Please note: the only way to deal with this idiot, is to beat him at his own game. For instance, if you are at work, and if you have an office or desk, play with this clown. Begin with telling him you would like to work out an agreement. however do not admit to the debt. while this idiot is talking cut him off in mid stream by saying please hold on. Hold the phone close enough to your mouth but far enough from your mouth and begin to have a false conversation with someone. try and make it last about 45 seconds or so. Then return to the caller still acting sincere about resolving the issue. Repeat this tactic about 4 or five times. These clowns will think you are serious about paying. Afterwards quickly end the conversation by telling these clowns that your boss is calling you even giving them a false name. also be sure to ask these clowns to call you back. Once they do repeat the the process again & again. Once they are frustrate their true colors will show & you would have won the game. Evenually they will just give up, once they realize you have no intentions of paying them & that you enjoy wasting their time. One last thing if they call you at home you can really have some fun with them. You can get very clever with ways to frustate them. This worked for me I hope it can work for you. Good luck.

Pain in the###. Uses a different name every time. Michael was last one. Calls at work also.
Uses profanity. Called me a f...... mex This guys needs to be stopped.

This is the third number this very poor speaking man called and threatened a law suit about some unpaid online loan . the first time I was freaking out. the second time I googled the number and found out about this scam But today I was not so nice  I called them out on their Scam and told them there numbers are on the internet as scams and also If I was indebted to and one the send a certified letter so STOP calling this number then I calle my phone provider and had them blocked. I wish this trio would get arrested and deported.                       Tired of all the BULLCRAP.

Also make a report to the IC3...This is the WWW site that also handles fraud cases as well.

You call them back with *67 from a cell phone since the number cant be traced and then you use the same tactics on them, but instead you say that you are a law office or and officer representing such and such client and if they continue to harrrase the such client further action will be taken. They can go as far as calling your family members as well....

Another thing I was just informed was that WESTERN UNION MONEY GRAMS now gives out your information. I had a bank show me this information, so I DONT use money grams no more.

I got several calls over the past week from 817-404-4061 from a Alex Matthew's. The calls have stopped for over a month and start up again. The only call me on my work #.
Do not give them any information and I do not answer the phone when the phone rings and I see there #.
They are annoying

Yes, I have had many calls from Officer Michael Johnson or Officer Kevin Smith from this number - at first they are very nice - but then when you ask them questions they don't have the answers to they start to stutter.  How do we get these people to stop calling???

I received several harrassing calls stating that I took a payday loan which I never received.  They stated that I am being sued because I did not pay back the loan which i never received.  Finally they kept hanging up and when I got them on the phone again to tell them I was reporting them to the FBI he started threatening me and cursing I of course got mad and unfortunately cursed back.  Please if you have this same issue contact the FBI this is definitely a scam no debt collector would act this way and I know I have no Pay day loans unpaid.  Do not let them upset you it's a scam and do not give them any personal information.

I was just contacted by this number saying that I received a loan in February and I never even applied for a loan in February. They said that I was going to get arrested and it almost bought tears to my eyes. Luckily my mother had already been through this and told me to search the number and it was a scammer. I am a little relieved but still have questions on how much information they know about me>

I keep getting calls from this number, along with a couple of other numbers that are indeed different, but the same message and threats are being given to me, they call my work number, cell number and its getting old fast. Same indian accent, same every thing... how can we stop them?!

This caller is harrassing me at work.

Guy tell me that he is from Legal Affidavit and I owe them money for a loan that was given to me in April of 2011 and I didn't get a loan in April of 2011.  So how can they get me for something I don't owe.

I received a voicemail directed towards one of my employees from this number today.  Ironically, I am in HR for a collection service, so I am well aware that the tactics they are using are highly illegal.  I am reporting this on behalf of my employee.  Companies/people like those behind these kinds of calls are what give the collections industry a bad name.

They are calling my cell phone and my job stating that that they are a lawyers office and for me to contact them back.  They start by telling you that you are being sued.  The one guy told me that it was not a good day for me because I would be paying out alot of money.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE SCAMS AND THEY WILL TRY TO GET U TO PAY THEM.  DO NOT SEND ANYTHING OUT TO THEM.  After you hang up on them they will call you back until they scream curse and sware at you.

