they have been calling my mothers saying i will be locked up i have no clue who these people are and i dont owe anyone

i have been getting harassing calls from this number 855-648-1689 saying that i owe them money from an unsettled debts that i don't know anything about.

my husband got a phone from a private number. the woman on the phone said she was a process server and there wre charges pending against him check fraud and two others she asked him he was aware of this he said no he gave him a number to call 18558495011 she told him if he didnt call them they would call her back to let her know so she proceed with charges my husband called gave me the number a lady answered she asked for a the case number then she transfers me to a mrs crawford she went on to say that your husband owes two payday loans in the amount of 1600 i said how could that be she said the company charged interest we have already paid them well over the amount owed she said could i make arrangements i said i would need to talk to my husband she said that i would need to call back by three she was real nasty i told her i would talk to my husband. need to say pdls are illegal in nc so i call the attorney generals office they told me to ignore them and if the they call back to to tell them they are illegal and you are only responsible the principal amount i also contacted the ftc to make a complaint my husband contacted our lawyer he told us they were scammers and if they called back to ask for proof of debt and they could not charge you with anything because the pdls were illegal my husband contacts back mrs craford for validation of debt she said she could not do that my husband told her we have contacted our lawyer and then she tells him not to call her anymore because he would be harassing her and that she would not contact him anymore because it was now a  legal matter the name of the company is acs litigations but when you call its says acs offices the number they gave was 18558495011

These people keep calling me stating that I owe money and now they are emailing me. I just want to know what I can do to stop this. I am blocking them from my email but they call from so many different numbers it drives me crazy, that when I see an unfamilar number I don't answer the phone.

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See info below, my call was also from Brian Anderson at the same number (ACS, fraudulent company):

I have done a lot of research between yesterday and today after these scumbag scammers left a message at my mother's house yesterday. The message was from Brian Anderson at ACS, he said I was in breach of contract and being charged with fraud. He stated that if he didn't get a hold of me in 2 hours the police would be at my home to arrest me. Whatever, they really think people are dumb. So, I called them back yesterday at the at the number that was on my mother's caller ID 360-695-9184, disconnected. I called the 877-882-5684 that they left on the message. A woman answered, wanted my social I refused. I did confirm the last 4 digits, which I shouldn't have (they say they can't discuss if you don't verify). She stated I was being charged with defrauding a financial institution in 2008. I argued that I would have received something if this were the case and told her she is retarded. She said that will happen. She said "You can take care of this by paying me $600 now or deal with the judge". She asked for a debit card number. I got so pissed off, I started yelling. She told me to cut the attitude and to shut up. She said I would go to jail, I told her to go for it and I will wait until I receive something. As I researched this I found so many people that have been harassed by these idiots. Usually the same story (defrauded a bank, check fraud, unpaid payday loans, unpaid debts). The unpaid debts may or may not be true, but these people certainly have nothing to do with it. These stupid scum have hacked into something or purchased information on many people. They have names, DOB, SSN, drivers license numbers, names/phone numbers of relatives, etc. So, I called back today, Courtney answered. I asked for their website address, she said "That's private information, do you have a case number?". I told her no, she said they can't give any information about the company without a case number. I told her they are a fraud/scam and are being investigated, she hung up. I called back again, I immediately went to hold. I hung up and called back, again Courtney. I said "Are you the only one working there Courtney?". She said no and told me not to call again. I talked over her (she was trying to threaten me) and told her they are fraud and will be investigated, again hung up. Called back again and Antonio answered. I said "What is your website address Antonio?". He said "We don't have one yet". Bear in mind these people have been at this scam for 3 - 4 years, and no website? I went off on him that they are scammers and have been reported to the police, he hung up. So basically, these jerks think they can scare people until we start fighting back and telling them what we will do if they continue. They don't like being asked questions about their company, they can't give any information or provide documents about the so called bad debt owed. They tend to change their MO..this time it's about payday loans or debts. About a year ago they were calling people telling them they were in a criminal suite and had a restraining order issued on them. A couple years ago they called my sister in law and told her I was involved in a car accident, hit and run and being sued. This needs to stop. If they call, question them about their company. Record the conversations if you can and tell them they are being recorded. Tell them you are reporting them to the FTC, BBB, police, attorney general, FBI...and do it. The more complaints, the better chance we have of catching these morons. Here is some information that may help you:

