786-454-2246

Indian calling people about payday loans they don't have threatening them with jail etc if they don;t pay.

I got a call requesting callback to this number.  Said he was David Johnson from Legal Accounts Association.  Threatened me with jail if I didnt pay.  If you lookup Legal Accounts Association on BBB website, it looks like this is a common scam.

saying there is a pressing matter, need to call back called with a blocked number, but gave this number to return call.  says they  will get ahold of employer payroll

hi steve markim fianacail crimes unit AKA, KNOW AS DAVE JONHSON/////////ANDERSON LAW GROUP/// SYMONDS LAW GROUP/// FAIRMOUNT LAWGROUP!!!!!AKA AUSTIN BLACK!!hey are you guys looking for help!!!! currY chicken<side of jasmine riCE PLEASE!!! JONATHAN OKEEFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love it!!!! fbi would like to see you assiffers!!!!

To whom it may concern if this is the person that called me saying her name is janat i had this number investigated so please don't call my phone number  no damn more go scam somebody else

I hate these F-c-ing indian speaking people who call me from all over the country LA .FLA . among other places They all have the same speach they read from I almost know it word for word. Lets ship them all back or learn to speak perfect english so we can understand what the f-ck you are sayin clearly.

I got a restricted call was told to call "john smith" back, indian accent is so string I couldn't tell what the company name was..they told me to call 786-454-2246...I have had these calls before, if I really owe money a more profesional place would call and say this is attempt to collect a debt..its a scam I am sure!!

This, number keep calling me telling me I am being suede for payday loans that I never had
After I cursed him out and told him to stop calling he called me a [***] and hung up

This ryan wood calls, i play his game and barely could understand him. so when i get tired of it. i question him...ur name really is this, you were born where, you live where? That isn't my business he said, well you calling my place of business isn't either especially something false. Legit business setup? GVMT where are you, you have the number, track it, monitor it bc if the right person buys the hook, that money is illegally helping some group....get with it!

someone named jennifer called wanting me to settle for a payday loan I did not pay back....a loan that I never got in the first place.  even when you know it's a bogus call it still rattles you.  they are calling my work now....it's just wrong!

igot a call from 619-863-4328 saying i would get a loan for $5,000 if i give them $105 up front. The loan would be a 5 year loan. His naME IS cHARLES SPEAKS INDIAN FROM INDIA

I received a call from 305-222-7135. Says I had an audit against my social. Then gives e 786-454-2246 ext 122 as a call back number and request either I or my attorney call immediately. He also said it was a documented and recorded call. If I a being audited by a government agency, they will contact me themselves! They don't beat around the bush! Besides I have no reasons to be audited. Funny thing is, just 5 minutes before, they called MY number and left the same exact message for a "Randy" character! Go figure...scammers will do just about anything to screw ppl over...where's the government in all this illegal crap?!?! So over this...

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.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

Just got a call from these scammers. 786-454-2246. Glad I googled the number first. The guy was trying to tell me I was named as "A person of interest" in an undisclosed legal action. I called the number back and it went through to what the woman who answered said was an "Answering service". I told her I had just gotten a call from this number asking me to call back. She then proceeded to tell me who the call was for (My Name) based on the phone number that I called back with. How could an answering service be able to look up my name based on a phone number? When I told her about googling the number and all the comments about it being a scam she flew off the handle and started cursing me. Sorry but people who are at all reputable don't start cursing others when presented with questions about who they are.

This is a scam. Don't fall for it. I've lived at the same address for 6 years and all my documents and taxes are filed from this address. If someone wanted to let me know about some "Legal action" I would get a letter. Not some random phone call from an undisclosed, unprofessional  company that looks to be based in a different country.

I hope that these people are reading these comments. Because I want to let them know that they are the garbage at the bottom of a deep pile of refuse and I, For one, Will not be falling for their tripe. I will also be reporting this to whomsoever I can including the BBB and any scam reporting centers I can find. I encourage all of you who get a call from these pigs to do the same.