225-310-1054

Young man said I had legal issuse with some one who was suing me which I have not received anything in the mail said there would be a warrant out for my arrest and I would need to send 30-40 dollars I hung up. This man had a foreign accent

Man named Jason Connor left a message for me at work. I returned call, got some foreign speaking man who said there was a legal suit and federal charges pending against me. I asked who the debt collector was, who the original debtor was and got dead silence. The man indicated that he was with U S Cash Lending and they use various names. I asked again who the original creditor was and he hung up.

got a call from this number this morning and they also called my work. i called back and a foreign guy named "James" who works at "Attorney's Office" which is how he answered. Told me there was a dispute filed against me I told him to send any documentation they have on file via certified mail but I'm not confirming any personal information to you and he hung up on me. Sounds like a scam to me

This number has called several of our bankruptcy clients who had old payday loans.  Man with thick Pakistani or Indian accent calling himself "Roger Davis" (right).  Not sure where they get their data, but this is the common "foreign payday loan collection scam."  The collectors are overseas, and most certainly not attorneys.  They cannot have you arrested, let alone even file a civil suit.  They strictly try to scare people into giving up their bank account information to "repay" the debt.  The operations are overseas because their tactics flagrantly violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (among other issues).  If you want to have fun with them, try to get a physical address in the U.S. to send a check.  They'll hem & haw, but no way will they give you any kind of US address.

I just received this call too....it is weird!

This same guy told called back to speak to my supervisor.  I told him that I was contacting the better business bureau

Thank you so much!

I received a call on my cell phone from this number twice yesterday.  I could not understand his name but he had a thick Middle Eastern accent.  I or my retained attorney was to immediately call the number as this was a time sensitive matter.  he then state if I chose to ignore this matter all he could do was "wish me good luck as the consideration was in my hands".  

These are the same people that call from URG litigations. When will these people stop. It's really embarassing when they call your place of employment.

Scammers rarely stop calling until they realize that you're not such an easy mark and won't pay them.  Please do print up this forum thread and give a copy to your HR Dept and/or manager, so they know you're being harassed by overseas scammers.  More info below:

https://800notes.com/forum/ta-86217073a9c8dad/ ... 077595690349410
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
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http://dfi.wa.gov/consumers/alerts/cashnet-payday.htm
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Extortion Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans

Washington, D.C.
December 07, 2010  FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691

— filed under: Press Release

The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a payday loan and must repay the loan to avoid legal consequences. The callers purport to be representatives of the FBI, Federal Legislative Department, various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies. They claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, and other Internet check-cashing services.

According to complaints received from the public, the callers have accurate data about victims, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank account numbers, and the names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. How the fraudsters obtained the personal information varies, but in some cases victims have reported they completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls started.

The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim’s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They refuse to provide any details about the alleged payday loans and become abusive when questioned. The callers have threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in some cases, physical violence if they do not pay. In many cases, the callers harass victims’ relatives, friends, and employers.
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Also read up on the laws and your rights:

https://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ...
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf

For Extortion Scam Operations, file reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,FTC & FCC..

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/

I received a call exactly like the ones described from a Kevin Johnson.  It was at my job on a naval installation which is embarrassing and had my blood pressure through the roof.  I'm happy to know that this site exists and that it's a scam.

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 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.

Read this investigative report ABC News did on this scam:

Hundreds of thousands of cash-strapped Americans have been targeted by abusive debt collectors operating out of overseas call centers suspected of links to organized crime in India, law enforcement officials told ABC News.

The calls are part of a massive scam, one that appears to target struggling Americans -- especially those who have gone online to apply for payday loans. Armed with personal information from those pilfered applications, the threatening callers, who claim to be debt collectors poised to initiate legal action, have managed to pry loose millions of dollars from their victims -- even when the victims never owed money in the first place.

"This is what we call a phantom debt collection scam," said Jon Leibowitz, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. "It's a very pernicious and innovative new fraud."

Working through call centers in India, the commission estimates that the criminals have dialed at least 2.5 million calls, persuading already cash-strapped victims to send them more than $5 million. Some have reported receiving dozens of calls per hour. They are victims like Cindy Gervais, of New Orleans, who went online for a quick loan when her husband's car was hit by a driver who didn't have insurance.

Even though she paid the loan off, the so-called "phantom" debt collectors with Indian accents began calling to say she still owed money.

"He more or less told me that if I didn't pay, they were going to have someone on my doorstep to arrest me," she told ABC News. "And that they were going to contact my place of business, and tell them what kind of person I am."

At first, she said she resisted. Then the calls became more frequent, and started to ring on her cell phone, and at the grocery distribution company where she had worked for 27 years.

