858-753-0022
CA, US
diane
diane
2011-11-01 13:53:02
Unknown
I just a call from this number & I disconnected the call so they left a voicemail message. A woman with a thick accent said not to disregard the call and to have my attorney call back. What a jokelShe even had the gall to say "May God have mercy on my soul"if I did not return her call.  why do we allow these foreigners in our country and just let them run wild, doing whatever they please? Ignore their phone calls. Don't entertain the devil because that's exactly what they want. If you've ever applied for an online or payday loan, that is where they have gotten ur name and number. We must stand together and fight these scammers! Don't give in ot what they say! Don't be afraid. We must fight back!!!!!!
unspokencomment
unspokencomment
2011-10-29 14:42:27
Unknown
I was told being sued for submitting a closed checking account and if I didnt pay by today someone would come to my work and subpoena me.  I told her to go ahead and subpoena me and let me know how it worked out.  I kept calling number back and told her I was coming to her work and I was just making sure she was stil there.  I am not sure how they got information and Im positive I dont owe them a debt so I will keep calling her and telling her Im waiting for that subpoena.
LINDA HOLMES
LINDA HOLMES
2011-10-24 14:32:13
Unknown
I GOT A CALL FROM THIS NUMBER ASKING FOR THE NAME OF MY ATTORNEY.  THEY SAY I AM BEING SUED.  BUT NO COMPANY NAME THAT IS SUING ME.  JUST CALL THIS NUMBER. THIS IS CRAZY.
FBI
FBI
2011-10-11 15:03:30
Debt Collector
keith bradshasw...

Call the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and your State Police. When they call back, tell them that you are aware they are running an extortion ring, have notified the authorities and hang up.

Kudos to "Sam" for giving the most intelligent and informative posts on this scam. READ, Bookmark and use as needed:

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-631-456-4041/2

I have been receiving phone calls from this group since late April / early May of 2010.  There is a good chance that they also attempted to contact me roughly two years ago before I entered into Chapter 7 Bankruptcy protection, as I faintly remember hearing the same script more or less.

As others have stated, the callers are difficult to understand.  Generally speaking their command of the English language is quite poor and their accents are hard to follow. At times they will get certain words or phrases mixed up.  It would be funny if it wasn't for the fact that they had:

a) Your SSN
b) Your home address
c) Your work address
d) Your banking info
e) Names, numbers and potentially the addresses of "references"
f) A complete and total lack of ethics and a basic understanding of the FDCPA.  

I have personally filed reports with the following agencies, often with limited (if any) success:

Local Police
my state's Attorney General's office
FTC
FBI
Secret Service

Generally the local police won't be able to help much.  The callers are using a combination of prepaid cell phones and VoIP, making them difficult to trace.  Also at their disposal are various spoofing tactics being implemented to catch people off guard - meaning the number that appears on your Caller ID isn't the number that is calling you for starters.  Without gaining a subpoena for the billing information for the numbers in question, the local police won't be able to get very far.  

My state's Attorney General's office couldn't offer much assistance either.  I received a form letter in the mail that my complaint was received and I would be contacted if they needed additional info.  It was more or less the same information I obtained from the FTC.  They each advised me not to give the individuals over the phone any account information or to authorize payment.  That's just common sense, though.

I never got anything from the FBI, either.  There is a good chance that since I haven't suffered a monetary loss that my concerns are low on the totem pole.  I hate to say this, but that is truly the case. Unless you were in the hole for a $1,000 (or more) you aren't going to get much more than "sorry to hear about your situation, change your phone number and move on".  I seemed to get some activity from the Secret Service.  I spoke with agent Doug Zloto. (Google him, referencing threads like these plus his name and you'll find his number also)  He seemed to care a bit more than the average person, but after giving him access to my Google Voice account, there has been no further activity from him that I'm aware of.

In the meantime I changed the wireless number the fraudsters had access to, they have no direct way to get a hold of me.  (Calls at work have ceased for some reason)  That in turn resulted in my "references" getting phone calls from the crooks.  Here is a word of caution for women that have been getting these calls - don't say anything and just hang up.  The callers are quite abusive towards women callers.  Why?  Possibly the culture.  If they are Indian / Pakistani, women are second class citizens there.  You will be treated like garbage.  This happened to a family member when she was trying her best to be extremely nice over the phone.  

