i got a call one day form thisnumber, he said with dept of justice and that my SSN had a complaint against it, i told to arrest my social sec card and leave me alone, if my SSN number offended someone thats on my SSN number not me, maybe they should the  Social Security Department for letting my SSN be printed in the first place, if it was never created it cant offend anyone.When i asked the second caller what my SSN did that was bad so i can punish it and maybe send it to its room with no dinner they hung up, I ut the number on block after the second call

I to tecieved a call from these guys

So this person that called is attempting fraud. I look up thier number before i called them and found alot of information on them. They are from India and have gotton some information from a website and use that to try to scam people. a real collection or state department person by law is not allowed to disclose information to anyone other than the person directly involved. Anyway i did call thema nd called their bluff and asked where in India they were and they hung up on me. then answered a second time and when i told them who i was they hung up again. now they wont answer their phone
The first time i talked to them I asked them which state department and he said california and then i asked which county and he couldnt tell me..looking at the FTC website they say almost all of these involve people from india who direct thier calls to california. The first clue is the indian accent with a person using an american name. Do not pay these guys they are scamming

I received the same message so I looked this number up on the internet and realized its a scam so i called his a-- back and gave him a piece of mind and told them not to call my mo---------- phone anymore, I hope he call back so he can hear my voice thanks for the information.

I received a call from the same person claiming  a  lawsuit, so I looked up the number and seen all of the posts about a scam, and wanting money Im already in debt with my landlord and they trying to pull a scam I called him back and cussed him out on his voice mail so bad so he bet not call me back or else he is going to hear it for real as a matter of fact I hope he call back so he can hear my rage.

I get calls from this number alot, just delete and never answer.  From what I am reading it is a scam for a payday loan

I have been receiving such calls as well. Good thing I am a Collections Paralegal and am very familiar with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Under this federal law, debt collectors may not leave any identifying information on your voicemail unless the debtor is CLEARLY identified. These folks have left 2 voicemails for me with very sensitive information and I am not identified on my voicemail as the owner of the telephone number. If you every have any questions about a debt collectors behavior, please refer the Federal rules under FDCPA.

I IS WHAT I MEANT TO SAY NOT U SORRY

omg thank u all for the post beacause u just got a call from this number this morning.and i was so damn mad because i know i didnt do anything wrong.and they were telling me that if didnt send them the money then they will put a law suit on me if i didnt send them the money.that is so not good and they need to stop doing what they are doing to people i hope they all burn and go to hell...they trick people into telling them all kinds of lies and try to scare them with faulse information just so that they can get money.oh well im not one of them i hope they end up in prison for a long time because of wHAT  they do ...SCAMMERS.

this number just called me and said the same s*** so now i know its a scam

i just recieved that call n it made me soooo mad because the same man "officer davis scott" wouldnt tell me wat i wanted to knw.. he was tellin meh he was goin to get me fired from work and i was goin to jail if i didnt pay 350 thur wesatern union which he claim i was gettin sued for which really pissed me off....i called my mother n she called n looked the num up because wat that man was sayin didnt add up..all a scam

This company called me and threatened me with going to jail and losing my job.  I don't know who they are and I want them to stop calling me,

I've received a call from the same phone number this morning and spoke with a person named David Scott with an Indian/Afgahnistan accent threatening me with lawsuit against me regards to money I've owed and so forth, and wanted me to pay them some sort of amount through western union, I was really wondering if this was true b/c i had done a payday loan a long time ago and it was paid in full and im like man I owe you 315.00. well i asked him who was this loan thru and what year and date was this loan taking out he couldnt anwser that question he wanted me to pay him 125.00 that day thru western union and im like i don't have that kind of money on me i can send you a check for that amount and he said no i need the cash only and if you cant pay me today then i will issue the papers for the officer to pick you up at your job, then by that point i was mad as you know what and i said well i dont have the money so go ahead and do what you have to do.

lmao, they said they were gonna pick me up and I'm not even the person they're looking for!

This is insane!!!! Someone is calling our office for one of our guys that works on a towboat!! Wasting our time and making this poor guys boss think he's in debt to someone and they kepp calling us and threatening us in HR like we're gonna respond to that. It's crazy that people can get away with this!!

