646-525-4064

I received to phone calls from this number. One message was left on my cellular phone, and another message left at my place of business. The voice mail on my cell phone was a man sounding of indian/arabic descent, stating that I was to call him immediatly to have him help me take care of a problem. He stated that if I wouldn't call him back, that I was showing that I was not trying to attempt to clear the matter and legal action would occur or that I would have a big problem. He did not state at all in the message what company he was with or what the matter had to deal with. When I tried returning his call, the first time I was directly sent to a mailbox which was full. The second time I called it directly sent me to a voicemail. Both times it was an automated voice.

A man named "Martin Thompson" and "Eric Wilson" (same person) with a thick Indian accent called me at work, my mother and my friends from this number claiming to be from the "Dept of Crime Prevention" and that there are charges being pressed against me for check fraud and so forth and so on.  They said they would fax me an affidavit showing this.  When I hung up on them they called right back and have called my friends.  They had my social sec #. I wanted to know if there was anything I could do?    They are using this number and saying ext 7077 but when you call it is just an voice mail.

LONG RUNNING AND KNOWN SCAM - ALL OVER INTERNET AND NEWS

They target those who have taken out payday loans and paid them back - but they are now targeting people who have never had a payday loan EVER.

THEY ARE CROOKS - you will not be arrested and you will not be sued.
If you have ever had a payday loan before call them directly and they will also tell you this is a scam.

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
Attorney General Darrell McGraw took the extraordinary step today of warning the public about a band of scam artists making threats to consumers who allegedly obtained Internet payday loans in West Virginia and across the nation. The consumers they threaten never obtained a loan at all or paid it off years ago.

Internet payday loans are short-term loans or cash advances, usually for 14 days, made over the Internet via interactive web sites and secured by an agreement authorizing debits of the loan and all fees owed from the consumer’s checking account. These loans typically charge interest rates ranging from 600-800 APR and are unlawful in West Virginia.

The scam artists, who speak English with a foreign accent, call themselves “U.S. National Bank,” “Federal Investigation Bureau,” “United Legal Processing” and numerous other phony names. They refuse to disclose real names and addresses and are believed to be operating “off the grid” from homes, automobiles, or from off shore locations or foreign countries, including India. Since the scammers have kept themselves purposely well hidden, thus far no law enforcement agencies have succeeded in locating or shutting them down.

The scammers typically pose as law enforcement officers, investigators, lawyers, and bankers and threaten consumers that they will be arrested for “bank fraud” or other fictitious crimes unless money is wired immediately. They simultaneously scare and confuse consumers by using meaningless legalese gobbledygook phrases such as, “We are downloading warrants against you” or “We are filing an affidavit against you.” Consumers who don’t immediately fall for the scam are warned, “Only God can help you now.”

The scammers almost always call consumers at work several times a day, and tell their supervisors, “Your employee has committed fraud and is about to be arrested.” Such threats have proven unsettling even to the most savvy consumers and employers who suspect the calls are fraudulent.

Attorney General McGraw stated, “Ordinarily my office protects consumers from fraudulent activities by seeking injunctions in court. But legal action cannot be taken until the scam artists can be located. Even then, it is unlikely that the persons behind the fraudulent calls and extortionist threats would obey a court order. In this case, the consumer’s best defense is to be armed with the knowledge of the scam so that all demands for money can be resisted, despite the false but scarey threats of arrest.”

McGraw added, “Because the fraudsters make a special point of calling consumers repeatedly at work, employers must understand that the consumers are innocent victims of a criminal enterprise and cannot stop the calls from coming. I also wish to assure the citizens of West Virginia that my office will continue to do everything possible to locate and shut down the outlaw debt collectors.”

More information about this fraudulent debt collection scheme is available at the Attorney General’s website, www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam. Any consumers who have been threatened by these persons or wish to file a complaint about another consumer matter may do so by calling the Consumer Protection Hot Line, 1-800-368-8808, or by obtaining a complaint form from the Attorney General’s web site.

