617-861-4494

This is one you can actually turn the tables on because they will actually answer the 617-861-4494 number and you can mess with them like they do you. Just call and start asking to speak to different people, but make sure you beat them to the punch and hang up if you are offended easily because they will cuss at you! But I love doing this to these idiot scam artist. Notice when you call the fake conversations going on in the back ground like it is a call center.

I don't find this very funny.  They have called my work number today over 300 times.  The FTC said I just need to ignore the calls.  Hard to do when your job may be on the line.

People from this number have continuiously called me at work to the point that the police are now involved. The switchboard operator has been cussed at, called names, and has been threaten.

Got a call from my supervisor yesterday that this number called and his name was Erik Jefferson.  He threaten multiple people at my work to the point where they had to call the police and I called my lawyer.  This guy isn't backing down he even threatened the police.

This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India. They are making the calls utilizing VOIP and the names of legitimate firms to make it appear the calls are originating from within the US. There is NO "company" or "debt" and you will NOT be arrested. They are harvesting and/or buying consumers' personal identifying information from unscrupulous websites like the one you may have filled out an application with, and you need to do whatever you can to protect yourself. This includes: Notifying the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/, placing fraud alerts with all three credit bureaus, notifying your bank and employer and letting these criminals know you are aware they are attempting to extort money for a non-existent debt and have alerted the authorities.

ABC News released an investigative report on this scam in June. The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/phantom-debt-co ... 16512428&page=1

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/08/bgm.shtm

They called my work. Blocked work line by nonstop calls. Said I owed money couldnt give any details about it. Very rude to people at work. Usa needs to prtect their people.

I been recieving calls from this number. He also has been calling my work number. I had to call the police to file a harrasment on him. He is also using the number 457-239-0293. He is using a amp that he can put any number in, It will come up with your number. He has threaten people at work. He said that he going to keep calling until they fire me at work. But I have call my HR dept and they know are going to investergate. I'm going to contact the News to let them know about this scram. He didn't believe me when he was talking to a real Police office, I had her answer the phone. I can say that if you get calls from him, please contact your local police office, so you can file a Harrasment. Make sure you also call your phone company, to let them know what is going on. So they can also track the number.

To anyone who decides to call back, bear in mind that all harassing calls are illegal and consider using *67 to mask your number from their CallerID.

Calls from this number is  a scam to explot money. They keep calling my work number constantly.

Who do I report these harrassing phone calls to? They are very rude and  when I was trying to make this right... he was calling me names and getting very nasty! When I hung up the phone- "they" were blowing up all four lines here at work. I explained to him (as calmly as possible) that it is illegal for them to call and harrass me at work. He said he would just be calling again tomorrow morning. Someone please tell me if there is legal action I can take? My office manager is willing to help me.

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

Very sad. I work at a doctors office and they are blowing up our phone lines! The police have been called so that I have a police report and I have contacted a number of attorneys and the FTC as well. They are all saying that their hands are tied. The number that keeps calling me is a prepaid phone out of Boston, Mass.and these "collectors" are calling me from another country.
We have blocked a number of the calls already but, they keep calling from different numbers. I need some advice..our office needs to be able to recieve important calls from patients.

Tell them the next time they call your phone lines have been tapped and their calls are being monitored by the FBI. See how fast they hang up.

They laugh. They know nothing can be done because they are in another country. They just keep blowing up the phone lines...In serious need of help.

All of these things have already been put into place. I work for a doctors office- so, changing the number wouldn't work and we have sick patients that need to get through. I am at my wits end. Sad, that noone can help.

Did all the same things to me! Did they eventually just stop??

These people have called my husband on his boat. Hes in the Navy and said that he owes so much money or a lawsuit will be but on him..  REALLY. Calling the Navy.

His name was Randy Washington.