had my number and ssn could not understand him clearly sound like maybe foreign accent

told me his name was travis griffin from us marshall bank and i had committed fraud. He also had my name and ssn. foreign accent with this name come on. called numerous times on  cell then called my job bout 6 times.  this is bu***hit.  incoming number was 415-880-5599, a california number and the call back number was 815-280-0389 an illinois number. was dumb enough to western union $150 but no bank acct info given.  Just wanted to get them to stop calling my job.  I guess I shouldn't send any more. anyone else having problems with these guys?

He called me a bout a transaction he had my back name and my adress.Also he had my social security number.If he has all this why havent the FBI gotten involved yet

I had someone phone me up to try selling me things on the cell phone and i swaped the sim card from my 3g modem to my cell phone and if they try to call me they just get a busy tone and i got a voice plan on the modem number and on my house line i plugged in my printer fax to my into my house line and they just get the fax noise but if someone i know by the number on the caller id and i tell them i am on a do not call regester and to anyone who lives in australia the web page is www.donotcall.gov.au and you regester online and it takes up to four weeks and you get very little calls now and i put all my land line and cell phone numbers and fax numbers i got my perrents on it and they don't get any call at all from them at all and the fax machine has stoped ringing at night like early in the morning and we can hear it with the cordless phone connected to that number and the same with there cell phones as well. And to anyone in other countrys there should be a do not call regester web page or a toll free number i even got my friends on it by me putting there phone numbers on it as well and there phone and cell phones on it as well

Look at this wealth of information I found on 800notes.com:

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.naag.org

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

http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/349/RipOff0349746.htm#326657

I also received a call from this number.  It concerned a internet loan.
I refused to answer his questions saying I will not verify my personal information with anyone I do not know.  This man gave me a ciminal allegation speach,gave me a File #  and said he would contact my supervisor and manager and descredit me to them,  I had just filed bankruptcy and told him I would turn this information over my attorney and he would contact him.  He slammed the phone down.  Then called my Mother and told her I was a liar,  a fraud, and then called my best friend and said she owed monies that both she and I owe them money.  They have so much information about me that I was dumb founded at how they can go after people like they do.  Scam  and Criminal Charges and Allegations come to mind that if we all get behind the FBI and Detectives and go after these weirdos we can bring them down.   I think I saw a report on Sixty Minutes about how they have drove people from their homes saying that the sherif is out side their homes and arrest i imminent. and have families running scared.

Hey many of us would gladly pay our debts when given the correct information.  Hang tight all of you if you get one of these calls.  Together we can stop it.   I immediatley Faxed all of the information on to my Bankruptcy Attorney.  It is crucial that you get alot and as much information from these masters of scam,  we need it to stop it,  the law is aware of what is happening to good Americans.  If you really want to make them mad,  Like I did(  just ask for an English speaking supervisor,)  wow I was blown away at how mad the scam artist became.  LOL

Got a call today from an unknown caller. Stated his name was Jason Williams (very thick mid easter accent) from the Law Office of Federal Bank. Told me his call back number was 815-280-0389 and he gave me a file number. Claimed if I didnt pay them today $850 for a bad payday loan, they would transfer the file to my local police and within a few hours the police would come arrest me at work. Couldnt give me any information about the original creditor. This person had all of my personal information.  After I invited my co-workers to listen on speaker phone to what this individual was claiming he was going to do to me, conveniently the line went dead. hmmmm

I get the same call every week.  Phone number they leave is 815-280-0389, Bruce Brown, or whatever other american name he can think of at the time.   I had my Husband call him back today, and give him a nice little threat as well.  These people are scammers, have some fun with them, call them back, and tell them you are going to have them arrested for not being able to speak proper english.  They are a very sad bunch....  DONT PAY THEM A DIME.......

Just got a call from this wacko about 5 minutes ago, his name has now changed to Bruce Brown..  and he is still from a false law firm and still has a very ridiculously stong accent, still threating and still saying info that is bull.  At this point reporting these people is all we can do and follow up on it as well.  Call back # is now 815-280-0389

I have reporte dthis company to:

FTC
FBI
STATE' ATTORNEY OFFICE - MARYLAND

This is my story.