It's a debt collection scam. And all their threats are false and illegal.
This is a very active group of scammers, many of whom are calling from India (and probably other countries) and are in cahoots with a group of American pay day loan scammers. They attempt to extort money from consumers with a myriad of false and illegal threats, and alternately pose as debt collectors, federal and state law enforcement officers, lawyers and bankers. Their trademark is to use meaningless legalese gobblygook phrases like "We are downloading warrants against you" or "We are filing an affidavit against you." Another trademark phrase is to threaten the consumer with something like this ridiculous phrase: "If you don't pay then only God can help you."
Typical of many financial scams of this variety, they usually demand payment via Western Union or MoneyGram or credit card. They use any number of phony names such as US National Bank, Federal Investigation Bureau, US Legal Investigation Bureau, Hopkins Law Office, United Legal Processing, Morgan Associates, United Pay Services, National Processing, White Collar Crime Unit and many more.  These criminals also use many phone numbers from many area codes; they're probably using caller-id spoofing software and/or VoIP to disguise their real location.
The main thing to remember is that anytime someone calls you demanding money to prevent your arrest, or demanding your lawyer's name so they can sue you, it is ALWAYS a scam. No debt collector (let alone criminals posing as debt collectors) has the authority to have anyone arrested for anything. (And it's illegal to them to threaten such a thing.) And since these foreign dirtbags routinely impersonate law enforcement, it's also important to remember that American law enforcement officers aren't in the business of debt collection.  (Debt is a civil, not a criminal, matter.)
The bottom line is, these are criminals trying to steal your money.
A consumer posting a complaint about these same scammers at https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-831-7157 notes that 718-831-7157 is associated with an India-based "outsourcing" telephone bank.  Though a reverse search on WhitePages.com shows that 718-831-7157 is an unlisted land line in New York City, information on Debtbuyers.Com shows that that number is used by India-based Intellisourze. (Source: http://www.debtbuyers.com/debtbuyers.asp ) My guess is that it's a VoIP phone number.
This is another piece of the puzzle that fits in perfectly with other information about this scam. There are some reports on 800Notes that have suggested that the crooks behind this offshore scam are also the crooks behind the notorious Bass/Ellis Crosby & Assoc./States Predisposition scams in Florida and Georgia. The interesting thing is that the number of complaints on here about the US National Bank/US Legal Investigation/Federal Investigation scam skyrocketed *after* April 7, 2008 when Florida obtained a $1.3 million judgment against Ted Ellis Crosby, shutdown his operations and barred him from ever conducting debt collections in Florida (Read http://myfloridalegal.com/newsrel.nsf/newsrel ... 5257424005858A6 ) There's certainly a good chance that the crooks placing these calls from India are doing so on behalf of the American crooks behind the Crosby/Bass/States Predisposition scams.
Here's the contact information for the phone bank in India:
IntellisOurzE BPO
701, Sapphier, Nr. Cargo Motors,
C.G. Road Navrangpura,
Ahmedabad - 9. (Guj.) INDIA.
E-Mail: info@intellisourze.com
Website: www.intellisourze.com 
A check on the domain name "intellisourze.com" shows that the website and name registration was created on May 8, just one month *after* the Crosby scams were shut down in Florida:
Domain Name: INTELLISOURZE.COM
Registrant:  Pragra Infratech Pvt. Limited.
Email:  ankur.ranpariya@pragra.com  
908, Aksaht Tower, Nr. ICICI Bank
Opp. Rajpath Club, S.G. Highway
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 380054
Tel. +91.7926871353
Creation Date: 08-May-2008
Expiration Date: 08-May-2009
Domain servers in listed order: ns5.znetindia.com ns4.znetindia.com
(Source: http://whois.domaintools.com/intellisourze.com )
Though scam calls from these crooks have been going on long before May 8, the frequency of complaints about these calls increased considerably after Crosby was shut down in early April.
This is conjecture, but appearances suggest that Crosby and company were originally running a two-pronged payday loan scam operation -- with some calls being made from Jacksonville, Florida and other calls being made from a phone bank in India (and possibly other countries); then, after the Florida Attorney General shut down the Crosby scams in Florida, the Crosby crooks transferred most of their scam efforts to the India phone bank.