They called my cell phone 3 times yesterday.I didn't answer because I figured it was some scam artist. I have a teenage son.Somehow they got his cell phone number.They called and harassed him and made threats against him.When he started asking questions,the man refused to answer any of them.These people have got to be stopped!

I got the same call. They hung up on me. This is ridiculous but so relieving to know its a joke! Thy did have my social though. Any suggestions on that?

yep I am getting the same guy and the same calling me from this number.  Calling me at work, calling at work at night when I am not here and trying to get info from other employees, said that I am going to be arrested etc.......
Says he is from Ameriloan which is a LIE - as I have already been working with this the company and have a payment agreement in affect for them.....
Big Scammer!  Calls work, my cell phone many, many times a day.
I am really getting sick of this!

Thank you

As stated here prior, this sounds like yet another fake payday loan collector calling from overseas. Their threats are empty and their rude tactics are illegal under federal law, the FDCPA. Do not argue with them, do not comply with their extortionist demands. Show them you know you have rights they are trampling.

Try demanding a mailing address or a full business name. If the caller fudges his answer or you cannot verify it, it's likely a PDL sham. Challenge their horse puckey threats; they often make rude remarks and hang up. As the bullies like to hassle people at workplaces, advise your employers and coworkers these calls are garbage.

The usual response to such a runaway debt collector stateside is to send a cease-comm letter and file suit. If you find a valid US address, please do so. Fierce consumer lawyers will leap at the chance to run such a case on contingency. However, being mostly outside U.S. borders and having no discernable addresses, these particular criminals rarely make it possible for individuals to punish them. Submit complaints to the FTC and attorneys general. The FBI is also taking comments on these hostile thugs. Pester anyone with proper authority until this fraud is investigated and smashed.

Follow this link for a payday loan scam primer ...
http://www.debtorboards.com/index.php/topic,6954.html?#msg104309

Send word to the FBI via the Internet Crime Complaint Center:
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

Learn how to exercise your rights as an alleged debtor at FTC-dot gov. The more you know of illegal practices, the faster you will sniff out the fraudsters.
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm

I am getting calls today from 817-404-4061 and he calls over and over and says he will not stop, this is crazy, I am at work . What can be done to stop this....He is calling now and I write this, cursing and everything and of course I can't say anything, I'm in my cubicle

I have been receiving the same calls stated he is Officer Michael Johnson been calling my number and work number have requested my Mnanger to get TIGITA involved so the calls will stop receiving on my job.  In the Mean time getting ready to file with the BBB.

It is a scam. He called my number and WORK number multiple times. I finally had to call the police. When the deputy called him, he actually started singling in Indian to the deputy and refused to believe he was speaking to an officer. That's the only way I have been able to get them to stop. I have filed charges for harrassment

Officer Michael Johnson is the name I was given

I have been receiving the same calls stated he is Officer Michael Johnson been calling my number and work number have requested my Mnanger to get TIGITA involved so the calls will stop receiving on my job.  In the Mean time getting ready to file with the BBB.

It is a scam. He called my number and WORK number multiple times. I finally had to call the police. When the deputy called him, he actually started singling in Indian to the deputy and refused to believe he was speaking to an officer. That's the only way I have been able to get them to stop. I have filed charges for harrassment

Officer Michael Johnson is the name I was given

Officer Michael Johnson is the name I was given

I have been receiving the same calls stated he is Officer Michael Johnson been calling my number and work number have requested my Mnanger to get TIGITA involved so the calls will stop receiving on my job.  In the Mean time getting ready to file with the BBB.

It is a scam. He called my number and WORK number multiple times. I finally had to call the police. When the deputy called him, he actually started singling in Indian to the deputy and refused to believe he was speaking to an officer. That's the only way I have been able to get them to stop. I have filed charges for harrassment

I have been receiving the same calls stated he is Officer Michael Johnson been calling my number and work number have requested my Mnanger to get TIGITA involved so the calls will stop receiving on my job.  In the Mean time getting ready to file with the BBB.