Yeah this say company called me with the same hindi voice. Talking about that he was from crime prevention and that he was going to send police to pick me up b/c I was default on a payday loan that I never gotten. CHECK THIS NUMBER 904-395-5144, its the same scam and talking the same B.S this is absolutely insame. However they had my s.s and bank name as well is there anyway to prosecute these people.

this number MUST be reported.

chris they have called me twice and said i owe money for a payday loan i never took out. i told them they are a scam and we know it. last friday was the last time they called and the number shows 052 538 374,which is overseas im sure of. the guy got hostile with me and i said i had already reported him to the FTC and the local police in Queens NY.
He then said i wont like it when they come to arrest me at my work and all i did was laugh! he got mad

these same people called me they are a scam first call the Attorney generals office in your state and report them they may have information you can use.  the number they left on my answering service to call back was 718-873-9666  the number that showed up on my caller id is 052-538-374

they told me if I didn't pay for a pay day loan I never got which I told them I did not get that I was going to be arrested and put in jail for 60 days what ever you do don't pay them any money it is a scam I am waiting for an information packet from my Attorney General and will post the information I get here and other places I have posted this information.  They can not arrest you and it is against fair debt collection laws so don't panic just tell them you are reporting them to the authorities.

BRENGALE,
did you find anything out about these scammers at this number

BRENGALE,
did you find anything out about these scammers at this number?

some lady went to the tv station here in Indiana last nite and told them about these scammers. she even had a voice mail they had left her. she played it for the news folks. she said it did scare here at first,but realize it was a scam. maybe we all need to do this and see if we cant get them shut down once and for all.

just got another call from alex wright at this number and told me i owe money from a year ago to payday cash. you would think that he would of learned the last time he called me. i called payday cash and they are aware of these scammers and they also wanted the phone number he called from and his name and i gladly gave it to him.
alex is in ny and alex said the court he was going to down load the case was in NJ. The guy at payday cash says they do not service NJ.
Alex called me back and i said what a naughty scammer you are and told him what i did and just hung up the phone. i dont think he will be calling me anymore.

This person called me on mon. Left me a message and said to call him back. This was a very urgent matter and to have an attorney. When I called him back he asked me if I had an attorney and i said no then he asked if I knew why he was calling me and I said no then he said he was going to put me on hold for a minute. Before he put me on hold he said he was going to record the conversation and asked me not to use any profane language because I was going to be recored. So when he put me on hold I hung up. I knew it was a scam. Then he called be back and left another message saying that I better call him back otherwise he will report me to the authorites and he needs to talk to me. But he wouldnt tell me the reson why he was calling me or where he was calling me from. He had the same hindu voice and said his name was robert williams.  So I never called him back. He called me again on friday saying that my crimes prove to be true because I didnt call him back and that he is still in a position to help me if I called him back but if I didnt call him back it would lead to some unwated legal action taken at my job and that it will end up in a very very very very very big mess for me. Now no one professional would talk that way plus at the end of the message he said have a bleesed day. No one professional would say that. I read something online on how these people stole personal information from payday loans data basis. I didnt speak long enough to know if he had mine but i did alert my bank on what was going on. For now the best way to avoid these people is by ignoreing the phone calls. When he called the number showed up as unavailable but then he left the 7188739666 number. I am planning on reporting them to the attorney generals office tomorrow. These people need to be stopped. Dont give them any money or anytime of your day. They are scam artists.

LUCY they have a new number now so beware. got a call yesterday its 772 245 2032 Ken Murphy. He put his so called higher up on the phone and it was a female. i said send me all the documents that you have on my so called case. she said i dont have to send you anything and i said oh yes u do-but i know you have nothing cuz you are a scam! I told her to get a real job and stop trying to take advantage of folks who are already struggling due to the economy. she was silent and i said dont ever call me again cuz i have already reported her to the FTC and the local authorities in FLA

i have had many calls from these numbers and i cant understand them . i have payday loans but when they call me they email showing me proof that they are colecting for the company and these guys wont email me. when i return their call the message i get is extension is busy good bye now a proper business would have answer machine and state name of company when they call the number shows on my id as 052538374 and in the us we need 9 numbers not 8 to make calls. i have these calls and paid over 800 dollars and dummy me used prepaidcard. these people need to be stop

GOT A CALL FROM THIS HINDU PERSON... AGAIN... HE TRIED THIS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND I GUESS FIGURED IT WAS TIME TO TRY AGAIN... HE SAID I HAD A LOAN IN DEFAULT... I SAID NO I DON'T... HE THEN THREATENED TO SEND THE POLICE TO GET ME... I SAID OKAY... SEND ME THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND YOUR RETURN ADDRESS AND I WILL HAVE MY ATTORNEY CONTACT YOU IN REGARD TO THIS... HE SAID I DON'T HAVE TO SEND YOU ANYTHING OR GIVE YOU MY CONTACT ADDRESS... I SAID GREAT THEN I DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOU OR PAY YOU A DAMNED THINGS... BUT I DO HAVE TO CONTACT THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT... HE SAID OKAY I WILL SEND THE POLICE TO GET YOU... I SAID OKAY I LIVE IN TEXAS AND I WILL SEND OUR GUN TOTING... THIEF SHOOTING POLICE OUT TO GET YOU.... LOL

GO TO TELEPEST.COM AND FILE CLAIM...

