213-784-5745

they call saying i owe them money the guy's name is james watson, didn't say what company he worked for just i need to call him back and gave me this number, they call all the time under blocked id and private.

I have received numerous calls from this telephone number. There are several people calling - Max Anderson, Jeff Morgan, James Watson and George Miller who says he is an attorney. The first call I received from them said they were calling from Superior Court of California and that they were representing a company suing me for three criminal activities. When I asked for information, they became very nasty and would not tell me the name of the creditor or how much I owed. In one of four additional calls that I talked to them on (although they called more than 8 times at home and 1 time at work) - they gave me a fake address in Irvine, CA (1365 Handy Papuchi Dr.), they told me they were representing FLUL on a payday loan (which I never took) they said they were filing a court case next week but wanted information from me (which I didnt give them), when I asked to speak with a supervisor, they hung up. They also told me that they would call my friends and relatives and send paperwork to my employer on Monday and that my company would fire me. They asked for my lawyer's name and won't give me any additional information. The company answered the phone as Financial Accountability Association and all the people you speak with have extremely heavy Indian accents.

I filed complaint with California Attorney General after below call.


I received a call from this telephone number (213) 784-5745 on Friday 6/5/09 at 5:30pm New York time. The person who called me claimed to be an attorney named James Watson . He claimed to be calling from Federal legislation of unsecured loans accountablity association. They claimed to be representing a company suing me for three criminal activities- Count 1 Violation of federal loans, Count 2 Fraud, Count 3 Theft by deception.  They claimed to be representing a company by the name of Quick Cash who owns 382 loan companies. When I asked for information, they became very nasty and stated that I needed to be in court in California on Tuesday  I indicated that I lived in New York State and he indicated that case would be uploaded to New York State on Tuesday and the persons that I provided as refernces as well. They also stated that once case was uploaded to New York State I would be arrested. The told me that my bank account would be frozen and that I would have a total amount due to them of $5942.00 and that would not include my bail or legal fees. They gave me a fake address in Irvine, CA (1365 Handy Papuchi Dr.). they told me they were representing on a payday loan  they said they were filing a court case next week Tuesday. They also told me that they would send paperwork to my employer on Tuesday and that my company would fire me. They asked for my lawyer's name and I tried to give them the name of the New York State Attorney General mediator who is assisting me but they told me to wait and listen to what he had to say then I could ask questions.  It sounded like he was reading from a script because when I asked questions he would start from the begining. The representative James Watson - attorney has an extremely heavy Indian accent.

Please help I am very scared and confused.  I am a single parent and my youngest child is disabled.

I received the same type of call.  In order to end these calls and stop these people I encourage to go to California Attorney Generals site and file a complaint and also California Better Business Bureau you can file a complaint against the phone number.  The more we compalin the more it will encourage officials to end this harassment and threats that are illegal practices.

This is to everyone who can read this. I just got off the phone with this fraud company named Financial Accountability Association and I got them sooooo good. I was very calm, cool, and collected. They went through their whole line of garbage about fraud and everything else and I let them finish. Then they asked if I had any questions. This is the good part, my husband is a District Attorney here in Virginia and we set up a beautiful sting. We called them on a 3-way with the FBI for their region and California State Police tapping the call. I had them on the phone long enough (12 minutes and 23 seconds) to make them aware that my husband is a District Attorney and that the call was being tapped by the necessary authorities and also that their company was a fraud. Also that we had their actual location, which we did and that the police were on their way to them as we speak. I ended the call stating if there was anything else that I could help them with concerning this matter and they froze for about 1 minute. All of a sudden, a male came on the phone and stated very quickly...good luck in your life ma'am. I said you do the same. They called the wrong house this time!!!! They are not a real company, so don't worry. This is coming from someone who has the actual facts!!

They left 3 messages on my cell phone, no clue how they got that number, I do not give it out to strangers. I live in Indiana so they are all over the country. They told me to have my attorney call, I wonder how they are going to feel when my attorney really does. It should be funny. These people should be more careful because you never know who knows someone important or if you really do have an attorney, as most people do not. I encourage everyone to keep the messages and report to the attorney general in your state these calls.

