818-275-4512

This is a scam!!  They repeated call my #, Caller ID comes up as 0-00-00

I have received numerous called from this number.  The guy who calls, aka Micheal Smith, Kevin Brown, Charlie Brown, Fredrick Garcia or Garcha, had a thick Indian accent.  He states that he has my SSN, date of birth, driver license number, home address, and bank account information, and that if I don't pay money now I'd have go to court that very day even though no bill or collection notice of any kind was sent to me.  I report the number to the FTC, but they keep calling threatening to take me to court or send me to jail.  Once I called the number during working hours and an Indian women answer. I ask her for the name of the business and she said, after I asked her to repeat it seven times, "Monetary Legal Associates, Washungton DC". The number is a California number, and there is no monetary legal associates listed anywhere.  If they call you, I would request a copy of the bill or collection notification.  if not sent, they are breaking the law each additional time they call you.  And , please don't give the any personal information, supposely they already have it.

I had this same problem supposedly the man names was Samuel Bishop he called from 818-275-4512 and left several messages I called back they said it was from a payday loan company and I was going to  jail within 48hrs they had my name email address social etc...I asked who they were they never said and that they were calling to get my attorneys number so that they may be contacted....Oh not to mention that this collection was on my credit report..I kind of got worried because i did take out a payday loan and it was repaid..,,but as I thought about it...why would it go into collections first before they would contact me....

Extortion Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans

Washington, D.C.
December 07, 2010  FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691

The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a payday loan and must repay the loan to avoid legal consequences. The callers purport to be representatives of the FBI, Federal Legislative Department, various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies. They claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, and other Internet check-cashing services.

According to complaints received from the public, the callers have accurate data about victims, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank account numbers, and the names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. How the fraudsters obtained the personal information varies, but in some cases victims have reported they completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls started.

The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim’s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They refuse to provide any details about the alleged payday loans and become abusive when questioned. The callers have threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in some cases, physical violence if they do not pay. In many cases, the callers harass victims’ relatives, friends, and employers.

Some fraudsters have instructed victims to fax a statement agreeing to pay a certain amount, on a specific date, via a pre-paid Visa card. The statement further declares the victim will never dispute the debt.

If you receive these calls, do not follow the caller’s instructions. Rather, you should:

Notify your banking institutions.
Contact the three major credit bureaus and request an alert be put on your file.
Contact your local law enforcement agencies if you feel you are in immediate danger.
File a complaint at www.IC3.gov.
Tips to avoid becoming a victim of this scam:

Never give your Social Security number—or personal information of any kind—over the telephone or online unless you initiate the contact.

Be suspicious of any e-mail with urgent requests for personal financial information. The e-mail may include upsetting or exciting but false statements to get you to react immediately.

Avoid filling out forms in e-mail messages that request personal information.

Ensure that your browser is up-to-date and security patches have been applied.

Check your bank, credit, and debit card statements regularly to make sure that there are no unauthorized transactions. If anything looks suspicious, contact your bank and all card issuers.
When you contact companies, use numbers provided on the back of cards or statements.

http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710

These people call and the number appears as zeroes in your caller ID.  If you have an answering service or voicemail, they leave 818-275-4512 as a call back number. In this case they said they were calling for someone who is not part of my household and apologized when I said that person has not been at this number for over 10 years.

This seems to be a good way to get these people off your back.
They say they are a law firm but "Monitoring Crimes Division" sounds totally bogus.
Judging from the variety of names given to other people here, it sounds like these people are not legitimate.  

When you get an unsolicited phone call from anyone who wants money, information, or any other action from you, and you ask them to put it writing and send it to you by mail, you will stop most bogus requests because a legitimate business has a process to send you mail and a criminal or boiler-room operation will not.  Even if it is a legitimate business, they are going to be much more careful about what they put in writing and you won't be dealing with the kind of threats and exaggeration that you are much more likely to hear over the phone.

In general, if the phone number you see in caller ID is blocked or unknown to you, let it go to voicemail and if they don't leave a call back number or you aren't happy with the message they leave, you are under no obligation to call back.

Telemarketers and scammers will only waste so much of their time with people who don't answer their calls, and they will move on to easier victims.

Well its a blessing for all these posts i will take all the advise , they  incoming ph calls to me are so threatening .But  exactly what u said on caller id happens 0000.. or they leave message with the  818 # . ok im not going to answer anymore. thanks !
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Well its a blessing for all these posts i will take all the advise , they  incoming ph calls to me are so threatening .But  exactly what u said on caller id happens 0000.. or they leave message with the  818 # . ok im not going to answer anymore. thanks !
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Scam

got a call from a 0000 as well and this guy Mr. Danny Rogers asked me to call 818-257-4512. I called the number and goes to a voicemail that has no greeting no company name. I could not even leave a message. SCAM!!!!!!!

I received a call from them today at my place of work.  I also received a similar call last month. The person will verify my name, email and social security, and say they are proceeding legal action against me unless I pay $1000+  When I asked them to confirm the details of the original loan that I supposedly did not pay the person was unable to do so.  I found it very funny that right away the person was apologetic and said he "was not harrassing me".  This was obviously a scam, so I said to go ahead with any legal proceedings and I will see you in court.

