752-839-1604
S McLean
S McLean
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
Man identified himself as Officer Sam Matthews with the Department of Law and Investigation.  Gave me a Case# and told me he had an affidavit in front of him and that all these charges were being pressed.  When I asked who filed the charges he wouldn't tell me the name of the company just gave more 'crimes' I had supposedly committed... He then proceeded to tell me the call was being legally recorded and that I was to sit still, be quiet and listen and stop asking questions.  He said he would ask the questions when he was done telling me the details of the case.  I took notes as he talked and when he asked the first question, I asked for his badge number and boy did he get irate!  He said I wasn't co-operating and that would reflect negatively on my case.  I told him he called me over the phone and for all I knew he was the pizza boy, I also told him I knew my rights well enough to know that I could have an attorney present if he wanted to ask me anymore questions.  He told me he was connecting me to his supervisor (Note: he didn't say Lt or Captain, or other law enforcement term) I then told him I was hanging up and he could send me the details of the 'case' in writing!  He called right back and left a message stating he was about to indict me over the phone!  What a joke.  Only judges can indict you and you have to have a hearing for that!!  I did some research and this is NOT a legitimate government justice dept of anything.  It is a scare tactic debt collector breaking the law and furthermore they have false information about the debt I don't even owe!! Three charges I can press are: impersonating an officer, calling from an 'unavailable' number at least once, and several fair debt collection laws broken...
Constance Clevelandq
Constance Clevelandq
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
I could not completely understand this crook, but he said that a relative or friend has committed a fraudulant activity.  Then he mentioned my sister's name and told me to call right away.  He did leave a phone number on the voice mail, but I found the number in my missed call list on my cell phone twice.  I called the number and it was unavailable.  These guys need to be caught
alex
alex
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
I just called them back and they told me they were from the Financial Crimes and Enforcement Agency.  They said there was something filed against one of my friends and they can't get in touch w/ them.  They knew my friends name, and I know why they cant get in touch w/ him, but how would they get my number?
Alex
Alex
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
I received a call from the 753 839 1604 number twice today so far.  I couldnt understand what he was saying but he left another number 212 500 0839 and said something about a james wilson.  When i tried calling the numbers back it wouldn't go through.  He had a middle eastern accent and was hard to understand so I couldn't really get what he was saying...all i heard at the end of one of his messages is that he said "this call is extremely time sensitive and if you do not call back all i can say is good luck"
Jeff Roth
Jeff Roth
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
Officer Bob Jones (ya right) also with a middle eastern or possibly jamaican accent. They are not even trying to contact me. They have me as a reference for someone else that left town many years ago. They tried to threaten me with something and I told them to suck it (papraphrasing). I told them that I don't owe them anything and they need to stop calling. They hung up from my work phone (company issued) and called my home phone immediately. Thinking about filing harassment charges against them. They told me that if I wanted them to stop calling I needed to change my telephone #. Please.
Victoria T
Victoria T
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
I'm keep getting call from 757-839-1604 stating that they are from this company FTEN in reference to claim against me from a past account I had with Internet Banking online and I should call by 3:00pm today. Has anyone found any information from these people?
texasguy
texasguy
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
Has anyone solved any of this yet? Has anyone been told that the case is going to be started and to wait for the court papers in the mail?
Texas guy
Texas guy
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
Add the names Mark thomas and their "attourney" james wilson to the list
S
S
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
called asking for my friend stating  US Bank filed a complaint against her for cyber crime and a warrent would be issued for her arrest tomorrow. Also left another number 305-423-7436
fedup
fedup
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
Add the name of "officer" Alan Hill to this list.  Same story.  Also a 212-500-0839 number is connected to this same scam.
Pattie C. from Ohio
Pattie C. from Ohio
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
Called 5 x today. I don't know this person. He had an accent and was hard to understand. Who is this guy? We need to stop these calls.
Sam
Sam
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
I just recieved a call from this guy as well.  I think he is working in conjunction wit a guy named Officer Jewel Brown.  I've already contacted the NY state attorney general about these guys and they told me to just not answer the phone and let them file a case if they have the paper work like they say.  If you notice they stop calling for a while, then they call back with a different number or a different person
Samantha Gionet
Samantha Gionet
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
I received these calls as well today. I told the man I have contacted my lawyer and that he was harassing me. I know my rights as well and I know that I cannot be thrown in jail for fraud conspiracy just for being a reference to someone. Let's catch these guys cause I'm getting pretty tired of the phone calls!
These guys are a scam
These guys are a scam
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
Ditto.  The man calls repeatedly.  Word to the wise; if there IS a case against anyone, that case will show on the docket for whatever court they say they work for.  Those dockets are online, and can be pulled by the case number (docket number), the plaintiff (collection agency), or the defendent (you or your acquaintance).  Until such time as any of those pan out, consider it a scam, plain & simple.
jk
jk
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
I have recvd several of these calls also.I live in missouri and have contacted the attorney general
jeany
jeany
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
Says his name is Officer Mike Johnson, with a middle eastern accent.  I think this is the same joker who calls from +052497347.  tells me he has my soc. my license and all these charges against me.  If you are so ligit, then why do i not receive a letter from you!!!
Leslie Valdez
Leslie Valdez
2011-06-06 20:56:14
Unknown
Foreign sounding guy heavy midlle eastern accent called saying he is with the bureau if criminla identification. claims i owe mony to a cash advance place i never did buisness with and that i will be prosecuted criminally and i need to have my attoreny contavt him. i told him i never did business with a company by that name us cash advance and he said he was getting a supervisor. I am more scared beacuase he seems to have some of my information, any ideas on how to get rid of these calls?
FYI
FYI
2010-01-25 20:16:09
Unknown
Thanks, but that was the point I was trying to make; my debt was legit, this is a scam artist trying to scare people. I hope these people are found and brought to justice before too many people get scared and pay them.
lamet
lamet
2010-01-25 19:30:37
Unknown
To FYI - sounds like you were working directly with the PAYDAY loan company that you took the loan out with.

