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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted a Tampa, Florida-based operation that promised to help consumers get payday loans.  

Sean C. Mulrooney and Odafe Stephen Ogaga and several companies they controlled used consumers’ personal financial information to debit their bank accounts in increments of $30 without their authorization.

Claiming to be affiliated with a network of 120 potential payday lenders, the defendants misrepresented that 80 percent of applicants got loans in as soon as one hour, according to the complaint filed by the FTC.

In all, the defendants victimized tens of thousands of consumers, taking more than $5 million from their bank accounts.  Many of the victims were in difficult financial straits to begin with, and as an added insult, often began receiving harassing telemarketing and debt collection calls shortly after the defendants made their unauthorized withdrawals.

Consumers who complained to Defendants’ Philippines-based customer service agents were frequently offered refunds and $100 gasoline vouchers that never materialized.

Mulrooney and Ogaga apparently used proceeds from their illegal scheme to finance a lavish lifestyle.  Mulrooney is the registered owner of a 2012 Maserati GranTurismo, while Ogaga owns a 2011 Rolls Royce Ghost and a 2006 Ferrari 430, according to documents filed with the court.

800notes has quite a few phone numbers that, according to the community reports, were used by the defendants in their scam operation.

You might find out that you’ve been a victim of identity theft through a call from a collection agency claiming you have a debt or if you were denied a credit due to a poor credit score.

It's estimated that as many as 12 million Americans fall victims of identity theft each year.

Here are the steps you need to take as soon as you discovered that you are part of the above statistics.

Notify one of the Credit Reporting Companies, Experian, Equifax, or TransUnion that you being a victim of identity theft. When you notify one, it will notify the other two for you.
Establish fraud alerts.
A fraud alert means that every time a creditor wants to check your credit report, it will need to call you. A fraud alert will be effective for 90 days.
Instruct the credit bureaus to block information about the fraudulent accounts from future reports.
Also ask them to remove inquiries that appeared due to fraudulent requests.
Credit bureaus  also allow you to request a freezing of your credit report which means no one will be able to access it. The security freeze is free to victims of identity theft in most states.
Report the crime to your local police department and FTC (Federal Trade Commission)
If you credit report shows fraudulent accounts, contact the creditors and notify them of the identity theft.
If a bill collector contacted you regarding a fraudulent account, inform it that you are a victim of identity theft, and ask for their address. You will need to send them a fraud affidavit that will tell that you are not responsible for the account and that account needs to be closed.
Check if you are missing any ATM or Credit cards. If yes, report the lost cards to your creditors.
To avoid being a victim of identity theft, know how your personal information could be stolen and exercise caution when displaying, publishing, and otherwise giving out your private data.

How your information might get into wrong hands:

Your mail could be stolen from a mailbox.
If you don’t have a habit of shedding sensitive information before putting into trash, your bank statements might be available to a “dumpster diver”
Lost or stolen wallets, credit and ATM cards.
Trojan horses and other viruses might steal information from your computer.
Your personal data might be stolen from a company you have business with.
Other pieces of information such as your phone number, date of birth, and address might be picked up from social network websites such as Facebook, Bebo, MySpace, hi5 and others.
For more information on how to deal with identity theft visit http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/

Debt collectors are highly motivated to convince debtors to pay the debt because they work on a commission. This business model has created the reputation for bill collection agencies that we know today.

The collector might engage in threatening behavior and harassment. However, like any other business they are governed by laws that prohibit certain abusive practices.

There are three reasons for a debt collector to contact you: your creditor has not received a payment from you within the time frame discussed in the contract; you are a victim of an identity theft meaning someone used your identity to obtain credit and didn’t pay it off; and finally, you might be contacted by collectors who are looking for someone other than you .

When contacted by a collector, take as much information as possible from the caller. Ask for the name of the company, address, the caller name, fax and phone number, amount owned, and the name of the creditor who passed your account to them. Also, tell them you expect to receive a notice in the mail concerning this debt. The last step is very important because you need to have proof of the debt in question in writing.

If you discovered that the debt is not yours, never pay it off simply to get rid of the collector. Also, never ignore the collector either. They will not stop contacting you, and may even file a lawsuit against you. If you are repeatedly being contacted by a collector looking for someone other than you, it may be considered a form of harassment. To stop this you need to send them a letter requesting to cease calls.

If you established that the debt is yours and you don’t feel comfortable dealing with a collector via phone, tell them you want all future correspondence in writing. You need to send this request via a certified mail and request a return receipt. If you want to allow calls only between 5pm and 6pm, tell them about it in the letter. By law collection companies are required to respect your privacy and will have to cease all phone calls to your home, relatives, neighbors, and work.

Once you have their claims in writing it’s easier to seek legal help, and keep records of your correspondence.

Send all your responses to bill collectors via Certified Mail. This way you will have proof of receipt by the addressee.

Remember that the amount they claim you owe is negotiable. You can negotiate the total amount due, number of payments, and the payment deadline. Once you worked out the payment plan, request it in writing.

