He said he name is Daniel White . He call me at work and harass my co-worker.

Strange indian man called left message did not understand

They have also called me. They call my house and my cell phone and have left threatening msg's and also told me best of luck something bad was going to happen to me and that i had criminal charges and i was being sued and to retain a lawyer which i did. They also told me to appear in court in california. Didn't hear anything for a couple weeks and have heard from them again with the same thing. Contacted the state police, attorney generals office and all my phone carriers(home and cell) this time around when i told the guy i called the state police and the attorney generals office he told me to f off 3 times and hung up on me. How do i get them to stop without changing my number for these idiots!! I was scared at first that i was going to jail and they also claimed i took out a payday loan!

I received a very threatening message from an indian speaking man on the phone who wanted me to get with an attorney which i don't have.  what is this?  they said if i didn't get back with them something very bad was going to happen to me.  i looked up this number and found that its a scam.  how do they get your old work numbers and your cell phone?  these people need to be lined up and shot.

Got this call on my boss's phone at work, used another coworkers name saying she commited fraud using my name. Same thick accent, Ronnie Cooper was the name used. 916.226.4115

Mike Johnson, John Davis, 2 Phony Fbi agents......all the same person.
They kno where i live and Everything about me. They have called me from thirteen different numbers including 911, and some of my friends numbers.
They have threatened to kill me, rape me, everything, and i finally called them out on it. and i just kepy calling them like they did me. and finally they told me they didnt need my money b.c they do this to people everyday. they have finally stopped. this has went back and forth for about 4 months now. so if ya have any questions plz contact me. i can help

***Update....."Dan White" (ahem) called back today when I didn't fax all my info yesterday.  Wanted to know why...I told them after I did some investigating, I believe he was a fraud....then he got mad..yelling, interrupting me, hanging up on me....hey, i have unlimited calling, so i kept calling back.  I asked what the name of his "client" was...Cash Advance USA.  He said I got a loan from them in Jan. 2010 (later said it was an approval for a loan...huh?).  When I asked him the date this amount supposedly went into my account, he said he couldn't tell me because his "client" gets 90,000 applications a day and it is very hard to pin down an exact date....my question was, they have all my other info, but can't tell me what date? I told him I had an attorney if he would like to call him.  He said "what kind of attorney? Criminal, trial, banruptcy?"  I said attorney general, as in Tom Corbett, attorney general of Pennsylvania.  He then told me "don't pay a cent if you think it is a fraud and we will see you in court and then in jail".  I really fired him up when I asked him to stop interrupting me...I said we have a courtesy in this country that we let other people finish sentences without interrupting and that I'm not sure that whatever country he is calling from if they have tat same courtesy.  I asked if his "client" was sending me any written documentation confirming all of this info and he said the e-mailed me somethng yesterday.  when I told him they had not e-mailed me anything, he said they will mail me a form.  I also asked him for his address and the address he gave me is for the county courthouse in Salerno, CA...to which he denied it and said was an attorneys office.  When I asked for his attorney credentials, he said he was not an attorney, but an "affidavit processor"..which means he lied to me yesterday when he said he was a lawyer.  He then called me a smart-a** and hung up on me.  I called back and of course no one answered so I left a message asking that "Dan White's" supervisor call me back within the hour or I would assume I was correct in thinking this is a scam.

Called me today from 916-226-4115. American Legal Services. Dan White.  Heavy accent.  Threatened me with 3 things (1) Federal banking violation (2) Theft by deception (3) Debt something or other.  Said  owed a payday loan , didn't pay it and now I could owe over $8,000 and that I need to retan an attorney.  Said I could settle on the $848.26 by making payments but I had to send an "apology" fax along with my bank info, a phot id, and my authorization to have my bank debited.  Needed to do it today or the sheriff would be notified and my employer also and I would probably be fired.  After researching on line, I called them back and asked for their address...they hung up.  I called back 6-7 times with the same result.  The last time I called, I said I was "Dan White" and I needed their address...they must have caller-id because they knew my real name.  The address they finally gave me was for the county courthouse in Salerno, CA.  I have already filed a complaint with the PA attorney general and when I am done typing this will file a complaint with the secret service and FBI as advised in one of the earlier posts.  They seem legit because they have all of your info.  He even asked for my credit/debit card over the phone....

what a wack scam...just got a call from some guy with heavy accent said if I didnt call back the "situation would unfold on me"...he called from 916-226-4115!!!!!! if he calls back I will be cursing his a** out!

