Also stated that I owed them money from a cash advance company as to which I have never registered to receive money or never recieved any money from them. Stated that he work with the attorney's department. When ask for his companies name and address he could not give it to me! BEWARE!!!!

Got a call from an Officer Steven Richardson...left a VM on my cell phone advising me that there was a law suit pending and a court case as well...very broken english...threatening me with legal something...if I don't call back but couldn't understand the number...that was Thursday 8/6....then today 8/10 I was at lunch and the same "Voice" called but gave a name of Officer Louis Rodriguez again threatening me with law suit and court action...never told me an amount or name of company that the payday loan was from...ask for a Supervisor...he put me on hold then picked up the phone again...when I ask for his name he gave me the same Bogus name as before...Louis Rodriguez...when I told him that he had broken FDCPA and was breaking the LAW he said he knows the law and that it was going to cost me $12,000 in court fee's and stuff...He got really angry when I advised him again that he was breaking federal laws he said that he didn't want my money and he would see me in court...And he may just do that...on a class action suit with all the posts from others with the same problem...I will be forwarding this to my local Attorney General and will be discussing with my attorney about the FDCPA violations and the $1,000 per violation that I will be suing them for...

I just reported this to the Tallahassee, FL police dept., as this is the area code for which the number originated. The lady at Crime Stoppers told me this is a scam. Don't give out any information whatsoever to these people. They are out to scam people. Unfortunately I was scared to death at first. I am relieved now. I am going to contact the Attorney General's office and the Better Business Bureau about this. Hopefully these people will be put in jail for threatening to put ME IN JAIL.

Got a call from young lady today 08/06/2009 stating she received a call from 850-701-0582 on her cell phone that she owed money for a loan she didnot repay and if she didnt fax her account number and pay off the loan the police would be at her door shortly. She said the caller had eastern type accent and was extremely rude.
People do not return the calls to this type of scam threats. Just call your states Attorney Generals officer and report the incident.

I received a call this morning claiming I had taken a cash advance and never paid it back. Wouldn't give me any information such as what bank the money was wired to or anything so I could investigate it. I called the police and reported it. The people were middle eastern I think and would not even send me a letter in the mail verifying anything. Said I was going to be arrested in a few hours if I didn't fax them my payment via debit or credit card. Scam.......they should be in PRISON

hey are good person because i took three loan which i never pay back to company.  they are always try to help people.. they are not scam....

"i took three loan which i never pay back"

Do you really think this will persuade anyone to trust your judgment?

they are good person because i took three loan which i never pay back to company. i don't think so they are scam. they are always try to help people

Yes, i do owe money to CashNet USA.  This company called me, guy named John.  Threatened litigation and talked over me when I asked for information on his company and information to send money to and papers to review before I sent any funds.  Phone 850-701-0582, Fax 904-339-9368.  Wanted me to send a fax with my information and bank/card information and date and signed.  I wanted just basic information with my account information and company name before i sent any funds to review and have for my own records.  Mr "John" got irate with me and started talking over me, after i asked him several times to polietly quiet down and stop talking so I could speak.  He then started cursing at me and threatened to take me to court.  I called back several times to speak with a supervisor, at which he answered each time, yelled and then hung up.  I called back and recorded the conversation at which time i notified him of the conversation being recorded on 3 different occasions, and he acknowledged of being recorded each time.  He then continued on speaking of having sexual relations with my wife, and asked how old my daughter was. This became very distrubing to me, and have filed complaints with FTC, Florida A.G, Pinellas County Consumer Affairs, and will be filing reports with Pinellas County S.D, and consulting Atty, for possible litigation.

Yea "OFFICER ROGER JOHNSON" who had a thick eastern accent (which is hilarious because for a guy with a last name of Johnson having a thick eastern accent is funny) left me a voicemail stating that there was a hold on my social security for not paying my loan on cashadvance.com. I called it back and when i asked for Roger Johnson he said that was not in and the guy who answered the phone sounds just like the person who left me a message.  He was trying very hard and getting loud with me because i made him repeat himself numberous times.  He wanted me to pay by 4pm today and all i had to say to him is that i would call my consolidation company and have them deal with him.

i got one from an officer scott as well but F*** HIM AND F*** THE GOV AND F*** THE MONEY!