Didn't leave a message.

I also received a message from an Officer from 718-873-9666.  His accent was so thick that I could not catch the name on my answering machine.  I called back the person that answered the phone was the same voice I heard on my answering machine.  But when I asked him was it him that left the message he denied it.  I did ask where I was calling and he said Dept of Crime Investigations.  These people need to be stopped.

omg I got a call yesterday while I was at work on my cell phone from a guy name frank saying that he was with the department of crime prevention and that I was being charged with check fraud and credit card fraud.i then asked him where did these allegations come from and he couldn't give me a answer.i really couldn't understand what he was saying because of his heavy middle eastern accent so I asked to speak to a supervisor next thing I know he hung up on me.so I decided to call the number back but I never received an answer.i spoke with one of my co-workers and he said it was a scam we then proceeded to google the number and I read everyone's comments about geting calls from this number.THIS GUY NEEDS TO BE STOPPED ASAP IF ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER INFO ON THIS GUY PLEASE LET ME KNOW BECAUSE I'm READY  TO GET THE POLICE INVOLVED.THANX

I have been receive these calls as well from this number (718)- 873-9666. They are saying the same thing that I will be arrested if I didn't pay them money for collection. I know this is a scam. Something need to be done to stop these people.

i got a call from that same number 052-538374 adn when he tried to tell me that if i didn't pay i was going sit in jail until the investigation was complete i asked him to give me a number to where i could call him back and that's when he gave me the 718-873-9666. sad!!!! he called my place of employment 10 times already! he called my cell 15 times and keeps calling me names and cusing me out!

they called me telling them that I asked for a loan of 400 dollars they had all of my personal information and they told me that I had to pay the amount of 780 dollars by today or that they would began the legal process and that I would be picked up by an officer. I reported them to the police department and they have started an investigation. he has called my work place more than 10 times.

Chris is mistaken -

these people calling are CROOKS  - plain and simple.

They are not debt collectors, police officers or government agencies.  

FDCPA applies to REAL DEBT COLLECTORS and do not apply to these CROOKS!

YES - Report to ALL the Agencies in my previous post.  

Also be careful about the scammers posting false information as well - there
They are the only ones who claim the scammers are legit

Just got a call from this number, foreign accent states he is Officer John B calling and to call back urgent.. I call back after seeing these blgos to rip them a new one and all circuits busy what a joke,, Should I report this?

I just received a phone call from a Office John B from # 718-873-9666 I noticed your blog and others. What should I do he called my office phone.

i dont believe this. got another call from alex wright and he left a msg for candy summers,then james parker called back and left a msg for judy. they dont know who in the hell they are calling. this is ridicious! what jerks and scammers. these calls came on aug 17th.

Consumer Alert: Attorney General warns Kansans of debt collection scam

January 29, 2010 -- Attorney General Steve Six is cautioning Kansas consumers about telephone calls from apparent fake debt collectors who are impersonating law enforcement officers in an effort to extort money from consumers.   Consumers are warned to not submit payments to these fraudulent debt collectors.

When calling, the scammers most often state they are attempting to collect a debt related to an internet payday loan obtained by the consumer, but which the consumer never repaid.  Consumers state they have never obtained such a loan or paid off the loan years ago.  The scam artists have most recently identified themselves as ACS, National Affidavit Processing Department and United Financial Crime Division, but may use additional phony names.  It appears the phone numbers used by the scammers are ?spoofed? numbers, so that the number appearing on a consumer?s caller ID is not the actual number of where the call originated. It appears the calls in question may be originating from outside the United States.

When questioned, the individual calling refuses to disclose the full name or address of the collection agency they claim to represent.  These scammers have been able to provide consumers with identifying information, such as the consumer?s social security number, home address, e-mail address, names of family members and the consumer?s computer IP address.  Since the callers are able to provide valid personal information, consumers may become confused and believe they are being contacted in regard to a legitimate debt.

If the initial debt collection scam is unsuccessful, consumers have been re-contacted months later with the scammers posing as law enforcement officers or officers of the court.  Typically, the consumer is threatened with arrest for fraud or some other fictitious crime unless the consumer agrees to immediately wire money via Western Union.  The fictitious officers strive to frighten and confuse consumers into compliance by using legal sounding terms such as ?We?re filing an affidavit against you? or by stating a lawsuit has been or is in the process of being filed against the consumer.