These ARE NOT THE SAME PEOPLE - these are not even REAL debt collectors!  
THIS IS LONG RUNNING AND KNOWN SCAM - ALL OVER INTERNET AND NEWS!

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.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm
Attorney General Darrell McGraw took the extraordinary step today of warning the public about a band of scam artists making threats to consumers who allegedly obtained Internet payday loans in West Virginia and across the nation. The consumers they threaten never obtained a loan at all or paid it off years ago.

Internet payday loans are short-term loans or cash advances, usually for 14 days, made over the Internet via interactive web sites and secured by an agreement authorizing debits of the loan and all fees owed from the consumer?s checking account. These loans typically charge interest rates ranging from 600-800 APR and are unlawful in West Virginia.

The scam artists, who speak English with a foreign accent, call themselves ?U.S. National Bank,? ?Federal Investigation Bureau,? ?United Legal Processing? and numerous other phony names. They refuse to disclose real names and addresses and are believed to be operating ?off the grid? from homes, automobiles, or from off shore locations or foreign countries, including India. Since the scammers have kept themselves purposely well hidden, thus far no law enforcement agencies have succeeded in locating or shutting them down.

The scammers typically pose as law enforcement officers, investigators, lawyers, and bankers and threaten consumers that they will be arrested for ?bank fraud? or other fictitious crimes unless money is wired immediately. They simultaneously scare and confuse consumers by using meaningless legalese gobbledygook phrases such as, ?We are downloading warrants against you? or ?We are filing an affidavit against you.? Consumers who don?t immediately fall for the scam are warned, ?Only God can help you now.?

The scammers almost always call consumers at work several times a day, and tell their supervisors, ?Your employee has committed fraud and is about to be arrested.? Such threats have proven unsettling even to the most savvy consumers and employers who suspect the calls are fraudulent.

Attorney General McGraw stated, ?Ordinarily my office protects consumers from fraudulent activities by seeking injunctions in court. But legal action cannot be taken until the scam artists can be located. Even then, it is unlikely that the persons behind the fraudulent calls and extortionist threats would obey a court order. In this case, the consumer?s best defense is to be armed with the knowledge of the scam so that all demands for money can be resisted, despite the false but scarey threats of arrest.?

McGraw added, ?Because the fraudsters make a special point of calling consumers repeatedly at work, employers must understand that the consumers are innocent victims of a criminal enterprise and cannot stop the calls from coming. I also wish to assure the citizens of West Virginia that my office will continue to do everything possible to locate and shut down the outlaw debt collectors.?

