831-618-2422

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keep receiving a call from this number - from a man named "Mike" with such a thick accent I cannot understand him - says to call him back and he will tell me why I'm being sued???

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 placing 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 placing 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 placing false postings as Marry
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-274-1143   Scammer placing false postings as Karen Miller
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-561-300-8018   Scammer placing false postings as Marco Polo (real original)
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-226-7488   Scammer placing false postings as SAM, David S
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-706-7463   Scammer placing false postings as George
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-349-7382   Scammer placing false postings as Towanda Robinson, Shannon Walsh, Jack Dawson and Cynthia
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-760-514-0132   scammer placing 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 placing false posting as Jaison Connar
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-707-401-4056   Scammer placing false posting as John Carner and KSR
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.

i have been harrassed by these people at work and home.  threatened, etc.  i tell them NOT to call me back and they do 3 times in a row.  they are ruthless and i owe them nothing.

I have a woman by the name of Angela Anderson from Anderson law assoc.  Saying that I owe cash advance 800 dollars if i dont pay them I can be sued for 8000 dollars and then she told me they wre gong to the court house in california tp file crimal chatges ahainst me for fraud and failure of payment.  I should call attorney.  She was yellig at me, alao threatend me.  I was going to be arrested and that i should get a criminal attorney.  I feel this is a scam I contacted a laywerand they said it was a scam.  why california I dont even live in california!!!

I got a call about 9:30 this morning 6/11/2010 from a lady no name mentioned who immediately put me on hold and a man got on the phone. He has a very strong accent and couldn't hardly understand. Said he was from the lawfirm representing the creditor.  I was being sued for defaulting on a online payday advance.  Couldn't tell me who the creditor was. he told me my email address at work, the last 4 digits of my SS# and my current banking establishment.  . he told me my 3 charges were VIOLATION OF FEDERAL BANKING REGULATIONS, THEFT BY DECEPTION, AND COLLATAL CHECK FRAUD. the debt was 525.29 he said but I would need right at $6000.00 dollars after he filed the suit in superior court which he was doing today. HE ALSO SAID HE WOULD BE SENDING NOTICE OUT TODAY TO MY CURRENT EMPLOYER to MAKE SURE THEY WERE AWARE OF MY THEFT CHARGES.  He said they would be sending out the info to my house and I could go to jail for these charges. This man had me in a total panic/ he told me i had one hour to pay or this would happen/ he gave me his direct number and told me to call in payment. he said his name was DANIEL.  i called back that number in about 15 minutes and the SAME guy answered and said this is "ALEX"  He did mention the name of what he said what the debt solution company that bought my debt and hired him was Universal debt Solutions.  When i called back and he said it was Alex i asked for Daniel and they hung up on me.  They called me back just a few minutes later and asked if i had tried to call and asked me if i had payment yet. by then me and my coworker decided i was being scammed and i started asking him all kinds of questions that he would not answer.  Some kind of law firm was the name he said then he hung up again

Yes I recieved a call from this number and they said that i had 2 charges against me. One of them being check fraud and the other theft by deception OK Problem they knew all my info: address, bank info, SSN, etc... changed account numbers at bank. BUT what else can i do? Called local pd no help there. Please if any one can help me with what to do next i would surley appreciate it. THANKS!!!

I just recieved a call from 831-6182422 Said I had check fraud in california. Try this, keep calling them back! I did and they kept hanging up on me! I kept calling back, theres alot of people involved, different caller everytime. Laughing in the background when they couldnt answer my question. Poor english too! They have all my personal info from a loan I applyed for. Tell them your working with the police, they will hang up on you, Im gonna keep messing with them! LOL, They wont have time to call others! And if we all keep doing this, They might say the hell with it. Good luck

I got the same message on my work phone, today, and they called me on my cell phone earlier today.  Here is what I have found out that everyone needs to do.  The main thing from what LAMET posted that we all need to do is to contact the FBI.  I used this link, just as LAMET posted: https://tips.fbi.gov

I also called my local Secret Service and they said going to the FBI is the best option and to leave the problem with them.  I asked about contacting my Attorney General and he said that I didn't have to go that high and what I already did was enough.  I hope this helps everyone!  I would love to see them caught on the news!!!

I received a call from this number today. It is highly frustrating. In the past I was receiving a call from another number. I guess they got tired and stopped calling. I closed my accounts because it scares me to think that these people have acess to my to my info. He didn't say what the call was regarding, only that it was, "extreme damn sensitive." LOL

I received a call from them and they threatened to take everything i had.They said if my Husband didnt pay his debt,they would ambush our identities.

I received a call from them and they threatened that the authorities are coming to pick me up. I asked who they were and they said that they were calling from the Cyber Crime Office. They would not give any information on who the debt was supposed to be with. They also called my supervisor and told her that i was going to jail.

Recieved a call from the number 813-618-2422, threatening my family and my self.  Said that I owe for an advance loan and that if I wanted to keep my family alive and myself that I needed to pay.. Funny thing he didn't know my name or where I lived.. This isn't funny considering threatening people..

From Lamet's post:

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
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-518-212-0219  Scammer false posting

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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

Just received a call from Alec or Alex Martin at that number - also with a very thick accent.  I didn't answer because I was busy (called my direct office number) and he proceeded to leave an extremely threatening message.  It was hard to understand, but I thought he said the message was for "Barbara" which is not my name but does sound similar.  He mentioned something about social security, but he was very vauge and hard to understand.  He threatened me with "legal consequences" and advised that I do not disregard his call.  I tried to call back because I figured if it's really important, this Barabara lady deserves to be contacted herself.  When the number he left wouldn't go through, I googled it.  I really hope he calls back.  I could have fun with him for days. "Oh no, please I can't go to jail...I need my credit....please whatever I can do to make this go away!!!"