707-693-4085

called me today and threatened me as well i did research this is a scam and i have contacted the atty. general in ca. the secret service the ftc adn bbb also call the social securtiy department to put a flag on your account and the credit bureu as well. these ppl are using satelites from india to get california numbers. they gave me a false address. when i told them i was on to them they hung up on me!!! please dont give them money

thanks for the info

Thank you so much for your message. I have been getting calls all day today from them.  This man Daniel Peters who has a foreign accent leaves a message when he calls me saying that it is in my best interest to call him back with my attorney.  He said they have all my information birthday, ss#, place of work etc.  This is terribly frightening and I have been dealing with them all day and night. After awhile I started calling him then they would hang up on me.  Thank you for your advice

They are threatening me and my family. His name is Daniel Peters with C. Williams & Associates.  They claim to be attorneys but wouldn't express their interest.  They wanted me to get my attorney and if I didnt' do so in 24 hours then there would be a price to pay.  It would be in my best interest to do so immediately.  He would then wish me good luck.  Who are these people and why are they bothering me.  They claim to have all my information.

this same number has called me today. I was told the same thing as all of you were.  He DID have my last 4 numbers of my social security number, but he did NOT have an account number to give me, my address, or really any other information that would prove that i had an account with them.  He also told me that i was being charged with some charges that i could not even understand (because of the strong accent) and when asked if they were felony or misdemeaner charges, he could not tell me because he did not understand what that meant. That was my first clue that this might not be legit. They also tried to scare me by saying that they would be contacting my employer to let them know of the charges, and i would lose my job, and that my probation officer might also be gotten involved if i didnt cooperate and fax them a letter (specifically worded, that the guy from there had me copy down word for word) with my credit card info, and address and signature as well as my full name and social security number within 45 minutes.  I was very scared as you can imagine, so i went down to my work to use the fax machine and my boss (luckily) told me to check them out first before i sent them so much money($697.88)since i didnt remember having an account with them.  I ended up contacting law enforcement, and they took my statement but said that there is not much they can do most of the time about this kind of thing because the people responsible are usually in another country, but they CAN try to find out which company/ or past/present employee from the company or etc.. that gave out your info to these people. You should definately report this scam because i think we caught it right in the beginning stages. There is not much about it online, and the name of the company does not bring up any relevant search items. Just out of curiosity, was the name of the company and other information the same for the rest of you?  Mine was:  C. williams and Associates working with Fast Cash International and the amount of money wanted was $697.88   They could not give an address or a website, and the police officer also said that the two numbers (one a phone number and one a fax number) were different area codes which is odd. my numbers were Phone: 1-707-693-4085 and Fax: 1-714-7847887.  DO NOT GIVE THESE PEOPLE MONEY!! IT IS DEFINATELY A SCAM. I WAS TOLD BY A POLICE OFFICER THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY A SCAM, SO PLEASE DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!

Same thing here but I guess he got a new 707 number, try calling it and and give him a scare by letting him know you're on to him. I was able to track the number to some sort of virtual pbx system- BUT turns out he is located outside of the US. So there isn't much we can do to him. However he (they) have people here who collect and traffic SSN's, so be careful with your info. If any one is interested I am currently tracking 2 of them- hopefully (since they are stateside) I can bring them to justice- email me at powerofparallelism _at_ yahoo & I will keep you posted on these scum bags. Goal here is to make people both aware and cautious.

He called me today and he had ALL of my information!! My full SS#, my date of birth, my address, my work place, my sister’s name, EVERY THING!! He wanted me to fax him a letter giving him permission to collect $545 from a pre-paid debt card. He also told me that 3 criminal fraud charges have been filed against me in CA due to me defaulting on a pay-day loan. When I asked him to fax me a copy of it he told me that is not his policy. He also told me that he would be sending a copy of the charges and all paperwork to my job! I knew something was funny when he refused to send me a copy of the paper work but I really knew it was a fraud when he said he was sending paper work to my job, you see I work for one company but I get paid through their parent company so any and all employment issues go through the parent company! It is really scary to know that someone has all of my information, what can I do to keep them from stealing my identity??

