252-915-3138

This number was left for me at work. The caller told my co-worker that she Sandra Martin from Criminal Investigations ph# 252-915-3138  x380 and she asked for me by my full first and last name. When I called the number back, the person who answered said hello and had an Indian accent. I asked "Is this Criminal Investigations?" and she said yes, this is CBI. I asked her what she wanted and what kind of company it was and she wouldn't answer me. I heard dead silence and after about 60 seconds of that I hung up.

I had a phone call from these people as well. They said I owed on a pay day loan and that I had to pay so much money by today. they all had accents and said if I did not pay today that I would be detained! Said they worked for a law firm.

I received a call from a sandra martin. from criminal investagatios ,saying i owed a payday loan and that they were going to call my work .which they did and left the message that i was in troulle with some payday loan and that a warrant was being done on me.  she would not give me all the details said  i neeed a lawyer and they wanted his name.

This is an ILLEGAL attempt at getting you to call them concerning a payday loan you may or MAY NOT have taken out. If you are an ID theft victim, it makes no difference to these IDIOTS! The number is for a CELL PHONE. North Carolina doesn't have a Criminal Bureau of Investigation. They have a State Police. The call is based from HENDERSON NC, which is a small town of 15K North and East of Raliegh and Durham NC up I-85 and US 1. I reported them to the North Carolina Attorney General, as I live in Florida. Anyone that gets a call like this needs to report it as well. You cannot represent yourself as LAW ENFORCEMENT for a CIVIL matter such as debt. No one can arrest you for not paying a bill, unless they haul you into court for fraud, and that is an entirely different matter not related to bill paying in any way.

They are using VoIP to make calls with spoofed caller ids and are NOT IN THE USA.  
Everything about them is FAKE!  Fake government agencies, fake names, fake ph numbers.
FAKE DEBT!

All of their threats ARE ILLEGAL and they cannot do anything!  

They can only hope to find someone to terrorize into paying them money



PROTECT YOURSELF!  IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU MUST READ – HOW THE SCAM WORKS AND WHAT AGENCIES TO REPORT THEM TO

LONG RUNNING AND KNOWN SCAM – ALL OVER INTERNET AND NEWS FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW


Fake Debt Collectors – Terrorizing Consumers

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5621205&page=1


MORE ON FAKE DEBT COLLECTORS
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-9141
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/call4action/17285785/detail.html
http://www.800helpfla.com/newsletter/2008/092008.html

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/01/ks_debt_collection.html   latest release of information on this scam

http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm
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.wvago.gov
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:


https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-771-9249   Scammer posting here as GARY and GARRY JONES
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-860-4509   Scammer posting here as Mike Henderson
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-212-500-0839   Scammer posting here as Ricky
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-201-244-7722   Scammer posting as Carole, David Brown and Amanda
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-626-200-4646   Scammer false postings at this new number as silshan kanniue and Tina – preparing a new number to use.
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-424-354-4270   Scammer false postings as Rose
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-785-4479   Scammer posting as Robert
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-909-327-4870   Scammer false postings as Marry
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-274-1143   Scammer false postings as Karen Miller, Chichi and Tom Little
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-561-300-8018   Scammer false postings as Marco Polo (real original)
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-226-7488   Scammer false postings as SAM, David S
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-706-7463   Scammer false postings as George
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-349-7382   Scammer false postings as Towanda Robinson, Shannon Walsh, Jack Dawson and Cynthia
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-760-514-0132   scammer false postings as Suzy01, Johanna Hall, Cindie McMellon, Michael Dublin, Mark Williams, Carol and Rio   (800notes removed some of the scammers posts because the all came from the SAME IP ADDRESS)
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-797-2212   scammer false posting as Jaison Connar
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-707-401-4056   Scammer false posting as John Carner, KSR
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-650-241-4604   Scammer false postings as jhon and Kevin
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-708-401-0535   Scammer false posting here as JHON
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-518-212-0219  Scammer false posting as Prince Christian, Arpit
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-705-8669  Scammer false postings as Alicia

Scam alert: Bogus debt collectors
By Leslie McFadden • Bankrate.com
Monday, Aug. 3
Posted 2 p.m.
Bankrate reporter Leslie McFadden contributed this entry.
This scam isn't technically about credit cards, but it is scary enough to post a warning. The Better Business Bureau issued an alert today saying consumers across the country are getting phone calls from bogus debt collectors claiming default on a payday loan. Of course, the consumer needs to pay a large fee to avoid arrest -- as much as $1,000.
The caller poses as a lawyer, and may threaten extradition to face trial if the consumer doesn't pay up immediately.
What makes these calls alarming -- and perhaps convincing -- is that the perpetrators reference the consumer's personal information, such as the person's Social Security number, driver's license number, previous bank account numbers, home address -- even personal references.
"The amount of information they have is really troubling," says BBB spokeswoman Alison Southwick. She adds that the amount of data points to a possible security breach.
Spread the word to your friends and family: Don't give out personal or financial information to an unknown caller. Scammers can spoof Caller ID to display different numbers, so trust your instincts over technology.
The BBB offers these tips:
•    Ask the debt collector to provide official documentation which substantiates the debt.
•    Do not provide or confirm any bank account, credit card or other personal information over the phone until you have confirmed the legitimacy of the call.
•    File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission online if the caller is abusive, uses threats or otherwise violates federal telemarketing laws or the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
•    File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau online if you believe a debt collector is trying to scam you.

I received calls at home, office, and cell from Sandra Martin. She left messages with anyone answering the phone, telling them I am being cited in 4 criminal investigations. When I returned the call, I got a voicemail which didn't forward me to Sandra Martin's extension. She finally reached me at work and told me I would be detained if I didn't pay of a debt of $300.00 to Cash Advance USA. The settlement amount would be $997.45 for legal fees and interest. She couldn"t even give me the date, just 2010. I played along so that I could see just how far they would take it. I hung up after being placed on hold for about 3 minutes but she called me back. She asked for my attorney's name or she would transfer me if I wanted to settle by using my debit card. (She new the bank my debit card was issued) I allowed her to transfer me to Theresa Henley who asked for my debit card number. I told her I was looking at all the info online and she should be ashamed for this fraud. She grunted and hung up.

These Loser keep calling me telling me I owe money never heard of the jerks that are to lazy to go out and get a real job.Please if you can stop these people.


Thank You

Annie Hedrick

These people call me also stated her name was Officer Alex..and i really couldnt get the last name bc i couldnt understand her... She clim that i would be picked up and taken to jail if i don't give them a call today. She also stated something about SS # and writing of bad checks. I don't even own a check book. Do anyone have any idea where does the people get our numbers from and why are they calling us!HOW CAN I PUT A END TO THESE CALLS THIS IS NOT THE FIRST CALL!

I received a call at work from an agent and my secretary at my school put the call thru to the classroom.
She said I needed to return this call and it was  URGENT!
Upon returning call they said a loan taken out and not repaid was now a criminal case and if not paid I need a criminal lawyer.
I had to fax my ID, credit card, etc. to them immediately to make a slight arrangemnet.
I am now on my way to the bank to see if they will not put the payment through!