415-376-1481

I have received a call from this number regarding a legal matter.  I called the number back and  I asked where they looking for me and he said no.  But he keep calling my number and leaving threating messages.  Said I need an attorney regarding the matter.

I am recieve threat message from this company or scam or whatever it is...But they are telling me that something about a attorney matter will be coming to my house to serve paper.....and he told me I was trying to be smart by and hang up the phone. But guess what? I am a state police officer and he said no you r not you work this place and I said I do part time and guess what they hang up and block the number. Whatever is doing it? They really need to stop. I am putting my own investgative out on there ass.

What did you do? Cause I am going to chase there ass. I have the state police invole, fbi and other people. They need not to play with people like that

They are telling my husband that he owes a whole bunch of money and that they are going to have a arrest warrant. This lady is Lisa and she has called our house, his work, and his cell phone. She also told him that he needed to get his attorney cause he needed it. Guess what we did and he will be calling that number first thing in the morning. Now I am waiting for her to call me back so I can tell her to beware.

Called back and a guy Mark Carter answered and said that it was going to be taking care of tomorrow. When I was going to tell him about the attorney calling he hung up on me and block my number and when I tried to call from the cell phone it is busy. WTF. You call me tousands of time today and but I can't call to find out what they want from my husband. I will continue to call until they lose my number or something is done.

I have gotten a phone call from this number also threatening that the sheriff was going to be at me work to arrest me in the morning.have tried calling back many times but always get a busy signal. this need to be taken care of and i will continue to call until something is done about it

They called me this am the calls are not for me I am very ill just got out of hospital who knows a atty

I have gotten a call like this before from another number. They all say the same thing but u can tell he is reading.g off the screen. He got mad at me cuz I was laughing in his face and was like first off I know your a scam cuz u called me at 8 in the morning my time so it will b 5 in the morning Cali time so that is how I also know u r lying

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:
Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.

Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.

Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.

Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.

Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.>

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt076.shtm

They called my wife today stating she owes on a loan the man cursed and yelled calling her a liar stating that he will cal the sheriffs dept to get her arrested I called back he said he said that i will be getting a letter tommorow showing how much the loan was for I sked him how much was the loan and were it came from he hung up and blocked my calls

Calling threatening that I will be arrested and have to go to court

My daughter called me about a call from 415-376-1481 on a debt she didn't know anything about. They advised someone may have stolen her SSN and she needed to call Michael Carter the Attorney they worked for. Well she called me, I am an attorney and have been practicing law for 30+ years. I checked the California Bar web site and no attorney matched the name with the information given by the caller. There are 6 Michael Carter's in California; 2 are inactive, 1 is a Judge, 1 works for the Federal District Court, 1 is an out of state in house counsel who doesn't actively practice and 2 are active. Neither active attorney's have telephone numbers that match the number above.

It is my opinion that this is a scam. If someone calls you saying they are an attorney ask for their bar number, what state they practice out of and check the information with the State Bar Association on line. It's very easy to do and you can verify information very quickly. In most, if not all, States it is a violation of the Code of Ethics to threaten to arrest someone or take any type of criminal action to collect a debt. Any attorney who does this puts his license and reputation at risk. Both are too hard to come by to put them at risk.

i to recieved a call from a man stating i owed a debt and needed to call now! when i did he said he never heard of me.... strange when i told him i was ganna report him he now will not speak to me..

Called my bank and they said this is most likely a scam

Some of these scammers will also try to get you to sign a document indicating that you will pay a certain amount each month, and that you will never dispute the bill or the amount owed. DON'T DO IT! As the post says, this is a scam to try to intimidate you into forking over money that you most probably don't owe. Notify your friends, family, and perhaps your employer if the calls are going to them as well. They are known to contact your employer and tell them what a deadbeat your are. Again, this is totally a scam.

By the way, owing money is a civil matter, not a criminal matter. You cannot be arrested for a civil matter.  They can take you to court, but will have to have you served with a summons and complaint to appear, that involves having the sheriff of your county serve the papers on you. The scammers will have to prove in court that you owe the money - that ain't gonna' happen. I

I too got a call thi morning and are as well calling fbi and police

This man called me, said his name was David and that i was being sued by a payday loan company for 3000.00 dollars, I do have payday loans but they are all current and not in default at all, in fact I called them and assured me  was not being sued. I called back to the 415 @ and ask to speak to Mike Carter, I was told he was in court, I finally spoke with him and told him I had talked to the paydays loan people and they knew nothing about this, he still insisted I was going to be arrested tomorrow morning. I am so upset by this,I would like to bring charges against them.

Both these #s have done same even called work and told my balls that I needed to call or have my lawyer call them or I was going to jail; 1-415-376-1481 / 1-951-389-0279 the guys name was Ben Williams. He stated I had to have 550 dollars by 2 dates for the now I owe you would be 4000 and I would be thrown in jail and served with papers tomorrow.  checking my 2 months previous bank stubs the money I owed has been deducted from my paycheck automatically every week. Can. Someone notify me at KaoSSinK@Hotmail.com in reguards to this matter thank u very much

I know that. Unfortunately--many others who are being scammed by this criminals don't. That's what they count on--and is why I keep reposting these press releases.