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Got a call from this number this morning at work saying I had a warrant out for grand theft, i hung up immediately because I have heard all this before at the first of the year. This guy called back and my boss answered and asked what it was pertaining to and the person began giving out information including SS#s and threatening to send the K9 unit to arrest me. Anyone else familiar with this number? Was getting calls for Nationwide Arbitration Services earlier this year, but not sure if this is the same company.

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

I have not gotten this call, however my dad has gotten a call on his cell phone asking for me. My boyfriend's mother has also gotten a call from this number asking for me. How do they get such personal information. What is the next step to do....I know more than likely file an identity theft report. What information will I need. You can email me back at bethandcaleb@hotmail.com

These people have continued to harass my father on his cellphone as well as my boyfriends mother on her cellphone. Where these people get this information is beyond me but it is a pretty scary matter when they have your social security number. How do I go about getting back on the straight path? I know obviously file an identity theft report, but I'm not quite sure how to pursue that. If anyone can provide me with some help/answers. I would appreciate it. I have already once got taken by a scam like this. They got $181.00 outta me before I caught on and had contacted law enforcement.

I am, I actually got a phone call the point of contact was "Mr. Wolf, Jim Young & Mr. Glover" & had the same thing said to me however I was extremely afraid because all of the information i received was accurate and paid them $691.25!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So this was a scam? Because ever since then, I have been receiving phone calls from other "debt collectors."

i to got a call for a jim young who called me on my birthday saying i was going to be charged with grand theif and frad and they where gonna issue a warrent for my arrest if i didnt pay 250 to 300 dollars in restatution that day.

these people are calling my family asking for me. Saying i own money and they are gonna put me in jail for 4 years. If i couldnt pay them money that day. My mother when to the sheriff dept and the court house and they told her not to pay that it was a scam. That, that is not how they do things if i own the state any money. i would get a written validation notice. the notice should include amount of debt the name of the creditor you owe and your rights under the federal fair collection act.If these people call you get there name, company names street address and telephone number and report them.

....scammed.  Real process servers do not call ahead and "threaten" you, nor do they have you call another number to "resolve" the situation.  Any push to get you to pay over the phone should be the biggest red flag.  Just because a caller has accurate information on you, does not make them legitimate - it's easy for scammers to hack or buy information on anyone nowadays.

Per the FDCPA - Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - you should not pay any caller who refuses to mail - do NOT accept email, fax or text - proof of debt and proof that your caller has the legal right to collect said debt.  Refusal to mail this documentation within five days of their initial contact with you is another violation of federal law.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

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.

...been told that debt is civil, not criminal, so to threaten you with charges, arrest and/or jail in order to intimidate you into paying money is another gross violation of the law.  However, since these are scammers, they don't give a fig about the law - they'll try any tactic to get money from you.

Report your callers to the FTC, FBI and your state's Attorney General.

www.ftc.gov
www.fbi.gov
www.naag.org - you can find your state AG at this link.

Received a call from an unknown number, which I did not answer. They left a message and knew my first, middle initial, last name, age and location. The caller said that he was looking for my mother (he knew her first name and location) who committed a felony in March. If I didn't call him back within an hour he was going to serve the warrant.

Legitimate process servers do not call to warn you, or to get money from you to stop the process.  They will deliver the notification without warning.

Also, if you were threatened with an "arrest warrant" via a phone call or email, read this:
http://news.uscourts.gov/warning-arrest-warrant-scam

"The warrant is phony. A valid warrant would not be served by fax or e-mail. It would be served in person by a U.S. Marshal or other law enforcement officer."

"Anyone receiving a fake arrest warrant should contact the FBI or the district U.S. Marshals Office. If there is any question regarding the authenticity of a warrant, contact your district clerk of court."

Yes, total scam.   If you paid by credit card or debit card, go back to the bank and have the transactions reversed for fraud.  Never send money to strangers.   If you used a card you should get new cards.   If you used Greendot money paks the money is gone, but you should make a report to the Greendot people.

If a debt collector has a valid debt against you, they must send you a debt validation letter by US mail.  E-mail no good.  Of course they won't do that.

Sad to say, since you paid one scam collector, your phone number will be passed around to other collectors and you will most likely be hammered by callers who think you are vulnerable for some reason.

Invest in a call-blocker.   Do not send money or agree to, to people you do not know.  Do not give out financial information over the phone.  Period.

Report them:  http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

Also contact your local attorney general.

Block their calls.  Do not return their calls.  Do not talk to them.

Report them: http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

Also contact your local attorney general

This is  an extortion attempt.   Go to your local police and make a compliant of extortion.

Block their calls, do not return their calls. Do not talk to them.

Report them: http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

Also contact your local attorney general

This is  an extortion attempt.   Go to your local police and make a compliant of extortion.

Block their calls, do not return their calls. Do not talk to them.

Total scam.  Ignore them.  Do not return any calls.  

Report them:  http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

They called my job pretending to be a detective or luetinent

Yes, I got a call from a Mark Moreno today 10/15/2014, claiming to work under the CA state judge. He also said he works as a state processor. I asked what the call was regarding, he responded that this is in regards to a financial crime matter. He asked me a series of questions concerning my relationship to a number of names that were associated to my phone number. None of which had any relations to me. He asked me for my name several times. It was very sketchy. He said my number was traced to a Grand Theft Auto incident. I have no clue what this guy wanted. However, i consistently asked who he represents, his name, and information.....at that time he said that he would call me back once he gets more information regarding this case. Does anyone know what this call means to me? Is it a scam?

OMG.......don't put your email on this page. That's how they get your information. You're just feeding them with info. And then later on they're going to email you for something else. ANd then in a year from now you're going to go on this site and ask how they got your email. Be careful next time, or change your email. Hell, i'm even attempted to email you.