Ok here's some names for you that I got today. John Parker-Officer Scott and SENIOR ATTORNEY SHAWN MICHEAL. Shawn was very irate with me asking him name, address and will he sent documents about this case. Told me at the end of the call that I can go to an atty but I will pay $11,000 if I did. Oh by the way I did get some of end conversation recorded. Now the common names with the accents give me a break. I will be filing a complaint with the state and have my atty to start the process to get the company that responsible for the phone calls.

They just called, and gave me this number (8507010582).

I could barely understand them.

The first individual indicated they word for USBI, that I had an overdue balance with  "cash advance loans", file number 99900. I had taken out a loan, months ago, and went to look up who it was, and they were not called that, and they indicated I owned $320. Then was told that I would talk to the supervisor.

Sounded that the phone headset was handed to someone else.

The supervisor had a heavier accent, but told me that I need to send them the balance on the account today.

I hung up, which they tried to call 4 times, then left a voicemail.

I looked up the number here, and from what I read, I told them I will calling law enforcement, (number is in Florida), and hung up.

It has been quiet since.

I have rec multiple phone calls from these people, stating the same as all the others.  When I asked what the company name was all the Officer Jack Smith could come up with was that he worked for a law and investigation department.  I told them multiple times that I never took money and they would have to prove it to me in writing and show me the statesments prving this money went into my account, because I know it didn't...he stated he would have to look into it, yet again, and then hung up on me!  I called him back asking for his company name and why he hung up on me, he told me to just wait and see what happens.

DO NOT PROVIDE YOUR CREDIT CARD or ACCOUNT information to these people, this is fraud!!!!!

THAT I OWED THEM MONEY. FROM A CASH ADVANCE TAKEN OUT WHICH WAS NEVER DONE. YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCT WHERE MONEY CAN BE WIRED WHICH I DONT HAVE

I received a call from a man with a very heavy accent stating his name was Officer "somethng" and he was calling from United Legal Investigation.  The first call came at 9:47am and a message was left (that I saved). I received 4 more calls from this Officer Shawn at 10:18am, 10:20am, 10:22am, and 10:24am.  I finally answered the call at 10:22am in which Officer "something" stated I was under investigation.  That my name and ss# was flagged as doing illegal activity online and check fraud.  I asked him for his name, badge #, and direct line and he ignored me by continuing to say I needed to take care of this matter.  I asked him what was his role and he stated he helped to provide legal assistance.  I then told him I would like to further investigate this and asked for the same information again.  He stated that I didn't need any of that, only to write down a case number that he would provide or else he would process my case and let his attorney know I didn't cooperate.  I hung the phone up on this Officer "something" and he called back at 10:24 and asked why did I hang up on him.  I told him that this did not sound at all as a legitimate company and I would appreciate it if he did not call me anymore, I then hung the phone up for the second time.

Got a call from 850-701-0582. Officer Scott said that my husband was being sued from Cash Advance Company for not paying a $40 fine that is now up to $233. Whn I finally got to talk to the Attereny Mark Johnson he said that if I want to pay this then I was suppose to fax him at 904-339-9368 and put todays date my file number and my card information including the card number exp date and the code. So I went to my bank got print out of the past 7 months and of course nothing showed up. They called me back today and I told them that they can shove it and they can do what they needed to do but if they called me one more time I would call the cops and put a file against them. that was this morning and they still havent called back

got a call from 18507010582
they said i was being sued for not paying back a loan for cash usa. I never took out the loan. After I gave him my attorneys number he hung up on me

called local a.g.

You should also

Same scam. Reported it to L.A. county Sherrif

got a call from this man say we owned money i decied to look up the number and look what i found so we called him back and just played the same game but he has all of over info where my husband works address and phone and e-mail so now at this moment we are on the phone to the police.

yes i got this call today july 13th and i had to curse these people out!! they are liars and i am so mad

I received a call since last week stating the same events as above. I have never taken out a Cash USA advance. They wanted all my information, but his accent was way to Heavy and then in 1 of the messages he left i can actually hear him laughing. Do i call the police? What should i do

Rec'd a call from someone stating their name is Robert Masters from the FBI and that I am under investigation and needed to call them back immediately. He had a very heavy accent, the phone message was very difficult to hear and the phone line connection seemed bad.  I called back, was told I was in fact calling the FBI and that I needed to send $450 immediately via major credit or bank debit card for an online loan that I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. I also haven't received any such deposit into my bank account. When I asked for a physical street address and documentation to back up this claim as well as his badge number and supervisor's name, he began shouting at me -- no idea what he was saying -- his accent was too thick.  I called the attorney general's office and filed a complaint and since he's stating he's with the FBI they are forwarding this to the FBI as well.