The callers currently attempt to reach me through the female family member and an unused Google Voice number that they managed to find of mine.  I keep the Google Voice number open because, well, I can't delete it yet.  So, about every day, 4-5 times a day for the last week, I get voice messages from them.  It's usually just two full messages though - the other calls are broken up with static or they are attempts to read the script until the callers then screw up.  Really, they are that adamant on getting the script 100% that they will hang up mid-sentence and call back 30 seconds later.  

At this point it's a stalemate with these people.  

1) While they have the lion's share of information on us, they can't really do anything with this information.  

Why?  Think about it.

If they were to ever take funds out of your account without authorization, it's fraud and worse (for them) it is traceable.  That's why they won't do anything with your information, contrary to threats they make.  The money from your account has to go somewhere, and either your bank or a law enforcement agency can determine where the money was routed.  As a bank customer you are protected - you'd get the stolen money back in your account after 7-10 business days and the bank would be temporarily out the funds deducted from your account while they conducted their investigation.  The bank, along with law enforcement, would track down the fraudsters and apprehend them.  The fraudsters do not want to incur the wrath of a bank, just extort money out of you.  Remember that.    

Your authorization would absolve the bank from any and all liability, leaving you holding the bag.  Never give them authorization for anything - for all you know the call is recorded.  

2) We have no information on them.

Seriously, this has been going on at least since 2008, possibly longer than that based on some accounts. (6 years??? Holy crap!)  You would think someone would have slipped up by now.  Sadly, they haven't.  We can continue to grow our own intel on them and compile lists of aliases and phone numbers used, along with paraphrases of scripts used in order to educate other victims.  I'm actually putting together a site now in the meantime where I'll host audio files and lists of previous numbers used.  800notes.com is great, but no two calls are exactly the same.  It would be nice to have a site dedicated to the scam and how it works.

So that's where I am with these calls.  I have suffered no monetary loss, though I have been harassed both at home and at work.  They threaten me with arrest and other "fun" things in order to get me convinced I have to pay them.  My friends and family have been targeted and local and federal law enforcement agencies haven't been able to put a stop to things.  So, it is what it is.  I am out a wireless phone number I had for roughly six years, which is terrible since I was using that line when looking for a new job.  

Whenever I'm bored I spoof my number using Google Voice and return the calls.  I've called them the poster children for birth control, etc.  Basically a lot of nasty things that I'm sure the moderators here wouldn't appreciate me repeating - bottom line nothing nice.  I always like to close saying their parents must be real proud knowing their sons weren't man enough to get real jobs.  That usually gets a decent response.  

Way I see it - they can't do anything to me. (Despite a threat yesterday that my life would be f'ed up)  They can threaten all they want but my credit is frozen and my bank information has changed.  I've changed the only number they could really access me directly on and I've instructed my employer and family to not answer the calls.  I just call and harass them now when I find a few extra seconds.  What's the worst they can do to me?  Charge me with harassment?  

Nope, then they would have to identify themselves.

Oh, and don't bother contacting Cashnet USA about the calls.  Their "fraud" department could honestly care less.  Their "investigation" is merely a means of buerocratic CYA.  I would even be surprised at this point if actual law enforcement is involved in any shape, way or form at this time.  

There is a good chance that the information these crooks have on us was obtained from Cashnet USA - either from a database leak or from a collector that was once authorized by Cashnet to call on delinquent customers.  The other chance is they have access to Teletrack, and pulled all of our information off of there.

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-274-1143/3

For at least the last four years, possibly longer, a group has been calling former payday loan applicants advising them that they have defrauded a bank and are now being sued for non-payment of a loan.  The callers will claim to be calling on behalf of an attorney's office (name varies), the Dept. of Law and Investigation, ACS, or other similar combinations below:

United Legal Processing Division
Midline Marketing
Crime Monitoring Services
Monetary Crime Division
U.S. National Bank
Attorney General?s Office (usually in California)
American Legal Services
Affidavit Consolidation Services (ACS)

You will be threatened with arrest, a costly trial and possibly worse.  In no shape, way or form can you be arrested for non-payment on a consumer debt.  Do not believe these threats, as they are without merit and cannot be carried out in the manner they allege.  

Who are they?