I just got a call today from these Scammers today on my home and cell phone number at it showed up as 000

I'm not sending them one red cent I don't owe anyone any money if I did I would have received a bill and I put a fraud alert on my credit report so if they do try to open anything with my info it wont work

I had app[lied for a payday loan and it was paid off but I got an email from them saying that their database had been compromised so I'm sure that is why I'm getting these calls saying I owe money when  I know that I don't

Have a Great Day

This people call from a unknown no. 0000 and when u ask them thy tell u its a lawfirm no o a internet call... [***] this people are a scammers nancy parker called me so many time and i payd her thinking that i had a loan but later on i realised that it was all [***]. i hired a lawyer n nw m going to proceed the case. monetary crimes division, alex from orange coundy lawfirm, california lawfirm, david, rex and so many others from department of crime prevention. this pepl try to scam americans and make thm scared. i have been getting calls from past 3 months. 1st call was from tom smith. i hve given all diz information to my lawyer and foundd out that they all are fake people. need to b aware from them. you scammers so back from were youll are.

I recieved a call with caller ID saying 000, since I do not answer a call I do not recognize, it went to voicemail.  They had my number on redial,since I recieved the same call from same number six times in a row.
I recieved the same information as previously stated

Yeah i have been getting a lot of calls from 0000 and unknown and they leave me voice mails say taht if i dont return the call they will take legal action and come get me and i owe them like 900 dollars they also left me that 818 275 4512 number and its a scam cuz i called the iowa attorney general and they said taht there is a pay day loan scam out there and told me not to worry so dont believe this its a huge scam

Received a message that it was urgent that I call back this number.  Called back and "Richard" told me he was working for Moneytree.  He asked if I could provide my attorney's name and phone number to which I replied no.  He seemed puzzled at the simple answer.  He said Moneytree has over 500 payday loan sites and said that their fraud division was preparing to file a lawsuit against me but could not provide the actual name of any loan company.  I refused to give any information or verify any information that he had.  He said in that case, he would see me in court and we would see how that turned out.  Slightly threatening overtones, but since I refused to panic and play the game, there was not much he could do.

I have recieved serveral calls from the same number, with the orriental accent lady and I could not understand what she was saying. I asked several times to speak to someone that could speak better english or for her to slow down and speak clearly and I was very upset. Then I got three Indian accented men no one will send me anything via United States Postal Service and they wont give their company name. And they said that I owe over 500 dollars to a loan company, and that if i didnt pay that i would go to jail immediatly. I havent even got any notice letters from the company they say i owe money to. Finally I spoke to an indian accented man by the name Steve Sebastian. He upset me so much that I asked if i could call him back, he said yes. So my son got to investigating, and found numerous reports that this number is a scam. Plus it calls my calls my house and cell phone number constantly, and the house phone isnt even in my name. My son also found where the number is coming from, their claming that they are from Orange County. But he found that the number is coming from Canega Park, Ca 91303

They do have your personal information because the SOB who called me (uses different names each time) rattled off my SS# to me and I asked him several times what this was in reference to and he would not respond.  He just kept repeating everything and when I said I was reporting him he said I am not going to stay on the phone and argue with you and he hung up.  I called right back to what he said was his direct line and he answered again but this time with a different name.  He does have an Indian accent as well.  Who do I report this to because I am getting tired of them calling me.

This number called me and told me I was being charged with voiding bank regulations, check fraud, and theft by deception. They first told me they were calling on behalf of bank of america, then they switched and said they were calling from "the law associates" they got me all worked up and said that I needed to pay today or I would be taken to jail. They knew all of my information, which scared me, and I talked to some "George Matthews" "Frank Melendez" whom all sounded the same to me. I have reported them to abuse@bankofamerica.com and to my telephone carrier. I filed a police report and put an alert on my credit record. I also took precautions for identity theft. These people are riddiculous!!

Check the link on the right side of this website, "Pay day loan debt scam", which may not apply to you all, but you will see the extortion attempts.  Notify your bank and credit card companies, and keep an eye on your credit reports, after filing a statement that your identity may have been stolen.  You can put a freeze on your credit reports, but do have to follow up to be sure it's kept active if you don't want to pay the reporting companies.  Maybe in India, they can arrest you if you owe money; not in the US.  Plus, even if you did owe a legit debt, they wouldn't call you first to see if you were where they wanted to serve you,  nor would the cops/sheriff/FBI nor any other government official do the collections.  This is a SCAM.  They probably got your info off a website where you applied for what you thought was a loan or credit card, and are using it for extortion purposes.  Hang up on them every time they call.  If they bother you at work, log the calls so if an employer/supervisor is contacted, you can show the extortion attempt as well; and, send them here as well.  This is all over the internet like a rash.  DO NOT LET THEM SCARE YOU.

I have gotten phone calls from a male with a very strong Indian accent and today a female with the same accent.  They say their 'victim" is Advance Cash USA but will not go any further as to where, how much, etc.  They call my cell phone first, no response when answered and then IMMEDIATELY call my work phone where they actually talk.  This is such a scam!! I have filed with FTC and turned in all the calls and the phone numbers they are using and it's just a matter of time before they are caught!