I GOT A PHONE CALL ON MY JOB AND WAS THREATENED WITH ARREST AND A PHONE CALL TO MY BOSS BY A MAN WITH A MIDDLE EASTERN ACCENT AFTER I REFUSED HIS 'LEGAL HELP'. HE SAID THAT HE WAS CALLING FROM A LAW FIRM AND THAT HIS NAME WAS JOHN WILSON. I ASKED HIM NOT TO CALL ME AGAIN BUT HE CALLED ME SEVERAL TIMES ON 04/28, 04/29. AND 04/30. I WAS TOLD BY JOHN WILSON TO SHUTUP WHEN I ASKED WHY HE KEPT CALLING ME. HE PROCEEDED TO READ THE LAST FOUR NUMBERS OF MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS MY ADDRESS. HE GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL BACK AFTER I TOLD HIM I WAS BUSY AT WORK(815-280-0389). I GOOGLED THE PHONE NUMBER AND FOUND THAT TWO OTHER PERSONS RECEIVED THE EXACT PHONE CALL FROM A JENSON WILLIAMS. I CALLED THE NUMBER THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME BACK AND ASKED FOR JOHN WILSON. SOMEONE CAME TO THE PHONE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE PERSON WHO CALLED ME. I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS JENSON WILLIAMS AND HE SAID YES. I TOLD HIM THAT I ASKED FORM JOHN WILSON AND HE SAID "I AM JOHN WILSON". I INFORMED HIM THAT I WOULD REPORT HIM TO THE AUTHORITIES AND HE ASK ME TO GIVE HIM THE NUMBER THAT CALLED ME - I REFUSED.

I called them back, ive delt with this before,
i simply said, may i have an address for your business
as id like to stop by your offices.

He started to give me an address, but fumbled the exact numbers
and when i asked for a zip code, he wouldnt provide it for me,
and then asked if i was some guy (who i wasn't) and told me
not to get smart with him hahahah...

scammers.
don't be bothered, and if it bothers, have your attorney make the call.

told me his name was travis griffin from us marshall bank and i had committed fraud. He also had my name and ssn. foreign accent with this name come on. called numerous times on  cell then called my job bout 6 times.  this is b***s***.  incoming number was 415-880-5599, a california number and the call back number was 815-280-0389 an illinois number. was dumb enough to western union $150 but no bank acct info given.  Just wanted to get them to stop calling my job.  I guess I shouldn't send any more. anyone else having problems with these guys?

So I called this man back who now is going by William, same voice, I am pretty sure it is the same person everytime.. He apologized for screaming at me and told me that becuase he was wrong he was willing to pay half  of my supposed debt with his personal credit card I only had to western union him the other half within a half an hour.  Ok yeah, not that dumb.  He then told me that he courts in New Jersey have gotten involved, I asked it I could contact the courts myself and he told me I would get arressted, I then asked why I have not received anything in the mail from them or the courts and he started screaming at me again.  I called him back and told him my lawyer would be contacting him to go over everything, and he hung up on me.. Still dont know the name of the company becuase they will not tell me..  He also said he rean my social in his database and wanted to verify a few things, he asked me if I had ever been arrested.  He also told me he has full right to have me fired and that he is going to make sure I do get fired and he was going to make sure that my license gets suspended, wow he must be god.. Or have some sort of super powers..

This person names Trevor left a voicmemail on the general work line at my work, not even my ext. With all of my information, it was very rude.  I called the number back asking to speak to the surpervisor I think get a man by the nmae of Trevor who sounds the same as the man who left me the voicemail and the same who asnwered the phone.  They say I owe thousands of dollars from a past pay day loan, when I ask for physical docuemtns, they yell at me and then hang up.  He has since called my cell phone 10 times, when I answer he is still yelling at me, tell ing I have no feelings and that I stole money.  He said the courts are going to contact my boss and fire me, but they can not tell me what court, they also say they have spoken to my manager but can not tell me who they spoke too.. I want to contact the Better business bearu or something, these calls need to stop. SInce I have been writing this "Trevor" has called my phone 4 more times.  Why should I answer it so this person can tell me at again. This is riducuouls.