In the past when pressed by law enforcement for an address, the callers have provided the following information:

David Morgan and Associates
Morgan & Associates
Morgan Associates
954-727-8481
1155 Northwest 85th Street
Wintergarden, Florida  33150
(Address is likely invalid)

The collector's MO matches a once legit collections agency called Ellis Crosby & Associates.  Here are some links on them:

http://www.budhibbs.com/collectorpages/ellis_crosby_and_associates.htm
http://www.budhibbs.com/collectorpages/EllisCrosbyJudgment.pdf

They have been previously fined over $1.3 million for various violations.  They have been known to use phone banks in India to make their calls, which more or less coincides with the difficult to understand accent many of us detect when we are contacted.  

The last time this group went by any "official" name was back in 2008:

Ellis Crosby & Associates / Douglas & Morgan Associates
4494 Southside Boulevard Suite #200
Jacksonville Florida 32216
Phone:  800-928-3536 / (904) 928-3536
(Address is likely invalid)

There are NUMEROUS consumer alerts out against this group of individuals:

Florida:
http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/061107/met_176207561.shtml

Kansas:  
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/01/ks_debt_collection.html

Colorado:  
http://www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov/press/ ... lls_likely_orig

Rhode Island:  
http://www.collectionscreditrisk.com/news/rho ... -3002135-1.html

West Virginia:
http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm

Missouri:
On July 15th, 2010 a Public Awareness Bulletin was sent out by Missouri Information Analysis Center.  

"..received reports from individuals in Ohio and Illinois reference suspicious telephone calls they received. In both instances, the callers are reporting that a voicemail is received from a man, with a Middle Eastern accent, identifying himself as an officer working with the Financial Crimes Unit.  The message indicates that the reason for the call concerns a loan made by the receiver or someone in the receiver's family. The voicemail requests that a return call be made and a telephone number is provided. When a return call is made, the caller is asked to provide personal identifying information such as their date of birth and social security number.

Reports indicate that the calls are frequent and persistent and that they even threaten arrest or legal action if information or money is not provided. It appears that the individuals making these calls may have access to some records connecting individuals and their relatives.  Missouri does not have a Financial Crimes Unit and all indications are that this is a fictitious agency. If you receive a similar phone call, please be advised that it is a scam and please contact your local law enforcement agency or the Missouri Information Analysis Center at 866-362-6422."

Bottom line:

Do not supply the callers with any additional information.  Inform them you have reported them to law enforcement and hang up.  If you haven't already, go ahead and report the calls to local law enforcement, your state's Attorney General and beyond.  Look up the local Secret Service branch's information in your area and get in contact with an agent there.  

If you ever applied for a cash advance online, your information is out there.  
Possible sources for the breach of your privacy are:

* The scammers obtained your information from Teletrack - a reporting agency used by many cash advance lenders to determine their risk lending to you.  The service is able to tell cash advance lenders if you have existing loans with other companies, for example.  Many state laws prohibit borrowers from having more than two cash advances out at the same time.

* The scammers created their own fake payday loan application site.  People looking for a cash advance went to the site and applied, thus freely providing the scammers with their information for malicious use at a later time.  

* The scammers were able to get into the database(s) of cash advance lenders - probable targets being Sonic Payday and Cashnet USA.  


How to protect yourself:

* Inform your employer.  You are likely getting calls at home and/or at work, so make sure your employer is aware the calls are part of a scam and to not take them seriously.  Advise the callers that they are no longer allowed to call you at work.  If they continue to call, document the date and time of the calls you received.  Save voice mails left if at all possible.  

* Change your number(s).  For some this may not be an option, for others a one-time number change can be done free of charge.

Be advised - any references you listed on your payday loan application will be contacted.  Let those people know that this is a scam, and they can disregard.

* Use Google Voice.  Google Voice is a great replacement voice mail system for just about any phone number you use.  Messages can be transcribed and voice mail recordings can be saved as mp3 files.  

Pro Tip - call the scammers with a Google Voice number before turning off your old phone numbers.  Make sure when you call you identify yourself so they can start up their script.  At any point after they have your information pulled up just hang up.  They will then start religiously calling your Google Voice number.  At this point, you are free to change your regular phone number(s) and enjoy not having these people ever call you again.  (And laugh at the fact these people are basically talking to a brick wall several times a day)

The scammers change their numbers frequently.  Law enforcement used to think it was because the callers ran out of minutes on their prepaid wireless accounts or they were shuttered due to fraud, but now they understand it's simply to evade detection by savvy consumers online.  With the proliferation of VoIP, it's even easier for the crooks to stay a couple of steps ahead of law enforcement.  Below is just a sampling of the 30+ numbers that have been used in recent memory.

