I tried calling them and all get is a busy signal.  I normally report this type of call to the fcc .

SCam Debt Collectors claiming you owe a Payday Loan from InstaCash USA. They have your SS#,DOB,Work Number and more to sound legit. they claim you took out a loan and did not pay it back. They claim they are taking you to court.

i was called by these people today saying i owe them money from some kind of pay day loan place.i told them i had no clue on what they were talking about.they said i owed them 8500 dollars.they said thet were going to send the police to my work and house.i started cusing at them they said that this call is being moniterd.i lost my cool.they said good luck to me that i was going to need it.i found out that they are in california.i have a very close friend who is a lawyer and she is going to follow up on this.this people are a scam

Just got a call from these people, the guy said he was sending the police and investigator to my work place to have me arrested.  I asked for what, and he said I took a loan out from some USA cash thing.  I told him that I have no clue what that is about, and then he claimed to be reading an affidavit to me that i owe the $8500.  No clue what is going on.  He kept saying to be ready, and when I told him I was calling the Police and that I would call him back, he got all pissy saying I was not to call him back.

This number keeps calling my job about a cases. I don't know what cases is about.  they keeping calling my job I am at the boarder of getting fired because these people keep calling

the called my work said they were restitution dept they are a scam.they say they are united attorney service

This lady called my phone for first time and claims that she wants to talk to my attorney and then said good luck to you sir and good bye and that is all she said.

Do you know who are these people?

Same experience here. Going to report these guys yet again. This is the 3rd group that has tried to do this to me. Well, it maybe the same group but different numbers. Going to turn these in as I have the other two. The name of the man was Daniel Cox. I don't take the calls because these people are threatening and rude and quite unsettling.

Yes I got a call today from an Indian man also from 858-412-0516 I tried to call the number back and it said 300134 the mail box was full and a message could not be left.  Also they called my job left the same number and some name Daniel Cox (CA).  When I asked him where was he calling from he said the Law Firm but would not give any further information.

I just got this message left for me at my work by Ben Lee from United to give him a call back ASAP as it was urgent he speak with me.  I have gotten used to googling numbers from my cell phone since telemarketers call all the time so I checked this one out and found this site.  I am glad I did and will not return his call.  If he calls me again at work, I will explain his options for the FDCPA and ask him what he would like for me to do.

I just got a call from this man claiming to be Daniel Jones.  He claimed that I had gotten a payday loan and that I owed $8000.  Now, first of all, how many pay day loans give out $8000.  He claimed then that it was for bail, attorneys fees and so on.  He claimed that he was going to send someone to come get me and that they would tell my employer and supervisor all about what I had done.  Thankfully, I googled the number and found all of you all.  Thank you for putting this out there, because I totally freaked out!

I got the from Steve today with pretty much the same story. I'm being accused of not paying back a debt. In my case, some months ago there was a company that deposited 200 in my account without my permission. I called and had those funds withdrawn from my account. I'm calling my attorney now and making sure this is stopped.

Yeah, I got the same call today only he said his name was Jason Brown.  Can these people be any less original?  I'm saving all their voicemails for the future.  I like the idea of prank calling them at all hours of the day and night.  I'm usually up pretty late so I got no problem calling them at 2, 3 or even 4am.  See how they like having their life disrupted.  Glad to see the post about reporting it, I'm going to do that as soon as I can.

Like many of you i'm in the same boat, yesterday these indian descent accent speaking men left the same message on my phone threatening me how i better do this or else they will be sending their investigating officer for me on Monday, i said why Monday and not today or Friday.  The man then said just wait and see, so i started laffing and that made him really man, well i don't know where the hell he's gotten my numbers from cause i haven't gotten any loans from these suckers, well i've got news for them, i told the idiot i was calling the police he said go ahead, so i reported them to the FBI and the the AG's office and i'm off the the police department when i get home from work.  He stated his name is Sylvester Brown, California Law Firm.  858-412-0516

From Lamet's post:

