843-416-4864
SC, US
gene
gene
2012-02-27 21:54:53
Unknown
they just called me for the 23rd time today i answerd they said they were from hopkins law and i owe them $400.00 from a internet loan with u.s. Loan i have no idea what there talking about but henry scott said i was in big trouble i'm going to tell henry to kiss my a.. Thanks for yas help on this
harleygirl
harleygirl
2012-02-25 08:59:09
Debt Collector
I got NINE freeaking phone calls from the same guy today. I didnt answer any of them because I didnt know anyone from South Caroline with that prefix. Then I listend to the one message out of the nine calls.. threatening that i needed to call today and "wish me luck" if Ididnt. How do we sue these b*stards or get them shut down?! Is the FTC doing anything???
Adam
Adam
2012-02-24 21:48:25
Unknown
The number 843-416-4864 calls me at least 10 times daily cell phone work leaves me messages to have me contact them.  They are pains.  The fact they call me so often at work this has to be harasment.
Tiffany
Tiffany
2012-02-24 16:58:44
Unknown
I received numerous calls from this number with a man claiming to be from Hopkins Law Firm "regarding a lawsuit against your name and social security number". I had received dozens of these calls in the past several weeks with the same pitch but saying they were with the Attorney General's Office.  The FTC did shut down one of these companies claiming to be working out of NV just last week but they are popping up everywhere.
Raymond Wilson
Raymond Wilson
2012-02-24 15:46:18
Debt Collector
I got calls from this number and they are scammers.  I told them I would be their place and one guy told me they were in Mt. Pleasant SC and another told me they were in Florence, SC.  Later they claimed they were sending the police to my home to arrest me and kick my a**.  They have the nerve to still call me.
Louis
Louis
2012-02-23 00:39:49
Unknown
Caller says he Mark Davis..A SCAM..ADD to my Post
Louis
Louis
2012-02-23 00:37:35
Unknown
Caller calls many times using a differnt name . Says he is from Hopkins Law Firm and needs me or attorney to get in  touch about illegal and misuse of Social Security. Fraud Fraud Fraud...they are just trying to get info...I can't figure out how they got my number. I now have them blocked so TODAY they CALLED from 919-247-0414, again stated from Hopkins Law Firm and wanted me to call them back at the 843-416-4864 number about misuse of my Social Security....so watch out now for this new number
Anonymous
Anonymous
2012-02-22 19:58:49
Unknown
Jane....I received a call from someone named "Calvin Morris", he had a very thick Indian accent, therefore we know damn well his real name is not Calvin Morris. Said I owe money to some company called US Cash. I have never heard of US Cash, and I don't owe them any monies. I did submit for an internet payday loan online (which I will never do again I might add) but I received it through a different company, since then I have been getting calls from these non-English speaking dumb a***s.  They are trying to scare you into sending them monies, DON'T DO IT!! You can either ignore their calls, or give them back what they give you. I chose the latter, and when I told them I knew they were a scam, and they won't be getting sh*t from me, he had nothing else to say. Live with the knowledge that these scam artist are counting on your fear, don't let them win.
Tony
Tony
2012-02-22 15:48:52
Unknown
Dont let it bother you jane, these are muslim scammers and they cant do s*** to you. They got the last 4 of your ss# from the internet, dont lose any sleep over these a***oles....thier b***s***.
Alfalfa
Alfalfa
2012-02-22 15:45:32
Unknown
One leg of this scam has been shut down:

Even scam artists are outsourcing. On Tuesday in its first crackdown on fraudulent telemarketing in South Asia, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it was shutting down two California-based companies that used a call center in India to defraud Americans out of more than $5 million over the past two years.

Workers in India made threatening calls to Americans getting them to pay money on debts that they didn't owe, the FTC charges. At an FTC press conference in Chicago on Tuesday, fraud victim JanLaree DeJulius explained that she had received a call from someone claiming to be an enforcement officer from the (phony) "Federal Department of Crime and Prevention," who threatened to have her arrested and have her wages garnished if she didn't pay a bill of more than $730. The scam artists had gotten her name and information from a payday loan her ex-husband had taken out in her name.

"It was very embarrassing," Dejulius said. "He knew everything about me so I agreed to set up an installment." She is not alone. According to the FTC, more than 8 million calls were made since 2010 and at least 17,000 transactions processed across the United States related to the global scam.