I just got a call from the same guy. He left me a message on my vm and then called my WORK! He told me I defaulted on a payday loan but being as I've NEVER taken one out I knew it was a scam. I applied for one a couple of times but never went through with it and Im' assuming that is how he got my information. He told me he was going to fedex me the charge papers so we'll see how that goes since I could tell he was full of [***]. I called the number that he left on my VM and it was a vm box. Weird. It's very obvious this is a scam. I would never send them money though. Not to be racist but I don't know of many guys from Inda w/the name "Daniel peters" hmm

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

Received phone calls form Daniel peters With C.Williams & Ass. today, telling me the same thing as all of you, that i have 3 charges against me and they are going to send the arrest warrant to my state and i'll be arrested. when asked what was they talking about they told me i had a paday loan and i didn't pay it back, i told them that is not true and they told me tell it to the courts, they gave me the name of a company that they said hired them and i called E-Z cash usa international and they said to change my bank account because this was not true! This is a scam because also called FTC and the man said it is illegal for you to be arrested for a payday loan, not to mention one i never recieved! The number they are calling me from is 707-895-4746 so be on the lookout for that number!

The worst is than this scammer earn money with stolen photos of this model without russian police do it nothing for stop this mafia

I got the same call as all of you. The number Williams & Associates was using today was 760-239-9098.
Was using names Daniel Peters, Mike Anderson and Justin Williams. Basically the same story as all of you I was having 3 charges brought against me and I would be arrested unless I paid them $3484 for a loan I never took. They had my last 4 social, bank name and Company name. They wanted my boss'es name and number and my work fax number, which I refused to give them. When I pressed them for a address, they asked why - I mentioned I needed it for my attorney to fight them in court. He mumbeled something incoherent with his thick accent. I asked him to spell the address for me and they hung up on me. I called the police and filed a complaint at www.ic3.gov.

I just got one of these calls this morning.  When I called the number back, 760-269-3832, he answered as Daniel, but didn't give me a last name.  This was strange to me since on the voice mail message he left on my cell phone, he said his name was "Samberg", or something close to that.  Maybe he slipped and gave out his real name???  He did the same thing as with all the other cases I see listed here...threatened me stating that I was a suspect in a case of stolen funds.  He stated that a company called EZ Cash International was not paid back funds that I had borrowed on a payday loan.  Wanted $545.  I knew I had not borrowed money from this company.  Every time I would ask how much and on what date the money was sent to me, he said he did not have that information.  He only had the report which stated the date the EFT did not go through.  I hung up with him, did research, could not locate a company with that phone number, nor EZ Cash International.  Called him back one more time, asked the name of his company, he said C. Williams and Associates.  I asked him where he was located, he said Victorville, Ca.  I asked him to spell EZ Cash International.  He spells it Ezzy Cash International...very funny.  I asked him one more time to call the company and ask what date and how much was deposited into my account (of course, at this point, I knew it was a scam), he put me on eternal hold.  I bet he does get money from people, because he is very good at scaring people.

DO NOT GIVE INFO TO THIS ****HOT SCAM**** he will leave messages with last four asking to verify ssn and tell you if you don't call back in 24 hours "good luck to you" 760-239-9098 and when you call back he says hello this is Shawn White...I reported to the local police.  If this d*bag is in the states, we will get him (or them).

What finally happened? They have called me all day not sure what to do.

What ever happened? I have received calls all day from this guy. Not sure what to do at this point he says he will see me in court.

Have received calls from Daniel Peters all day saying he will see me in court. Has hung up on me several times when I tell him I want documentation. Not sure what to do at this point. The number he is using now is 760-993-5403 with C. Williams and Assoc. representing EZ Cash International.

Hello everyone. Just wanted to add regarding this info.  This C. Williams and Assoc. representing EZ Cash International  have contacted me, same dialog, but they are now calling using a 310 area code number.  It is also not showing on the caller ID but they do leave a message on your voicemail.  One of the names being used is Mark Smith and the other is Daniel Peters.

They are calling me with this same scam saying I got apayday loan in dec well I didnot.they said I was going to jail. C williams and associates.

the same thing has happened to me....they give me no information about a pay day loan i supposedly took out and never paid back...always someone with a thick accent but very common american names like marc or amy or christine and when i call them back they hang up on me...