If you are targeted by these criminals, be sure to report them to all the following federal and state law enforcement agencies (most of which you can do online or over the phone):
1.    The U.S. Secret Service is responsible for protecting the country's financial infrastructure and payment systems from international and domestic threats. Call or write your local Secret Service field office to alert them to the details of this attempted extortion. The addresses and phone numbers for the local Secret Service field offices are listed at http://www.secretservice.gov/field_offices.shtml or in your phone book.
2.    Alert the FBI at https://tips.fbi.gov Be sure to tell the FBI that you are being targeted by extortionists over the phone. And if the crooks claim to be law enforcement or lawyers, officers of the court or bankers, be sure to include that information in your report.
3.    File a complaint with your local police. Most police departments will take a report over the phone.  Be sure to tell them that you're being targeted by an extortionist and give them all the details.
4.    File a complaint your state's attorney general, the contact information for whom is at www.wvago.gov
5.    File a complaint online with The Federal Trade Commission at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
If these crooks call back, promise them nothing, pay them nothing and tell them nothing other than that you know they're a scam and that you've reported them to law enforcement. (And be sure to report them to all the agencies above each time they call you.)

By the way, here's just a small sample of numbers used by this particular group of scammers. Read the reports and you'll see the same pattern time and again -- phony organization names, thick foreign accents, and oddly worded threats that are so melodramatic and ridiculous that it's laughable:


http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-771-9249   Scammer posting here as GARY and GARRY JONES
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-860-4509   Scammer posting here as Mike Henderson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-212-500-0839   Scammer posting here as Ricky
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-201-244-7722   Scammer posting as Carole, David Brown and Amanda
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-626-200-4646   Scammer false postings at this new number as silshan kanniue and Tina ? preparing a new number to use.
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-424-354-4270   Scammer false postings as Rose
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-785-4479   Scammer posting as Robert
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-909-327-4870   Scammer false postings as Marry
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-274-1143   Scammer false postings as Karen Miller, Chichi and Tom Little
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-561-300-8018   Scammer false postings as Marco Polo (real original)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-226-7488   Scammer false postings as SAM, David S
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-706-7463   Scammer false postings as George
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-349-7382   Scammer false postings as Towanda Robinson, Shannon Walsh, Jack Dawson and Cynthia
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-760-514-0132   scammer false postings as Suzy01, Johanna Hall, Cindie McMellon, Michael Dublin, Mark Williams, Carol and Rio   (800notes removed some of the scammers posts because the all came from the SAME IP ADDRESS)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-797-2212   scammer false posting as Jaison Connar
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-707-401-4056   Scammer false posting as John Carner, KSR
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-650-241-4604   Scammer false postings as jhon and Kevin
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-708-401-0535   Scammer false posting here as JHON
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-518-212-0219  Scammer false posting

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Consumer Alert: Attorney General warns Kansans of debt collection scam

January 29, 2010 -- Attorney General Steve Six is cautioning Kansas consumers about telephone calls from apparent fake debt collectors who are impersonating law enforcement officers in an effort to extort money from consumers.   Consumers are warned to not submit payments to these fraudulent debt collectors.

When calling, the scammers most often state they are attempting to collect a debt related to an internet payday loan obtained by the consumer, but which the consumer never repaid.  Consumers state they have never obtained such a loan or paid off the loan years ago.  The scam artists have most recently identified themselves as ACS, National Affidavit Processing Department and United Financial Crime Division, but may use additional phony names.  It appears the phone numbers used by the scammers are ?spoofed? numbers, so that the number appearing on a consumer?s caller ID is not the actual number of where the call originated. It appears the calls in question may be originating from outside the United States.

When questioned, the individual calling refuses to disclose the full name or address of the collection agency they claim to represent.  These scammers have been able to provide consumers with identifying information, such as the consumer?s social security number, home address, e-mail address, names of family members and the consumer?s computer IP address.  Since the callers are able to provide valid personal information, consumers may become confused and believe they are being contacted in regard to a legitimate debt.