Thank you.  I have gone ahead and filed complaints with FTC, California Districy Attorney, California Better Business Bureau and will follow up with New York State Attorney General.

Hello,
So.. First let me appoligize for my poor grammar skills before we start.
This all Started Monday Jun 1st 2009 for me i was shopping in Wal-Mart when i received a phone call from this finanical accountability asscosiation. I had no pen and no paper to take down important details that i "Needed" for this guy so i told him to call back in an hour or so after i got home from shopping.

An hour elapses he calls me back Telling me his name is Daniel Martinez and a story about how i took a payday loan out (June 08) and how i am being charged with 3 crimes, I appologize i don't recall exact things he cited, anyway after he gets done trying to scare me the first red flag pops in my head as He starts pouring information of my bank account, SSN, and Relatives and telling me an appology letter must be sent to my creditor, even though he refused to give me their number, second red flag, and would not give me the firm that he worked for their physical address.

He tells me the fax must be sent within that business day to avoid conflict and that i might be able to reach and OOCR, out of court resolution, with the creditor in the amount of $1458.93 and that is if and only if i get this fax over to him today.

I tell this guy that no law firm in their right mind does business over a fax without giving out their physical address and without proper summons or proper paperwork backing this up he proceeds to get angry so i hang up on the fellow, He calls back i Do not answer and he leaves me a message Saying "Andrew, do not send me the fax don't send the fax. I dont want your money..... go f*** yourself."

I listen to this voice message laugh and call this guy back at 925-887-0242 after googling their business to find no records i try to locate a Mr. Martinez on the California Attorney's list and find no luck  their but what i do find is this website proving my doubts. So, i have the home-field advantage call this guy back laughing in his face i ell him take it to court see you there so he gets upset and passes me round to 4 or 5 people all with Heavy Indian Accents with American/hispanic Names, Andy Hunt, Julian Marshell, Lisa Fernandez and a few other nameless co-workers.

In conclusion, This is a scam this website helped me out a lot and i thank you all. How do they get all of this information some of you might be asking? Well, from reading a mix of this site and a few others all of the story's have something in common. This is a scam, People doing it Have thick accents, We all have taken out or visited a payday loan site so this leads me to one conclusion that the sites employee's are keeping some of the sensitive information such as SSN Bank #'s and trying to make coin off of us on the side, Or the more logical explanation these payday loan sites have in their terms and agreements something hidden to where they can sollicite your information to outside third party. and we can see what they are doing with the info.

I beg each and every one of you pass this website on to anyone that you know or that u think might have taken a payday loan out or might have even browsed their website as i did. I ask you take action against these Con-Men call the local officials and inform them so if people call asking for information about this they know how to respond with the next would-be victim  

                                      V/R,
                                     Andrew From GA

I've received two calls from these people stating that I owe money to some undisclosed company for a loan that I took out at a undisclosed time in the past.  After multiple attempts to get even a address from these people I get nothing except a line that they are going to garnish wages and have me fired.  Something is wrong here considering that I'm not able to get any info and they've stated that they are a "attourney company" and not a payment center.  The one that keeps calling me is a Chris Thompson, and he keeps calling me at work, not my cell or home.  Normally I have all my loans and other such listed as home and cell for contact only and don't give a work number at all.

They called me on 6/9/09 stating I had a outstanding loan in which they were going to SUE ME FOR. JAMES WATSON was asking for my finacial info. He had no account numbers or the company name who was sueing me. Don't fall for his scam. I think he is a piece of trash and it's pathetic preying on people like that. GET A JOB JAMES WATSON.

They called me seven times today and when I was finally able to get through to them and the guy told me what it was I was furious. I told him to stop, I had never had a payday loan and that I was reporting them to the FTC and my state attorney general's office. He transferred me to his supervisor who apologized and then hung up. I did let the FTC know that they have my information though- ss#, address, phone, etc.

