530-331-8232

This number keeps calling and threatning. They have even called my work. I don't have any idea who this company is or what this is regarding. I called the number back and they keep hanging up. And won't get me to the person who left me a snotty message about being a law firm.

they have been calling my job and my phone leaving threating phone calls and when you call back they keep switching you to different people

Guy (Harry Fox) left a message.  Sounded like he was from india - could barley understand him.  Also called my work - not cool.

Today is the second day I received a call from these people at first i was scared n really thought I did something wrong but after I looked up the company name I was redirected to this page n seen i am not the only person who has came into contact with these mean people. On the voice message he left me it stated it was urgent n if I didn't call back that he wished me luck n god bless me! After he was so rude yelling at me and saying I was going to jail for three days n would have to pay 5000 to 6000 dollars. He the first day he said his name was mike Harris second day it was a don Harris w a thick Indian accent! What do i do??? I'm tired of this.

I got a call from this number and other long distance numbers as well!!!!  This is a scam!!! They are trying to scare people into thinking they will be jailed, lose their job, get suied....etc.  DO NOT BELIEVE THIS AND GIVE THEM MONEY!!!!  Turn it into the police or go to the better business bureou and report the name(s) and phone number!!!

how are these people getting our info. I got a call from them and they had the last 4 of my ssn.

I received a voicemail at work from this number and the person calling stated their name was John Watson.  The message sounded like it was done through a recording, it sounded very robotic and made with a thick accent.  The person said that they needed a call back from myself or my attorney, that if I didn't call back the events unfolding would be my fault, "May god save you" if I didn't call them back.  I don't know who these people are as they don't identify if they're a collection company.  If anyone has more details please post!!!

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

They had mine to they said that I signed up for a payday loan!

I just received a call from them today and they said that I was going to jail for 6 months and that I will have a warrant out for my arrest tomorrow. Has anyone actually gone to jail or have a warrant out for them through this? I put a complaint in with my states secret service and I also called the local police department.

This is a SCAM Mike Anderson and assc say they are a law fim and are suing me, and court is This Thurs. I asked were they say Supier Court , I ask where They say Calif, I ask what City ? they hang up on me. They say I have 3 criminal counts against me , and when I asked to prove what I owe They say Good Luck and hang up

I was told I am being sued...except suits come from the courts and I actually have to be served, not threatened by people calling with foreign accents.  They keep calling my work and my cell.  [***] to the 10th degree!!!!!!

I received 3 voice mails from these people.  The first, however, was a number from China, number was 052548592.  They left a voicemail, with very heavy accents and very robotic, saying to return the call myself or through a lawyer.  It was fuzzy and I could not hear what it was about.  I looked up the number and it was from China so I didnt think anything of it.  

On August 2, 2010 I received another Voicemail with the same exact robotic voicemail saying I never returned the call and that this was very serious.  The number was (530) 331-8232.  I looked it up and I read all of these complaints.  I then returned their call, before I looked them up, and they said I owed money and that they had a affidavit filed against me and that I will have to go to court unless I pay, something like $1500.  At first, I flipped, thinking I had done something wrong.  I asked if this could be settled outside of court, at which point they pretended to contact the creditor and they said this could be settled if I could pay the amount immediately, no payment plan.  I said that I could not, at which point he began to yell and say that they could not help me, I had to pay the whole some.

It was here that my brain decided to kick in.  I asked for the name of the creditor and if I could get a copy of the legal papers and bill.  They listed me some names of creditors, claiming they worked for all of them.  When I pressed for copies of the legal documents, as it is my right to see what I am being served for, they told me they are contacting the Sheriff department exactly where I am and I will be arrested immediately where I am standing.  And then the man hung up!

I proceeded to call my local police department who told me to report it and that this was not the way things work with creditors.  I also called my bank to see if there was any record of of a loan of any kind and they denied any such loan.  

Please do not give these people any money and ask for details if ever you receive a call before whipping out your checkbook or credit card.