I received a phone call this morning tell me I owe cash advance 300 and if I didn't pay within 45 min they would have me arrested in front of my family and when I asked to talk to a super viser they put some guy on that made his voice sound low and stern. He told me to pay or he was issueing papers to have me picked up. The guys name simon marshell

this number they are call me morthan 20 times yesterday afternoon around 4 pm.  they are said we are police offecer , investigater, They use different tell phone number but the same person indian acesent .and they have my information sss bank acount everthing. they get my information from pay day loan collection. this is big scam

I've received a call from the same phone number this morning and spoke with a person named David Scott with an Indian/Afgahnistan accent threatening me with lawsuit against me regards to money I've owed and so forth, and wanted me to pay them some sort of amount through western union, while I was talking to him I was happened to google the company name and found out right away that they are scammers, and told them I'm not going to send them any money and hung up, then I started to soooo getting mad and call back the number 3 ways with my husband on the other line, and knowing for sure it's the same person that i've spoke with before but with a different name this time, and I confronted him about the phone called earlier and he was still confirmed that they are not scammers and they were only trying to help me with my case, then I told him I have the FBI listening on the other line and my husband started questioning him, he just hung up immediately..we were trying to call them back and do the same prank thinking to return a favored in threatened them this time, but they're didn't pick up, for some reasons I think they can see your number through their scams caller ID or something, so glad and thankful that I've search them on internet right awayt..and let me say it was a BIG HELP..

How to Protect Yourself From Fake Debt Scammers

Cindy Gervais of New Orleans was harassed by debt collectors who told her she would be arrested if she didn't send them money. She paid, though she didn't owe any money. (ABC News)
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"You will be behind the bars for six months and once you go behind the bars, you will lose your job. Once you are behind the bars, you won't get a single drop of water."

That's the message received by just one of hundreds of thousands of cash-strapped Americans who authorities say have become the targets of a "phantom" debt collection scheme in which victims are bullied and threatened into paying conmen money they do not owe, as reported in an ABC News "Nightline" investigation.

"They call up and they pretend to be policemen... sometimes they've been from the FBI or the Department of Justice," said Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. "So it is just a hardcore kind of scam and we're beginning to see more of it."

WATCH FULL REPORT: Phantom Debt Collectors From India Harass Americans, Demand Money

But there are steps consumers can take to make sure their money is safe the next time the phone rings. Check out the tips below and head to the Federal Trade Commission website for more.

Spotting a Potential Conman

Just because the caller says he's an authority figure, that doesn't mean he is. According to the FTC, there are several ways to tell if someone may be trying to pull one over on unsuspecting callers. Keep a lookout for the following red flags:

First, does their story make sense? Are they asking you about a debt you don't recognize in the first place?

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 Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be law enforcement. "The police, the FBI, the Justice Department probably never enforces payday loan collection," Leibowitz said. "They're not debt collectors." Also, Leibowitz said to be on the lookout for clues about the caller. "If someone is calling themselves Officer Mike Johnson and they're speaking with a thick Indian accent, I suppose that would be a red flag."

The caller won't give you ways to reach him such as a mailing address or phone number.

The caller asks you for personal financial information -- that a legitimate figure would likely not have to ask for -- or threatens you with legal action if you do not pay.

If You Think You're the Target of a Scam...

First things first, the FTC says to ask for the caller's name, company, address and phone number and for a "validation notice" detailing the debt owed. "If a caller refuses to give you all this information, do not pay!" the FTC says.

Do not provide any personal information over the phone. If you do, that information could be used by thieves for identity theft.

Tell them to stop calling and, if you have an address for them, ask them to stop calling in writing. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling if you request that in writing, the FTC says.

The most obvious course of action, Leibowitz said, is to call up your actual creditor. "If a consumer knows they have debt, call the debtor up. The debtor can can you, 'Yes, I called.' or 'No, that was somebody else,'" he said.

Report the call to the FTC and state authorities. "Many states have their own debt collection laws" in addition to federal ones, the FTC says. "Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law."

"The thing we wanted to do first and foremost was we wanted to shut this operation down," Leibowitz said.

CLICK HERE to visit the FTC's website.

I just recently received a phone call from this number and I thought It was a bit strange that the FBI would be calling, not to mention a foreign FBI agent...Thanks for the info!!

its a lie

Keep calling saying o am subject to lawsuit

They are calling me constantly and saying they are going to put my SS number on google

They are in India and from India they arnt FBI

Is this really scam since they say they are FBI

This is a new number in the payday loan collection scam.They steal money for payday loans that were never approved.Its a SCAM