they call from VOIP internet telephone( magic jack or skype etc) their Carrier Bandwidth.com Clec, these callers are not calling from  the US.

the person from the above number contacted me very rudely demanding a payment for a pay day loan which never happened. I contacted the bank which had no deposits into my account and it never happened. He rudely yelled that I would be arressted and thretened that he would have law enforcement visit my work if i didn't give him money "now". He refused to show prof, he refused to give me info form the bill and demaned money. Please assist, he needs to be stopped.

verbatim script reading with me as well, would not give physcal address just state and zip code, did tell me the alledged payday loan that was collecting on me supposedly and i never took out a loan with them, let them be aware of it as well especially when they are posing as legal persons/attorneys. DO NOT GIVE THEM MONEY

just writing a letter to the fcc about them, reported them due to spoofing the number, as well as reported them to ftc as well, write a complaint letter and send these posts I am doing that right now. That is to show that I am not the only one being scammed and spoofed. They will handle them.,

We were called by this number 225-435-9095 today 01-31-13. An indian man with a strong accent who claimed to be a paralegal, going by the name of kevin, who worked for "Keith and Phillips Law office", told my mother that a warrant was going to be put out for her arrest for check fraud, theft by deception, and violation of federal banking regulations if she did not make arrangement to pay back the loan amount, late fees, interest, and some other fee I couldn't understand from a payday loan that was done online through American Pay Day Cash. When I asked him for his address he would not give it to me. I then asked to speek to the attorney he worked for and he said he could not do that. I asked him to have the attorney he worked for call me back and he said that he could not do that either.I then asked him for the case number, he said there wasn't one yet. I asked him for the exact loan amount, date the online loan was made, date the money was deposited into my account, and he would not give me that information either. He said he didn't have any of that information in front of him, just what was owed now. I asked him to provide me with "American Payday Cash" phone number and websit, He also refused to give me that information. He did however tell me that the money was deposited before Dec 12, 2012. I did go over my bank information for the past 12 months and there was no deposits for any amount from American Payday Cash. Of course I knew there wouldn't be. I did this Kevin back from this Law office several times and all he would do is throw out more threats and then hang up on me. Of course I kept calling back. After several calls what sounded to be a woman answered and said I can't hear you your breaking up and then of course hung up on me again. ???? I did call 411 (information) and asked them to give me the address for the phone number 225-435-9095 and the operator told me that there was no listing for that number and she could not even find the number. I gave her the name of the Law firm "Keith and Phillips Law Office" from the area code which is 225 and she told me that there was no Keith and Phillips Law Office that she could find.(No Listing)... She said that that area code is out of Louisiana and there is NO listing anywhere under that number or Law Office by that name????????? REALLY... So I then googled the number and found all these complaints.. The operator gave me this number to call to have them investigated, 225-326-6705 (Attorney General for Louisiana). So for anyone who has had a call from these SCAM artists, Attorney General of Louisiana can help you. I am calling them first thing in the morning.

They call me from several different numbers.  They threaten that I am going to be arrested. Something about payday loans, which I've never had. One called me a bi*** and a w***e because I told them I knew they were scammers and that I contact my local sheriff every time they call. When is this going to stop?!

Hello, yesterday I received a number from these people at my place of employment. I called the number back and the number was disconected at first and then I called again and it was this weird Indian guy stating that they have a lawsuit against my social security. I did let them know that I was aware of their scam and if they continued I was going to take legal action against them, the call was silent and then they hung up on me.

My boyfriend just got the same call via MY cell phone. They will try to find you in any way that they possibly can. Called his current credit card company whom he does owe money and the information didn't match what what the crazy Keith Phillips people where saying. Something needs to be done about these scammers. Each person on this site should contact their attorney general. Hopefully enough phone calls will do some good. This is a very sad situation. Who the hell can we trust anymore? It is disappointing to read that people in government position can do very little for those who are potentially being scammed out of money if they are vulnerable enough to believe they will be put in JAIL! How scary!

This is a SCAM 100%.  DO NOT provide them any information...even if they appear to have some personal secure information of yours!

This is a complete scam.  They will threaten you and anybody else that calls or speaks to them on your behalf.  I have had the utter unfortunate experience to have dealt with a group like this before.  They have stolen your contact information from another company and are using it to get money from you.  They will at frist make it seem as if they are real and legitimate, however, they are NOT.  They are extremely rude.  I would suggest calling them back and letting them know if they pursue to call you that you will take legal matters into your own hands.  That typically stops their calls.  Wish you the best of luck!

SCAM SCAM SCAM ~ They are from India and you should hear what they have said to me.  It was sexual and violent.  I reported it to my local authorities.  

They are trying to get your CC # or bank account.

I got this same call. Thhey called my phone and then my boss called me to tell me they called for me there. They won't tell me who i supposed to have borrowed money from either. Told me I would be aressted at my place of employment but I don't want to write it here. Is this real??

They are a fake!! I just got the call too! They just  want money! Do not believe them!!!

I also received a phone call from 225-435-9095 saying that I will be arrested if me or my attorney do not return their call. So I called and said I was an attorney and if they keep harassing me I will have charges files against them!!! There are other numbers out there that are doing the same thing. Do not be a victim of this scam. Disregard anything they say to you!

I don't know who these people are they said I have a old debt which is not true they information is irregular!