On Tuesday under request from the FTC, a U.S. District Court in Chicago stopped the international operation, charging Varang K. Thaker and two companies he owned, American Credit Crunchers, LLC, and an affiliate Ebeeze, LLC, with violating the FTC Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

"This is a brazen operation based on pure fraud, and the FTC is committed to shutting it down," said David Vladeck, director of the FTC's consumer protection bureau. "Consumers should not be pressured into paying debt they don't remember owing. Legitimate debt collectors must provide consumers with both written information about the debt, and instructions for protecting themselves if they don't think they owe the debt."

According to the FTC's charges, Thaker used Social Security numbers and bank account numbers obtained from payday lenders to identify the victims for his scam. He outsourced the work to an Indian call center, where workers made threatening calls to American consumers to pay fake debt or collect on bills for which they were not authorized.

Thaker was not available when contacted by telephone on Tuesday. A woman who claimed to be Thaker's older sister and asked not to be named for privacy reasons said he is working with the FTC to help the Indian government pursue the fraudster call center operators. She also said he was innocent in the scam. "He was being used by somebody. He didn't even know where they got the information," she told The Huffington Post by phone. She said that her brother got 10 percent of the earnings from the scam operation.

The FTC charges against Thaker are the latest in a series of police actions by the government agency to put an end to rogue debt collection operations that have become more frequent in the aftermath of the Great Recession. In January, the FTC struck a $2.5-million settlement with debt-buying company Asset Acceptance, LLC, charging that the company had falsely represented itself to customers, including making up phantom debts that customers no longer owed. Last October, the FTC filed a complaint against seven other fraudulent debt collectors, alleging that they had engaged in the same techniques -- demanding money from customers who owed nothing at all.

The growing number of Americans who are unable to pay their bills has meant there are more companies looking to profit from their economic difficulties.

Debt collectors have been taking more aggressive tactics as fewer people are able to make ends meet or are in a cycle of debt. More than 30 million Americans are in debt collection, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Since 2010, more than 4,000 complaints have been filed with the FTC and state attorneys general about fraudulent debt collection calls, the FTC said.

Charles Junitkka, a personal bankruptcy attorney who represents clients in the New York City area, said, "In the last few years, the desperation of the collectors and their efforts have intensified because of the economy."

