347-289-3905

many calls!!! told to stop calling and they continue to call!

This [***] called me too. I've gotten these calls from various numbers both at work and on my cell and I start going off on them. They "f-you" and hang up on me after I go off on them.

It's a scam- blow it off.

This weirdo called my office phone, yelling out my name, address and SS number stating all matters of foreign language that I could not understand, I calmly tried to ask who they were. I ended up hanging up on them for them to call my desk phone back and they said they would start to contact my family and we would be in serious trouble his name was James Matthews. I called the next day and asked for his supervisor who said his name was Dominick and he stated, " we are not a company that cares anything about you just go get lost. I in return gave him a few choice words using a potty mouth and hung up on the weirdo.

They don't give much information other than to call them back but then all i got was a busy signal. Noisy background and heavy accent. Bothersome.

I got the same phone call earlier tonight, all I got out of it was they have my SS# and it was being filed with the state as fraud and I was in big trouble.  I kept asking to speak to someone who speaks English without an accent, but James Matthews and Dominick were the only people I got to talk to.  They kept telling me there coming to my house (which they gave me my street address) and would see me in the court house on Monday (a joke due to the holiday).  Knowing they have my personal information is very bothersome and since they've called my daughters cell phone and her friends cell phone looking for me was real scary.  He kept mentioning that I had a payday loan - but I never took a payday loan and they tried to retrieve the money from my bank account, but it was closed.  I have no idea - but I feel violated.  What do we do about this?

I reported this call and the number to the FBI as well as the Social Security fraud dept since they have our personal info. If you want to also report it you can call your local FBI office and also call SS fraud at 1-800-269-0271. You can also file a complaint at  www.oig.hotline@ssa.gov   They also advise you to register with the Do Not Call list at www.donotcall.gov  They will trace these [***] and shut them down. The more complaints they get the better.

I am being harrassed at my place of employment by this number.

these [***] called me 6/29/10 and said there were 3 lawsuits against my name and i had to talk to them to resolve this. they called my work and harassed the people here.  i contacted the state police and the non-english [***] told the cop to f**off and a mofo.  i contacted the attorney general and they are handling this.  i had to change my cell phone number because of them! They told me in january i had to go to court or my wages would be garnished.  they REFUSED to send me documents of any kind stating i owed money to anyone they said i knew i owed money.  they refused to send me court papers too.  i hope these people are caught and prosecuted!

Moron by the name of Michael Scott (Indian accent) called again and started with the same message about law suits, etc., I called him back and told him my fraud dept, FBI, IRS, etc., have been notified and to leave me the hell alone. Then I hung up on him.

Hey thanks for the info, those a holes called me twice tonight. They are using a new name, Steven Rudan with the same message about a law suit and having my SSN. I hope they catch these guys but the number is an overseas number they called me from; 052-497-347. They must be using the 347-289-3905 as a front number so they can't be traced. Thanks for everything.

i do not owe any payday loans but they say i do and have to pay them 300 now and 300 in august... i have reported them to the FBI field office in Washington DC, and they are going to handle it from here on out... i hope anyone who reads this will contact their local FBI field office and give them this phone number!!! They are researching it!!! and dont pay them!!!! trevor reynolds, john anderson, shawn williams... all names they gave... kinda funny did they just get a baby book of american names

The same exact thing that everyone is saying on here is the same thing that these mutha-effers are doing to me calling from that 052-497-347 and the 347-289-3905 number..they said I owed them about $366 that posted to my account-I told him, I didnt owe him [***]..he said he was going to sue me and I told him that I would sue his a$$ too for harrassing me-I said send me something in the mail and dont fn call me no fn more otherwise I'll come to where he's at and F him up for disturbing me @ work and on my phone..he said I'll see you in court because we have documentation that you didnt pay a loan that was deposited into your account and I said F U..I got documentation too that you didnt put [***] into my muthafn account..and he hung up and I kept calling them back to blow their dang phone up like they've been doing mine every dang day-I think they were scared..lol..but F them..he left the name of Adam Gates on my voicemail knowing good and damn well his name is Akbar Patel or some ish..If he calls again, I will love to cuss him or his b!tch a$$ alter egos out again!!

I got the same call,but I have attorneys to talk to who told me to ignore it!  It,s a scam, so treat it like one. !

Got calls at work and on my cell. Knew all my info and my family info. Called my bank they said to call police report. THIS IS A FRAUD CALL DO NOT VERIFNFORMATION

These jerks won't give up. Every few months they try this again... "We're downloading warrants against you."
"You will be arrested!"
"Prepare to lose your job!"