1-201-244-7722
1-209-349-7382
1-209-797-2212
1-212-500-0839
1-213-256-0408
1-213-995-3039
1-281-763-0433
1-347-289-3902
1-347-844-6817
1-347-844-6831
1-424-354-4270
1-516-232-8905
1-516-232-8935
1-518-212-0219
1-561-300-8018
1-561-210-4185
1-626-200-4646
1-631-456-4041
1-646-274-1143
1-646-810-8635
1-650-241-4604
1-707-401-4056
1-707-633-2789
1-708-401-0535
1-716-442-2824
1-717-862-4080
1-718-705-8669
1-760-514-0132
1-760-563-5384
1-772-318-4938
1-850-201-1111
1-858-777-1977
1-859-908-2281
1-866-860-4509
1-877-226-7488
1-888-706-7463
1-888-771-9249
1-888-785-4479
1-909-327-4870
1-831-607-9214
1-972-674-3753
1-646-918-5211
1-206-202-4942
1-206-337-7992
1-206-339-8218
1-561-318-0446
1-585-250-8090
1-347-827-0921
1-607-398-0725
1-909-233-7338
1-888-610-5486
1-585-861-9940
1-909-233-7338
1-646-416-9016
1-805-262-6170
1-661-270-6724
1-561-705-0140
1-310-807-0220
1-347-637-6473
1-951-582-4832
1-909-503-0682
1-818-579-7691
1-347-321-6497
1-206-666-3611
1-206-203-0712
1-347-875-8418
1-347-875-9600
1-206-629-9392
1-818-532-9007
1-310-853-3491
1-347-377-7368
1-321-300-4091
1-866-840-2030
1-760-588-2207
1-845-360-0920
1-415-259-5025
1-347-637-6452
1-818-275-4539
1-707-673-9475
1-214-446-5372
1-512-646-2002
1-210-892-2666


So can they really do anything to you?

It's not a simple yes or no answer.  Logic dictates that, if they really wanted to take you for a ride and drain your bank accounts, they already would have.  

So, why haven't they?  

Authorization.  

Why do you think you are being called so much?  Perhaps it is because they like the sound of your voice?  No, they have to have your authorization to take any form of payment from you, period.  The callers know their audience, and that audience is typically a bunch of people that have applied for payday loans in the past.  Most of those people they call couldn't afford an attorney if they wanted one, and are so used to receiving collections calls that so long as they sound like a real collector, they will likely be perceived as one.

Furthermore, they don't even really want to talk to your attorney - that just sounds official and scary enough.  A real attorney would take the callers to task and write them off as two-bit con artists.  The callers need you, in writing, to authorize payment against the fictitious debt they claim you owe.  Go ahead, ask them for proof you owe the debt - more commonly known as verification of debt.  See what they say.  A phone authorization carries very little weight, so if they have something signed by you on file, you are done for - and the callers know that.  That authorization is the only thing these callers are doing by the book, and for good reason.  If they just went all willy nilly and made an ACH debit from your checking account, without your written approval, you could in turn report the transaction as fraudulent to your financial institution.  In about 7-10 business days, you would get the funds returned to your account.  Then the scammers would be up against a bank and their team of lawyers and investigators.  

Bottom line:

If you haven't paid the callers a dime, don't.  If you planned on paying them to shut them up, just don't.  Remember - you are not being contacted by a legally licensed, ethically owned and operated collector.  Read up on the FDCPA - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf - and know your rights.

PS--The FBI sent out a Press Release on this scam just last week:

Extortion Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans

Washington, D.C.
December 07, 2010  FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691

? filed under: Press Release

The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a payday loan and must repay the loan to avoid legal consequences. The callers purport to be representatives of the FBI, Federal Legislative Department, various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies. They claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, and other Internet check-cashing services.

According to complaints received from the public, the callers have accurate data about victims, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank account numbers, and the names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. How the fraudsters obtained the personal information varies, but in some cases victims have reported they completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls started.

The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim?s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They refuse to provide any details about the alleged payday loans and become abusive when questioned. The callers have threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in some cases, physical violence if they do not pay. In many cases, the callers harass victims? relatives, friends, and employers.

Some fraudsters have instructed victims to fax a statement agreeing to pay a certain amount, on a specific date, via a pre-paid Visa card. The statement further declares the victim will never dispute the debt.

