Just so you all know any company if you owe them money our not can never threaten you with jail or any other threats. Its against FDCPA law. You need too report them too the FTC.

I'm a fool.  I paid what they said I owed and then they called today and said the FBI would be at my residence today to arrest me because I won't pay their legal fees.  They can go to the devil and back to India.  I mean really, a Indian from India names James Anderson, Steve O'Connor.    They have to be stopped,.  I'm calling the FBI and have already contacted thee Attorney General in Florida.  Would suggest everyone do the same.

I got the same call today, and when i figured out it was a scam I started playing scams on them,.  calling them and saying i wanted to pay money, and then hanging up can calling as a different person asking if i could settle out of court never actually getting to the point were i go to walmart and get a Green Dot card.   Finally The guy "Mike Anderson" figured it out and got all pissed at me thretaning me saying "You'll see who we really are now!" and hung up,   Then tried to call me back 30 minutes later, they called me 3 times in a row. leaving no messages.   Its just insane that there are people out there that will do that for a living. spend all day trying to get money out of people.

I got the same call today, from mike anderson and he got pissed when i told him that i reported the number to a consumer protection agency!!!  These guys are soo ridiculous and they cant get there story straight, to figure out if it was a scam or not i played a game with them and called them back from a new number with a new name, and they told me a different amount, every time.   Just retards is what they are!

Funny how James reply has saying its true when the law firm place is called James and Jackson mmmmm... And ur the only one saying its true Dnt b tryin to scary people on things that r false. And not true

I got the Same call and they also call on a number of (813) 418-7426, and they are saying I owe like 480 and to place the money on something called "green dot" at Walmart and they r saying I cn go to jail but won't send any paperwork to me till they recieve payment . I looked up there number and it's coming up as a mobile number and I checked with the better business bureau  and they said its a scam, I reported them to the FBI and also my husband called them cuz they keep calling me like crazy non stop and leaving harassment messages and when my husband called they were arguing and the man told my husband "look here mother f***er " and my husband said if u guys were a law firm u shouldn't be able to talk to me like that

Has anyone had to go to Court as a result of a call from this Law Firm?

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:
Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.

Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.

Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft ? charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.

Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate ? but you think the collector may not be ? contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.

Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.>

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt076.shtm

this is a joke they will not do anything but yell scream and cuss at you if you do not do what they want. all they want is a prepaid card! a prepaid card is like cash so when they have it it is gone! they will not do western union or bank draft. the reason they do that is to avoid fraud. and tracking of the money.. It sounds as if they are from over seas and can not speek well. I have filed police reports and called the state goverment they are calling from. and then call mine to let them know. DO NOT GIVE YOUR MONEY AWAY.  they will not give case numbers or who the compeny is that turned it over. know your state laws and do not give anymore personal info out tell your coworkers and boss let them know what is going on. because it will help you save face. they are crooks and full of S%$#

Amazing no one seems to know whats owed to these people and they want to do instant settlements.Also cant get anything in writing either which a debtor is entitled to. I blocked my number. Wasnt having this trouble until I filled out an online loan form of which I didnt borrow money because of the extremely high interest

They keep calling my job and my phone several times through out the day. My co-workers have been taking their messages which is very defaming of my character. I have cussed them out before and they will not stop. When they open today I will be calling them with my rights and possibly legal representation.  Their phone number was 813-418-7425

So I hung up on them after I got their info, but they only gave me like 15-20 minutes to make a decision to go to legal action or have them to take money from my acct. I didnt tell them nothing but just hung up....

I got the same call today from the foreign accent stating that I owe 400.00-500.00 but if it goes to court then I will have to pay out like 8000.00 LOLOL fro non payment on a online cash advance. When I tried to get them to tell me EXCACLY when and how much they said they didnt have that info.. the guys name was James. he said the law firm was James & Jackson law firm from Florida.

Case number and court? Judge?

if you could lie more convincingly, maybe you could get more money for shilling. Too bad for you.

i dnt knw man its really true they called me up n tld tht i will sued frm my n thts true im no more wrking now im fully poor now i dnt hav money to eat food now

How did you get out of "coustardy" so you could shill on the internet?

they are all real i have been under coustardy for 2 days and paid 5484$ in the court house

Getting same type of message only from a steve o conner and I didnt borrow anything

Getting threatening messages from 813 418 7425 about owing money that I never borrowed I cant get any info in the way of address who exactly owed to. All speakers are of Indian or Pakistani accent and   They are very rude and hang up after U dont settle with them.  Sounds like real fraud  Number is from Florida

These people have been harrassing my husband for weeks on his cell phone. He finally called them to get them to stop calling, and was hung up on. I called back and they answered "something, something, legal office". I told them I was calling on behalf of my 'client" and asked for a case number. He proceeded to try and get more information from me and I threatened him with legal action and let him know his "company" would be reported. I filed a complaint with the FCC.