I just received a call from some foreign guy telling me that I need to call him back because of fraudulent activity??  I couldn't really understand him but he has all of my personal information.  At first I was really scared because the call came on my cell phone from a san francisco number so I didn't answer.  I then got a voicemail from someone I don't even know telling me that if I don't call him back then something will happen to me where I work or my home.  What is this?? I am not calling this guy back its obviously a scam!

I have gotten this same silly message from the accent guy!  Can't understand him very well but claims he is an office ffrom the law firm did not state the law firm name.  But he has my SSN and of course my wrong home address.  He mention my job and home as well.  I am about to report this number to FBI I believe I got a similar call like this around the same time in 2008,  815 280 0389 caller number.  Should i return this guy's call and tell him I am reporting his number?

I also recently had "Jason Williams" call me from a number in my area code, but the call back number was the 815, he was very rude ecspecially when I asked him questions about what the call was regarding,he had a stong middel eastern accent.  He stated that I was going to be arrested that the cops were on their way, which is not exactly how the legal system work, so I hung up on him and he immediatly called back.  I looked the number up and found these comments, has anyone had any information back from the departments that they have inquired through?

I just had the something happen to me from 281-645-6279, but they stated they were a law firm and they are calling on behalf of cash something an online payday loan in 2006 and they new all my information. when i requested that they send me something in the mail they refused. I call the number back and they answer stating "law firm". The lady is very rude and I told her that and all she stated was "well what do you want". does anyone if this is a true law firm I believe the number is coming from the houston area

I just got a call today as well about me oweing money for using cashnet back in december of 2007 and when my husband called them back to get documents sent to him to see if it was real or not they hung up on him and then called me back and said that the police are being dispatched to arrest me.
I am all about paying my bills like everyone else but what the heck was this all about. They demanded that I send western union by noon or else.. I think the man said his name was Steven Richards.
I also contacted our local FBI office as well as the local police and the Federal Trade Commision to make a complaint.
The scary thing is they had all my personal information..
Anyone follow ups????

I am having the same thing as every other person - I have been receiving phone calls only on my cell for over a year stating I owe them money that was never deposited into my account I did verify that the first time.  It is always from the same person probably because the person sounds the same every time.  Once you start questionning them he gets very mad and starts yelling and has even hung up on me before.

This "Officer Jason Williams" has been calling me as well for the last week. Funny thing is each Month is a different american name with a very strong middle eastern accent. They have been calling me for a year now and now harass me at work. I'm really tired of it and its starting to affect my job. I don't owe anybody money, especially what they are claiming. It went as far as them reading my rights over the phone. I've been served paperwork before and this supposed debt collector won't provide any documentation of this debt. Its a really bad scam. Plus phone numbers change every time.

This is the exact voicemail message (personal info removed) that was left at my WORK extension last Thursday - "Hi, a very good afternoon. This message is intended to ##### (first name). ##### (first name) ######### (last name). This is 'Officer Jensen Williams' calling from 'UMCF Department' and I was trying to call you regarding time sensitive material. Your name ##### (first name) ######### (last name) and even your social security number has been listed as XXX-XX-XXXX, I repeat XXX-XX-XXXX. Now I want you to call me back as soon as possible before something goes wrong with you. This is 'Officer Jensen Williams' calling from 'UMCF Department' and my number is (815) 280-0389. Now if at all, by whatsoever reason, you don't agree to return this call, then I don't know what next is going to happen to you. You might be facing some legal consequences at your job or at your home and you might be getting some shocking surprises there. Now, it depends on you. Give me a call back if you think so, or else, God only can help you."

1. Lists a name I haven't used in over THREE years (maiden name).
2. Lists my COMPLETE social security number in the voicemail.
3. Left this on my WORK voicemail.
4. Threatens me FOUR times in the voicemail.
5. There is NO 'UMCF Department'
6. 'Officer Jensen Williams' as he claims is an alias b/c message is left from a man in a THICK THICK THICK middle-eastern accent. I had to listen to the voicemail at least 10 times to get everything down.
7. The call back number (815-280-0389) left in the message differed from the one on the caller ID display (138-405-0133).

Things I did:

1. Reported to FTC
2. Reported to Local Police Department (I have a Detective investigating)
3. Reported to Local FBI Bureau
4. Reported to Administrator at My Job

who is this people calling me saying that his name is OFFicer thung? weird..