BEWARE! I received a call from this number 4x today (7/13/10) and the dude posed as an F.B.I agent. He said that my daughter took out a loan and she hadn't paid the balance. The initial loan amt. was $500.00 and now she owes $945.00!! WHAT A CROCK OF S@#$!! Now if anybody receives a call from the NY Civil Dept. of Fraud or the F.B.I. and there's a Quickie Mart employee on the other end of the phone "ITS BULLS##T!!"

Who do we contact for these idiots telling me they are gonna call my job until I get fired and they gonna call the FBI on me and that I will be getting a summons on Monday. When I call the number back I get a voicemail.

she just called me we talked legal unlegal. she wanted my checking acct routing numbers so watch out the just graduated to a new level of "scamism". if they can process right off your routing number.

JENNY SMITH is a Straight SCAm.....i just got off the phone with the real civil court they said it is a sam and dont belive them..and they always give out the address to try to prove themselves.The civil court would never call you....Jenny Smith says she is a federal officer ..she is a dam liar....these scam artist need to be stopped....it really annoyed me..

they called my wife at work..i went off on them asking them lots of questions bad connection lots of call backs told them i was reporting them, they said I was rying to conuse them..asked them for badge number? supervisor? could not provide either

how dod you get them to stop calling???

I keep getting these threating calls from a Mary Lawson or Marian Halls of the Bureau of Fraud Investigation, the female caller sounds to be of middle eastern descent, she says that my name has been listed on a lawsuit and identified herself as an Federal officer. I googled her number which is 718-766-9991 and it lead me to this site. I tried calling the Bureau of Fraud Investigation in Lower Manhattan and was told that they do not have any offices in the 718 area code and confirmed that they did not call me. After hanging up with the real BFI, I received another call from 718-766-6991 and this time the same caller from before identified herself as being Marian or Byron Halls of the BFI, she asked me to confirm my name, I declined to confirmed, but instead I asked her to identify her location address and to call me from a land line, since there was significant background noise, she said that she was speaking to me from a land line, unable to hear her clearly I hung up. She called me back and the connection was even more distorted. I hung up and might be better served to report her to some Government agency, people this sort of scam has to be stopped.

SCAM ALERT!!! THEY NEED TO BE STOPPED FROM THREATENING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND DOING ALL SUCH ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES! GO BACK TO INDIA AND BE AT PEACE!! PLEASE DO NOT ENTERTAIN THEIR RUDENESS NEITHER GIVE THEM ANY PENNY FOR BEING INTIMIDATED BY THEM! IT IS THEM WHO DESERVES TO BE TAKEN TO COURT AND BE FILED LEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST!!!! STOP ALL THESE NONSENSE NOW!!!!!!
PLEASE REPORT THESE INDIANS TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL GET CAUGHT AND PROSECUTED FROM ALL THESE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES THAT THEY ARE DOING. THEY ARE MONEY-HUNGRY ILLEGAL AGENTS FROM  CALL CENTERS BASED IN INDIA AND USE AMERICAN NAMES AND NUMBERS. THEY ARE FULL OF SH**t AND  ABSOLUTELY NEED TO GO TO JAIL!!!!

this same person jenny called me today saying i owe a payday loan from 2008.  she gave me the last four of my social and the last four of the bank account.  i asked for her address she gave me 111 center, new york, ny 10013 i googled this address and it is a neighborhood with a school in the neighborhood.  i have already reported her to the FBI ...THIS IS A SCAM....

This person by the name of Federal Agent Jennifer Fraud called me at work saying that I owed over 1000 for some payday loan that I do not know anything about. I told her to call my attorney. I asked her for proof about this and she said that I would have to go to New York to get this proof and that if I did not pay it then it would go on my credit report. She said that she would continue to call my job if I did not give her another number in which I was not going to do it.

She also gave me some information just the last 4 digits of my ss number and last 4 of an account number to a bank. And said that they have this on record. I asked her if she could provide me with the company that is filing this she said that they operate 100's of payday loan companies so she does not have that information. I feel that this is a scam.

From Lamet's post:

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

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Consumer Alert: Attorney General warns Kansans of debt collection scam

January 29, 2010 -- 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 (FDCPA), 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.

http://www.ksag.org/page/consumer-alert-attor ... collection-scam

Received a call from a very indian accented voice claiming to be "Office Jenny Smith" with the New York police fraud department. This is a company and it was for an employee very long since fired.

I also received a phone call from this number. They asked for someone else that was not me and I told them they had the wrong number again. They argued with me that I was really this person and that they were going to come and bust in my door and that they had a GPS something on me and knew where I was. To which I responded that if they did, I had ways of defending myself. After I finally got off the phone with these people, I promptly called my phone company and had my number changed. Then I notified the police as to what was going on. This is absolutely insane and I hope this helps someone to catch these scam artists.

They called left me a message saying if I didn't call them back the police would be at my house tomorrow to arrest me.  They said may god bless you if you don't call back.  If this is for real where are the court documents???

These folks have contacted me twice today.  The amount owed is supposedly $1700 (payday loan plus legal fees).  I told them to file whatever affidavit they are going to file and  that I would see them in court.  I also told them I reported them to the FTC, Better Business  Bureau and local police.

I reported them to the police.

They called me also. It was because "someone" I knew owed money to a pay advance play or something.

They call about every 20-30 minutes & now have started calling my work saying if i do not respond they will prosecute me. My attorney says they are a scam & they have no legal physical address & is some new company that doesn't know what they are doing. Also, i did call back one time & also got a voicemail.

i also got the call from this no