If you receive these calls, do not follow the caller?s instructions. Rather, you should:

Notify your banking institutions.
Contact the three major credit bureaus and request an alert be put on your file.
Contact your local law enforcement agencies if you feel you are in immediate danger.
File a complaint at www.IC3.gov.
Tips to avoid becoming a victim of this scam:

Never give your Social Security number?or personal information of any kind?over the telephone or online unless you initiate the contact.
Be suspicious of any e-mail with urgent requests for personal financial information. The e-mail may include upsetting or exciting but false statements to get you to react immediately.
Avoid filling out forms in e-mail messages that request personal information.
Ensure that your browser is up-to-date and security patches have been applied.
Check your bank, credit, and debit card statements regularly to make sure that there are no unauthorized transactions. If anything looks suspicious, contact your bank and all card issuers.
When you contact companies, use numbers provided on the back of cards or statements

http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710
Caller: FBI
Tonya
Tonya
2011-09-30 17:42:49
Unknown
I received a voicemail from a guy very hard to understand.  Told me not to disregard the voicemail or I would be sorry. I called back & the lady ask if I heard from the attorney because I was being sued for fraud of some sort.  Then she put me on hold before I could ask any questions.  This is crazy!
Robert
Robert
2011-09-30 13:42:09
Unknown
He called at 6:00 a.m  from SanDiego CA which is 3 hours ahead of him.  Had a hard time understanding the message. When called back he said I needed to pay today or I was going to jail. He keeps calling and is very rude even to my teenage son when he picked up the phone when I was at work. Please help!
Andy
Andy
2011-09-29 19:36:22
Unknown
Which payday advance company is this from so I can stay clear of them?
Andy
Andy
2011-09-29 19:32:44
Unknown
I just got a call from these people also. I cannot understand most of what they say but based on the information I could understand, they are a bogus debt collector. They threatened to have a sheriff come to my work and to sue us if I did not pay them $900 by 1pm today.
Who should I call to press charges against these people?
That was a direct threat and I think blackmail.
Debbie Lawless
Debbie Lawless
2011-09-27 23:52:11
Unknown
They called me told me to call Angela Rain. That my name was used in fraud and criminal charges will be brought up against me.
AngelB
AngelB
2011-09-26 20:41:10
Unknown
No, they want you to fax them a prepaid Visa Card number.  That's how you know it is a scam.
nouche
nouche
2011-09-22 22:26:26
Unknown
Ha i received for a couple days tons of messages from them!!!!! David Lee and Angela Rain.
I just called them back and told them never to call me again and that i forwarded the phonenumber to the fbi , now it looks the mailbox if full!!!b***s***
barbara martin
barbara martin
2011-09-22 19:36:42
Debt Collector
have no idea who these people are and they were calling stating something about a lawsuit to my social security.
RJ
RJ
2011-09-22 18:34:04
Debt Collector
Can these people gain access to my bank account or take money out of my paycheck??
Anon
Anon
2011-09-17 17:51:51
Unknown
Call from Angela.
mon
mon
2011-09-17 15:41:16
Unknown
I have the same complaints as above. On 9/16/11 I spoke to that peter jones guy I believe and he told me he was with the federal legal department this is a law firm and I have case that was forwarded to them. He perceded to give me the last 4 digits of my social and my place of employment and asked me to verify. I never verified the information and asked him who had a suit against me. He said I had to call back and speak with the attorney because he didn't won't to give me the wrong information. He told me I need to talk to Angela. I said ok what is the number. It was the same number he was calling from. I called the but I called blocked and a voicemail came on stating it was full. I didnt worry about it because I had a feeling they were scams but at tye same time they had valid info. So this morning this same guy calls an I answered the phone WHAT!!!! He gave his spill and I told him if he needs me to talk to someone he will have to transfer me because I was not calling back. Of course he could not transfer me so he said ok we will file a lawsuit and send papers to my job and hung up. I called back blocked and the full voicemail recording came on. I called back unblock and some women claiming to be an attorney answered. I never gave her my I just started talking. I told her some rude person just called me threating me about coming to my job and filing a law suit. I told her if they had a case against me to file the suit but I dont take kindly to idle threats because I know my rights as consumer and I am very aware of FCC laws. She said rudely that is what we will do and hung up. I called back several times and they would answer the phone and hang up without saying hello. I will be reporting them to the FBI and FCC as someone stated above. When I get the information I will post it so everyone else can do the same. Be careful with your info. Even though they had valid info I never verified it with them.
Dawn-Olene Hill
Dawn-Olene Hill
2011-09-16 22:34:14