I too got a message today from Simon Morgan who say he is from an collection agency, and that I had received some money deposited into my bank account last year from a payday company for $385 and that they had been trying to contact me via email (that I never received) and now they have contacted them for collections and it will now cost me over $700 to pay back. Once I seen them the money then they will investigate and if it is true that I never received this deposit then they will refund me my money. There and then I told them if you were going to do an investigation do it NOW and you will see that I never receive such a claim. I don't do payday loans because I make too much money for them. Yes, I must have applied for a credit card last year and this is how I think they obtained my information. The site must not have been secure.

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.)

PROTECT YOURSELF!  IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU MUST READ ? HOW THE SCAM WORKS AND WHAT AGENCIES TO REPORT THEM TO

LONG RUNNING AND KNOWN SCAM ? ALL OVER INTERNET AND NEWS FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS NOW


Fake Debt Collectors ? Terrorizing Consumers
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5621205&page=1

MORE ON FAKE DEBT COLLECTORS
http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-9141
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/call4action/17285785/detail.html
http://www.800helpfla.com/newsletter/2008/092008.html
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/01/ks_debt_collection.html  
http://consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/07/video_bill_collector_scam.html  WITH VIDEO!  
http://consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/09/fdic_debt_collector_scam.html  9/7/2010 -NEWEST CONSUMER ALERT ?SCAMMERS NOW CLAIMING TO BE WITH FDIC

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 and Covenant
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 as Prince Christian, Arpit
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-705-8669  Scammer false postings as Alicia
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-707-633-2789  Scammer false postings as Rojer, Minni, Rhone, Smith, Lisa Jack, Julie, Sean, and Carol. ? preparing a new number to use to steal money
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-205-294-6271  Scammer false posting as Thomas Jhonson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-661-263-4011  Scammer false posting ?ILLEGALLY claiming to be an attorney Charles F Robinson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-321-684-4117  Scammer false posing as Harry Patt
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-518-565-0306  Scammer false posting as Wellvishers
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-791-4673  Scammer false posting as Sherrie Ann and Elvine Buris
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-305-390-0607  Scammer false posting as James and Mark
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-349-3112  Scammer false posting as Roger Brown. David Macrow and Andrew
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-360-1702 Scammer false posting as STATE LEGAL DEPARTMENT
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-850-254-8883  Scammer false posting as Stella
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-347-875-8165  Scammer false posting as Lisa L Johnson, Mark Taylor
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-310-872-2861  Scammer false posting as Jim, Keith
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-760-582-0311 Scammer false posting as Alex Morrison
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-817-393-0246 Scammer false posting as Mark Smith
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-619-1686 Scammer false posting as Beckham, Beckh, BECK and MOCK and MINDY
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-352-653-1302 Scammer false posting as Christy and ANNA 2 times, KAT V DON, SANDRA JR, PAUL WRIGHT ALEX SCOTT DR Kim preparing a new number to use in their unsuccessful scam ?
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-770-2937 Scammer false posting as officer
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-623-465-9849 Scammer false posting as Bob Keeshan
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-325-260-0090 Scammer false postings under Jhon, Mishele and Tyrone Johnson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-213-784-5745 Scammer false posting as United Man and Don't be so sure & immediately judge, ac