What a debt collector CANNOT do:

Use deceptive practices. For example, threaten you with arrest or  trick you into paying for collection calls.
Use obscene language.
Call you at work after you tell them that your boss does not approve these calls.
Deny you the right to receive a written notice (within five days after your first phone conversation) that would tell you how much you owe and the name of the creditor that says you owe the money. If you do not receive the notice within five days, call the collection agency and ask for its address and fax number. Then, send a letter to the collector noting its failure to send you the required notice. As a minimum, make a note in your file.
Refuse to give its name and the name of the collection company when asked.
Put a debt on your credit report if you file a dispute. It must validate the debt by obtaining a verification of the debt or a copy of a judgment from the creditor before continuing their collection efforts. The results of the investigation must be mailed to you.
For more information on Fair Debt Collection visit http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/fdc.shtm

Had-Enough
3 h 26 min ago
I live in Southwest Florida, so maybe, this is their prime hunting ground, because every day, I get 3 or 4 of these scam type calls. I know that many people find it entertaining and try to outwit these crooks by wasting their time giving them bad information.

But let's not lose sight of the fact that these callers are criminals; what's worse is that they probably succed in getting some poor suckers to follow their instructions or hand over their confidential information.  If these schemes didn't occasionally pay off, the scammers wouldn't do it!  What I don't understand is why our government representatives, be it in the US or Canada, be it at the state, or provincal or federal level are apparently oblivious to this.  Perhaps they should stop their partisan nonsense and posturing for a day or two, and do something of value.

Many of the callers use "spoofing", and as a result, the phone number that shows on our caller-id screens isn't the actual source of the call - or sometimes even a real phone number. I've even gotten several calls, according to my caller-id, from my own phone!  While I have a technical backkground, I admit I am no telephone technologist, but it seems to me that the phone company originating the call knows precsiely the real phone number- after all, they send its owner a bill.  Could not our legislaters come up with something that  would make spoofing illegal, and require phone companies to take steps to prevent the caller from tampering with the originating phone number?

Until they do so, and enforce it, all of us are just going to have to live with the fact that we're paying our phone companies for the opportunity for some crook to rip us off.
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Resident47 replies to Had-Enough
2 h 28 min ago
Please define what "these scam type calls" are. There are many swindles and many sources and several kinds of laws applicable to various kinds of fraud. You're not helping anyone's discussion by remaining vague and being the umpteenth person to title your complaint either "Scam" or "Scams".

} our government representatives ... are apparently oblivious to this.

I won't speak for Canada, but please sit with a tall drink and review all of the oblivious behavior regarding illegal sales calls.

Operators of Scheme That Targeted Hispanic Consumers Are Banned From Telemarketing Under Settlement with FTC
Defendants Falsely Promised Consumers Could Get Big Returns by Selling High-End Goods
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... mers-are-banned

Payment Processor Agrees to Give Up More Than $1 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Assisted, Facilitated Telemarketing Scammers
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... tle-ftc-charges

FTC Stops Mass Telemarketing Scam That Defrauded U.S. Seniors and Others Out of Millions of Dollars
U.S. Federal Court Halts the Scam and Freezes Defendants’ Assets
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... iors-others-out

FTC Settlement Requires California Company to Halt Illegal Robocalls
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... legal-robocalls
(re: Skyy Consulting / CallFire)

FTC Leads Joint Law Enforcement Effort Against Companies That Allegedly Made Deceptive “Cardholder Services” Robocalls
Agency Gets Court Orders Disconnecting Five of Them
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... ainst-companies

FTC Action Halts Debt Relief Marketing Operation
Allegedly Made Illegal Robocalls, Debited Consumers' Bank Accounts Without Their Consent
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/09/nelsongamble.shtm

FTC Action Puts Robocallers Out of the Telemarketing Business
Defendants Allegedly Responsible for Billions of Calls; Will Give Up Assets Totaling Roughly $3 Million
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/03/asiapacific.shtm

Adams Sentenced To Over 17 Years In Prison For Multi-Million Dollar Telemarketing Fraud Scheme
http://justice.gov/usao/gan/press/2012/02-09-12.html


I will refrain from cataloging enforcement actions by both the FTC and the CFPB against another category, debt collectors. I have to start lunch soon. Please note that private citizens can also sue any telemarketers and collectors they can locate which have violated the TCPA, FDCPA, et al. Dumping this all on "government" and "the phone company" is unfair and not practical.

} Could not our legislaters [sp] come up with something that would make spoofing illegal

I'm sure they will get right on that idea four years ago. The onus cannot be placed upon telcos since some spoofing has a legitimate purpose and they are legally prevented from "tampering" with our phone traffic. As "common carriers" they are not generally held liable for the actions of subscribers.