Unknown
I got a message and called them back. A pakastan lady said I applied for a cash advance, received the money and that they tried to reverse the transaction and couldn't get it back. They said I was getting sued and needed to wait for the papers at the court. They made me confirm my SS#. But when I told them they were incorrect, they got rude and short, then hung up.
Razz
Razz
2011-09-15 18:59:23
Unknown
I just got a call from this number 858-753-0022 they had heavy accents are they indeed debt collectors?  They threatened me saying they were the sheriff and that I had lied on an application for my student loan.  who are these people?  when I said I did not know who they were and asked them to identify the amount of the debt they got really nasty so I said I didn't know who they were and was not going to talk to them.  These were women.  I called trying to get a reverse listing and was told that they did not have a listing anywhere globally for this number.  Help!
faith
faith
2011-09-14 15:12:20
Unknown
thick accent threatening legal suit and then very rude when you call back. The threaten you will be arrested and charged with federal charges too bad this can't happen if you own a bill you just get your paycheck detached it is a valid debt
Jesse
Jesse
2011-09-14 14:40:04
Unknown
This is Hilarious, total scam - He said I have been indicted, really?? I should of been served then-what a low life -will report to the FBI
Y--
Y--
2011-09-13 19:00:57
Unknown
UGh i thought i was the only one that was getting this calls.  OMG i'm so tired of them calling my work and my cell.  I just can't believe that they are trying to steal or scar u like that.  Peter Jones is the one been calling me he is such an asssss..  UGH
Rdrunner
Rdrunner
2011-09-13 18:15:54
Unknown
What company do they so call represent, I have reported them to the FBI fraud division and also to the FCC.  My advice, everyone needs to do this, they are one big FRAUDULENT COMPANY !!!!!!!
Just give the FBI fraud division and the FCC their phone number and I was assured they would track them down.
pinkrose
pinkrose
2011-09-12 20:31:57
Unknown
this pakistan also told that for me to be at court tomorrow i had are this pakistan man voice before and when i called the number back it was disconnect it.. so this is a scam so no listen to this pakistan if you happen to get a call from 18587530022 know that its not a real phone number..
rosa reyes
rosa reyes
2011-09-12 19:44:46
Unknown
receieved a called from a Pakistan person stating they are from the legal department and when i ask where they where calling from he hang up on me. so if anyone recieve a call from this person dont paid no mind they are just try to scam you out of money.. and the name this pakistan person goes by is peter jones...
Mandy
Mandy
2011-09-12 16:10:15
Unknown
They keep my cell and work. Called again this morning and I flat out told him STOP calling me. So we'll see if it stops.
Brea
Brea
2011-09-12 14:06:47
Unknown
I just got a call this morning from the same 8587530022 number and they told me I had criminal charges filed against me. This is a scam I did research on the number and there is no federal law department. He said I would go to jail and I needed a lawyer right away. Plus I think they got my information from another debt collector company in SC who called me last week trying to get money out of me with the same threats listed above in other peoples comments.
Jodi
Jodi
2011-09-10 22:59:59
Debt Collector
My phone rang yesterday morning at 7:38am EST asking for me.  He then told me his name was Attorney John Anderson and he was calling from "the law office".  Told me there were three federal criminal charges against my name and asked if I knew about the charges.  I said no.  He then said I had one criminal count of fraud and couldn't understand him of what the other two charges were.  He was of Indian descent.  I should've known it was a scam, considering the a***ole called before 8:00am EST, but I was caught off guard and woken up and all I heard was "federal criminal charges". He said I owed $1,400 for a loan I never paid back.  I had applied for a small pay day loan, was approved but never accepted the terms.  There was never any money deposited into my account either.  He also told me there was a two hour window to resolve....if not, there would be paperwork filed at the courthouse, there would be papers served to my place of employment with "the cops" and an arrest warrant.  He also said I would lose my job and they would contact the social security department.....said there would be a "black mark" next to my name at social security. I asked what I could do to resolve this.  He said you must pay back with three pre paid visa cards, not to activate them, but to call him w/the full credit card #'s, exp date and security code.  I was in such a panic that I called my parents and told them what was going on and that I needed to borrow the money.  They knew it was a scam, but I was so destraut that I couldn't pull myself together and believed this b*****d.  I was so desperate to resolve this that I even gave him my cell phone # to contact me.  I told him I would call him w/the information by 11am EST.  As the time got closer to 11, John Anderson called and left me a voice mail.  By this time I had pulled myself together and had spoken to my bank and told them what happened.  