* They call from various 877, 866, 800 numbers and U.S numbers in various states. Sometimes the number will come in as 000-000-0000.
* They may or may not have a middle eastern accent. They recently caught on that people weren't buying that someone named John Smith has a middle eastern accent, so they do have American accented people doing this now.
* They will use phrases such as: Breach of contract, fraud, defrauding a financial institution, Internet fraud, payday loan fraud, etc.
* They will threaten that you will receive one or all of the following: court summons, failure to appear, email from the company, etc.
* They will threaten you with: jail time, losing your job, notifying your employer/family or both, coming to your house at night, physically hurting you and I have even found threads where the male callers have threatened females with coming over to rape them.
* They use very common last names such as: Cooper, Anderson, Smith, Taylor, Logan, etc. Usually common first names too.
* They will not give you any information about the company. They will tell you it's private information or that their fax is broken, etc.
* They will tell you that you can only pay with a credit, debit or prepaid card. They will not accept any other form of payment.
* They will tell you that you are a loser, immature, cuss at you, call you stupid, call you horrible names, etc.

Whatever you do DO NOT GIVE THESE SCUMBAGS ANY INFORMATION. Do not verify any of your information. Tell them they are a scam and law enforcement is working on tracking them down. Tell them you are recording them. Call them back and question them. Be sure to protect your credit because they have most of your personal information. Put a fraud alert on your credit file with all three credit bureaus. Report them to as many agencies as you can. And if you have ANY helpful information to add to this that will help catch these fools, please add it to this site. I am furious and ready to take these people down.

Got a voicemail from a "Brian Anderson".

I just filed a formal complaint on the FBI website. If you are getting calls from these people, please do the same to get these scumbags out of society. The FBI has an article about this exact scam dated 12/2010, just over a year ago.

The page to file the complaint is: http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

I just recieved a msg from a Joe Banks claiming I have committed "Check Fraud" and that him and local law inforcement to my place of work or residents if I refuse to call they would be coming for and that I can and but not hide cause they would find me... I don't even know what they are talking about and further more I have a fraud alert on my name with the FTC due to having Identity theft and I called the FTC to file a complaint andthey said they have been tracking this person or persons for sometime now. Don't GIVE THEM YOUR PERSONAL INFO THEY ARE SCAMMING!!

No, this is a very high level scam (well I say high level because they have many people working in many locations). But they are idiots. These people somehow got a hold of old payday loan and/or debt records from various places. Whether you paid them or not, they are still calling and demanding money and threatening that you will receive a summons or be arrested, usually within a couple hours or the end of the week. Completely bogus They are using words like "fraud", "court summons" and law enforcement to scare people into giving them their credit/debit or checking information. Once they have that they will take your money. These people have been under investigation by law enforcement and the FBI for awhile (it looks like the first documentation regarding these calls started in 2008 or 2009). Apparently they have these crooks working overseas and in the U.S. Usually they will give you very common names such as John Smith, Alex Cooper, Brian Anderson, etc. Sometimes they have an accent, sometimes they don't. I have been really researching this today since the post I had yesterday (see above). I am so pissed what these scum are doing and want to stop. The company they say that you originally owed (if they even give you that information) will tell you this is a scam and not to give any info to them. I actually called them back today, "Courtney" answered. I asked for their website address, which she refused to give, she said it's "private information". She demanded a case number, I said I didn't have that information. She said I must have a case number for them to give me the website address which is BS. I told her they are a scam and to quit calling and harassing people (with a few choice words included). She hung up. I called back again. She answered. I said "are you the only one working there Courtney?". She said "No I am not and started yelling at me. I yelled back that they are being investigated and the police are aware of what they are doing, She said "Don't call here anymore". I yelled "You quit ****** calling me!". She hung up. I called back a third time, I believe the guy's name was "Antonio". I asked again for the website address. He said they don't have one. I said "BS, for a company that has been harassing people for a few years, you have to have one". He asked me what I wanted, I told him they are under investigation and he hung up. Ignore these people, file a complaint with the FTC http://www.ftc.gov/    It's very easy to file on line. Go to your state's attorney general website and file a complaint as well. Some people have called the police and contacted the FBI. Many websites for the Attorney General in various states have information about this scam. Beware, they have personal info such as name, DOB, SSN, phone number, address, driver's license numbers, relatives names/phone numbers. This is only because some how they got this info from hacking a database, etc. Do not verify any info with them at all! If they call back, ask them for their website address, physical address, boss's name, their name and phone number, etc.