Truth in Caller ID Act
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-30
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DaFox
1 h 46 min ago
Another reason could be that SW Florida, Ft Myers Market Area, has the lowest numeral of the Florida area codes.
So a sequential dialer will hit your area before the rest of Florida.
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att uverse user
30 min ago
I just received the call from 1-855-303-8333 and started giving my info to the person as he was asking, then I realized it might be a scam so I panic and hanged up. I call at&t and told them what happened. I gave them the number and they verified it was coming from one of the departments of AT&T to my relief :) The lady even saw it in the history they keep. Sigh
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MidNYteStorm replies to att uverse user
27 min ago
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-303-8333
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Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver’s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting.
Or, victims may be told they have a refund due to try to trick them into sharing private information.
If the phone isn't answered, the scammers often leave an “urgent” callback request.
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Note that the IRS will never: 1) call to demand immediate payment, nor will the agency call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a bill; 2) demand that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe; 3) require you to use a specific payment method for your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card; 4) ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone; or 5) threaten to bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying.

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IR-2011-23, IRS Debunks Frivolous Tax Arguments, highlights the issue and possible penalties.
IR-2004-41 describes the increasingly strong penalties the courts have imposed from March 2003 to March 2004 on taxpayers who pursued frivolous cases to delay IRS collection actions.
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Additionally, clicking on attachments to or links within an unsolicited email claiming to come from the IRS may download a malicious computer virus onto your computer.
Learn more about identity theft.
Learn how to protect your personal information.
You may also report instances of IRS-related phishing attempts and fraud to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1-800-366-4484.
Reporting Tax-Related Schemes, Scams, Identity Theft and Fraud
To report the various types of tax-related illegal activities, refer to our chart explaining the types of activity and the appropriate forms or other methods to use.  

IRS Releases Dirty Dozen Tax Scams
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) releases an annual list of the top 12 tax scams, aptly named the “Dirty Dozen.” Not surprisingly, tax identity theft topped the list. This doesn’t mean that the IRS is not aggressively addressing the issue. In 2012, for the first time the IRS implemented 12 different identity theft filters to screen for tax-related identity theft returns and have expanded that number to more than 80 in 2013.

The IRS Law Enforcement Assistance Program for identity theft expanded to all 50 states in 2013, helping law enforcement to gather tax return data they need in order to investigate and prosecute tax identity theft crimes. They’ve also reduced the amount of fraudulent refunds issued, increased criminal investigations and doubled the size of their identity theft task force. Despite these efforts tax identity theft remains a significant problem, making it the dirtiest of the Dirty Dozen tax scams this year. Without further ado, we will summarize the top 5 tax scams below and offer our own insight as well.

1.  Identity Theft: Tax-related identity theft occurs when someone uses your Social Security Number and other identifying information to file a fraudulent return with the IRS usually claiming they are owed refunds. This can be very frustrating to victims because it often takes longer than six months in order to prove to the IRS you are in fact who you say you are, get your authentic return processed, and receive any owed refund. The best way to avoid tax-related identity theft is simply to file your tax return before a criminal has a chance to. This way, they will get the duplicate filing notice from the IRS instead of you.

2. Pervasive Telephone Scams: This is a relatively simple scam. Criminals will call a potential victim and pretend that they are IRS representatives. They will usually use scare tactics to force the potential victim to give up their personal information or to send money in order to pay taxes owed. An easy way to avoid this scam is to simply hang up and call back the IRS at a telephone number listed on their website. This way, you know you are talking to the IRS and can give them any required personal information.

3. Phishing: Phishing is the process by which a criminal will send a fake, but genuine looking email purportedly from the IRS to the victim or create a fake website that looks like a legitimate IRS related site. These are then used to get the target victim to divulge their personal information, making them think they are giving said information to an official IRS email or website. The IRS does not typically request any personal information over email, so alarm bells should go off as soon as you see such an email. As for fraudulent websites, remember that the URL for any IRS webpage always starts with www.irs.gov. If you come across any fraudulent email or website, immediately delete the email and exit the browser and run your anti-virus software.

4. False Promises of “Free Money” from Inflated Refunds: This scam is accomplished by criminals posing as experienced tax professionals promising exorbitantly large refunds. Instead of getting you that large refund you were hoping for, they will use your information to commit fraud in your name and potentially file fraudulent returns. Essentially, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. When hiring a tax professional, always be very careful to ensure they have a good reputation and can be trusted with your personal information.

5. Return Preparer Fraud: Similar to the False Promises scam, this one actually involves real tax preparers. Despite the fact that they are actual tax professionals who don’t need to commit fraud in order to earn money, they will use your information to obtain fraudulent refunds in your name or commit other fraud using your personal information. This is another instance where you have to really vet your tax preparer and ensure that he or she will adequately protect your personal information.

"IRS Releases Dirty Dozen Tax Scams" was written by Sam Imandoust, Esq., CIPP, CIPA. He serves as a legal analyst for the Identity Theft Resource Center. We welcome you to post/reprint the above article, as written, giving credit to the author and linking back to the original posting.