I was unable to understand some of what they said and they use very poor English grammar!

CALL FROM OFFICER JOHN ROBINSON, STATING THAT IT IS AN URGENT MATTER.  THAT MY ADDRESS AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ARE BEING HELD BY THE US GOVERNMENT AND THEY CAN HELP ME IF I CALL 713-766-5676 WITH THIS LEGAL MATTER

I got calls from these people too. They called my daughter and told her i had an unpaid payday loan also
Not knowing what to do, she was in a panic and called me to warn me that i was being sued by these
people. I was able to calm her down by telling her about this site, and told her to basically tell them to
**** off and not to call her again. fortunatley she can block them. I am cell only and since it's cricket i can't block. But i can have a good time telling them where to put their threats until i can do something else.
I do worry about the people who fall for this though.

My brother just called me regarding 718-766-5676 about me owing them money. He is blocking all the calls & e mailing me the number so I can block it as well. I have had calls from 724-994-1160 646-736-0577 951-271-3518  650-204-3191.  All the same regarding a payday loan I have not paid back.  I even checks with my back & they said there was nothing deposited to my account in the amount they are saying.  THis is just a big scam but I wish there was some way to stop thecalls.

This company is so ridiculous. While this idiot was telling me his name was Officer John Robinson, I could hear another scammer in the background saying the exact same thing. When I told him he could call me all he wanted to and that he would get nothing, he said "I will keep calling you and keep calling you." What this a***ole does not know is he is calling a Department of Defense number and he will be investigated and charged with harrassment. Keep it up, 'Fake Officer Robinson.' EVERYONE OUT THERE -DO NOT BE FOOLED INTO BELIEVEING THIS IS A LEGITIMATE DEBT COLLECTER. YOU FILLE DOUT AN APP ONLINE FOR A PAYDAY LOAN OR A CAR LOAN, THEY FISHED, GOT YOUR INFO AND ARE THREATENING YOU WITH FALSE CLAIMS OF AN UNRESOLVED DEBT, ARREST, PROSECUTION. DO NOT FALL FOR IT!!!!

I have been receiving calls at my place of employement stating that he was an Officer.  Last week I had a different number to call it was 972-332-2915 and the words in Daniel's post on May 18th is word for word.  Now new name and different message from phone# 718-766-5676.  Same name used in Lance's post.

Same thing here in Nashville! He says the same things. He keeps calling our company switchboard, and it is very time consuming for us to mess with him. I wish I knew any way at all to keep him from calling!

received a call from office john robinson the number showed up as 052-709-537 i didnt answer the call because of the number that showed. he left a message stating it was a time sensitie matter and law suits are being filed against me. my social security number has been put on hold and my residential address is under investigation. told me i had to call him back to get out of this mess. i have not called them back yet.

I received a call on my cell and the number was+052497347, I too do not answer any calls from numbers I don't recognize. A man with a very thick foreign accent left a message stating he was "Office John Robinson from Law Dept. He calling with an urgent time sensitive matter and that I needed to call him back in order for him to help me as there is a lawsuit against my name.He said that my social security number is kept on hold with the U.S. Government and that my reseidential address is under state investigation. He told me to call 718-766-5676. I called my cell phone provider and asked if they new what the firts number was and the operator said it lookde like a call originating from Mexico. She put me on hold and came back telling me to google both numbers and I would find out something very interesting, which is this site. I did take the chance of calling after I read this and a message came on stating that the mailbox was full to call back later. A few minutes later he called and I answered and when I tried to question him he refused to answer any of my questions telling me I needed to call him back at the 718 number. I never did as I thought about years ago when you'd call the 999 numbers and you would be charged like 10.99 per minute. He is still calling and leaving messages but I ignore them, I have'nt erased them from my voice mail but I don't answer and unfortunately the cell phone provider said there was no way to block that number from my phone.

My message was very similar to Daniels but instead the indian guy was trying to get my mother to call, and he knew my name, which was weird because that is not the name on the account for this phone.

My message went as follows
"This matter is intended for [mother]. Hi Lance my name is Officer John Robinson, and I am calling you from Law Department. The reason of my call is very time sensitive matter. You have been chosen as a resource by, [mother]. For a cash advance loan which.... is not paid by.... him. As there is a lawsuit filed against [mother] name. For that reason you need to inform [mother] to call on this number, [718#] I repeat it is [718#], Officer John Robinson would" the voicemail cut the message short.

The number the call came in on was 011 052 497347 which is the reason I didn't answer, my mom was quick to want to call back but I'm glad I looked up the number.

