I've been getting calls all week and finally got to talk to them and get what line they were going to feed me as I had already checked the number on this site. They said I had taken out a payday loan and have not paid it back. I have never taken a payday loan. He then said I have to go to court in CA on Monday. First of all, If anyone files a lawsuit against you they have to send you a summons to show up to court, which is usually dropped off by a sheriff deputy, not call you on the phone a just tell you to be at court. Second, the lawsuit has to be filed in the state of which the defendant resides, they can't make you travel across the country to show up for a court appearance. And third they have to give you all the evidence against you prior to the court date so that you can contest any information that may be wrong. Once I told this guy that, I asked him if he understood this process, which he said he did, I told him to go through the correct process and to not call me again and that I was going to report this. I fully intend to report this to my sheriff department tommarrow, which is about all that can be done at this point.

I RECIEVED SEVERAL CALLS FROM A WOMAN BY THE NAME OF RUBY WILLIAMS AND SHE CALLED ME TELLING ME TO GET IN CONTACT WITH HER (ME OR MY ATTORNEY) OF COURSE I NEVER CALLED HER BACK BUT SHE IS CALLING ME WITH THREATS AND ALIGATIONS. I EVEN HAVE THE RECORDED MESSAGES SAVED TO MY PHONE JUST INCASE I NEED TO LET THE POLICE HEAR IT. CAN ANY BODY HELP ME?

strange phone msg. Pls stop calling.

I received a call from this number two days in a row.  The first day the man with Middle-Eastern accent said his name was Robert Mayfield from Credit Bereau of Cash Back.  Informed that if I didn't call him back I could be facing seriously fraudulent charges.  I ignored the message and the second day he left another one saying since I didn't call back now my case was be downloaded into a county court in California and I would be arrested the following day..  That was 3 weeks ago and nothing has happened, but I have the messages saved to my phone just in case I need them.  I have been receiving these messages at least once a month for over a year, the names always change but the messages are always the same.

Hey your not alone, there are millions of people that are getting them you know its a scam when they state they want to talk to your attorney.  Turn all your info into the FTC and then when they call you again try to get as much information as you can and then FTC will turn around and send you a letter that states if these people call you again you can sue them for harassment and win a lot of money as much as 10,000 dollars.  I hope that helps.

Hey there I want to agree with you 100%.  Here is what happened to me this called my cell phone the first time then called my work place and although I just transfered from my job I have no idea how he got my number.  Another thing is he told me he was with paul investigation and his name was wally now I find that very funny because there is no such a name.  This isnt the first time I have gotten scam calls I have recieved at least 30 of them and these people will bug you for a week and then stop and then someone else will call and do the same thing.  I have talked with the FTC on some of my other scam calls and unless I get more information they cant do anything about it.  I however am having lots of fun with these calls and start laughing when they call me I dont ignore them I just play along and I have on my phone a special little voice that I play at the end and they hang up and after a week they stop calling me.  I have gotten calls from the biggest scam country which is the UK and if they tell you they are from there you know for sure its a scam.  I will probably be posting alot more of these on different numbers and what I should do is get their email address and send them this stuff that people post on here and see what they do.  But we all know they wont give us anymore information because they know they will get caught.

This is also happening to me, I would like to thank MML for the advise on calling the ftc..... But there should be more done since it is true that they have all of my personel information.  How the hell did they get it, and I will be putting a block on all of my accounts including my ss#

this company is doing good job those mother f***ers r nt paying money.my s.s.n is569854588

FTC = Federal Trade Commission.  You should be able to Google them and get the number for your state.

I just received a call from this number today and they said it was for a friend of mine, who in fact I know, that committed fraudulent bank activity. They also said there are 3 allegations against him and that I need to call back immediately. I believe the name was Rox Murphy or something like that but I couldn't really understand since it was in an Indian accent as well. They claimed to be from Bureau of Cyber Crime. I plan on calling and seeing what they can attempt to feed me. I plan on reporting this. I will update if I get anything else to post about this.

i receive call today which ran my blood pressure up . this made my head hurt and I could not even understand his voice . He stated I had to pay my loan today or I will have to go to court in CA. He also said his name was Jeff . He ask for my credit card number and had all my information

I got the same phone call only I talked to Jeff Cox. He had a lot of my information but no answers when I started questioning him about the reason for the "charges" that were being brought against me. He simply provided me with an address to the Santa Cruz Courthouse and told me to get my attorney and be there or I would be in big trouble, then he hung up on me. When I called him back and informed him I was currently sitting with a law enforcement officer and would he please repeat he charges against me he promptly ended that call. IT'S ALL A SCAM. DON'T LET THEM GET YOU!! PAY THEM NOTHING!!!