Scam alert: Bogus debt collectors
By Leslie McFadden ? Bankrate.com
Monday, Aug. 3
Posted 2 p.m.
Bankrate reporter Leslie McFadden contributed this entry.
This scam isn't technically about credit cards, but it is scary enough to post a warning. The Better Business Bureau issued an alert today saying consumers across the country are getting phone calls from bogus debt collectors claiming default on a payday loan. Of course, the consumer needs to pay a large fee to avoid arrest -- as much as $1,000.
The caller poses as a lawyer, and may threaten extradition to face trial if the consumer doesn't pay up immediately.
What makes these calls alarming -- and perhaps convincing -- is that the perpetrators reference the consumer's personal information, such as the person's Social Security number, driver's license number, previous bank account numbers, home address -- even personal references.
"The amount of information they have is really troubling," says BBB spokeswoman Alison Southwick. She adds that the amount of data points to a possible security breach.
Spread the word to your friends and family: Don't give out personal or financial information to an unknown caller. Scammers can spoof Caller ID to display different numbers, so trust your instincts over technology.
The BBB offers these tips:
?    Ask the debt collector to provide official documentation which substantiates the debt.
?    Do not provide or confirm any bank account, credit card or other personal information over the phone until you have confirmed the legitimacy of the call.
?    File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission online if the caller is abusive, uses threats or otherwise violates federal telemarketing laws or the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
?    File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau online if you believe a debt collector is trying to scam you.

I received a call from this number 916-226-4115, I googled it again and it comes back to a wirless phone. I called the number back and told them not to be calling me anymore because I knew they were a SCAM. the guy who had a heavy mid-eastern accent gave me his name as John Davis, but left a message with the name Paul Smith. I told him not to call me anymore and that i reported him to the authorites, and his reply was that I was gouing to be f****d and so were the people who I put down as references. He kept cursing at me saying I was going to be f****d and he would keep calling me over and over!!!! These people need to be stopped..SERIOUSLY!!!!! THEY ARE A NUISANCE!!!!!

OMG.....I'm glad to find out that this is all a bunch of BS. I got a call twice today from these people, but not for me they were looking for a friend and they said my friend was being sued and that because they had used my name & phone number as a refernce, I too was respomsible. I didn't give them any information and said I would pass along the message but he said he would be calling me back tomorrow. Now I know exactly what to tell those stupid SOBs. Ugh! this really angers me!!!! The person who called me also had an accent that made it difficult to understand him and he said his name was Paul Smith, and that he was calling from American Legal Services. I too, like another person on here commented, asked if he was calling on behalf of a collection agency and he said "Oh, no miss, we are lawyers!"   I hope the authorities are able to find these people soon.

at first i could not under stand them because of there accent, when the started telling me that i got a payday loan, i told them that i never got the loan, and that they denied me , the company even sent me an e-mail stating that i was denied. i asked these goof ball if they where a collection agency and the said no we are not, they gave me my account number, i said so. they called and harrsed my son and my exwife, telling them that they both needed to get attorneys because they where both gonna get sued,  i called the police and made a report. havent hurd from them since

OMG WTF!!!!  I keep getting phone calls from these people saying I owe on a payday loan but they will not give me the original debtor's company name saying they can't..I've already gave them $150 becvause they said I need to be in court by a certain day and  I would have to pay $5000. SOB they SCAMMED me but NO MORE...I've spoken to an Edward Scott and he told me his supervisor's name was Stacy Wilson, he had a heavy mideastern or english accent could'nt really understand him, I've also gotten calls from a female refusing to give me her name. They told me they worked for some Consolidation Services company. Every time they call they use a different phone number and I've googled them and they are all cell phone numbers here is some of them 916-616-2739; 916-226-4115;626-264-8239;612-520-5590(fax). These people need to be stopped!!!!

Same story as you guys... I keep getting calls from a blocked number. Mike Johnson says to call him back at this number.  What's funny is that the message sounds exactly the same as it did before.  Possible recorded.  

What I find interesting is that usually when a collection agency calls they state their company name.  They will also have something or someone who says... "This call is being recorded..."  This doesn't happen in this case.  Very interesting!

