Read my previous post. Let these criminals know you are aware they are running an extortion scam, have NO intention of paying them anything and your phone lines are being tapped by the FBI.

Caller has called family members telling them I owe money and if I don't pay they where going to put me in jail.  The fake debt collectors surf the internet and looking for people who may have owe money to some company, and they steal your information and start calling everybody that they can find that you might be related to.  believe me I have had them call my job, my cell phone threatening me every other day.  this has got to stop.  What can we do to stop these calls.

they called us again today at work after we have told them 3 times not to call at work.  A girl named Tiffany asked my boss if he knew how to do a court summons??? What else can we do?

Scary, isn't it?
Read Alfalfa's earlier post for more information.
Also, several government agencies have been warning people about various "extortion scams" being worked by telescammers.  Your call may be one of them. Read about some of those scams, report them, and learn how to protect yourself, here:

http://phonehelp.2truth.com/complaint_sites_rev.html

these people called and threatened us with jail time if we did not pay them 1400.00

You got by cheap. They told us 1400.00 paid by tomorrow after they got is approved by their attorney.  They said we had two options either pay in full today or tomorrow.  And if we didn't that a warrant would immediately be issued for the arrest.

first a woman by the name of morgan phillip call me told me to call this number at ext408 and i spoke to mr carter stating  that i have to felony charges against me and i need to pay at least a 100.00 by credit card today stating the attorney was sitting right there and if i did not come up with something i can go to jail today on felony

please change your bank account number they will steal all your money DO IT NOW...never never give a low life company your banking info there using scare tactics on you and they already know they can use you and take your money  they cant arrest you and probably cant even sue you.. get us the name of this debt collection company

please change your bank account number they will steal all your money DO IT NOW...never never give a low life company your banking info there using scare tactics on you and they already know they can use you and take your money  they cant arrest you and probably cant even sue you

Well they terrified us to the point where my boyfriend gave them his current bank acct #.  He is calling the bank now!

OOPS---I meant to say debts are civil and NOT criminal matters. Sorry about that!

This is an extortion scam. Debts are civil and criminal matters. Read what the FTC has to say about fake debt collectors:

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

?is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
?refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
?asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
?exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:

?Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you

.?Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.

?Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft ? charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.

?Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate ? but you think the collector may not be ? contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.

?Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectorsReply !

We got a call too threatening jail time.  Will someone tell me this is bogus.  Said we had to pay 1400.00 today or be served papers or picked up for jail tomorrow.  Help please!