Officer Justin Right. I was said to have been used as a reference by someone who could not pay an online payday loan. Because the borrower couldn't be reached, we would both be in trouble. Had a thick accent. When returning call, got a mailbox is full message. Knew it was a scam when I was addressed by my maiden name which I haven't used in 10 years!

today i got an call from an indan sounding guy who stated This message is intended for Daniel . Hi Daniel, my name [...] John William(?) and I'm calling you from Law Department and the reason of my call is very time sensitive matter as there is low(?) source file against your name. Your Social Security Number is kept on hold by the US Government. Even your residential address is under State investigate. For that reason I need you to call me back on my Department so that I can help you out of this mess. My contact number 718-766-5676. I repeat, it is a 718-766-5676. And now, if I won't receive any call from your side, I have some legal [...] " but when i called him back he told me his name was daniel william we wanted to know my number and name but i told him that i an an united states goverment employee and that i am reporting im and his socalled company  and that he spoffed the number that they were/are useing he hung up but when i called right back he did not pick up and an voicemail box picked up that was full the number that he called me from on my caller id is 1052709537 .so how i see it is that is if this was an real company they would not have hung up the phone and whe i called backed they would have picked up the phone .puld i do not owe any loans of any kind

Other than ignore them what else can you do or what or who is anyone law enforcement dept doing about it?

New twist - caller says he is calling from the "Law Department" and is name is "Officer Kevin Druser (?)" and that my address is under investigation. Same old person. I am in California. Good thing I do not answer any calls where I do not recognize the number.

Attorney General Steve Six is cautioning Kansas consumers about telephone calls from apparent fake debt collectors who are impersonating law enforcement officers in an effort to extort money from consumers.  Consumers are warned to not submit payments to these fraudulent debt collectors.

When calling, the scammers most often state they are attempting to collect a debt related to an internet payday loan obtained by the consumer, but which the consumer never repaid.  Consumers state they have never obtained such a loan or paid off the loan years ago.  The scam artists have most recently identified themselves as ACS, National Affidavit Processing Department and United Financial Crime Division, but may use additional phony names.  It appears the phone numbers used by the scammers are ?spoofed? numbers, so that the number appearing on a consumer?s caller ID is not the actual number of where the call originated. It appears the calls in question may be originating from outside the United States.

When questioned, the individual calling refuses to disclose the full name or address of the collection agency they claim to represent.  These scammers have been able to provide consumers with identifying information, such as the consumer?s social security number, home address, e-mail address, names of family members and the consumer?s computer IP address.  Since the callers are able to provide valid personal information, consumers may become confused and believe they are being contacted in regard to a legitimate debt.

If the initial debt collection scam is unsuccessful, consumers have been re-contacted months later with the scammers posing as law enforcement officers or officers of the court.  Typically, the consumer is threatened with arrest for fraud or some other fictitious crime unless the consumer agrees to immediately wire money via Western Union.  The fictitious officers strive to frighten and confuse consumers into compliance by using legal sounding terms such as ?We?re filing an affidavit against you? or by stating a lawsuit has been or is in the process of being filed against the consumer.

A hallmark of each scam has been calling consumers repeatedly at their place of employment.  This scam hit home when an employee of the Kansas Attorney General?s Office was repeatedly called both on her cell phone and at work.  Despite the employee?s repeated verbal disputes, the caller refused to provide any identifying information to allow her to send a written dispute. The scammer also continued to call her numerous times a day regarding a payday loan she denied obtaining. Two months later, she was again contacted by telephone by an individual identifying himself as an ?officer?.

?I denied owing the debt and refused to pay without being provided validation of the debt. I was then told, ?If that?s the case, I will have local law enforcement come to your place of business and drag you out kicking and screaming?,? stated the employee.

?It is important for consumers to know their rights under the law,? Attorney General Six said. ?If a consumer is receiving calls from a debt collection company and believe it is a scam, I encourage them to contact our office immediately.?

Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, collectors are required to send consumers a written notice within five days of the initial contact.  The notification should contain  information such as the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed and a statement informing the consumer they have thirty days to contact the debtor in writing to dispute the debt or request validation of the debt. In addition, legitimate debt collectors are prohibited by the FDCPA from making false or misleading representations, such as the consumer has committed a crime, implying nonpayment will result in the consumer?s arrest, or using the threat of violence.

More information is available on the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf.

To register a complaint with the Kansas Attorney General?s Consumer Protection Division, call 1(800) 432-2310 or visit www.ksag.org.

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