This story has been updated to reflect comment from a woman who says she is the sister of Varang Thaker. Thaker himself was unavailable for comment.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/21/ftc- ... _n_1289751.html
Tony
Tony
2012-02-22 15:43:58
Unknown
These people are scammers and they need to be stopped, call your local FBI and report them if they call you. enough is enough. If your going to try to scam someone you should learn how to speak english. Time to put these people behind bars......
Jane
Jane
2012-02-21 23:34:53
Unknown
He says his name is Calvin Johnson from a Harris Law Firm. He has called my cell & my work number repeatedly. He says my SSN is under investigation?  This is scaring me;can anyone help me?
Mary Boothe
Mary Boothe
2012-02-21 15:32:29
Unknown
Ken you are a moron.  More likely one of the idiots that works for these scam artist!!!
fernando
fernando
2012-02-17 15:20:45
Unknown
Got a call from this number and the person told me they were a  law firmHipkins
makaylah
makaylah
2012-02-14 03:59:34
Unknown
I told them i called the police and Fbi.... stopped them for awhile, we will see if they start calling again tomorrow or not.
T
T
2012-02-14 00:10:48
Debt Collector
i keep getting harassing phone calls at work and on my cell from a adam smith and he keeps calling and when i dont even say i am who they want they still on insisting that they are hopkin law firm and when i ask for who and for what they wont tell me!!! im starting to get really pissed with these people and i need to stop ASAP!!!!!
makaylah
makaylah
2012-02-11 06:41:19
Debt Collector
I received several harassing calls today ... what are you guys doing to stop/report it?
Scam Vigilante
Scam Vigilante
2012-02-10 18:34:35
Debt Collector
These people are scammers! Said was from Hopkins Law, but there is not such company in the U.S. They are scammers and DO NOT give out any information. I reported them to the Attorney General's office and the FBI.
Scam Vigilante
Scam Vigilante
2012-02-10 18:29:23
Debt Collector
These people are a bunch of scammers! DO NOT give out any information!!!! There isn't even a Hopkins Law in the entire USA.
Christine
Christine
2012-02-07 19:41:08
Debt Collector
I have also received phone calls telling me that I defaulted on a payday loan. The man calling today Jack Watson told me he worked for Hopkins Law Firm and that he needed my contact info to send to the lawyers office. I told him he could send me the info and I would decide if I need a lawyer. He kept trying to probe me for more information and I refused to let him have any and told him that he was suppose to have all my info already. Then I told them to not call me at my job again and quit harrasing me. It cracks me up that they all have HEAVY middle eastern accents  but have American names...I will calling every place I can to report them.
Jada
Jada
2012-02-07 17:35:34
Debt Collector
These are scam artist!!!! They called my place of business today from this number, however, for about three weeks at least once a week I have been getting similar harrassing calls from other numbers. They claim that I defaulted on a payday loan in the past which is NOT TRUE, and end each call by saying God Bless You or hanging up on me. They will not provide any information (at least non that's real). DO NOT PROVIDE THEM WITH YOUR INFORMATION!!!!! Heavy middle eastern or indian accents.
Sophie
Sophie
2012-02-06 19:58:33
Unknown
Yes, I got the same thing.  These people stated they are from the Hopkins Law Firm and that I  needed to pay them $780.  I said, What?  I asked them to fax me some documentation before I send them some money.  So all day they have called my phone about 30 times.  What do I do?
lalaland42020@yahoo.com
lalaland42020@yahoo.com
2012-02-04 01:58:18
Debt Collector
They are harassing me saying my owed for old payday loan. Calling all my numbers home cell and work threatening to have law enforcement pick me up and all even received on tonight on cell number identified as emergency #911 unreal.
dw
dw
2012-02-04 01:52:43
Debt Collector
i received a call twice from these guys at my work.  they would not give me any information except they were going to sue me and take me to court due to a payday loan obtained on the internet.  his name was Henry Scott very heavy accent India hard to under stand was very rude and threatening.  My mom cslled the number back and started asking questions, which they refused to answer.  they wanted her to verify my information as she wouldn
t.  the guy then stated how would i have his information if he hadn't taken out a loan.  My mom stated anyone can get the information of the internet.  The guy hung up on her.  She cslled basck several times and was hung up on.  Finally she reached them and stated that she was disconnected several times and the guy stated "no i hung up on you", and hung up again.  They have caslled may work, my friends and are very rude and threatening.  We did report them to our police department
Sherlock
Sherlock
2012-02-03 21:48:41
Debt Collector
Thete ate foreign men stealing information from internet. They are calling from the 843-416 number. They are stating they represent US Cash and say you took loan and will not pay for it. They want ypu to send them $300.000 plus fees they say they are from Hopkins Law but in truth it is a room full of Irainian men. WATCH OUT FOR THEM
Sherlock
Sherlock
2012-02-03 21:33:14
Debt Collector
These people are foreign and are scmamming money. They get your info off the internet. They say they represent US Cash which I validated and they do not. It sounds lime a room full of Iranian men. Watch Out
Sarah Korworsky
Sarah Korworsky
2012-02-03 17:54:56
Unknown
Hopkins Law Firm - Mark Davis calling wanting my attorney's name. Stating I'm being sued for internet purchase not paid for. Called over and over again at my job and my cell. No idea where he got the numbers. Called back to back about 50 times to the store I work for. Hanging up didn't work but threatening to call Attorney General stopped it at least for now.
SICK OF THE CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SICK OF THE CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2012-02-02 09:36:17
Debt Collector
MY GF GETS CALLS AS WELL FROM THESE SCUMBAGS. SAME NUMBER AND EVERYTHING,SAYS HES FROM HOPKINS LAW FIRM.HE SAYS HIS NAME IS ANTHONY PERRY, BUT HE SPEAKS WITH A VERY STRONG ARABIC OR INDIAN ACCENT.WATCH OUT FOR THESE SCUMBAGS
fighting back
fighting back
2012-01-26 20:24:51
Debt Collector
Guys these people are not US citizens. They keep changing their phone numbers and have repeatedly harrassed me all year. I have my local law enforcement involved. If you get the calls traced or even have your lawyer call them personally or your local DJ office. And at last talk them back the way they are talking to you. Tell them you have the local police department looking for them. It never ends and how they get this information is beyond me.
alert!!!
alert!!!
2012-01-25 21:44:20
Debt Collector
these a***eads just called me saying every law enforcement agency in my area was looking for me because a debt i owed a company I never heard of. He said his name was Marv Jackson, not with that accent, but wouldnt answer any of my questions. He just needed my acct and ss info. I ask for a letter to see what I owed and they said I could provide to me at this time lol so just hung up on them.
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