Every time they try again, I call Alex Thomas/ Steven Smith/ Sebastian James back and tell them that I know what they are doing is a scam and that I'll hand the new phone number over to the FTC. I told the guy who I spoke with this morning that I was only returning his call as a "courtesy" and that I'd file another complain with the FTC. He actually said "thank you for the information" which leads me to believe that he'll probably call my office at some point today.

I know that VOIP is hard to trace and all but can't the FTC and Social Security Administration do something?

From Lamet's post:

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

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Consumer Alert: Attorney General warns Kansans of debt collection scam

January 29, 2010 -- Attorney General Steve Six is cautioning Kansas consumers about telephone calls from apparent fake debt collectors who are impersonating law enforcement officers in an effort to extort money from consumers.   Consumers are warned to not submit payments to these fraudulent debt collectors.

When calling, the scammers most often state they are attempting to collect a debt related to an internet payday loan obtained by the consumer, but which the consumer never repaid.  Consumers state they have never obtained such a loan or paid off the loan years ago.  The scam artists have most recently identified themselves as ACS, National Affidavit Processing Department and United Financial Crime Division, but may use additional phony names.  It appears the phone numbers used by the scammers are “spoofed” numbers, so that the number appearing on a consumer’s caller ID is not the actual number of where the call originated. It appears the calls in question may be originating from outside the United States.

When questioned, the individual calling refuses to disclose the full name or address of the collection agency they claim to represent.  These scammers have been able to provide consumers with identifying information, such as the consumer’s social security number, home address, e-mail address, names of family members and the consumer’s computer IP address.  Since the callers are able to provide valid personal information, consumers may become confused and believe they are being contacted in regard to a legitimate debt.

If the initial debt collection scam is unsuccessful, consumers have been re-contacted months later with the scammers posing as law enforcement officers or officers of the court.  Typically, the consumer is threatened with arrest for fraud or some other fictitious crime unless the consumer agrees to immediately wire money via Western Union.  The fictitious officers strive to frighten and confuse consumers into compliance by using legal sounding terms such as “We’re filing an affidavit against you” or by stating a lawsuit has been or is in the process of being filed against the consumer.

A hallmark of each scam has been calling consumers repeatedly at their place of employment.  This scam hit home when an employee of the Kansas Attorney General’s Office was repeatedly called both on her cell phone and at work.  Despite the employee’s repeated verbal disputes, the caller refused to provide any identifying information to allow her to send a written dispute. The scammer also continued to call her numerous times a day regarding a payday loan she denied obtaining. Two months later, she was again contacted by telephone by an individual identifying himself as an “officer”.

“I denied owing the debt and refused to pay without being provided validation of the debt. I was then told, ‘If that’s the case, I will have local law enforcement come to your place of business and drag you out kicking and screaming’,” stated the employee.

“It is important for consumers to know their rights under the law,” Attorney General Six said. “If a consumer is receiving calls from a debt collection company and believe it is a scam, I encourage them to contact our office immediately.”

Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), collectors are required to send consumers a written notice within five days of the initial contact.  The notification should contain  information such as the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed and a statement informing the consumer they have thirty days to contact the debtor in writing to dispute the debt or request validation of the debt. In addition, legitimate debt collectors are prohibited by the FDCPA from making false or misleading representations, such as the consumer has committed a crime, implying nonpayment will result in the consumer’s arrest, or using the threat of violence.

More information is available on the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf.

To register a complaint with the Kansas Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, call 1(800) 432-2310 or visit www.ksag.org.

http://www.ksag.org/page/consumer-alert-attor ... collection-scam

Attention ppl! These are def scams. I work for legit attorney out of New York state who does act on behalf of clients who purchase to sue on similar payday loan situations! Alot of you PROBABLY did take out a pay day loan. These type of companies hack and get this personal info from legit debt buyer and sellers. If they cant provide proper documentation they are DEF a scam! I hate things like this because it hurts the legit and legal debt collectors out there who earn an honest living! You must ignore these people! They are able to give you an address and family phone #s and possible contacts by a common used program debt collectors use. Best advise is to put a fraud report on you credit reports and attemp to contact the original payday loan co. They will give you the correct debt buyer that bought your debt from them and give you the RIGHT company to contact and take care of your bill! CONTINUE to call the attorney general in your state and the FTC!

