I have gotten a call from this number the last couple of days with the same story.    He has also called my mom and mother-in-law and told them that I would be arrested if I did not pay.  He then called my work when I did not call him back.   How is he getting all this info on me?

Any clue where this is from?

This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India. They are making the calls utilizing VOIP and the names of legitimate firms to make it appear the calls are originating from within the US. There is NO "company" or "debt" and you will NOT be arrested. They are harvesting and/or buying consumers' personal identifying information from unscrupulous websites like the one you may have filled out an application with, and you need to do whatever you can to protect yourself. This includes: Notifying the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/, placing fraud alerts with all three credit bureaus, notifying your bank and employer and letting these criminals know you are aware they are attempting to extort money for a non-existent debt and have alerted the authorities.

ABC News released an investigative report on this scam in June. The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/phantom-debt-co ... 16512428&page=1

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/08/bgm.shtm

I got the same phone call from him two days ago telling me the same thing. An now he just called me saying his name was David Mitchell. I tolded him I remembered his voice an if he called me again I was going to call the FBI. An guess what! He hung up the phone really fast. What ever y'all do Do Not Send This Guy Any Money. He Is A Scam Artist! !!!!!!!

HAHA!! Oh and now when trying to call MR. Jacob Williams, his # just rings and rings.... he's been busted so now will be calling from a different # I'm sure!!

I was called today by this Jacob Williams person. He used a very similar story to what ASH in the previous post was given. I was told that I would be arrested at 9:00 AM in the morning if I didn't Western Union $750 to them immediately. I told him that I had clue as to what he was talking about and needed to do some research with the bank and where this check was supposedly written to. He gave me 30 minutes or said he would notify the States Attorney to process the warrant to pick me up!! After calling the bank, the place where the check was supposedly written to, the police and the FBI... I googled the phone # and thats where I found this site! When I talked to Jacob again.. I made him aware that I knew this was a scam and if he was smart he would GOOGLE the # he was calling from. Much to my surprise, as I was re-checking this site a few hours later to write about my experience, I see that 2 others have posted saying that what Jacob told them was true and they went to jail. From the time I told this Jacob person to google his #  to the time that the last 2 comments were posted, was ONLY minutes apart.... So now the SCAMMERS are on this site trying to make people believe their bullsh*t story!! Please people, call your local police and FBI about this Scam... ALSO DO NOT SEND THEM ANY MONEY BY CREDIT CARD OR THROUGH WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM. IF THIS WAS A LEGIT COLLECTOR THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU EXACT INFORMATION SUCH AS ACCOUNT NUMBERS, CHECK NUMBERS ETC..... ALSO COLLECTORS HAVE A CODE OF ETHICS THE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FOLLOW AND THEY WILL NEVER THREATEN YOU AND TELL YOU THAT YOU WILL BE ARRESTED OR THAT A WARRANT WILL BE PLACED. ALSO, COLLECTORS HAVE TO VERIFY CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM YOU TO KNOW THEY ARE SPEAKING WITH THE CORRECT PERSON BEFORE THEY CAN RELEASE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU. THEY ALSO HAVE TO RECITE THIS SAYING " THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE"!!!!  SO ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS JACOB WILLIAMS... GOOD JOB AT TRYING TO SCAM ME AND THEN POSTING TO THIS SITE AS 2 DIFFERENT FAKE PEOPLE(just got out so you need to read this      and    Tracey Anderson) SAYING YOU WENT TO JAIL ..... AND THAT WAS ONLY MINUTES AFTER I MADE YOU AWARE THAT THIS SITE EXISTED WHEN GOOGLING YOUR PHONE #  !!!!!!   IT REALLY MAKES ME LAUGH TO SEE HOW FAR YALL WILL GO TO TRY AND MAKE PEOPLE THINK WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS TRUE!!!!

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I WAS CALLED BY THIS JACOB PERSON AND I ACTUALLY WENT TO JAIL. I DID A STOP PAYMENT ON THE CHECK AND I THOUGHT IT WAS TAKING CARE OF BUT TO MY SURPRISE I WAS TOLD ABOUT THIS BY THIS JACOB W PERSON AND IT WAS REALLY THE CASE.

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There was a check that was deposited into my account, via ATM, that did bounce, I didn't know it was going to bounce, and because of that my account was overdrafted and closed.  I went to my bank and dealt with it, made payment arrangements, re-opened the account, and continued to pay them off for several months.  This "Jacob Williams" did have some of the information correct, however not all of it.  And I didn't notice until re-listening to the recording of my 2nd phone call with him, that his story changed from a bounced check, to I placed a stop payment on a check.

If you would have bounced any checks, you're bank would have notified you!!

I got a call today from a man, who called himself Jacob Williams, and said he was with the Criminal Investigators Office.  The phone number is MO, I live in WA state.  Told me that on a certain day in 2008 I cashed a personal check, and it had bounced several times. Which is illegal, and because WA state is doing a round-up of bad check writers, there would be a warrant issued for my arrest and local laww enforcement would be at my house at 5pm to pick me up.  Unless however I paid $1200 at that moment, or after the warrant was issued $5000.  Well I did have something similar to that event happen to me, however I had worked it out with the bank, paid it off, and had my account with them for several months after the fact.  I got quite scared, because I have no money, and told him I would have to make a phone call to see what I could do.  He gave me 30 minutes or he would let the States Attorney know that I refused to pay.  I called a relative who works for a collection agency and was told to call him back and inform him that I was recording the call, and ask for specifics on the check/account in question.  When I called him back, he was fine with the recording of the call, but refused to answer any of my questions.  When I continued to ask him questions he said he would be releasing my name to the state attorney and that he wished me luck through the night.   Then he hung up.  I called the bank, and the collection agency who has my account from said bank.  This man does not work with that company.  It is a scam, he was just trying to get money/account information.  He tried to give me moneygram information to make a payment, or he said he would put me on a secure line to use a credit card.