401-859-2172

Same scam, different call back number.

Suddenly started receiving multiple voice mail messages per day threatening "a law suit" "against my SSN in state of residence.

No mention of debt, or that this is a collection agency.

Difficult to understand the accent (sounds vaguely Indian subcontinent) but he is definitely delivering a not to subtle threat.

If this last over weekend I will call back, announce that call is being recorded, NOT disclose PII, and report incident to IC3

This same voice I can barely understand has called me several times AND called my best friend's house.
Always trying to get me to pay large sums of money to clear my name before they drag me into court...
Who is this creep?  Claims it is a law office and I am being recorded....will not tell me name of company
I am suppose to owe money to.  Who is this?

Pretty much the same as the other notes.

That's a rhode island area code,,let me know the law practice and I'll toss a brick thru the front door for ya

I received a call from this number stating legal action could be brought against me if I do not respond. Sound like the guy is in a boiler room operation. He qoutes the last 4 digits of my social security number. Sounds like that is all he has and is bluffing to get money from me. I'm not sure where he got my information. This is a scam and I've reported it to the FBI's IC3 and my state's attorney general.

This is indeed a scam - I have been dealing with them for months - they have stolen your info!! They are set up in some cal center - probably in India, Pakistan or some other thirld world pit.  These dirtbags all over this site - under different names and number - but with the same crackpot story -" you are going to be dragged out and arrested and charged with all kinds of fraud, decpetion etc. and may god be with you as the situation unfolds around you"  Check out the post by "this just in" under the number 425-905-7100 on this site - it has the rundown on this scam.Sometimes they put up fake posts to try to make themselves lookj legitimate - they are easy to spot because they don't write english any better than they speak it.  Keep posting the names and numbers they call from to keep other people informed. Good luck everyone!

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

I received several nasty messages today from a lady calling herself "jennifer smith" yeah right.  Her Indian accent was so thick I could hardly understand her.  The message she left was the same as others have described.  They even called me at work yesterday.  I told them they had better not call me again.

Me, my fiance and my friend all received this same call, saying I owed them an amount in the thousands. I spoke with my attorney, who called them back only to have them hang up very quickly. There is no doubt this is a scam, the question is how do we stop them, or get them put in jail? This type of junk has to be stopped, good people are getting scammed out of their time and money. And that type of thing just cannot stand.

I have received many phone calls from this place everyone uses different american names like Robert Johnson but they have thick foreign accents. Telling me that I will be arrested or I am due in court and being charged with four counts of fraud. They have all of my info. They are even calling members of my family saying they too will be arrested for not complying. I have filed all reports with everyone from FBI to Secret service even with local police. But I know unfortunatly this will not stop and it is sad but with all my research I will be more aware in the future.

Was asked by Officier Thomas Lincoln (Yeah Right) to call him back at this number because of a legal matter. These calls will appear on your caller ID as being dialed from various states throughout America but the claim their calling from California. Bottom line..... This is a SCAM trying to get you to give them the rest of your social security number and credit card number for some loan that you did not take out. They will not give you the addresss or phone number to the loan company making the claim. DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION WHATS-SO-EVER!!!!!! Do not fall for or respond to any threats that they will use against you. They are bluffing to get you to give them money. I have turned this over to my State Attorney General office for investigation.

this number has been calling me non stop at work and at home, They are harrassin me like crazy and I want them to go away.

These people call me 20 times a day and now calling my employer also! They need to be put away. Stating there is a lawsuit...I blew a whistle in their ear to tick them off. How do they get our info? This is insane!

I received a call from this no# saying my company had it's info stolen and they were investigating it. Said there company name was CIL / Central Investigations and Litigations in Block Island, RI. I am a licensed private investigator in Texas. They picked the wrong person to call. I ran this threw my databases. There is no such company. I reversed the phone no#. It is a forwarding phone no# where you call this no# from another no# to make it show as yours. I called back and asked for PI License no# and other info and got hung up on 3 times. This is a scam. I reported it to the FBI. You should too.

Foreign accent with a lot of background noise, phones etc. Said to call because saw my resume on career builder....total bs
Mark Alberg?...Bank 1st Life something company...long pause.....in Warwick,RI

I get calls from this number, same bad accent and background noise, but they are trying to offer me career opportunities at Bankers Life and Causality Insurance.  I have never picked it up, they just leave voicemails.

I just got a call from this number too, location came up as Block Island, Rhode Island...which is a small island and 98% residential area, only very few businesses there!  I highly doubt that the call is actually originating from there, only way to get there is by ferry boat. Very strange!
I did not know the number so did not pick up, they left no voice message.  I am glad I did not pick up after reading all of these horrible posts!  At least I know what to do now if they keep calling me.

Got call from 401-859-2172 stating I owe money and to pay up or face a suit. When I told them I look forward to receiving the sopenea, she asked for my address so it could be delivered by "the local constable". I'm in Fla, and gave them a valid address of the Florida State Attorney General's residence in Tallahassee. This ought to be good.

Same here, I argued with them and said "No Sire you owe me $$$ and I'm taking you to court!" They hung up!

Block Island RI (401) 859-2877 keeps ringing our Port Angeles, Washington number.  I have now blocked all calls.