"I was more or less in panic mode because he told me there would be someone before noon at my place of business to arrest me and take me to jail," she said tearfully. "So I agreed to pay him."

After receiving scores of complaints, investigators with the FTC said they began tracking the calls, and following the payments. They alleged the payments led them to a California company run by an Indian-American named Kirit Patel, and that such scams would not be possible without American front men.

"I would say that all roads of this scam, or many of the roads of this scam, lead back to Mr. Patel," said the FTC's Leibowitz.

ABC News tracked Patel for weeks, from the suburbs of San Francisco to Austin, Texas.

Patel refused to talk. But his lawyer, Mark Ellis, said he believes it is far too early to pass judgment on his client. Ellis, a Sacramento-based attorney, told ABC News that Patel was hired for a nominal fee to set up an American shell company, and had no idea what the call centers in India were doing.

"I can tell you, he was as snookered by the people in India as anybody," Ellis said. "He's a 69-year-old man who is nearing his retirement who thought all he had to do was set up some corporations and everything was on the up and up. He's completely dismayed that he has become the lightning rod of this entire problem."

A close friend of Patel's also defended him in a brief interview at his home, saying Patel was not trying to defraud anyone -- he was just an unwitting, bit player in a larger scheme.

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

This number called my work! And threatened to have the police pick me up for a debt I don't have. This has to be a scam.

call said I owe a debt I had to pay via green dot moneypak like a dummy im thinking  hey that one thing off my credit no let the fun begin

I got a call from 225-310-1054 saying he was with attorneys Gray and Wallace and I was a suspect in a criminal case and I was going to be arrested tomorrow if I didn't have an attorney

I have received two calls about a month apart from Grey and Wallace law firm who represents US Cash Lenders ( the owner) who has filed a suite against me for a loan that I applied for prior to Jan. 2013. His name is Frank Lewis. He said the law firm had tried to call me and has sent several emails to me. Last time I check law firms don't send emails to collect a debt and he did not inform me of the debt collector speech you know the one that goes like this "is an attempt to collect a debt any information obtained will be used for that purpose."

The first call he left a message saying the call was for a legal matter and he said he needed the name of my attorney and then I guess he realized it was my voicemail and became angry and wished me luck with the issue.

The second call I spoke with him and he refused to give me any information and kept saying that it was an loan company on the internet with several store locations and when I asked him for the location he became threatening and upset and raddled a list of payday loan places here in Kansas. All the payday loan places here in KS are not owned by the same company.

I called one of the places that he rattled off and they stated that they have no idea who that company is and I should call back and ask for the specifics of the lawsuit and ask them to send me a copy. I was placed on an eternal hold and when I called back he told me he no longer wanted my money and wished me luck in getting arrested.

This number called my cell phone and then left a message at my work to call this number immediately involving a law suit. I called the number back and was put on hold until the call ended. I called back again and a foreign guy told me that I was a suspect in a crime and if I did not have an attorney I would be arrested tomorrow. He said he was from Grey & Wallace attorneys and that his name is Roy Jackson

This number called my cell phone and then left a message at my work place to call ASAP. I called and a foreign guy answered Attorneys office. I asked what law office this was and he said Gray and Wallace. I told him my name and he said that I was a suspect in a criminal case and if I didn't have an attorney I would be arrested tomorrow.

I too received a call from 225-310-1054 claiming they were The Attorney's Office (no name!).  They said I owed a debt and was to pay it immediately.  If not, officers would arrive at my work place or home address to take me to jail.  He said then I would owe $8,00-$9,000 in court fees.  I asked what Law Office he was with...silence...shuffling of papers...he then said Grey and Roll ?!!!  I laughed and said they had tried this on me last year.  I asked him to produce paperwork either by fax or mail of what exactly my debt was, what company the debt was with and I would look into it.  Complete silence.  I then laughed and hung up.  He proceeded to call back and left a voicemail threatening me with "officers will be sent to your work or place of business to take you to jail because of your failure to pay what you owe!" He said I was "rude" in my phone call and "would be punished!"  He quoted my correct home address, work address and the lst 4 digits of my social which ticks me off!  This happened to me last year and my workplace stood behind me.  They harassed our receptionist with vulgar language and repeatedly called her on different numbers, called cloning numbers I hear.  They eventually stop calling...

this number called me while i was at school around 10am, didnt answer. then i get to work and my boss tells me that this number called me. i called it back and it was a middle eastern sounding man who said his name was shawn miller, already a red flag. there are no middle eastern men with names that sound like they're from america. so i asked the guy what this was regarding and he stay silent for a few seconds like he was trying to think of what to say. so i hung up.