This is the second time this year that I am being targeted by these scam artists, just because I took out payday loans in the past.  How can we stop these jerks?!  I have paid back all the payday loan companies that I owed, back in December.  Now I have this idiot by the name of Peter Jones (ha ha, the Monkees!) calling me from ACS Law Firm telling me that there is a lawsuit against me, and they will be showing up at my place of work.  They call me at work and on my cell.  If my boss hears one more call from these people, I am going to lose my job... and that I can't afford!!!!!  They are so threatening.  Why can't anyone stop them!

You need to print off this thread, show it to your employer then report them as outlined below:

From Lamet's Post:

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

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Consumer Alert: Attorney General warns Kansans of debt collection scam

January 29, 2010 -- Attorney General Steve Six is cautioning Kansas consumers about telephone calls from apparent fake debt collectors who are impersonating law enforcement officers in an effort to extort money from consumers.   Consumers are warned to not submit payments to these fraudulent debt collectors.

When calling, the scammers most often state they are attempting to collect a debt related to an internet payday loan obtained by the consumer, but which the consumer never repaid.  Consumers state they have never obtained such a loan or paid off the loan years ago.  The scam artists have most recently identified themselves as ACS, National Affidavit Processing Department and United Financial Crime Division, but may use additional phony names.  It appears the phone numbers used by the scammers are “spoofed” numbers, so that the number appearing on a consumer’s caller ID is not the actual number of where the call originated. It appears the calls in question may be originating from outside the United States.

When questioned, the individual calling refuses to disclose the full name or address of the collection agency they claim to represent.  These scammers have been able to provide consumers with identifying information, such as the consumer’s social security number, home address, e-mail address, names of family members and the consumer’s computer IP address.  Since the callers are able to provide valid personal information, consumers may become confused and believe they are being contacted in regard to a legitimate debt.

If the initial debt collection scam is unsuccessful, consumers have been re-contacted months later with the scammers posing as law enforcement officers or officers of the court.  Typically, the consumer is threatened with arrest for fraud or some other fictitious crime unless the consumer agrees to immediately wire money via Western Union.  The fictitious officers strive to frighten and confuse consumers into compliance by using legal sounding terms such as “We’re filing an affidavit against you” or by stating a lawsuit has been or is in the process of being filed against the consumer.

A hallmark of each scam has been calling consumers repeatedly at their place of employment.  This scam hit home when an employee of the Kansas Attorney General’s Office was repeatedly called both on her cell phone and at work.  Despite the employee’s repeated verbal disputes, the caller refused to provide any identifying information to allow her to send a written dispute. The scammer also continued to call her numerous times a day regarding a payday loan she denied obtaining. Two months later, she was again contacted by telephone by an individual identifying himself as an “officer”.

“I denied owing the debt and refused to pay without being provided validation of the debt. I was then told, ‘If that’s the case, I will have local law enforcement come to your place of business and drag you out kicking and screaming’,” stated the employee.

“It is important for consumers to know their rights under the law,” Attorney General Six said. “If a consumer is receiving calls from a debt collection company and believe it is a scam, I encourage them to contact our office immediately.”

Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), collectors are required to send consumers a written notice within five days of the initial contact.  The notification should contain  information such as the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed and a statement informing the consumer they have thirty days to contact the debtor in writing to dispute the debt or request validation of the debt. In addition, legitimate debt collectors are prohibited by the FDCPA from making false or misleading representations, such as the consumer has committed a crime, implying nonpayment will result in the consumer’s arrest, or using the threat of violence.

More information is available on the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf.

To register a complaint with the Kansas Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, call 1(800) 432-2310 or visit www.ksag.org.

http://www.ksag.org/page/consumer-alert-attor ... collection-scam

I got a call two days in a row from Alex Thomas saying something has been filed against my SSN and to call him back within 7 working days. The number that came up on my caller ID was an overseas number, 052-497-347. He told me to call him back at 347-289-3905. I decided to call back and do what we are supposed to with debt collectors...get addresses, who is filing against us..that kind of stuff. The guy who answered the phone didnt want to tell me anything. His name was Joseph Willams, a "legal attorney." He didn't even answer with the company's name, which I had to ask for- Affidavit Consolidation Company. I asked who had filed this against me, some cash advance place. I've NEVER taken out a cash advance in my life. This is a total scam!!!! I told him that I am on the DNC list and that he was lying to me. He got pissy, and just before he hung up on me, he told me I'd be getting papers tomorrow, and that he'd see me in court. I called the Federal Trade Commission (877-382-4357) which deals with identity theft, the do not call lists, and this kind of fraud. I filed a report. I also asked what to do if they call again. I recommend calling them!!