omg this call called me too today. im scared i think someone did fraud or is this a scam? they said they are going to take me to court on monday and get me from work or my house and it is going to be over $5,000. im worried? should i be? they said i never paid back a payday loan which i never received.

I am a bankruptcy attorney from Chicago.  Several of my clients who have already filed have received calls from this number recently, same MO as most of you have described including the Dot Head.  Try to determine which creditor they are calling for and post that information here.  

If you are debtor in bankruptcy proceeding you should tell them your case number and tell them to stop calling you or you will seek sanctions against them for violating the automatic stay.

You guys, its BS.

None of you are getting arrested. None of you are going to the "BIG HOUSE". And I doubt any of you owe this 'US BANK' $$. This is nothing more than a scam. My work traced the calls coming through my direct line and they are actually coming thru INDIA but being routed as a California # !

According to "Officer Brian" I should have been served papers yesterday, and should now be sitting in a cold jail cell in Cook County. When actually I have just returned to work from a fantastic steak lunch, thank you.

BUT THIS IS TRUE: THEY HAVE OUR INFORMATION (ss#, BANK ACCOUNT # home /work address, ect)- so

1.) Place a FRAUD ALERT with the 3 National Credit Bureaus

   * Transunion     * Equifax    *Experian
2.) Call your local Social Security office and find out the procedure to have your SS# changed- in my state you go downtown to the local office, fill out a bunch of forms, and are assigned a new SS# within 8-12 weeks. (this is for your added protection)
3.) Call your bank and let them know you would like to put a fraud alert on your account- or, close your account (make sure you have no pending transactions or checks that have not yet cleared) and open a new checking. This is very simple to do.
4.) Change your cell or home # and be sure it is unlisted. If you are receiving calls at work, you may have to get IT involved (or manangement in a small company)or, just dont answer the calls.

I hope this helps ease all of your minds!

Send an e-mail to abuse@pacwest.com this is the phone carrier for 831-480-6327. The more complaints they receive the faster they will shut down this fraudulent collection company!

If you want to protect your SS# get life lock it is only $9.95 a month. Since this company has your info you can protect it for this scam.

I just got a call from this bastard and I called back he knows my bank account and everything. I had an argument with him and he said that I am going to get picked up by the police for fraud. I am worried

I just answered the same call from a man who was very abrupt and could not speak English very well.  His big speech was that they are sending me to jail and I will be served at work.  He is a rep from Attorney and Legal Services and will have me served and arrested this Friday.  I am ready I told him... I packed clean clothes and I am sure my jail cell will have a warm cot with 3 hots served to me.  Finally I don't have to cook I told him....Yahoo!  I asked him to come visit me and bring me chocolate cake! He said I have the right to remain silent...I said yep and I need a vacation too....LOL!

I received the same call today at my work number.  He said his name was Shane Stevens. He was with the Attorney and Legal Services office. The caller claimed to be collecting a debt for US Bank. When I tried to inquire about the claim further, her kept interrupting me.  I told him to give me a number where I can reach him and he gave me 831-480-6327.  He is hispanic with a hard accent.  Don't give him any information.  I am worried that he has my information also.

I just answered the phone falsely.  I picked up and said thanks for calling Detective Harlow from the Los Angeles Police Department, and they have stopped calling.  The guy choked up and I told him that I tracked his phone number, he just about gave birth.

Received the same call as most of you. First one on Friday, Sept 26 and then again today. When I called, the guy (very agitated and would let me get a word in edgewise) preceded to tell me my account number, e-mail address and last four digits of my social. I was told about an On-line Pay Day loan advanced made to my account on 4/22/08 never repaid and that I was going to end up paying $5,000 plus dollars. No other information could I gather from him. When I asked him to just provide me information, he started spouting that he wasn't here to help me. As soon as I said that I worked for a law firm, he hung up.

I contacted a friend who is an attorney and she called them and could not find the lawyers all of you have mentioned on the CA state Bar. The guy on the phone said he couldn't find my lawyers information, even though we were both looking at the info online.

Her advice and mine: File a police report, contact your bank and have them close and provide you a new account number, not linked to the previous. With them having the account number and routing number, there nothing that can stop them from electronically debiting your account. It’s a pain, but it worth the peace of mind.

I spent 5 hours today going through this hell, which almost ruin my vacation, but today they call the wrong Helen (and apologies for not being PC means not Deaf, dumb or blind) and most of all stupid.

We call them back several times, and could hear a room full of people repeating the same script, when asking them for information was asked to wait then hung up on repeatedly.  We told them it’s a scam, the police have been notified and to stop calling or harassing me.

Case filed with SFPD 9/29/08. Hope this helps

They've been calling me too! Strange enough I googled the # last week only to find nothing, then today I find others have been dealing with the same harrassing phone calls.

I beleive this a scam- they use VERBATUM the same scripting other callers that have posted here have experienced. I just received a call about 20 minutes ago, but oddly enough on my work phone it comes up "INTL". I answered. I asked for information to be sent to me. Caller with thick accent claims I owe a debt to USBANK. (Never taken out a loan with them) I said send me info. He said my case is being downloaded today and I will be served with papers Wednesday!

I am worried because 1.) They have my work #. 2.) They have my home address & SS#.

I have a good family attorney so I am not too worried, but it bothers me my personal info is out there. This is either a scam or a collection agency..but I doubt its a collection agency, because if it was a legit one, we should be able to trace the number back to an address.

Best thing I can tell you all is keep your info private- I'm going to get my SS# changed just to be safe. And if they keep harasssing you (like me, at work)do what I did- I told the guy today this is a warning for the calls to stop at my workplace. If they do not, I WIll TAKE LEGAL ACTION! The are Fair Debt Collection practices in place.