I wanted to confirm there was never any money deposited.  The bank told me that this whole thing was a scam and I needed to come in and change all of my banking information.  I called Joh Anderson back...he asked if I had gotten the cards.  I told him I knew this was a scam and I wasn't sending the money.  He kept calling me back then finally left a message stating the "cops" were on their way to my place of employment and I was going to jail for 5-6 years......If anyone reading this has received cals from this phoe #........DO NOT BELIEVE A WORD THEY TELL U!!!!  These people are evil and will do anything to scare you to get money.  They try to make it sound legitimate by giving you their phone # w/an extesion or having a woman answer pretending to be either a receptionist or secretary......I told my husband what happened.  He ended up calling the # and spoke to John Anderson....he pretended to be scared because I owed the money and then ripped into him...asked him how he sleeps at night because he scams people.  Called him a f****ng piece of s***......and said.."you scared my wife terribly".......his response to my husband.....he said "your wife".....I ate your wifes p***y last night......let's just say my husband had a nice little conversation with him.THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT LEGITIMATE!!!!  A professional LEGITIMATE lawyer wouldn't talk to someone that way.......I hope my post is helpful for any other people that are contacted by this piece of s***!
Chris Edwards
Chris Edwards
2011-09-09 16:13:54
Unknown
My wife started receiving tons of calls from these pakistani people and they were filling here mailbox with horrible threatening messages saying that I owed tons of money for a payday advance and was being sued and must pay immediately to avoid jail time.  They even left a ridiculous message offering their regret for what would happen to me if I did not pay!  They would hang up repeatedly and make threats when I called them and would never say who they were or who I supposedly got this loan from (I have never in my life received a payday loan!)  What was super scary is the fact that they have my social security #!!  When I called from my cellphone they somehow knew where I was at and gave me the name of where I happened to be when I called!!  I don't know how they have all this information but I do know they are doing it illegally!!  I traced the # to California and did a search online and have found tons of others that have experienced this same thing.  I don't know exactly who to report this to but with as many folks having this problem I can only hope they are stopped!!
postal worker
postal worker
2011-09-09 16:10:16
Unknown
I just got a call from some guy that can barely speak english (sounds like from India) stating that I have charges against me and I must call someone named Angelo Rane who is handling my "case" When I asked him what this was about, he said you must call back and get the information. I applied for a paday loan, but never accepted one...so I guess that where they got my informaiton. They called my cell and office phone.
Ms TY
Ms TY
2011-09-09 13:51:33
Unknown
People with Pakistan accents are calling me on my personal work phone threatening me telling me I am going to jail and that the Sherriffs Department  will be coming to my work to serve me papers. They said that I applied for a payday loan back in April or May of 2010 and that I never paid it back. I NEVER applied for a payday loan in April or May 2010. The people that called would not give me the name of the "law office" they were supposedly calling from. They just say "law office" or just say hello when they answer the phone, and when I ask them their names they tell me they are "Paul Smith" or "Jennie Smith" or "Angela Smith". They also say they have emailed me several times and that I wouldn't respond to their emails. I asked them if they could fax the information to me and they wouldn't do it. When I continuously called them back and told them my attorney was going to be contacting them, they hung up on me. I kept calling back and everytime I call now, they pick up the phone and hang up on me without saying anything.
boosa
boosa
2011-09-08 22:38:21
Debt Collector
I had this man call me and tell the same thing saying it was urgent I called him back so I did, he started by saying don't interupt him wait until he finished before I said anything I said ok, he say I had these bogus warrents about to be issued for my arrest because I had commited fraud and all this I asked him what kind of fraud he said I had gotten a payday loan and they were trying to collect their money or something along that line. So I knew i had'nt received a payday loan from anyone I had just applied for one so when I asked him what company he said U S cash advance  I knew it was a scam when i asked him for the company phone number and he wouldn't give it to me he hung up the phone and I hadn't heard anything else from him. And this same company calls you and tells you that you goy approved for a 1100 loan and a 7000 government grant but you have to send them money first in order to get this money never fall for that because I have never heard of you having to send money in order to get a grant or a payday loan so be careful and watch out for those scammers to.
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