917-268-9159
NY, US
Molly
Molly
2013-11-06 18:52:07
Unknown
Just received a call from this number saying I was chosen to receive money from the government. I'll receive it in cash and I just have to promise to spend it on good things (school or bills, not gambling). They didn't ask for any personal information except my birth date, which I didn't give. They asked me to call another number to complete the transfer. Anyone else received anything like this from this number?
Crone Carol
Crone Carol
2012-10-07 05:58:22
Unknown
Originally from NY, I thought this was from a friend's cell.  When I tried to return the missed call there was a weird Bureau (blahblah)  mumble and then nothing.  
So glad to see the comments others have left and will add this # to my blocked list.
Thanks
fuelair
fuelair
2012-10-04 03:04:16
Unknown
Called from this number today. Caller old male, Indianish accent. Told me my computer had virus and Microsoft was calling me to tell me "a powerful virus is in your computer.  Do you understand.."  He seemed flustered when I responded "Uh-huh!", Responded "A powerful virus is in your computer!"
I responded "Uh,huh - that is a response meaning I understand you." Phone went dead.



The call type was none of the choices they give below........
LOL
LOL
2012-09-30 19:38:04
Unknown
You handed over your "hard on money"?! Wow- how'd you earn that ;-) ?
JJ
JJ
2012-09-30 19:34:49
Unknown
Never had a payday loan and don't owe anyone any money, but just received my first call from this number.  The simple solution is to block it, which I did.  I never answer the phone for numbers that don't identify the caller.  Caller ID just read New York, NY....no name.

I also can't believe ANYONE would give any kind of personal financial information over the phone without thoroughly checking it out, but enough must do it, or they wouldn't keep calling people.
psalm 1
psalm 1
2012-09-13 16:23:12
Unknown
these are all the numbers of the scam company based out of florida called same day loans that ripped me off and took all of my information, now they are calling me saying i am a under investigation as a suspect in a crime and asking to verify my last 4 digits of my soc. sec number. this danny guy was the one who took my
money and i did recognize his voice heavy indian guy all this info has been given to the FTC, Keep making reports.
psalm1
psalm1
2012-09-13 16:17:40
Unknown
This company  called me from this number and also 630 489 9159 he did the same thing and the same man he called me on 9/11 8x and on 9/12 2x and 1x on the above number 917 268 9159 asking me for my soc sec # to verify the last 4 digits and  that I was a suspect in a crime. I informed them that I was a victim of fraud on line with same day loans, that this case was fowarded to ny, florida attorney general, ny district attorney, the local police in both ny, florda and soc sec and to all the credit bureaus. I informed him that he did need  to
call them directly. He called back again after I told him that he needed to learn to speak english, understand
english as he had a heavy indian accident and that he was now harrasing me he appologized after I informed him that I was reporting him to all of these agencys and all of these numbers. If you get a call from either of these numbers it is being investigated as this company has moved from california, florida, now in Illinois. Also call your local attorney general. This is a total scam, has been investigated by Abc. Hang up on them.
Bonnie
Bonnie
2012-09-12 23:02:52
Unknown
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/Consumer_Home.htm

