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JUST RECEIVED A PHONE CALL AT WORK FROM THIS NUMBER...STATING THAT HE WAS OFFICER JOHN PETTERSON AND THAT YOU ARE IN LEGAL TROUBLE....THIS IS A SPAM PEOPLE PLEASE DONT FALL FOR THIS....POLICE OFFICERS DON'T CALL YOU AT WORK....

This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India. They are making the calls utilizing VOIP and the names of legitimate firms to make it appear the calls are originating from within the US. There is NO "company" or "debt" and you will NOT be arrested. They are harvesting and/or buying consumers' personal identifying information from unscrupulous websites like the one you may have filled out an application with, and you need to do whatever you can to protect yourself. This includes: Notifying the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/, placing fraud alerts with all three credit bureaus, notifying your bank and employer and letting these criminals know you are aware they are attempting to extort money for a non-existent debt and have alerted the authorities.

ABC News released an investigative report on this scam in June. The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/phantom-debt-co ... 16512428&page=1

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/08/bgm.shtm

THANK YOU SO MUCH..I will do this exactly

I am getting calls on my cell phone and at my work number from this number.  He identifies himself as "Officer John Peterson" with a heavy accent.  He got very rude when I said that I knew this was a scam.  I repeatedly called his number and asked him how he liked being harrassed.  He again spouted obsenities but i just kept laughing and calling him back for about 30 minutes.  I am going to report this number when I find out who I should report it to.

My previous post tells you who you need to report this to. Read it:

This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India. They are making the calls utilizing VOIP and the names of legitimate firms to make it appear the calls are originating from within the US. There is NO "company" or "debt" and you will NOT be arrested. They are harvesting and/or buying consumers' personal identifying information from unscrupulous websites like the one you may have filled out an application with, and you need to do whatever you can to protect yourself. This includes: Notifying the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/, placing fraud alerts with all three credit bureaus, notifying your bank and employer and letting these criminals know you are aware they are attempting to extort money for a non-existent debt and have alerted the authorities.

ABC News released an investigative report on this scam in June. The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/phantom-debt-co ... 16512428&page=1

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/08/bgm.shtm

Received phone call at work- SCAM.