This is so frustrating! I wish there was a way to find these schmucks and shut them down.

I tried to apply for a payday loan through "Don't Be Broke.com"  over the internet who advertised on TV that I could borrow money from them and only have to pay back a little over 7$ for each 100$ I borrowed. (You don't even need proof of employment or a checking account or blah-blah-blah to get a loan.)  Well,  I've had the same job for over 14 years and my checking and savings account has been with the same bank for over 21 years.  I tried to borrow 200$ and was turned down. Wh-a-a-a-t?  Then I suddenly started receiving emails from about a jillion payday loan companies. So I tried to find out the terms and conditions on a few of these companies only to discover that I had to fill out their whole application (giving them all my demographic information) and  hitting the submit button before I could go on to the page containing the terms and conditions of the loan.  This page also contained the electronic signature page for you to sign if you agreed to the loan.  I never signed any of these payday loan documents because I could see that all these companies have basically the same extortionists rates and all they want to do is rip you off.  Instead I turned to my bank for a direct deposit loan which would be debited through my next paycheck which I had set up through direct deposit.  A company called Hydra Unlimited deposited 300$ into my account without authorization by me.  When I called the company and tried to tell them they had made a mistake and that I wanted to just give them the 300$ back they refused and basically told me I was now stuck with the loan and all the interest I had to pay back.  I refused and now I'm getting threatening phone calls from this number: 813-418-7425.  The caller has thick middle eastern accent and said his name is Brian Stevens or something like that. (Yea, right!)

it is scammers trying to get you to squirm and get you to go and give them the money and they will call and make threats even hang up on u and go and not answer when u call them back, I have contacted the attornery general of missouri and i was instructed that tell them this IS A SCAM , YOU HAVE CONTACTED THE AUTHORITIES , AND THAT YOU MUST GO AND STRESS THE WORD SCAMMMMM SO THEY KNOW YOU WILL NOT TAKE IT . TALK OVER THEM BE RUDE THEN HANG UP ON THEM. they will not call you back once they got the message . yay for empowerment!

I am getting the same call. They say I received a loan from $350 to $500 which I never remember getting. When I tried to inquire further he hung up on me. I have tried calling them back 14 more times but it keeps going to their voice mail.

My guess, when you apply for a pay day loan on-line your information gets sent all over the place, somehow this so called company got our info and is trying to use it to scam us....

Dont pay them, have them send you official documentation in the mail and have a lawyer look at it if needed... Or, call the BBB in Florida and lodge a complaint.

You cant go to jail for not paying an unsecured debt, moreover, a company is most likely not going to waste the expense of hiring a lawyer and taking you to court for a mere $500...

I applied for a payday loan, but never with these people, and I pay mine back immediately. I did a spam email search and found them in my spam. The email goes to one of those fake sites that's not a lender. Don't know how they found my number. The few payday loans I had are paid for, and this company isn't ont he up and up. They are using my cell phone, and now they are blocked. Spam.

I just got 3 calls to my job & 3 to my cell phone telling i received funds they did not want their money but to prosecute me & they were going to send my job a copy of the alpha d avid but not me these ppl told it would be a legal fee of over $5000 dollars and I would be getting arrested. These ppl need to be stopped.

I just received a similar call as all of you have. First, they didn't know they were talking to someone familiar with the law.  1) Verify with your bank you received no many or money was taken out of your account. 2) This company they are calling from does not exist. 3) Report them to Law Enforcement. 4) Turn names, numbers, dates of calls, and amount of money they are demanding to the National Bar Association and/or Florida's Bar Association.  Law Enforcement is well away of this scammer as they have received multiple calls. Also, Report the phone number to local phone company. What they are doing is illegal and the harder you make it for them to operate the better. It is no longer safe to apply for anything online.  Also, contact Equifax, Transunion etc and tell them your information has been compromised. Protect your Identity and your credit!!! I hope this helps.

This caller called for the first time today.

These people have called and harassed My Sister and Niece, with the threat of arrest and legal action. Thank God I was finally there to pick up their call and told them off! I also, reported them to the local police and the Office of The Attorney General in Texas. People PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! Don't fill out any short term loan applications! This is How they obtained both My Sister's and Niece's info. When I told the guy who called, which one used Mark Adams and some Anderson I informed them, that I had contacted the local authorities and The Attorney Generals Office the calls ceased! Contact both agencies and Report these Scam Artists!

These people keep calling saying that I took out a loan of some sort and that if I dont give them my bank info to pay them back that they are going to put out a warrant for my arrest. Such a joke. But I am over my phone constantly going off with their foreign a***s trying to threaten me.