Tthey calling regatding my mom stating shes gonna be arrested!

Is this real? They kind of scaring me!!

I file a complaint with FTC and is currently awaiting for more information from them. I also emailed Frank Shapiro asking him to mail me a validation notice concerning my case he claim to have against me.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

?is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
?refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
?asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
?exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:

?Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.?Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
?Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft ? charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
?Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate ? but you think the collector may not be ? contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
?Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

I received a call from the same person. In fact he has even called my job on several occassions. He told me that I would be served a summons to appear in court for an unpaid payday loan. I live in NC. Is this a scam? I read on another forum for the same company that it was in fact they were scamming people out of their money. This is so sad. How can this matter be corrected?

This is a scam collection agency for a Payday Loan. Report them to your states "Department of Financial Institutions" with a copy of the recording. Leaving a message in this manner is against federal and state laws.

If you want to pay your debts, get a free copy of your Credit Report and contact your creditors directly.

Got a call from a Frank Shaparro saying he is an lawyer.....wanting to know if he is really a lawyer r not before I send him money!

They called and said they are a Law Firm