562-296-2301

Has anyone received a telephone call from this number?  A genteman with a very heavy accent claiming his name was Peter Scott left several messages on my work phone number.  He said that me or my legal representative needed to call or else there would be consequences.  He said he was with US Legal Affidavit Service.  I tried calling the number back and asked the individual who answered the call to verify the name of his company and he said Legal Affidavit Service.  I asked where he was located and he said Los Angeles, but when I asked for an address and fax number he became defensive and said he would not give me that information.  I simply hung up after he said that.

Has anyone else had this experience?

I too just received a call from this number and all I could understand with the thick accent was "lawsuit", "lawyer" and "court"...  Im just going to assume some idiot scammer has my cell # and then was defensive and nasty when I would give them no information.

They keep calling me even though I threatened to report them sooo I just reported them to the Federal Trade Commission and we'll see what happens.. Do they keep calling you?

Keep getting calls at work too, and I tell you what this is a scam for sure, when I called that number back they don't even answer the phone indicating their company name, oh yeah your legit okay you f***in a**holes.

I'm getting harassing calls from this number from a man with a heavy accent calling himself "Paul Harris" and will leave messages that he is with the FBI or the United Nations or an "Officer" and that my social security number has been blocked or something.  He's been calling every day leaving threatening messages and also calling my mother and father-in-law threatening them.  He is not legit as he is leaving bogus names and I believe it's illegal to say you are with the FBI or an Officer when you are merely a collection agent.

PROTECT YOURSELF!  IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU MUST READ – HOW THE SCAM WORKS AND WHAT AGENCIES TO REPORT THEM TO

LONG RUNNING AND KNOWN SCAM – ALL OVER INTERNET AND NEWS FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW


Fake Debt Collectors – Terrorizing Consumers

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5621205&page=1


MORE ON FAKE DEBT COLLECTORS
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-9141
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/call4action/17285785/detail.html
http://www.800helpfla.com/newsletter/2008/092008.html

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/01/ks_debt_collection.html   latest release of information on this scam

http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm
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

Scam alert: Bogus debt collectors
By Leslie McFadden • Bankrate.com
Monday, Aug. 3
Posted 2 p.m.
Bankrate reporter Leslie McFadden contributed this entry.
This scam isn't technically about credit cards, but it is scary enough to post a warning. The Better Business Bureau issued an alert today saying consumers across the country are getting phone calls from bogus debt collectors claiming default on a payday loan. Of course, the consumer needs to pay a large fee to avoid arrest -- as much as $1,000.
The caller poses as a lawyer, and may threaten extradition to face trial if the consumer doesn't pay up immediately.
What makes these calls alarming -- and perhaps convincing -- is that the perpetrators reference the consumer's personal information, such as the person's Social Security number, driver's license number, previous bank account numbers, home address -- even personal references.
"The amount of information they have is really troubling," says BBB spokeswoman Alison Southwick. She adds that the amount of data points to a possible security breach.
Spread the word to your friends and family: Don't give out personal or financial information to an unknown caller. Scammers can spoof Caller ID to display different numbers, so trust your instincts over technology.
The BBB offers these tips:
•    Ask the debt collector to provide official documentation which substantiates the debt.
•    Do not provide or confirm any bank account, credit card or other personal information over the phone until you have confirmed the legitimacy of the call.
•    File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission online if the caller is abusive, uses threats or otherwise violates federal telemarketing laws or the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
•    File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau online if you believe a debt collector is trying to scam you.

it is illegal for a REAL collection agency employee to claim to be with ANY GOVERNMENT

THESE FOOLS ARE CROOKS - NOT REAL DEBT COLLECTORS AT ALL.  NOT EVEN IN THE US

THEY ARE STEALING MONEY ON NON-EXISTENT PAYDAY LOANS USING TERRORIST TACTICS

Has Anyone gotten a call from Jason James with  a very heavy accent, this was very concerning but seems to me that this is a huge scam and just want to make sure....

Thanks

I received a long message at work and returned the call and immediately knew it was a SCAM!  Two men were passing the phone back and forth.  When I demanded they supply me with the name of the company, they said " we will just see in court BABY".  I promptly informed them I was aware that they were not a legitimate company.  
The number they called from was 562 296 2301.  If  you receive a threatening message from someone with a heavy African or Nigerian type accent, do not bother returning the phone call.

I have been receiving call from this number 562-296-2301  at my work ,a nd home and cell... I spoke to them and  ask them the information, and the person Mark Smith" just said an amount and I had to pay it. I was very angry that they call me at work(due to the  fact I work for the govt) and informed them I couldnt receive calls at work, that didnt bother  him , he kept on talking and wanted a cc number to pay this bill, I said sure, I gave him a acct number that was closed over two years ago, that I just happen to have in my wallet) and after that I have not heard anything until recentley, they said thay would call  me back to let me know that payment would be taken, no calls, now I am recieving calls on all numbers,, and they leave messages like if I dont , and Good luck etc... they have ONE MORE TIME to bother me at work!!! and leave meassages on my cell and work  after that no more mr nice guy.

I have receive calls on my home phone , they call dont leave a message then call right back and leave the same message you posted.? then they call my cell phone leave the same message over and over again, then my work phone , they  have called there several times, and I infomred them that I cannot receive business calls , they keep on talking etc.... need to know where to report them, because I am just about sick of them!!!!

