513-223-2655

FRAUD ALERT

If you have received a telephone call from T-Mobile USA cellular telephone number 513-223-2655, it is a scam.

As of 02-17-2012, I have received three telephone complaints regarding this telephone number.  Each complainant has stated that the male caller identified himself as an investigator who represents Ohio Intel.  The caller then advised the victim that they were under investigation for fraud, and that a warrant would be issued for their arrest if they did not make an immediate payment on a debt they owed.  The caller then attempted to obtain credit card information from the victim.  The caller has used the names James Hamilton and William Blair.    

I filed Incident Report # 12-1254 with the Stark County Sheriff’s Office (Ohio) and a complaint with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office regarding this scam.  

One victim of this caller advised me that they filed an incident report with the Warwick Township P.D. in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on 02-17-2012.

The other two complainants are from Ohio and Michigan.

If you believe that you have been a victim of fraud in connection with telephone number , 513-223-2655, please contact your local law enforcement agency and the attorney general’s office in your state of residency and file a report.

If someone has made contact with you and they have claimed to represent Ohio Intel, please contact me after filing a report with your local law enforcement agency.  Thank you.  

Scott C. Robertson
Ohio Intel
www.ohiointel.com  

Telephone: 330-268-8080
Email: contact@ohiointel.com  

Licensed Private Investigator / Security Guard Provider
State of Ohio, License Number 201121001848
Issued by the Ohio Department of Public Safety

Hi, I was checking my voice mails on my home phone this morning and listened to a message from a male stating his name was James Hamilton a Fraud Investigator on 02/15/12. When leaving his message he stated the call was for Julie Mote - I have been married now for 5 years.  The number he left for me to return his call was 513-223-7726 which my caller ID indicated was from Cincinnati OH.  I googled his name and fraud investigators in Cincinnati OH and found your post.  Thank you so much for posting this information and I will follow your direction and contact my local law enforcement and the attorney generals office.  

Thank you for this helpful information

The suspect telephone number 513-223-2655 is no longer accepting calls at this time.  This could be a result of the Warwick Twp. P.D. (Bucks County, PA.) calling the suspect and questioning him. I was informed that the suspect hung up on the police officer.

Julie,

I would also appreciate the name of your law enforcement department and an incident report number.  Please email or call me with the info.

It is my understanding that the caller did successfully obtain credit card information from at least one victim.  

Thanks.      

Scott

Scott, I received another call from James Hamilton again this morning.  What really scares me about this call is that he has my SSN.  I told him that the # he has was wrong but he has my correct SSN.  Had old address, email and employer and said the file he was calling about is from 1st American Bank. I have never even heard of them nor had an accout with them.  I email the information on Saturday to Knox County but have not heard back. So I am calling the City of Knoxville Police right now to report this information.  Also, when I told Mr. Hamilton I knew he was a fraud he denied it and was very persistant.  When I told him I have and was calling again the police he hung up. He called me again from the same phone# as before 513-223-7726.

I will keep you updated with the police report information.

I just left local P.D and my bank it just happened to m

He didn't ask for credit card he asked for checking

He has changed his number it's 513-223-6771 and he knew the same about me

Scott they are now calling from a Jamaica number 876-470-2968 using the name Amy grant

He has called me as well but the freaked out thing he called my family members in different states and knows all my info...What can be done about this?He threaten me with being arrested today..So I called the attorney Generals office of NC and told them about it..They said to ignore the calls bute has my ss# and keeps harrassing my family..So what im suppose to ignore my violation of privacy..The threats and harrassment..

They can't do anything because the scum are using trash phones so they can't catch them :( they are drivin me nuts to

Yes Amy called me too stating that she was from the Attorneys office and that she needed my credit card info before going back to the court house so that this issue with check fraud could be resolved... I hung up on her and she kept calling back. I then asked her to fax or email me a copy of the arrest warrant. I bet you I havent heard back from her.

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