did the same thing to me today kept calling my job... told him i will call him tomorrow and told him that my attorney will call him for harrassment charges and see if would like that then when i told him that if he continues that i will have his phone number traced.

ITS A SCAM!

I keep receiving calls from these people as well; they're insisting that I got a loan from InstantCash and that if I did not send them a fax and a check for $1300 they would take me to court. When I tried to ask them details about what was going on, he quickly told me that the line was being federally recorded, that I would be brought to court if I did not send them a fax saying I wanted to pay them out of court today, and that his job was only to inform me of this. He said he would send any documentation to my lawyer.

I told them I would look through my bank information and get back to them ... when I tried to call them back less than an hour later to gather more evidence for what appears to be identity theft, the number came up as disconnected.

called claiming to be a lawyer's office with an accent that i could hardly understand. my call blocker kept blocking it, but they called back every five seconds. i finally turned it off, answered it, and told them "wrong number" after hearing the message left previously. called my work today and left message which i promptly erased!

They left me a message I think, but I haven't checked it yet.  But it actually was 5 times in 10 minutes that they called, who does that?  And...don't they know there is no debtors prison?  You cannot go to jail for not paying a debt.

i just got a call from this b*****d's (814) 347-2004. This one left a message and her name i Jenny Thomas but she had a chinese accent. Come on, you think we are that stupid.  She was saying it was of utmost importance that I call their hot line.

Yeah right!

Just got called 3 times in 10 minutes from them, didn't answer because I am at work...

I just got a phone call from this number and they wanted me to pay them $705.87. Stating I borrowed money from Instant Cash. They told me it would go to court and I would have to pay $8000.00. The first guy was Frank Jackson and then he put Edward Landon on the phone stating I could call him back at 814-347-2004 ext 3435. When I called then number back, no one answered. They said the company name was Roger Smith and Assoc.

These peoplecalled me today saying that I owe for a loan. They also told me that someone would come arrest me in the morning. They also had previously left me a voicemail saying, good luck if I dont call back. They repeated my social security number, in an effort to get me to confirm it but I didnt! They got upset because I wouldnt cooperate. I hope that Im not a victim of identity theft :(

the number1-347-2004 call me

they keep calling my house and cell phone saying that i  owe them 500.00 dollars and they were from a payday loan and that i had a hearing the next morning if i do not give it to them i would have to pay 8.000 dollars to get out of jail they will also freeze my bank account they also knew the last four number from my social security number they also said that i have been writing bad checks since 1988 they had accents.

Called them and they gave a bogus law firm name and speaks with a Indian accent thd they said can I f@Cl you 3 times

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

OMG these peopler are freaking pissing me off.. and as soon as I said I am reporting you to the FBI they hung up.. I AM SO FREAKING PISSED>...

Just got a call from another number telling me to call this number.  The number they called from was 607-733-1419. He said the samething everyone else is saying and of course signed off with "i wish you luck".   All I have to say is something needs to be done to stop this.  I am tired of getting calls, my job is tired of getting calls. It TRULY MAKES ME UPSET that our government can do nothing about it when the callers are using American lines.

This us the second number that tried this. Called one of the loan companies associated with them and they said it was a scam. Even the attourney general said the were w fraudulent company.

Prolly DAMNED TERRORISTS extorting money from others to finance more terrorist activity!!!

Should be chased down, and boiled in oil.....dispicable f****....!!!

received call at work and tried to intimidate me.  my supervisor cut both individuals off and told them to bug off.......

I agree that a lawsuit is in order. They are harassing me at work (which takes time and money away from me) and on my cell (which also costs me). I'm in if anyone wants to turn them in and end this for everyone!

I have been called by this company several times in the past few days.They also called me about a month ago with no calls in between. These people are very nice until you tell them you know it's a scam. They told me "Good luck and we are coming for you". I didn't believe a thing, including their names. Kevin Anderson is not a common name for someone with their dialect. They cannot give you specific information except for your personal information. Do not fall for this scam. Even if you did owe a company money, they cannot do all the things they said they would do like freezing credit cards, your drivers license and passport. Do not believe these people. There must be something we can do to prevent them from harassing us.

They called my cell phone and said I had a lawsuit filed against me.  They have my social and my date of birth!  I told them that they have to notify me by mail or have me served and they said I was rude and hung up on me!

Do not know who they want. They have called me six times looking for Albert I think. I can not understand through thier thick accents

these jerks keep harrasing me on my cell and my work phone.  Saying that i owe them money and they represent a American Payday loan..  Tried to get information out of them  Franco Torres(with an Indian accent) got hostile  and wanted to know why i need this information.. My co-worker had the same problem with them.  she fought back and it's been two years since she has heard from them.. DON'T DO IT, DON'T FALL FOR IT!!!! SCAM ALL AROUND

Keep getting calls fromthis place who wont give the name of their firm. But. Say I owe 2 payday loans for 825! Cant tell me the date of supposed loan. But insist I will be sorry if not paid back.

OMG they called me 9 times today i called them back and told them i didn't take out a loan and also called my bank. it is soooo scary that they have all your info. i will never post anything on the internet again. we need to do a class action lawsuit we have enought people here that are being harrassed.
the person told me they were calling from Roger Smith and associates, i look them up and they are an enviromental engineering firm. how can this crap be going on so much with anyone doing anything about it.

i to got a call from this # and they was saying that i owed 650 to this payday place what so here i am calling the bank and then calling them back and then i looked this # up and see this page thank god for the web i hope they call me back again cuz im going off ......

I received two calls on my home phone and two calls on my cell phone,  I know this is a scam because I received these same calls in Dec. I just want them to stop, what is so scary is that they know all my Information.  He said that I was to return his calls or have my attorney call.  He did not give a company name just his name as Russo.

yes I have gotten about 5 calls from this number in one day. Telling me or my attorney to get in touch with them, and if I don't all they can tell me is Good Luck with the outcome.

ok guys dont fall for this scam! if you go onto the FBI'S website and look up scams on there site you will find this one .what I would do is jot down the number/numbers that they call u from and the times then go right onto the fbi's website and file an report  also if u do pick up the phone be very stern with then and let them know that you know for an fact that they are an scam and that the Fbi has your phone buged and that there scam is on the fbi's site and they will leave u alone

its a scam call the cops