I Just Gor The Same Call Today On My Cell and Home # Have No Idea were They got This Information from Saying he was some Officer and I better Call I was under Investion I owe come Cash Advance Place Then he keep asking did I ever have one I told Him were the hell did he get my Phone From And he better Not ever call me again I will report Him and he said well if you don't owe us why are you worried I laugh With Heavy accent don't give any information to these people this Place is In Florida .....Be ware.....Call you Locial Sheriff Dept if They Call again....

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-333-2981

This is just another one of hundreds (and perhaps even thousands) of numbers these overseas payday loan debt collection scammers are calling from:

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-9141:

It's a scam, and all their threats are false and illegal.  The bottom line is, these are criminals trying to steal consumers' money.

Here are a few news reports and government advisories warning consumers about this scam:

ABC News:  http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5621205&page=1
West Virginia Attorney General:  http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm
WTAE TV4, Pittsburgh:  http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/call4action/17285785/detail.html
Florida Commissioner of Consumer Services:  http://www.800helpfla.com/newsletter/2008/092008.html

This is a very active group of scammers, many of whom are calling from India (and probably other countries) and are in cahoots with a group of American pay day loan scammers. They attempt to extort money from consumers with a myriad of false and illegal threats, and alternately pose as debt collectors, federal and state law enforcement officers, lawyers and bankers. Their trademark is to use meaningless legalese gobbylgook phrases like "We are downloading warrants against you" or "We are filing an affidavit against you." Another trademark phrase is to threaten the consumer with something like this ridiculous phrase: "If you don't pay then only God can help you."

Typical of many financial scams of this variety, they usually demand payment via Western Union or MoneyGram or credit card. They use any number of phony names such as US National Bank, Federal Investigation Bureau, US Legal Investigation Bureau, Christian Nicholas & Associates, US Federal Bank, Sonic Bank, Hopkins Law Office, CashNet, United Legal Processing, Morgan Associates, United Pay Services, National Processing, White Collar Crime Unit and many more.  These criminals also use many phone numbers from many area codes; they're probably using caller-id spoofing software and/or VoIP to disguise their real location.

The main thing to remember is that anytime someone calls you demanding money to prevent your arrest, or demanding your lawyer's name so they can sue you, it is ALWAYS a scam. No debt collector (let alone criminals posing as debt collectors) has the authority to have anyone arrested for anything. (And it's illegal to them to threaten such a thing.) And since these foreign dirtbags routinely impersonate law enforcement, it's also important to remember that American law enforcement officers aren't in the business of debt collection.  (Debt is a civil, not a criminal, matter.)

A consumer posting a complaint about these same scammers at http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-831-7157 notes that 718-831-7157 is associated with an India-based "outsourcing" telephone bank.  Though a reverse search on WhitePages.com shows that 718-831-7157 is an unlisted land line in New York City, information on Debtbuyers.Com shows that that number is used by India-based Intellisourze. (Source: http://www.debtbuyers.com/debtbuyers.asp ) My guess is that it's a VoIP phone number.

This is another piece of the puzzle that fits in perfectly with other information about this scam. There are some reports on 800Notes that have suggested that the crooks behind this offshore scam are also the crooks behind the notorious Bass/Ellis Crosby & Assoc./States Predisposition scams in Florida and Georgia. The interesting thing is that the number of complaints on here about the US National Bank/US Legal Investigation/Federal Investigation scam skyrocketed *after* April 7, 2008 when Florida obtained a $1.3 million judgment against Ted Ellis Crosby, shutdown his operations and barred him from ever conducting debt collections in Florida (
http://myfloridalegal.com/newsrel.nsf/newsrel ... 5257424005858A6 )  There's certainly a good chance that the crooks placing these calls from India are doing so on behalf of the American crooks behind the Crosby/Bass/States Predisposition scams.