I know it's embarrassing, but I have had real collection agencies call me before in my past.

Here is the true check... I looked up my Credit Report and followed the company name that everyone on this site says they give (American Legal Services).  American Legal Services is not listed anywhere on my credit report as to having any of my accounts.  

Please don't get scammed!! Check your credit report so that you know.

OMG - they just called me today with some very outlandish threats and charges.  They have called me before and I filed a report with my local police department and well as the FTC.  Any other suggestions besides changing my number?

they have been calling us for 2 weeks threating us. telling my wife to f*** herself and also told me to suck his d***. so when he called back i blew a whistle in to the phone. we have contacted our local police dept. and they told us to contact the fbi or state attorneys offices. he threaten to contact her employeer and also has our checking account numbers. everytime we call he uses a different name. jeff davis or steve.

yes that is exactly what they said to me as well and i have never had a loan from cash advance it is very scary

the person calling me was also a paul smith - saying he is going to get me on 3 counts and also have me fired -scary thing is they know all your information - the secret service is trying to catch them, they keep calling my work.

i have been getting calls from these people and even at my job, saying they will gut till i bleed called my daughter a f=== w***e. said he was going to cram is big d--- down our throats and send someone to our hose to kill us. i have this all recorded yet there is nothing i can do. been to the state police and they have found out nothing.  simom was the one that called with all the treats and steve clark is a different person. but my guess is there one in the same.  says they will have me arrest and fired from my job for fraud. i never heard of this before.   WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE.

Show this thread to your employer - These people are CROOKS and they make a point of calling you at work.  There is NOTHING you can do to stop it- but once your employer understands that this is nothing but a scam and crooks stealing  - they cannot hold you responsible for the calls.

It states clearly in all the press releases that these crooks call work - so its important that you give this info ASAP.

They call my job all the time. I'm going to lose my job .

I am a police officer and this company is a scam.  I contacted the FBI Office in Newark, NJ and they have received numerous complaints.  Do not send them any money.  They got your information off the computer and its a scam.  They threaten to contact your job, I called them back 6 times to see if they contact my job yet and they didn't because they can't.  Do not give these people any money its completely fradulent.

That information was already posted by the SAINT on Aug 21 and several others since
You cannot stop the calls - but YOU must report them to the agencies listed below

PROTECT YOURSELF!  IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU MUST READ ? HOW THE SCAM WORKS AND WHAT AGENCIES TO REPORT THEM TO

LONG RUNNING AND KNOWN SCAM ? ALL OVER INTERNET AND NEWS FOR  2 YEARS NOW


Fake Debt Collectors ? Terrorizing Consumers
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5621205&page=1

MORE ON FAKE DEBT COLLECTORS
http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-9141
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/call4action/17285785/detail.html
http://www.800helpfla.com/newsletter/2008/092008.html
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/01/ks_debt_collection.html  
http://consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/07/video_bill_collector_scam.html  WITH VIDEO!  
http://consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/09/fdic_debt_collector_scam.html  9/7/2010 -NEWEST CONSUMER ALERT ?SCAMMERS NOW CLAIMING TO BE WITH FDIC

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 and Covenant
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 as Prince Christian, Arpit
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-705-8669  Scammer false postings as Alicia
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-707-633-2789  Scammer false postings as Rojer, Minni, Rhone, Smith, Lisa Jack, Julie, Sean, and Carol. ? preparing a new number to use to steal money
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-205-294-6271  Scammer false posting as Thomas Jhonson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-661-263-4011  Scammer false posting ?ILLEGALLY claiming to be an attorney Charles F Robinson
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-321-684-4117  Scammer false posing as Harry Patt
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-518-565-0306  Scammer false posting as Wellvishers
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-791-4673  Scammer false posting as Sherrie Ann and Elvine Buris
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-305-390-0607  Scammer false posting as James and Mark
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-349-3112  Scammer false posting as Roger Brown. David Macrow and Andrew
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-360-1702 Scammer false posting as STATE LEGAL DEPARTMENT
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-850-254-8883  Scammer false posting as Stella
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-347-875-8165  Scammer false posting as Lisa L Johnson, Mark Taylor