If the initial debt collection scam is unsuccessful, consumers have been re-contacted months later with the scammers posing as law enforcement officers or officers of the court.  Typically, the consumer is threatened with arrest for fraud or some other fictitious crime unless the consumer agrees to immediately wire money via Western Union.  The fictitious officers strive to frighten and confuse consumers into compliance by using legal sounding terms such as ?We?re filing an affidavit against you? or by stating a lawsuit has been or is in the process of being filed against the consumer.

A hallmark of each scam has been calling consumers repeatedly at their place of employment.  This scam hit home when an employee of the Kansas Attorney General?s Office was repeatedly called both on her cell phone and at work.  Despite the employee?s repeated verbal disputes, the caller refused to provide any identifying information to allow her to send a written dispute. The scammer also continued to call her numerous times a day regarding a payday loan she denied obtaining. Two months later, she was again contacted by telephone by an individual identifying himself as an ?officer?.

?I denied owing the debt and refused to pay without being provided validation of the debt. I was then told, ?If that?s the case, I will have local law enforcement come to your place of business and drag you out kicking and screaming?,? stated the employee.

?It is important for consumers to know their rights under the law,? Attorney General Six said. ?If a consumer is receiving calls from a debt collection company and believe it is a scam, I encourage them to contact our office immediately.?

Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), collectors are required to send consumers a written notice within five days of the initial contact.  The notification should contain  information such as the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed and a statement informing the consumer they have thirty days to contact the debtor in writing to dispute the debt or request validation of the debt. In addition, legitimate debt collectors are prohibited by the FDCPA from making false or misleading representations, such as the consumer has committed a crime, implying nonpayment will result in the consumer?s arrest, or using the threat of violence.

More information is available on the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf.

To register a complaint with the Kansas Attorney General?s Consumer Protection Division, call 1(800) 432-2310 or visit www.ksag.org.

http://www.ksag.org/page/consumer-alert-attor ... collection-scam

Same experience I have had with a man who has a heavy accent. First time they called, it was "cyber crime law", from a different number. Now he has two more numbers calling from "law firm" I believe. When I have noting else to do, I post his number on my facebook page so people can have field day prank calling him. I also think that he is a "one-man show" because it is the same guy, lol. He really needs to change it up if he is going to call the same numbers over and over again.

I was called by them too on monday the 12th of july 2010.  i got very upset and i went to the cops that night then i went to the cops the next day.  I can't belive they are doing this and how did they get our number?  I am not happy with this and please we need to get this fixed asap before any one else get hurts from this.    Thanks

Lotus333, I could not have explained it better.  Your explanation hits the nail on the head. I think their ploy is to scam and defraud people out of money by accusing them falsely and then trying to force them to set up and make payment arrangements with them.  They probably will require bank account information and such other details and then siphon your account dry.  This is nothing but fraud and has to be reported to the authorities. I am going to report this as soon as possible.  I like your idea about the prank calls though, pretty neat.

What did they want with you?

I got a phone call today from these so called lawyers with a heavy distinct Indian accent, basically accusing me of criminal culpability involving theft, receiving a payday loan via the internet and refusing to pay it back.  They claimed they were representing an loan entity called "instant cash" that had over 300 businesses within the US.  The guy then read off some affidavit. When i asked this Indian accented guy to confirm which of my banking institutions received the funds ... he stammered and paused, ... then stated that he did not have that information.  I then queried as to what confirmation did they have to prove that I even received any such funds, again, the Indian guy could not confirm.  At this point he started to become agitated and sort of loud, ... you will be picked up on Friday and you will pay $5,000.  At this point, I could not contain myself and burst out laughing. The guy still shouting eventually hung up.  I called back some hours later and blocked my call, and was not too surprised when I got unusual static and answering service.  Very unusual behavior from a law firm.  I am going to report this incident to the FBI and Law Enforcement Agencies.  This was my experience.

those people have called me over 100 times in the last 3 days!!! i have 45 voicemails from them!!!!

these people call to read you an "affidavit" accusing you of criminal culpability involving fraud. They will tell you that you didn't pay back a pay day loan and tell you a subpoena is being sent to ur address which they have. They identify themselves as a law firm in california named "law firm." lol. They don't request money so I don't know what their angle is but this is war I will prank call them twenty times a day if need be!