I have been receiving those calls threatening me how I can be arrested if I do not pay what I owe . As per a family attorneys advice I should report them to Federal trade commission , federal communication commission and the us attorneys office.  Everyone that answers the phone there has an Indian accent.,

I have been getting callsw from the number 225-435-9095 said his name was frank lewis threating to put me in jail and all nasty stuff,  he also uses the number 778-6272-6524 using the name of roger spencer same thing also uses 818-408-8940 name brown couldnt understand.  he is indian and using numbers that show up unknown and restricted but yet leaves nasty voice mails with these above numbers.  is they any way to stop this.  i get calls from him at least 10 to 12 times a day

The best thing for people to do is to stay away from ONLINE LOANS.  Go to a local company who is reputable in your neighborhood,  meet them face to face,  then apply for a loan.    Even then,  things can happen,  but it is less likely.

Kind of hard to expect scamming scum to be professional,  isn't it?

kathy,  you sure as heck don't want to give them any money.  Just hang up on them or don't even answer.  Block them if you have a call blocker.   Re-Read all  of the posts in this thread and you will see that they are nothing but bottom feeding thieves trying to scam you and all else.

Don't give them a dime Mikal.   If it is an old outdated debt,  it will probably be legally uncollectable anyway.  If you pay them anything at all,  it will restart the clock on the statute of limitations and then you will be liable for the rest.  Make them validate the debt in writing via usps. NO FAXES OR EMAILS!   Ask them for their names,  company name,  physical address,  company phone number (not the 1-8**  phone number)  and information on all that pertains to the alleged ORIGINAL debt as well as their legal right to claim and collect the alleged debt in your state.  Tell them that you want full verifiable validation of the original debt with the  last balance amount as last held by the original owner,  the date of the last payment or activity on the account,  and valid proof of any signed contract that may exixt with your verifiable signature on it. These people have already violated the FDCPA laws and made illegal threats and claims.  They are a bottom feeding zombie debt buyer/collector and they are trying to scare The BeeJeeBees out of you into paying a rdiculous amount on a debt that has probably been written off and is out of Statute of limitations and therefore uncollectable in your state.   Make them validate everything in writing,  including their blood type and shirt size.
They can't do it and they know it.   If they fail to provide you with any of these things,  tell them to go to hell.

They say they are a law firm that has a  case against me from an an american cash loan which ive never borowed from i just want them to stop calling me.

Hello, i got the same calls today from Kevin White telling me i Will be arrested In the next 30 days. Very heavy accent as well, hass called my job several times....so embarrassing. When i spoke to Kevin, he asked me why I had committed this crime, I told him that I had no knowledge of what he is referring to And to go ahead file the charges but In the meantime to never call my job again, he hung up on me. So rude. He didnt even get a chance to ask me for any money...

go judge, get em!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they gave me just a baton rouge la and zip no address,

This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India. They are making the calls utilizing VOIP and the names of legitimate firms to make it appear the calls are originating from within the US. There is NO "company" or "debt" and you will NOT be arrested. They are harvesting and/or buying consumers' personal identifying information from unscrupulous websites like the one you may have filled out an application with, and you need to do whatever you can to protect yourself. This includes: Notifying the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/, placing fraud alerts with all three credit bureaus, notifying your bank and employer and letting these criminals know you are aware they are attempting to extort money for a non-existent debt and have alerted the authorities.

ABC News released an investigative report on this scam in June. The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/phantom-debt-co ... 16512428&page=1

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/08/bgm.shtm

do not send money, they are scammers, they hijack some of the payaday loan information either by being sold or hacking, have her check her credit reports for id theft, and change her bank account number now.

he called me today, i laughed in his face he could not even pronounce my name correctly for starters  said that he was Alex White (with an indian or middle eastern accent, yea right) and that if I did not call him back, he could not be responsisble for what was coming next, so I called him back, mainly to mess with him cause i knew that they were fake, he told me that they would have me arrested today, yea lots of luck with that one, it is illegal in pa to do a payday loan without being licensed with the state, and that a case had been filed, and i was the prime suspect. the criminal charges against me were the following:  violation of banking regulations, check fraud and banking fraud.  and that I was under investigation. He said the payday loan was from american cash (I never have had a payday loan from them) so I laughed at him and asked him what firm they were with,  and they said keith and philips and that they were out of baton rouge la. So the next thing i did was call the ftc and filed a complaint with them and with the fcc for spoofing the number, i contacted the american cash website as well and let them know what was going on.....they even transferred me to a person on the other line who was irrate and thought i was collecting on them, i tried to explain to her they were doing the same thing to me, but she hung up and then tried calling back to get someome who answered the phone "law office". first of all, according to the fair credit act they have to have the number and the name displayed on caller id, so if indeed it was a legit office it would have been displayed as such, second of all i would have gotten court papers already if i were being sued by someone for indebtness and would not be arrested for such indebtness,

I got the same message today too! They called twice on my cell and then left 1 message. Then they called my work phone. Luckily I had already looked up the number they called from and figured out it was a scam. When I answered my work phone they asked for me I said yes, and he went on to tell me that a lawsuit had been filed against my ss #. What a joke, really against my ss #!!! I then proceeded to tell him I don't think this is true because I looked up your number and this is posted as a a scam. He was quiet for a few seconds then said oh and hung up. Oh and he said his name was Frank Lewis, also had a heavy Indian accent. And funny the number is internantional too because when I tried calling from my cell my carrier didn't allow it through because I'm not set up for internantional calling.

Just to let you know...I have called them back 40 times this morning alone.  I can't believe that in today's age, they actually call from a number that you can call back.  Dial *67 before you dial their number and it blocks yours from them seeing.  Wicked fun!!!

I am an HR manager and someone from this number called and left a very nasty message for one of my employees.  He also added that he wishes him the best of luck.  Delete.