Did they do anything, I got one of these calls and they said they are contaccting my job in the morning?

I just got off the phone with these people from (213) 784-5745.  He was exactly what all of you have described here.  I appreciate all of you more than you can ever imagine.  I am a single mom who recently lost her job at the end of March of this year, trying to get by on unemployment.

Where do I specifically go on the California Attorney General's website in order to file a complaint?  How do I file with BBB of California?

These people need to be stopped.  Its amazing all of the info he knew.  I almost believed him.  Something told me to look them up and I found this website.

Waiting for any responses......

I got a message on my cellphone asking to speak to my husband stating not to disregard this message and my God help us if he did not call back for whatever may unfold upon you.A few mths back I visited a payday online site and filled it out, but decided against it because of the fees. I answer the phone the next time I see the number and tell them my husband is not home so they speak to me and tell my my husband will be charged with loan fraud, they will call his job and he will probably lose the job etc. So I ask them, has a letter been sent to our address about this matter, no they say it has been e-mailed. I tell them that I will go to my bank tommorow to research this issue and to see if any money has every been depoisted without my knowledge because I feel like this is a scam, and he tells me if you do that I will download your case right now, I said good bye. This is such a scam but what scared me is that had the last four digits of my husbands social security number and the name of my mother and sister-in-law due to the filling out of the application. Does anyone have any ideas on what to do about that.

I received a call at work from this number it was a man with a heavy indian accent, said his name was Max Anderson asking for my bank information and social security number.This person was rude and also fumbling with words, stating I was being prosecuted and 3 warrants were out for my arrest. I simply asked him who is he representing and he said financial accountability association, gave a fake los angeles address and a florida zip code. He would not tell me how much I owed and refused to send a verification of debt. I informed him i would be following up with the federal trade commision and the California attorney generals office and I have not had anymore phone calls and this happened Monday 8,2009. Read about consumer rights on the FTC website and when talking to these people you can address them accordingly. Know your rights.

If you go to the FTC homepage and read over consumers rights you will feel much more confident when talking with these people. Your rights was  violated when they told you they would contact your employer to discuss your debts. They can not discuss your debt with anyone and its also illegal for this company to call you and threaten you with prosecution. Check out the website and you will feel much better!
Good Luck,
T.Grove

call the police and FBI and file attempted fraud and extortion charges.
When they call back and they will - tell them you have done this.  They will stop calling..  

Tell people at work that this is A KNOWN FAKE DEBT COLLECTOR SCAM and if they get calls they are to tell them they have been reported to the police..

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I keep getting the same phone call from Mr Thomopson, I live in TX and he started calling me at 7:30 am in the morning.  I work in law and I informed him that he is breaking the law by calling me before 8 am.  He argued with me about what time zone I was in.  He stated all the same blah.blah.blah as in all your other posts above.  I told him first of all if you "were" a lawyer you would know the time zones and what is allowable time frame to call.  Secondly lawyers do not hide their phone numbers while they are calling, thirdly they would know what they were talking about, and lastly I told him I did not understand him and I would be reporting him to state and government authorities.  After I hung up (this is my cell phone) he called back 10 more times.  Then I get to work and he has called at least another 10 times.  I just pick up the phone and hang up.  Keep reporting these idiots to your state and government authorities so we can stop them.

Got the same phone call this morning. He would not give me details other than I owed $868 to some payday loan place from "before" May 2008, and thatI would have people go to my work and arrest me! I called him back several times after he hung up with me. I hope someone finds and arrests these people. Total scammers.

I have been harassed by these people from this number for weeks. When they first started calling it was always under private or unavailable. When I answered, I could barely understand what the guy was saying and I asked him if there was anyone I could speak to that spoke English. I never did get anyone else. He called my work and cell phones over and over again until I had at least 10 missed calls on each. I simply don't answer when they call. They finally stopped for a couple of weeks but I just got another four calls today leaving 2137845745 as a call back number. Clearly they are not for real so I will contnue to ignore them.