I talked to John Smith last night LOL! If he has any of your information deny it, report it to the FTC.  Also you might want to change your account information.  I also have a block on my SSN number.  File a report with your local law enforcement.  That is all you can do.  They called me on my job also.  They had all of my information.  Crazy, I have never had a payday loan in my life.  Tell them to take you to court.  The officer i spoke to told me, if an investigator wants to talk to you, then they will come get you, not leave messages.

I received the exact call today from this number however he used the name John Smith.  Indian accent man and told me to have my attorney call him back, because there was a legal suit against me.

hey mml thanks for the advice the samething keeps happening to me they even went to the xtreme of calling my job to get info on me from my employer. what is the ftc and can you give me a number on how to reach them so i can report this to them?

Received call on my cell phone
and then on my work phone. When the number rang through on my phone it came up as "0000", after the guy got me on my voice mail
he left me a number to call back of 760-279-3882 x 1286. A man with a strong Indian accent said his name was David Miller and that I had level 3 charges being brought up against me in the state of CA. He said that in June 2010 I had taken out a PDL and never repaid it. I immediately went to bank statements
to see if somebody had broken into my bank account
with out my knowledge. However there was no such PDL in my account EVER! The man then said that they tried to send papers to my house but nobody was ever there to receive them, another lie since the post office leaves a notice when you have registered mail. The scary part is this guy had all my information, the last 4 of my social, my address, my email address, the IP address of my computer, my work phone number and my bank account number. I repeatedly asked for proof of this PDL since I showed nothing and I know I never took one out. David Miller then preceded to tell me that he could not provide me with anything but that they had 14 pieces of proof against me. He said that I could go to court or pay them money, that those were my only 2 options. Again not true because the FTC clearly states that they do have to provide us with proof, this way we can dispute the claim if it is not ours. That night with in a 1/2 hour this man called me 10 times! And another 4 times the next day. He left me 4 voice mails, first he stated that he worked as a private investigator for the Federal Bureau of Banking and then stated it was the State Bureau of Banking (but he told me that they have no company name, funny huh) he said that if I did not pay them money that my social security number would be blacklisted (which I called the FTC and was told that is not true you can not do that) and that I would be in "serious legal trouble". He then preceded to say that if I did not contact him back they would send mailings to my email address and my work address (Again funny, why not to my home?). I filed a complaint with the FTC, but that is all I can do. These jerks can call and harass me all day and I can not do anything to make them stop. Once I said I filed a complaint with the FTC they hung up on me so hopefully that will work, although I doubt it. I am putting this out there so that it can help somebody else that they harass. DO NOT PAY THEM! THEY ARE A SCAM!!!

Man this guy is crazy I totally f****d him up! I been out of town just got back checked my massages here he was I call back as detective Mickel he s*** in his paints and hang up hahahaha!

Hi, I just received one of these calls from the same number.  He told me I had a pdl with usa payday cash and that I needed to give him my attorneys info so he could contact me before USA payday brings criminal charges against me.  He knew my ss#.  what do I do.  However, when I told him I didn't recall ever taking a loan out he just said well I am here just to advise me.  He didnt push for any info about me.

Got the same phone message from John Smith. I was a victim before from these people. At first i got so scared i paid them money which i didn't realize it was a scam afterwards. I reported them from the local police and nothing happened. So i put a hold on all my personal information such as SSN etc. I even tried to ask where there company was located and some jerk said behind my house. WTF is that all about. I got so frustrated started to curse him out and said you are currently being recorded and will be reported to the FBI for Fraud. they don't care because there out of country. They are not even located in the US.  so don't be fooled by them. SCAM  it is...

I work at a law firm that deals in collections and we don't give out legal notices. We have to provide proof of debt and time to answer for that debt.
These people need to stop the scams.

who ever this idiot is he's really stupid i don't even have a bank account .

this company is doing good job those mother f****rs r nt paying money.my s.s.n is569854588

SO I JUST RECEIVED THE SAME PHONE CALL TODAY WITH THE SAME "PERSON" GIVING ME ALL OF MY INFORMATION AS WELL.....IT IS SOO FAKE AND VERY MUCH SO FRAUD!!! IF ANYONE GETS ANY CALLS AT ALL IN REGARDS TO THIS SAME SENARIO REPORT IT IMMEDIATELY!!! CONTACT THE SS ADMIN AND PUT A BLOCK ON YOUR SSN!!! THIS GUY IS OUT TO GET EVERY ONE HE CAN!!!! HE TOLD ME HE MAKES ABOUT 30,000 A DAY DOING THIS!! I CALLED HIM OUT ON EVERY BIT OF THIS AND TOLD HIM THAT I LOOKED HIS NUMBER UP ONLINE AND KNOW FOR A FACT HE IS A FAKE JUST TRYING TO MESS UP PEOPLE'S LIVES!! SO EVERYONE BE WARE AND WATCH OUT FOR THIS!! IT'S GETTING WORSE AND WORSE! I HAD A POLICE OFFICER COME TO MY WORK AND I REPORTED THIS ISSUE AND HE TOLD ME HIMSELF THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT HERE LATELY SO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO PROTECT YOURSELVES!!!!