More information about this fraudulent debt collection scheme is available at the Attorney General?s website, www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam. Any consumers who have been threatened by these persons or wish to file a complaint about another consumer matter may do so by calling the Consumer Protection Hot Line, 1-800-368-8808, or by obtaining a complaint form from the Attorney General?s web site.

It's a debt collection scam. And all their threats are false and illegal.
This is a very active group of scammers, many of whom are calling from India (and probably other countries) and are in cahoots with a group of American pay day loan scammers. They attempt to extort money from consumers with a myriad of false and illegal threats, and alternately pose as debt collectors, federal and state law enforcement officers, lawyers and bankers. Their trademark is to use meaningless legalese gobblygook phrases like "We are downloading warrants against you" or "We are filing an affidavit against you." Another trademark phrase is to threaten the consumer with something like this ridiculous phrase: "If you don't pay then only God can help you."
Typical of many financial scams of this variety, they usually demand payment via Western Union or MoneyGram or credit card. They use any number of phony names such as US National Bank, Federal Investigation Bureau, US Legal Investigation Bureau, Hopkins Law Office, United Legal Processing, Morgan Associates, United Pay Services, National Processing, White Collar Crime Unit and many more.  These criminals also use many phone numbers from many area codes; they're probably using caller-id spoofing software and/or VoIP to disguise their real location.
The main thing to remember is that anytime someone calls you demanding money to prevent your arrest, or demanding your lawyer's name so they can sue you, it is ALWAYS a scam. No debt collector (let alone criminals posing as debt collectors) has the authority to have anyone arrested for anything. (And it's illegal to them to threaten such a thing.) And since these foreign dirtbags routinely impersonate law enforcement, it's also important to remember that American law enforcement officers aren't in the business of debt collection.  (Debt is a civil, not a criminal, matter.)
The bottom line is, these are criminals trying to steal your money.
A consumer posting a complaint about these same scammers at http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-831-7157 notes that 718-831-7157 is associated with an India-based "outsourcing" telephone bank.  Though a reverse search on WhitePages.com shows that 718-831-7157 is an unlisted land line in New York City, information on Debtbuyers.Com shows that that number is used by India-based Intellisourze. (Source: http://www.debtbuyers.com/debtbuyers.asp ) My guess is that it's a VoIP phone number.
This is another piece of the puzzle that fits in perfectly with other information about this scam. There are some reports on 800Notes that have suggested that the crooks behind this offshore scam are also the crooks behind the notorious Bass/Ellis Crosby & Assoc./States Predisposition scams in Florida and Georgia. The interesting thing is that the number of complaints on here about the US National Bank/US Legal Investigation/Federal Investigation scam skyrocketed *after* April 7, 2008 when Florida obtained a $1.3 million judgment against Ted Ellis Crosby, shutdown his operations and barred him from ever conducting debt collections in Florida (Read http://myfloridalegal.com/newsrel.nsf/newsrel ... 5257424005858A6 ) There's certainly a good chance that the crooks placing these calls from India are doing so on behalf of the American crooks behind the Crosby/Bass/States Predisposition scams.
Here's the contact information for the phone bank in India:
IntellisOurzE BPO
701, Sapphier, Nr. Cargo Motors,
C.G. Road Navrangpura,
Ahmedabad - 9. (Guj.) INDIA.
E-Mail: info@intellisourze.com
Website: www.intellisourze.com
A check on the domain name "intellisourze.com" shows that the website and name registration was created on May 8, just one month *after* the Crosby scams were shut down in Florida:
Domain Name: INTELLISOURZE.COM
Registrant:  Pragra Infratech Pvt. Limited.
Email:  ankur.ranpariya@pragra.com  
908, Aksaht Tower, Nr. ICICI Bank
Opp. Rajpath Club, S.G. Highway
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 380054
Tel. +91.7926871353
Creation Date: 08-May-2008
Expiration Date: 08-May-2009
Domain servers in listed order: ns5.znetindia.com ns4.znetindia.com
(Source: http://whois.domaintools.com/intellisourze.com )
Though scam calls from these crooks have been going on long before May 8, the frequency of complaints about these calls increased considerably after Crosby was shut down in early April.
This is conjecture, but appearances suggest that Crosby and company were originally running a two-pronged payday loan scam operation -- with some calls being made from Jacksonville, Florida and other calls being made from a phone bank in India (and possibly other countries); then, after the Florida Attorney General shut down the Crosby scams in Florida, the Crosby crooks transferred most of their scam efforts to the India phone bank.