A hallmark of each scam has been calling consumers repeatedly at their place of employment.  This scam hit home when an employee of the Kansas Attorney General?s Office was repeatedly called both on her cell phone and at work.  Despite the employee?s repeated verbal disputes, the caller refused to provide any identifying information to allow her to send a written dispute. The scammer also continued to call her numerous times a day regarding a payday loan she denied obtaining. Two months later, she was again contacted by telephone by an individual identifying himself as an ?officer?.

?I denied owing the debt and refused to pay without being provided validation of the debt. I was then told, ?If that?s the case, I will have local law enforcement come to your place of business and drag you out kicking and screaming?,? stated the employee.

?It is important for consumers to know their rights under the law,? Attorney General Six said. ?If a consumer is receiving calls from a debt collection company and believe it is a scam, I encourage them to contact our office immediately.?

Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), collectors are required to send consumers a written notice within five days of the initial contact.  The notification should contain  information such as the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed and a statement informing the consumer they have thirty days to contact the debtor in writing to dispute the debt or request validation of the debt. In addition, legitimate debt collectors are prohibited by the FDCPA from making false or misleading representations, such as the consumer has committed a crime, implying nonpayment will result in the consumer?s arrest, or using the threat of violence.

More information is available on the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf.

To register a complaint with the Kansas Attorney General?s Consumer Protection Division, call 1(800) 432-2310 or visit www.ksag.org.

http://www.ksag.org/page/consumer-alert-attor ... collection-scam

I have rec'd calls from these people repeatedly, always the same accusations, but never the same number.  One time they called me at my work, had me scared to death someone was going to come there and arrest me, I went to my bank which happens to be right near my work. I talked to the branch manager, she told me about the scams and pulled the number up on the computer.

Other numbers they have used were: 1-904-395-5144, 052538374, 052312293, 567-248-2129, 213-710-8139...thats just a few I get calls from.

Today the name was "John Booth" yeah right, someone w/such a thick accent you can barely understand, and hes gonna have a name like that...

I was worried at first, but whenever I type the phonenumber of the month into my search bar, its always the same result...scammer

This person called me on mon. Left me a message and said to call him back. This was a very urgent matter and to have an attorney. When I called him back he asked me if I had an attorney and i said no then he asked if I knew why he was calling me and I said no then he said he was going to put me on hold for a minute. Before he put me on hold he said he was going to record the conversation and asked me not to use any profane language because I was going to be recorded. So when he put me on hold I hung up. I knew it was a scam. Then he called be back and left another message saying that I better call him back otherwise he will report me to the authorites and he needs to talk to me. But he wouldnt tell me the reason why he was calling me or where he was calling me from. He had the same hindu voice and said his name was robert williams.  So I never called him back. He called me again on friday saying that my crimes prove to be true because I didnt call him back and that he is still in a position to help me if I called him back but if I didnt call him back it would lead to some unwanted legal action taken at my job and that it will end up in a very very very very very big mess for me. Now no one professional would talk that way plus at the end of the message he said have a bleesed day. No one professional would say that. I read something online on how these people stole personal information from payday loans data basis. I didnt speak long enough to know if he had mine but i did alert my bank on what was going on. For now the best way to avoid these people is by ignoreing the phone calls. When he called the number showed up as unavailable id but then he left the 7188739666 number. I am planning on reporting them to the attorney generals office tomorrow. These people need to be stopped. Dont give them any money or anytime of your day. They are scam artists. They try to scar people into giving them more information about themselves. Just keep ignoring there phone calls dont call them back. Hopefully by ignoreing there phone calls will make them want to stop calling.

i got a voice message from an Officer Alex Wright on my home machine. Said I had to call him back on an urgent matter or he would have to obtain an attorney on the matter...I knew it sounded too fishy!!

I have gotten calls from this same number however the original number they called from is 052 538 374

I would like some help in getting this to stop they told me I was going to go to jail and spend 60 days in jail never took out a loan with these people and I am sick of getting calls from them I don't think they can do anything to me but the harassment needs to stop.    if You have any information that I could use I would appreciate it.  Thanks

this is what i found on line:

Phone:718-873-9666 / 7188739666Location:Staten Island, RichmondState:New YorkCounty Population:444000Area Code:718Date:4:53am, 7th July 2010Full Report:Download hereThis phone number (7188739666) is located in Staten Island, Richmond in NY. The area code of Staten Island is 718.

called this idiot back and gave him a piece of my mind. he said(alex wright) said there are folks going to come to my work and arrest me. i told him i know he is trying to scam me out of $7000.00. i have a colorado phone number,but live in Indiana and also work there. 718 873 9666 is the number he is calling from. what else can i do if he calls back????????? im not scared just want him to go away.