"so my dear friends"??  ... okay "Larry" the gig is up.  Americans don't say, "so my dear friends"  This is Indian English.  You are part of the scam!  Hide your wives, hide your huzbundz, hide your kids, they scamming everyone 'round here.  Do not fall for this S.O.B.'s scam.  I'm onto you Larry or Sanjay.

I received the same call, but after 1 week i got a legal notice to appear in the court of CA. Its regarding a payday loan which i didnt repaid back from last 1 year,but now the court is charging me 3000$ for a payday loan of 300$,so my dear friends please check the details properly.

I received the same type of message but the caller id reflected 1911 which was very strange! The caller was Rox Murphy with a thick indian accent, but he left no company name. This same person/company called me about 2 months ago and that time I had answered. The guy with the indian accent said his name was John, but when I asked to be transferred directly to the attorney, it was the exact same guy but this time his name was James! I asked them for the certified mail receipt number and the dates that delivery was attempted and they gave me some bogus number which I questioned them on and they had no response. They also called my boyfriend multiple times the last round. I asked for them to send me confirmation of any debt they had for me in writing and to date, I have received none but the calls started again today.

So I have gotten the same phone calls.  So why don't you all just call them back.  Aggravate them like they aggravate you.  Call them many times a day.  Remember, you can not threaten anyone.  Just state the facts.  You know they are a scam, and they need to stop calling your number.  Remind them you have checked into your local law enforcement and you know there is not warrant.  See how they like that!!!! I am not playing.  They may have all of my information, but they can not scare me into thinking anything that I do not have.  DO NOT BE PLAYED OVER.

This guy has called my sister twice and threatened her with crap also. I reported him to the local PD but they can do nothing. If he calls again, I am going to file terroistic threats on him.

The same guy calls me daily at least 10 or 15 times.  He says his name is John Fisher with the State Investigations Department.  And that I have not paid the loan I took out with US Pay Day Cash.  Today he told me that if I didn't pay within 48 hours, I would "be behind bars."  Now that I know this is a scam, and that all of you have had similar expereinces...I will go make the complaints.

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 ABOUT 4 YEARS NOW


Fake Debt Collectors ? Terrorizing Consumers
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5621205&page=1

MORE ON FAKE DEBT COLLECTORS
http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm
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  
http://consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/07/video_bill_collector_scam.html  WITH VIDEO!  
http://consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/09/fdic_debt_collector_scam.html  9/7/2010 -NEWEST CONSUMER ALERT ?SCAMMERS NOW CLAIMING TO BE WITH FDIC

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 and Covenant
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
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-707-633-2789  Scammer false postings as Rojer, Minni, Rhone, Smith, Lisa Jack, Julie, Sean, and Carol. ? preparing a new number to use to steal money
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-205-294-6271  Scammer false posting as Thomas Jhonson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-661-263-4011  Scammer false posting ?ILLEGALLY claiming to be an attorney Charles F Robinson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-321-684-4117  Scammer false posing as Harry Patt
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-518-565-0306  Scammer false posting as Wellvishers
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-791-4673  Scammer false posting as Sherrie Ann and Elvine Buris
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-305-390-0607  Scammer false posting as James and Mark
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-349-3112  Scammer false posting as Roger Brown. David Macrow and Andrew
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-360-1702 Scammer false posting as STATE LEGAL DEPARTMENT
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-850-254-8883  Scammer false posting as Stella
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-347-875-8165  Scammer false posting as Lisa L Johnson, Mark Taylor
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-310-872-2861  Scammer false posting as Jim, Keith
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-760-582-0311 Scammer false posting as Alex Morrison
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-817-393-0246 Scammer false posting as Mark Smith
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-619-1686 Scammer false posting as Beckham, Beckh, BECK and MOCK and MINDY
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-352-653-1302 Scammer false posting as Christy and ANNA 2 times, KAT V DON, SANDRA JR, PAUL WRIGHT ALEX SCOTT DR Kim preparing a new number to use in their unsuccessful scam ?
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-770-2937 Scammer false posting as officer
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-623-465-9849 Scammer false posting as Bob Keeshan
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-325-260-0090 Scammer false postings under Jhon, Mishele and Tyrone Johnson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-213-784-5745 Scammer false posting as United Man and Don't be so sure & immediately judge, ac
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-841-9420 Scammer false posting as Marcus, Barbara, Kevin and Dina
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-772-675-9488 Scammer false posting as Michael

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.