Hi, Yes I received a call from that number on 06/09/2010 and when I asked for more information the person named ERIC FERRAND told me F... ME and then hung up.

Yes I received a call and vm from a man with a very heavy accent threatening me to have my lawyer call him back!  i've received same voice from another phone number as well!  It's clearly a scam.  Hope they can find these idiots and put them away!

I received a vm again from Samuel who is calling from US Affidavit Services threarening me to have my lawyer call him back if we don't call back they will proceed to file suit agains my Social Security Number those were his words exactly?  Who the hell has all this time to waste and why havne't they served us with a summons if it's legitimate?

DId you read my post on JUNE 4th?  the one that EXPLAINED about this SCAM?  

Not sure why you would think they were legitimate.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Norman Googel
Phone: (800) 368-8808


Release Date: August 21, 2008  
Attorney General McGraw Warns Public of Fake Internet Loan Collectors Impersonating Law Enforcement Officers and Extorting Money From Consumers


Attorney General Darrell McGraw took the extraordinary step today of warning the public about a band of scam artists making threats to consumers who allegedly obtained Internet payday loans in West Virginia and across the nation. The consumers they threaten never obtained a loan at all or paid it off years ago.

Internet payday loans are short-term loans or cash advances, usually for 14 days, made over the Internet via interactive web sites and secured by an agreement authorizing debits of the loan and all fees owed from the consumer’s checking account. These loans typically charge interest rates ranging from 600-800 APR and are unlawful in West Virginia.

The scam artists, who speak English with a foreign accent, call themselves “U.S. National Bank,” “Federal Investigation Bureau,” “United Legal Processing” and numerous other phony names. They refuse to disclose real names and addresses and are believed to be operating “off the grid” from homes, automobiles, or from off shore locations or foreign countries, including India. Since the scammers have kept themselves purposely well hidden, thus far no law enforcement agencies have succeeded in locating or shutting them down.

The scammers typically pose as law enforcement officers, investigators, lawyers, and bankers and threaten consumers that they will be arrested for “bank fraud” or other fictitious crimes unless money is wired immediately. They simultaneously scare and confuse consumers by using meaningless legalese gobbledygook phrases such as, “We are downloading warrants against you” or “We are filing an affidavit against you.” Consumers who don’t immediately fall for the scam are warned, “Only God can help you now.”

The scammers almost always call consumers at work several times a day, and tell their supervisors, “Your employee has committed fraud and is about to be arrested.” Such threats have proven unsettling even to the most savvy consumers and employers who suspect the calls are fraudulent.

Attorney General McGraw stated, “Ordinarily my office protects consumers from fraudulent activities by seeking injunctions in court. But legal action cannot be taken until the scam artists can be located. Even then, it is unlikely that the persons behind the fraudulent calls and extortionist threats would obey a court order. In this case, the consumer’s best defense is to be armed with the knowledge of the scam so that all demands for money can be resisted, despite the false but scarey threats of arrest.”

McGraw added, “Because the fraudsters make a special point of calling consumers repeatedly at work, employers must understand that the consumers are innocent victims of a criminal enterprise and cannot stop the calls from coming. I also wish to assure the citizens of West Virginia that my office will continue to do everything possible to locate and shut down the outlaw debt collectors.”

More information about this fraudulent debt collection scheme is available at the Attorney General’s website, www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam. Any consumers who have been threatened by these persons or wish to file a complaint about another consumer matter may do so by calling the Consumer Protection Hot Line, 1-800-368-8808, or by obtaining a complaint form from the Attorney General’s web site.

“Because the fraudsters make a special point of calling consumers repeatedly at work, employers must understand that the consumers are innocent victims of a criminal enterprise and cannot stop the calls from coming. I also wish to assure the citizens of West Virginia that my office will continue to do everything possible to locate and shut down the outlaw debt collectors.”

this man has been calling me saying i took out a payday loan that i know i didnt.... it was direct deposited in my account in june of 2009 but i didnt open that account until sept. 2009. he knows all my personal info; ss number address, account info, he has even called my brother and my twelve year old daughter's cell phone!!!!!!!!! how does he have this info and what can i do about it!!!!????? PLEASE HELP

This is the 2nd call I received from them. On the message left was for me to call back a 717 area code, which did not work when I called. The second call was to me at work harassing me, saying they had legal law suit against me for borrowing monie, and never paying back. They harrassed me at work, saying the cops would come, and they wanted me to verify who I was. They had all my personal information from my bank account birth date, ss#. Everything! I told them I was calling the police, and reporting them as identity theft and fraud. They could not give me any information other than the month and year, saying I took a loan and never paid back. I asked for documents to prove, and they said they had nothing, but after I paid I would get confirmation and all would be clear. I called the police and filed a report.

yes same deal here, I filed a police report on them today. He called me twice at work, at home, and my husband cell # saying I took a loan on june 09. yes he had all my personal details, and when I called to ask for the person who left the message, they knew it was me calling them back. I told him I filed a report, and that I checked my accounts and no where did I borrow money from them, he told me to prove n court. I just hung up, as the officer, said to track all calls

This number keeps calling my work place and my cell phone?  I really don't know what to do? Who should I report them to?  

Please advise?