I called my attorney, he said if the calls continue, file a police report in my work precinct. I'll post again if I end up getting 'served papers' this Wednesday.

Ok, I did a bit of work and here is what I found...

I called back to this number and asked for Brian O'Connor and was told that there was no one working there by that name and they hung up.  I called again and said I was given the name Brian O'Connor and was told the attorney of record was William Gibson.  I was told neither of those people exist there.... hmmm interesting.  I asked for the name of the attorney of record and a mailing address, they said what is your attorney's name, I said no, I want to forward your information to my attorney.  they hung up on me saying that I have been already spoken to and will be served.

By doing a little research I found another number also involved that when I called was to the same place - that number is 858-384-0297.  If you google that number it will bring you to a page just like this with the same complaints.

After several calls on my part to both of these numbers, either the call isn't picked up, it is picked up and they put me on hold and it disconnects after five minutes or it is picked up and nobody speaks to me.  Now neither of these numbers will answer my calls at all.

Phone number 831-480-6327 is serviced by a Network company named Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. 4210 Coronado Avenue, Stockton, CA 95204.  877-626-4325.
I called them to say that I believe that one of their numbers is being used in a telemarketing scam.  They said that they are only a server who provides numbers to their customer, and their customer inturns "resells" and that they do not have that information.  They said they would contact their customer and let them know about it, but there was nothing further they could do.  Ok I get that, but I did inform them that I would turn their name over to the police department investigating them.

Phone number 58-384-0297 is serviced by Global Crossing, it is the same type of Network sales, they told me that the number was sold to a "reseller" named RNK, located at 333 Elmstreet in Dedham, MA.  Their number is 877-323-2486 - I called there and spoke to a woman named Nikki - I told her that I believed that a number that they have is being used for telemarketing fraud.  She said, please hold so you can speak to a supervisor.  A moment later she said that my complaint would be forwarded to that department, their customer would be contacted and asked to remove my number from their system.  I said, okay great, can I have your supervisors name or the department handling this?  And she was like, well you can use my name, and I said fine, I will have the police investigation directed to your attention.

I'm not sure what these people are trying to pull here, but my concern is that they seemed to have all of my personal information. Name,address, SSN, bank information - EVERYTHING and that is very scarey.  I have issued a police report and I think that all of us should as to have a record should you information be out there and sold.  I also suggest that everyone pay very close attention to their credit report in the near future.

If anyone has any questions regarding what I have written above, please feel free to contact me at LNF616@yahoo.com

Thanks!

Wowwwwww. This is ridiculous.  I just got a call too!  In the voicemail he said "if you or your attorney do not return my call, all I can say is good luck."

OMG you all got this number too?  He Called by last thurday 9/25th around 3 or 4 in the afternoon I got the same number. This guy with a heavy accent called me too  and left a message saying the same thing that I or my atturney had to call him back imediately and they this is time sensitive call and that if i did not return his call by 12:30 to 9:00 an that all he can say is good luck as this have come down on me too. I did not know who the person was or what company he is from. I called the # he left on my voicemail with could not except anymore messages and the number that was left on my caller ID was a non working #.

I rec'd a call from a guy with a very deep axcent saying that myself or my attorney on record needed to call him back. Said if I do not return his call from 12;30pm to 9:00 EST all he can say is good luck as things come down on me? He didnt identify what company he was calling from, didn't leave his name only the number. When I call the number back 831-480-6327 it said this mailbox was not accepting any messages??? However the number on my caller ID was 831-480-1976. I tried calling that and it was invalid???

Said that I owe money from a pay day loan from November 2007.  He was a hispanic man name "Brian O'Connor"  He had all my personal information, but would not send or fax or email any information to me regarding what is owed and where.  He would not give me a mailing address and said that the only name of the office was Attorney and Legal Services.  That the attorney of record was a William Gibson.

He said the same thing to me about bring me to court.  Hauling me into court I should say.  Legal fees in total of $5,484.87.

called and said lawsuite will be downloaded to my state today.very short would not answr my questions

I received a call from Matthew Collwoods from Attorney and Legal Services in Orange. The caller claimed to be collecting a debt for US Bank. He said the money was deposited into my account and that they have been trying to contact me via email and telephone. When I asked for information, the caller became short and quickly hung up. I have no idea who this person is. I do not owe this debt.

I just got a call from this b*****d and I called back he knows my bank account and everything. I had an argument with him and he said that I am going to get picked up by the police for fraud. I am worried

Received the same call as most of you. First one on Friday, Sept 26 and then again today. When I called, the guy (very agitated and would let me get a word in edgewise) preceded to tell me my account number, e-mail address and last four digits of my social. I was told about an On-line Pay Day loan advanced made to my account on 4/22/08 never repaid and that I was going to end up paying $5,000 plus dollars. No other information could I gather from him. When I asked him to just provide me information, he started spouting that he wasn't here to help me. As soon as I said that I worked for a law firm, he hung up.

I contacted a friend who is an attorney and she called them and could not find the lawyers all of you have mentioned on the CA state Bar. The guy on the phone said he couldn't find my lawyers information, even though we were both looking at the info online.

Her advice and mine: File a police report, contact your bank and have them close and provide you a new account number, not linked to the previous. With them having the account number and routing number, there nothing that can stop them from electronically debiting your account. It?s a pain, but it worth the peace of mind.

I spent 5 hours today going through this hell, which almost ruin my vacation, but today they call the wrong Helen (and apologies for not being PC means not Deaf, dumb or blind) and most of all stupid.

We call them back several times, and could hear a room full of people repeating the same script, when asking them for information was asked to wait then hung up on repeatedly.  We told them it?s a scam, the police have been notified and to stop calling or harassing me.

Case filed with SFPD 9/29/08. Hope this helps