An 8 year old loan?  Check your state for the statute of limitations on that debt but I suspect it is time-barred....meaning they can't take any kind of legal action to collect on it.  They are trying to scam you.

EVERYONE:  A sometimes reliable way to determine exactly who is calling is to pull your credit report (here's a link to the only one the FTC endorses:  https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp).  

There's a section on your report that tells you every agency that has accessed your credit report, their address and the date they accessed it.  

These scammers often use a variety of fake names so just because it's not the same exact name as they gave you when they called doesn't mean it's not some version of the same scamming company.  

Once you get the name, file a complaint with the FTC naming that entity because most of the comments I've read on here are in violation of the FDCPA.

Also.....if they don't send you a debt validation letter within 5 days after you request one, you KNOW they're a scammer.  

Check out this FTC information:  http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

Good luck!

They called the number listed is Malaysia, I was Told I applied for an E-Loan and that I willingly gave false information and EFT was returned, They were sending the sherrif to my place of employement with all the papers from the US and they filled Fraud charges as well and they have an arrest warrant etc........ I told them to send me the documents Ive never heard or applied for such a thing and the 2 men with Aribic accents continued to threaten me.... I began to think this is a scam. When I tried calling the number back, guess what NO SUCH NUMBER

Got a call this morning saying i took out a payday loan back in 2005 and that i owed 8000$. The guy told me his name was andy parker and that im going to be arrested tomorrow morning and spend two weeks in jail until i have a court case. He had my birthdate and mailing address saying the police will have the paperwork when they arrest me tomorrow.. What can be done to stop this guy??

I got the same call today two and was really worried about going to jail. now Im worried about my identity being stolen. What should be done to protect our sefl?

They called my job and home and finally hung up after I asked for their law firm license number and the amount I owed and company that is saying I owed them. The number was from Janet Taylor on ID

I received the same phone call at work and home. The foriegn person finally hung up on me after I asked for law license number, the amount that of the payday loan that I was accused of frauduently accepting and that I would go down to the sherriffs office today and investigate my own self. The call ID said Janet taylor also

I received a call from this number today saying all the same thing I seen in all of your post. I called my local police and did a report with the FTC. When They called the our saying their name is Fraser Law Firm.

I just received a call from them.  they do not speak English very well and are trying to scare people into settling outside of court.  They had some  of my information correct but not all. I did not verify any of it.  When i told him that I had already looked his number up and seen it was a scam and that I would have the police and my lawyer contact him, his attitude changed and he hung up.

I got a call today from this number even said a name of a payday loan place called me at work when my family dont even have that number and stated they called me there cause i wouldnt answer my phone told me i was going to jail at 11 am tomorrow and a sherrif would be at my door to pick me up and if not there then at work they also said i owed 8000 i would go for 2 weeks to jail while it is being ivestigated and when i asked for the number so that i could call the place that was supposidly placing the charges on me they said they could not give out that number i was on the way to taking my son to the er for pneumonia when they told me all this BE CAREFUL in another note i just checked my voice mail and it stated his name was andy parker and that i need to be a good girl and call and that he wishes me luck if i do not call him that i will be in jail tomorrow

You guys, I received the same calls today from these people.  They asked me if I had ever been charged with fraud and I said no.  They said there were charges that were going to be filed against me tomorrow and at 11 a.m., cops would come to my work and arrest me and put in jail.  I hung up on him and he called back and left a message that said, "you will be going to jail tomorrow, good luck".  I just put their number in google and found this page.  I think I will be calling them tomorrow and let them know they are the ones that might be going to jail!!!!!  Report them to the FBI.  I can't stand these scammers, they try to scare the heck out of you.

They Keep calling and calling from all types o different numbers saying I'm going to jail and get a lawyer these people don't speak good English and a scam I don't know how they have any information about me never received any money from them or loan never applied people are crazy checking my credit,,,to much fraud and scam

From the FBI's "e-scams" website: http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/e-scams

 Contact your local law enforcement agencies if you feel you are in immediate danger;
 Contact your bank(s) and credit card companies;
 **Contact the three major credit bureaus and request an alert be put on your file;
 If you have received a legitimate loan and want to verify that you do not have any outstanding obligation, contact the loan company directly;
 File a complaint at www.IC3.gov

A man called asking for social security number claiming he is part of a law firm and I'm would do 30 days in jail and 60 months after court . Had strong foreign accent and would not tell me the name of law firm and police would go toy work to deliver warrant and had some info on ss# and other personal and banking  info . Scared It might be used as identity theft and my credit and bank will be ruined due to there actions please help get them charged and or investigated .

Just got a call today (again) this time he told me he was going to kill me, drop dead he said and cannot wait to bury me.

I should also mention the name of the representative that called was Kevin Bacon. I know Kevin Bacon hasn't had a hit movie in a long time but did he really go into debt collecting and threatening people. Plus if he worked on his accent that much to sound different he should win an Oscar, convincing portrayal of this role.

This number just called me today and said that if I or my attorney don't call them immediately that all he can do is wish me good luck for what is about to be brought onto me. They don't speak very good english and further more they don't provided any information about what this is in regards to. Just threats that the cops will be coming to arrest me and that I will be held in jail for 7 days while an investigation is going on.

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 a year ago:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/phantom-debt-co ... ory?id=16512428

They called my job and I called back. It sounds just like the guy that called about a month ago. I told him that before they contact my job that they were suppose to send the paperwork to my address, since they are suppose to have that information. He threatened me with police arrest at work and some such mess. Well, I told him to just send the paperwork. He said it would be sent to my job tomorrow. I hung up on him after that. I'm not so stupid that I would believe the police would go to my place of work before coming to my home to attempt to serve me papers.

Got the same call from this number over and over and over again.  They call every week and think threatening will work.  Its not even something criminal.....They need to learn how to speak english a little better and be able to provide you with your own information when asked instead of hanging up on you then calling back saying cops are coming and that the cops are going to beat me to a bloddy pulp.  What ever scammers!!!

I got the same call today about 12 times

I got the same phone call today and was told the same stuff today. I went to whitepages.com and put in the phone number and it states that this number is a home number and belongs to a Janet Taylor and she lives at 533 west monticello st.  in Brookhaven, MS.  I wonder if there is any legal action we can do for crank calls like this.

Received the same kind of threatening calls... And I agree with the last posted comment... Debt is a civil matter--- not criminal!!...

They are criminal scammers.  Do NOT give them any money or any of your information.  It is illegal for them to threaten arrest or jail.  Debt is a civil, not criminal matter.  Learn your rights under the FDCPA.

Received a call from this number and was told that I owe a payday loan that I never received!!!!!  I was also told that I will be arrested and put to jail tomorrow!!!!!!

I received a call  from these people asking for money.....stating I owe a payday loan that I never received!!! Now they say the cops are coming to get me!!!!