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/1-925-262-1327
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-954-6346
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-341-4004
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-856-831-0640
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-949-743-1140
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-410-505-8128
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-917-464-2534
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-210-858-6602
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-775-2121
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-949-743-1156
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-245-1402
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-245-0922
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-723-5572
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-2863
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-831-7157
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-2857
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-858-244-0444
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-954-678-9724
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-610-571-3252
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-310-909-8245
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-310-499-9983


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.
FYI
FYI
2010-01-25 19:22:10
Unknown
I once defaulted on a payday loan. Here's what happened: the business day after funds were returned, the company called and I had to wire them money by western union. That's it. They only mentioned garnishment if they weren't paid back. BTW, there are no debtor's prisons in the US; you cannot and will not be arrested and jailed for failing to pay a debt, especially not to an agency that doesn't even exist outside the mind of a criminal.
Queen
Queen
2010-01-25 19:10:07
Unknown
A man with a foreign accent called my sisters cell phone asking for me. He said that he was a police officer. He stated that I had a payday loan that I didn't pay and that it was a fraud. I haven't had a payday loan in four years and my sisters cell phone number is only a year old. This is definitely a scam and I'm going to report this to the authorities. He also said that his name was John Wilson. He called her from 752-839-1604, but left a cell phone number of 347-697-3987 as the contact number. When you call the 752 number, it says that the number can't be completed as dialed. The 347 number goes directly to a voicemail. Please be careful and aware of these SCAMMERS!!!
Regina
Regina
2010-01-20 23:20:14
Unknown
Caller keeps continually calling saying they are from the NY Civil Court, leaving threatening messages that i will be taken to jail. Got a call like this back in October/November, said they were from the New York Civil Court. I contacted the NY courts and they had no reference of me. So this company is a scam. I don't understand how these companies can continually call and call. The people who call have a VERY thick indian accent. If there was some sort of court case against me, i would of been served with papers. These companies are all SCAMMERS.....
Kitty
Kitty
2010-01-19 18:09:35
Unknown
Man with heavy Indian or Pakastanin accent asking for daughter in law, stating he is calling from NY City police department.  Will give no information, asks us to call another #  when did so to the supposed NY PD and when questioned he hung up very quickly,  We have reported this to the local PD .
No name
No name
2010-01-18 19:47:46
Unknown
Samantha, you shouldn't put your name on anything.
Samantha Gionet
Samantha Gionet
2010-01-15 22:50:31
Unknown
Also received this same phone call. The man told me that I better enjoy my last weekend of freedom because I was going to be locked up last week. Funny thing is, he was calling about a debt I was a reference on. I flat out told the guy that he could not come after me for someone's debt just because I was a reference and he was screaming at me. He claims he is from the New York Civil Court Department of Fraud. I called the civil court in NY and reported him. Also anyone who receives these phone calls, call the Federal Trade commision and report them. 877-382-4357. I have reports at every possible agency against these guys. Thanks everyone who helps put these guys away. :-)
What in the World is going on!
What in the World is going on!
2010-01-15 18:42:10
Unknown
okay.. someone some indian accent left multiple messages on my phone today. What concerns me is how did they get my name and cell number.. Watch out this is definitely a scam!
Defender
Defender
2010-01-14 22:41:58
Unknown
Indian scam artist called yesterday, scared my wife with multiple threats of incarceration,lawsuits. Took me forever to calm her down, when I got on the phone and called him a scammer he got real quiet and hung up.
sr
sr
2010-01-14 01:34:54
Unknown
These A Holes change phone # daily and are same people Scam be careful don't answer or return calls. Report to authorities
Scam Avoidance
Scam Avoidance
2010-01-13 22:28:19
Debt Collector
The man calls repeatedly, middle eastern accent (indian/pakistan) threatening a lawsuit for a debt that I know doesn't exist.  Word to the wise; if there IS a case against anyone, that case will show on the docket for whatever court they say they work for.  Those dockets are online, and can be pulled by the case number (docket number), the plaintiff (collection agency), or the defendent (you or your acquaintance).  Until such time as any of those pan out, consider it a scam, plain & simple.
chris
chris
2010-01-13 20:30:01
Unknown
threaten law suit almost unintelligible Indian female on phone ??
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