Scam alert: Bogus debt collectors
By Leslie McFadden ? Bankrate.com
Monday, Aug. 3
Posted 2 p.m.
Bankrate reporter Leslie McFadden contributed this entry.
This scam isn't technically about credit cards, but it is scary enough to post a warning. The Better Business Bureau issued an alert today saying consumers across the country are getting phone calls from bogus debt collectors claiming default on a payday loan. Of course, the consumer needs to pay a large fee to avoid arrest -- as much as $1,000.
The caller poses as a lawyer, and may threaten extradition to face trial if the consumer doesn't pay up immediately.
What makes these calls alarming -- and perhaps convincing -- is that the perpetrators reference the consumer's personal information, such as the person's Social Security number, driver's license number, previous bank account numbers, home address -- even personal references.
"The amount of information they have is really troubling," says BBB spokeswoman Alison Southwick. She adds that the amount of data points to a possible security breach.
Spread the word to your friends and family: Don't give out personal or financial information to an unknown caller. Scammers can spoof Caller ID to display different numbers, so trust your instincts over technology.
The BBB offers these tips:
?    Ask the debt collector to provide official documentation which substantiates the debt.
?    Do not provide or confirm any bank account, credit card or other personal information over the phone until you have confirmed the legitimacy of the call.
?    File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission online if the caller is abusive, uses threats or otherwise violates federal telemarketing laws or the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
?    File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau online if you believe a debt collector is trying to scam you.

Yes I have been threaten by the same guys also....Simon Morgan and Eric Watson Somethng Steve pretending to be collectors and private investigators and threaten me and my company that I work for......I cant keep havin this calling constantly and verbal abuse they are giving something needs to be done ???? What is there to do ?? Can someone please tell me ?

I have been hounded by 8 calls just today alone.  They are form 2 different numbers....916-226-4115 and 408-837-0495.  The same message is being left about me immediately calling them back and to have my attorney call them blah, blah, blah.  I called them up on everything and told them they are on the Nigerian scam website and they hung up after calling me a f***ing b**ch that wasn't worht $5.  I decided to call back and harass them for awhile.  I was calling on a land line phone and *67 my number.  (They were leaving messages on my cell phone) When they did answer I F bombed them back and had a little fun and irritated them some.  I checked my voicemails about 10 minutes later and there was a message on there which stated that "this f***ing message is intended for (said my name) and then F bombed about every other word.  I was called a street w***e, a mother F-er, told how big of a coc* he had and about all I can do is go stand on the street corner and remove my panties and get F-ed for $5 on the streets. he also told me to come there and he would treat me good.......and so forth.  While these calls were going on someone else was on the phone with the FBI and when I told them that they hung up on me.  I called back and gave them the phone number to my state's FBI and I would have went on and on but was instructed by the FBI to end the call so I had to.  I received 2 more calls since then from another number.  I plan on calling tomorrow again and having some more fun with them...........I did get a new phone number by the advise of the FBI Agent.  If you get these calls, have some fun and irritate the hell out of them....They will quit calling.

They called me (Mike Johnson is who talked to me) at work said I had 3 counts of fraud against me and told me that $300 was deposited in my account and 6 times a company tried to collect on it.  They had my ss#, bank account number, address, phone numbers, etc.. I kept them on the phone while I checked my bank account and I told them there was no such problem.  They told me to go to my bank and call them back b/c maybe someone was hacking into my bank account and I should call them right back b/c this was going to court and the legal fees would be over $15,000. I am not calling them back, this seems like fraud that they are committing...I am concerned that they have that much personal information though!

916-22-4115 keeps calling me at work and now on my cell phone. States I have an unpaid pay day loan. Will not give me any details in writing.  Says that I have to go thru them to pay them. Identify themselves as Mike Johnson, John Davis.