Sorry I forgot to post the website. Now get to work people !!!
Bonnie
Bonnie
2012-09-12 22:57:21
Debt Collector
No offense but I cannot believe how stupid some people are. Giving these people money without checking into anything ?? I filed a complaint with the FTC and I have given them 3 numbers now they are calling from. The FTC rep told me to call them back everytime he calls. The last two calls were just a few minutes ago so I went to their website and filed another complaint. I even told the scammer I reported the numbers. The last time he called, I literally read to him what I was typing to the FTC and now all is quiet, at least for now I'm sure. If enough of us make a freaking complaint, they will act. They already got one guy out in CA I believe so I know there is power in numbers. What I am going through for a lousy pay day loan ugh.
stop them!!!!
stop them!!!!
2012-09-01 00:48:33
Unknown
they call me at least 5 times a day ...very strong accent leaves a message that it is something with fraud on my social security number or something along that line...an that i need to contact them dont disreguard this call an return or i will end up in a legal matter...his name was michael johnson an wanted me to call him at his department  is 617-531-0409.....dont disreguard till then good luck an have a pleasant day...his department number isnt even the number he called from ....they call my job an are very rude.....someone really needs to stop them this is nuts
jenrick
jenrick
2012-08-31 15:31:57
Unknown
Receive calls on my cell phone all the time. They always have an accent and always ask for Philipp, even though I advise them every time that there is no Philipp here.
SABLACK
SABLACK
2012-08-30 23:30:30
Unknown
I TO RECECEIVED A CALL JUST LIKE AND JUST LIKE YOU FELT FOOLISH FOR HANDING OVER MAY HARD ON MONEY THIS WAS JUST FEW DAYS AGO. CAN YOU BELIEVE THESE PEOPLE ARE STILL CALLING ME THINKING THAT THEY WILL GET SOME MORE MONEY FROM ME AS I AM WRITING THIS I AM RECEIVENG ANOTHER CALL FROM THEM. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD CATCH THESE PEOPLE AND PROSOCUTE THEM TO THE FULL EXTENT. PLEASE SOME HELP US.
Tired of if!
Tired of if!
2012-08-30 08:22:34
Debt Collector
I have had several numbers calling my phone several times a day for the past year and this is one of them. They all have left occasional voicemails with strong Indian/middle Easter accents claiming there are charges against my s.s.# that involve bank fraud and I or my regent attorney need to contact them at (786) 375-6545. I called the number and it either never rings or say the call cannot be completed. They leave threatening messages saying the police will come to my house and arrest me if I do not talk to them and "all I can to is to wish you luck as this situation will unfold upon you." I saved the voicemails and took them to the JAG and Intel offices when I was getting ready to deploy last year. It is a scam, DO NOT confirm any person information with them because they will take money from you!
These are all voicemails and the given or associate numbers that I have saved:
(646) 569-9039
(760) 607-6393  Fraud Prevention Unit Danny Thompson
(786) 375-6545,  (630) 489-9159 Roger Smith Legal Account Accusations
Joe Schmoe
Joe Schmoe
2012-08-28 07:06:46
Unknown
Called me (strong indian accent) and said if I didn't pay a dept now there would be police at my door in 20 minutes to arrest me. I said, how much do I owe? He said $546 dollars. I said, I'm broke but have 3 fine wh*res working the streets and asked if he'd accept some free blow j**s from them for the amount owed. He said, he couldn't do that. I then said, how about if I let you suck my D*** and he said, that wouldn't do either. I said how about my sister, she's only 18 and still a virgin. He said stop being stupid. I said, if you can give me 2 weeks I'll pay you 1.2 million dollars for your troubles because I have a big drug deal going down that I will make 3 and a half million on that there's plenty money for both of us & I'll even give you a good south american drug lords contact info so you can deal direct with him & get rich. He hung up after that.
Joe Schmoe
Joe Schmoe
2012-08-28 07:04:09
Unknown
Called me (strong indian accent) and said if I didn't pay a dept now there would be police at my door in 20 minutes to arrest me. I said, how much do I owe? He said $546 dollars. I said, I'm broke but have 3 fine wh*res working the streets and asked if he'd accept some free blow j**s from them for the amount owed. He said, he couldn't do that. I then said, how about if I let you suck my D*** and he said, that wouldn't do either. I said how about my sister, she's only 18 and still a virgin. He said stop being stupid. I said, if you can give me 2 weeks I'll pay you 1.2 million dollars for your troubles because I have a big drug deal going down that I will make 3 and a half million on & that there's plenty money for both of us & I'll even give you a good south american drug lords contact info so you can deal direct with him & get rich. He hung up after that.
917-268-9159
917-268-9159
2012-08-24 21:23:16
Unknown
I get a call from this  number pretty much daily, and I have NO idea why.... I have now attempted to answer these calls, and it just hangs up.
Trent
Trent
2012-08-23 20:43:03
Unknown
Unknown caller
K
K
2012-08-23 17:38:45
Unknown
unsolicited call!!!!
Alfalfa
Alfalfa
2012-08-23 15:10:55
Unknown
Phantom Debt Collectors From India Harass Americans, Demand Money

By BRIAN ROSS (@brianross) , CINDY GALLI and MATTHEW MOSK (@mattmosk)
June 7, 2012

Hundreds of thousands of cash-strapped Americans have been targeted by abusive debt collectors operating out of overseas call centers suspected of links to organized crime in India, law enforcement officials told ABC News.

The calls are part of a massive scam, one that appears to target struggling Americans -- especially those who have gone online to apply for payday loans. Armed with personal information from those pilfered applications, the threatening callers, who claim to be debt collectors poised to initiate legal action, have managed to pry loose millions of dollars from their victims -- even when the victims never owed money in the first place.

"This is what we call a phantom debt collection scam," said Jon Leibowitz, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. "It's a very pernicious and innovative new fraud."

Working through call centers in India, the commission estimates that the criminals have dialed at least 2.5 million calls, persuading already cash-strapped victims to send them more than $5 million. Some have reported receiving dozens of calls per hour. They are victims like Cindy Gervais, of New Orleans, who went online for a quick loan when her husband's car was hit by a driver who didn't have insurance.

Even though she paid the loan off, the so-called "phantom" debt collectors with Indian accents began calling to say she still owed money.

He more or less told me that if I didn't pay, they were going to have someone on my doorstep to arrest me," she told ABC News. "And that they were going to contact my place of business, and tell them what kind of person I am."

At first, she said she resisted. Then the calls became more frequent, and started to ring on her cell phone, and at the grocery distribution company where she had worked for 27 years.