I just got a call from "ACS" as well. They immediately asked for me to verify my social and dob which I refuse. They left a threatening message on my voicemail saying the process server is going to serve me at work or home if I didnt call back in 2 hours. They wouldn't give me much information when I called because I wouldn't verify my info but the voicemail said it was a fraudulent check.  I will also report this to the FTC and Attorney General. Has anyone really been served by them? I also received a call from them at 4108441212.

I posted the most recent thread. After researching more on the internet, there are SO many complaints about this ACS scam. They have been reported to the FBI, law enforcement, FTC and Attorney General. There are actually debt collection agencies with the name ACS out there, but they are not this one. I am assuming since there are 3 or 4 agencies with the name ACS, they thought this would be a good cover. Somehow they have obtained old records of payday loans or other debts and are contacting the references and the person who may have taken out a loan or owe money. They give hundreds of different phone numbers and various "generic" names such as Johnson, Jefferson, Jones, Smith, Taylor, etc. Sometimes they will have a thick accent, sometimes not. DO NOT give these idiots any information. If they call, tell them your conversation is being recorded. Ask them for their email address, physical address, fax number, what court they have filed the summons in, the name of the officer or police department that is coming to arrest you (if they have threatened that), etc. They will not have answers or will tell you that is private information. I decided to call them back and mess with them. A woman named Courtney answered. I asked for ACS website address she said "do you have a case number?". I said no, she said that she can not give that because it's private information. I called her out on that BS and told her they are a scam and under investigation and they have been reported to the police. She hung up. I called back again, she immediately put me on hold with out answering. I called again, she answered. I said "Courtney, are you the only one who answers the phone?", she said no and started to get mad. She said "Don't call her again!". I said "Don't you f*** call me again and harass me!", she hung up. I called back again, Antonio answered. I said "What is your website address?". He said "We don't have a website address yet". I said "For a company that has been calling people and harassing them for over a year, you should have a website address". He asked if there is something he can help me with. I told him to quit the scam as they are being investigated. He hung up. This is a sad case of low life people trying to scam innocent people out of money. You may or may not owe the debt they are calling about. The company they say that you originally owed the debt to will tell you this is a scam. There are so many flaws in this scam, it's ridiculous. I have filed complaints with the Attorney General and FTC. If they call me or my mother again, I will continue to call them and harass them. How dare they use the threat of jail time or job loss to steal money!

My mother received a voicemail from this number today from a "Brian Anderson". He stated in the voicemail that he is attempting to collect a debt due to breach of contract/fraud and if I did not call them back in 2 hours they would provide the court documents to the police and come to my house to arrest me tonight. First of all, I have never received any summons or information regarding anything and have no clue what I could have possibly breached. Second, they police would not just come and arrest someone based on some stupid company that gives them some papers. They provided a 6 digit case number. The number that the call actually came from on my Mother's caller ID was a number in WA in the same city I live which was 360-695-9481 belonging to someone with the last name of "Perez". I called that number back, it was disconnected. I honestly think this is a scam and these people are running some type of high level ring to attempt to scare people into paying money or providing private information. I called the 877 number back, it is a company called "ACS". The person wanted me to provide them my SSN, I refused to do so.

Hmm.. I don't have a checking account.  Haven't had one in years.  Don't need one. But I get this call today about 'Check Fraud' from this number that used to belong to an awning company in Florida...

maybe it still does..

maybe this is a scam and related to the only check I have touched in years... that one happened to be mailed to me from a "Grant Locator" for $900  promising to send me the rest of $10,000 in grants they had for me if I just sent back half of the check after I cashed it.  Guess what... never cashed it.  Did take it to the bank that it was supposedly drawn on and told them I thought it was a scam.. It was fake.  It did have threatening language on the page the check was attached to, saying that there would be a suit if we cashed the check without paying them their fee.  

Guess since the check isn't real, they are just calling everyone a few weeks later to try and scare more info or money out of them, since they don't know who did or didn't cash their fake grant checks.

Maybe if they lengthened the case number to something more than 6 digits and gave it a couple of alpha characters...  then someone might be a little more convinced....

I just received a similar "Check fraud" call from an Alex McDaniel stating that he was from ACS litigation located in upstate new york and all other necessary information would be in the "summons".

I called and had Verizon add it to their scammer list, just beware because it seems as though they are using multiple toll free numbers --