Here's the contact information for the phone bank in India:

IntellisOurzE BPO
701, Sapphier, Nr. Cargo Motors,
C.G. Road Navrangpura,
Ahmedabad - 9. (Guj.) INDIA.
E-Mail: info@intellisourze.com
Website: www.intellisourze.com

A check on the domain name "intellisourze.com" shows that the website and name registration was created on May 8, just one month *after* the Crosby scams were shut down in Florida:

Domain Name: INTELLISOURZE.COM
Registrant:  Pragra Infratech Pvt. Limited.
Email:  ankur.ranpariya@pragra.com  
908, Aksaht Tower, Nr. ICICI Bank
Opp. Rajpath Club, S.G. Highway
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 380054
Tel. +91.7926871353
Creation Date: 08-May-2008
Expiration Date: 08-May-2009
Domain servers in listed order: ns5.znetindia.com ns4.znetindia.com
(Source: http://whois.domaintools.com/intellisourze.com )

Though scam calls from these crooks have been going on long before May 8, the frequency of complaints about these calls increased considerably after Crosby was shut down in early April.

This is conjecture, but appearances suggest that Crosby and company were originally running a two-pronged payday loan scam operation -- with some calls being made from Jacksonville, Florida and other calls being made from a phone bank in India (and possibly other countries); then, after the Florida Attorney General shut down the Crosby scams in Florida, the Crosby crooks transferred most of their scam efforts to the India phone bank.

If you are targeted by these criminals, be sure to report them to all the following federal and state law enforcement agencies (most of which you can do online or over the phone):

1) The U.S. Secret Service is responsible for protecting the country's financial infrastructure and payment systems from international and domestic threats. Call or write your local Secret Service field office to alert them to the details of this attempted extortion. The addresses and phone numbers for the local Secret Service field offices are listed at http://www.secretservice.gov/field_offices.shtml or in your phone book.

2) Alert the FBI at https://tips.fbi.gov  Be sure to tell the FBI that you are being targeted by extortionists over the phone. And if the crooks claim to be law enforcement or lawyers, officers of the court or bankers, be sure to include that information in your report.

3) File a complaint with your local police. Most police departments will take a report over the phone.  Be sure to tell them that you're being targeted by an extortionist and give them all the details.

4) File a complaint your state's attorney general, the contact information for whom is at www.naag.org

5) File a complaint online with The Federal Trade Commission at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

If these crooks call back, promise them nothing, pay them nothing and tell them nothing other than that you know they're a scam and that you've reported them to law enforcement. (And be sure to report them to all the agencies above each time they call you.)

By the way, here's just a *small* sample of numbers used by this particular group of scammers. Read the reports and you'll see the same pattern time and again -- phony organization names, thick foreign accents, and oddly worded threats that are so melodramatic and ridiculous that it's laughable:

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-336-553-3965
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-909-6789
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-925-262-1327
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-954-6346
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-341-4004
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-856-831-0640
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-949-743-1140
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-410-505-8128
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-917-464-2534
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-210-858-6602
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-775-2121
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-310-909-8245
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-949-743-1156
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-245-1402
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-245-0922
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-723-5572
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-2863
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-831-7157
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-2857
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-858-244-0444
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-850-701-0582
...and, many, MANY more.

Received a phone call today saying I had a payday loan that I never paid back. They said they had my IP address, home address and my name...told me to fax them my debit card info to pay the $178 I owed them. I asked for the name of their company and for them to mail me proof of this loan that I owed. They would not do that. They guy (Officer Williams) was very rude to me on the phone and hung up on me numerous times. I reported it to my police department. They threatened me that I would be in jail in a matter of hours if I didn't fax them the info and my payment. Scam....

Called but left no message, I don't pick up if no one leaves a message.  The Do Not Call list is a waste of time, so now we are all prisoners in our own homes from scam artist just like them.  Tired of it, might as well not even have a phone.  They can't get real jobs so they tried to scam people who really are trying to make a living the American way, WORKING!!!! God bless them because what goes around comes around and if you burn people, watch out, your butt is next.

i recieved a call from this number they said they were from a "united legal invetigation dep. he said his name was officer peter jones, but this guy had a very heavy hindu accent. he left a message on my phone, and said is was to my bennefit if i call them back asap. when i called them back the guy who picked up the phone sounded a lot like the guy who let me the message, this guy said his name is andrew johnson. he said that i am currently being sued for a pay day loan that i had and had not paid back. he also said that i was being investigated by the fbi for fruad,and check fruad and all kinds of other things, he said that the government had put a hold on my social security number, and because i was being sued i should pay them 300 dollars with my credit card. by three o'clock today, i have not because it all sounded a bit fishy. so please beware. i filed a report/claim with the fbi because i feel that they are a scam. the totally wigged me out but it just didn't seem legit to me.

I recieved the same message it is a scam