"I was more or less was in panic mode because he told me there would be someone before noon at my place of business to arrest me and take me to jail," she said tearfully. "So I agreed to pay him."

After receiving scores of complaints, investigators with the FTC said they began tracking the calls, and following the payments. They alleged the payments led them to a California company run by an Indian-American named Kirit Patel, and that such scams would not be possible without American front men.

"I would say that all roads of this scam, or many of the roads of this scam, lead back to Mr. Patel," said the FTC's Leibowitz.

ABC News tracked Patel for weeks, from the suburbs of San Francisco to Austin, Texas.

Patel refused to talk. But his lawyer, Mark Ellis, said he believes it is far too early to pass judgment on his client. Ellis, a Sacramento-based attorney, told ABC News that Patel was hired for a nominal fee to set up an American shell company, and had no idea what the call centers in India were doing.

"I can tell you, he was as snookered by the people in India as anybody," Ellis said. "He's a 69-year-old man who is nearing his retirement who thought all he had to do was set up some corporations and everything was on the up and up. He's completely dismayed that he has become the lightning rod of this entire problem."

A close friend of Patel's also defended him in a brief interview at his home, saying Patel was not trying to defraud anyone -- he was just an unwitting, bit player in a larger scheme.

"If Mr. Patel was just a cog in the wheel he seems to have been a pretty big cog," Leibowitz said. "It is clear that Patel was integrally involved with this scam."

Leibowitz points to thousands of pages of financial and phone records gathered by the FTC and filed as part of a civil case brought against him in the U.S. District Court in Sacramento last month. When FTC lawyers sought to freeze his assets and prevent his business from continuing to operate, Patel responded by invoking his rights against self-incrimination. His lawyer told ABC News he has had to be careful in how he responds to the allegations in civil court "because there is a potential criminal action," but that Patel maintains the allegations against him are false.

Federal investigators said the phantom debt collection operation that allegedly benefitted from Patel's assistance was one of several that all trace back to the same small town in Western India called Ahmedabad. Callers use technology to make it appear that the calls originate inside the U.S. Victims provided ABC News with recordings of dozens of the calls, and many of the thickly accented callers appear to be reading off a script.

"Subpoenas have been readied, and Monday morning you're going to be picked up from your home," one caller says on a victim's voicemail. "And you have children. Don't worry about your children. We have a childcare department to take care of the children."

"You will be behind bars for six months," said another caller. "And once you go behind bars, you will lose your job. Once you are behind the bars, you won't get a single drop of water."

William Peerce Howard, a Tampa attorney who represents victims of harassment from debt collectors, said it takes an especially twisted criminal to use threats and coercion to pry money from someone who is already struggling financially

"These guys really are the most visible villains in America today," he said. "They make a living scaring people."

Mark Merola, of Florida, said he just panicked when the caller told him he might be arrested at the deli where he works in a Florida retirement community.

"I was nervous. I didn't want to embarrass myself, my family," he said. He used his debit card to pay the collector $576.

Afterwards, he says he realized "how stupid I was."

"It just happened so fast," he said. "I got scared."

Leibowitz said he hopes with more attention, future potential targets of the scam will recognize red flags before they turn over any money.

If callers say they are from the police, consumers should know that law enforcement officers do not collect debt for private parties. If the caller is speaking with a thick Indian accent, but calls themselves by a names such as Officer Mike Johnson, that should be a tip off. And if they're calling 40 times in two hours, that's another red flag. "Legitimate debt collectors, legitimate pay day lenders don't do those sorts of things," he said.

Merola said he would like to see anyone involved in the scam prosecuted aggressively.

"There's no place in society for these people," he said.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/phantom-debt-co ... 16512428&page=2
tt
tt
2012-08-23 15:08:18
Unknown
A Paul White from this number called me this morning and he left a message which I could hardly understand. Something about there is something wrong with my SS# but when he told me to call him back he told me to call him back at 805-456-4276. Which is a totally different # then he called me from. Looked up both numbers and they both are cell numbers, so it is a SCAM.. don't call him back and at least do not give anymore personal info then they already have and demand paper documentation to be sent to you. Also, as a note, the police department told me if they don't give you a toll free number to call back on it is usually a scam, official businesses usually have toll free numbers to return call to them on.
Caller
Caller
2012-08-23 14:31:21
Unknown
Received numerous call with no message.  I did not answer as I don't answer calls when I don't know who is calling.

They did no leave a message.
Lil junt
Lil junt
2012-08-21 18:21:37
Unknown
Got a call sayin I owe them money and got charges against me and I'm going to jail
Aggravated
Aggravated
2012-08-21 15:06:45
Unknown
Yes....I have NO clue what it was about!!! They just hung up.
sheronda
sheronda
2012-08-17 16:52:42
Unknown
what was the call about
marty
marty
2012-08-17 00:01:31
Unknown
received unsolicited call
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