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/1-925-262-1327
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-954-6346
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-341-4004
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-856-831-0640
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-949-743-1140
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-410-505-8128
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-917-464-2534
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-210-858-6602
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-775-2121
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-949-743-1156
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-245-1402
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-245-0922
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-723-5572
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-2863
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-831-7157
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-2857
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-858-244-0444
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-954-678-9724
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-610-571-3252
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-310-909-8245
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-310-499-9983


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.

Got a call this morning from that number, the person said his name was Chris Miller with an thick Indian Accent.  Wanted me to send money for a payday loan that I never paid (so he says).  He even wanted me to fax a letter of "Payment Autherization" that I had to write with my name and soical security number.  Wanted me to go to Walmart and get a pre paid card to send the number to him to take care of the issue.  I googeled the so called company and there was nothing I could find.  Also, said that he was from the Department of crime prevention from the Payday Advacnced Company and that his manager was Matt Watson.

they gave me the same line od Bs
they did give me an alt number and address
214 555 0008
2211 fitzhughs st  lancaster tx 75146

Same thing as above but this person called my mother's house and left a message stating they need me to call them in regards of me being a financial law suit reference, that someone gave them my name as a reference. The person had a strong India accent. Stated his name was Chris Miller and wanted me to call him back at 646-525-4064. I tried calling back just to see what this was about and all i got was a voice mail. I told them to stop calling me and that they were scammers. Havent heard anything back yet.

I just got off of the phone with a man calling himself Ryan Fernandez. He stated that I owed money for a dayday loan. I of course had no idea what he was talking about and immediately got defensive. I asked for his id number which he said was 139886681. I kep going he said that the loan wasn't sent to my bank account but instead a prepaid card ending in 4571 with the code 754. After telling me that he if I didn't pay I was going to be picked up at my home and have to pay 3000 if I went to court I asked to speak to a superviser. Then I was changed over to Chris Miller. Not to judge but the names caught me off guard with the obviously Indian accents. At the end of the conversation he said that he would give the company a call and call me back. All this time I've been asking for physical information and documentation from him which I was told was impossible. And after reading this site I understand why.

Got called by this number. Thick Indian accent, very loud background noises. Callers name was "Ryan Fernandez." I was told I received a $490 Loan. They have my ssn, my old address, and email. He said I either pay $600 of the owed $880. Or they would take me to court and sue me for $3,880. I worried at first but told him I would call back. He then called me again however used a different name so I told him to put the original guy on the phone and by this time I had gained confidence that it was a scam so I told him to sue me if he wanted. He said I could possibly spend the next 30 days in jail. I knew this was a lie. He said fine we will see you in court and hung up on me. I called back and talked to another man thick "Indian" accent, but refused to give my name and asked business questions which he couldn't answer. He too then hung up on me. I tried calling back again and now only get voice mail.
Fraud.

Information for Filing Telemarketing complaints in Canada and the United States:

CANADA

RCMP Phone busters
Telephone toll free: 1-888-495-8501
Mon-Fri 8:30-5:20 pm (Eastern Time)
E-mail: info@phonebusters.com
RCMP Website is at: http://www.phonebusters.com  
File complaint online:  https://www.recol.ca/intro.aspx?lang=en
(Register with a password and then can continually file complaints)

Canada National Do Not Call Registry:
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Telephone toll free to File A Complaint: 1-866-580-3625
(to withdraw a complaint is 877-249-2782)
CRTC online complaints form: https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/pfplin-fccoin-eng
that is at  www.crtc.gc.ca

Better Business Bureau, Check out a Business, find owner, contact info; file a Complaint:
http://www.bbb.org/canada/

UNITED STATES

US National Do Not Call Registry, file complaint: https://www.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx

Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov 1-877-382-4357
File complaint online: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
that is at www.ftc.gov

Federal Communications Commission
Telephone toll free:  1-888-225-5322
http://www.fcc.gov/contacts.html
File complaint online: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumers.html
http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm
FCC Abandoned Calls Complaint form:
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/1088D-R.pdf
email:  fccinfo@fcc.gov

Better Business Bureau, Check out a Business, find owner, contact info; file a Complaint:
http://www.bbb.org/us/

They got us at the same time then! with the same basic scheme.
I'm glad i found this website

Just got a call from "Chris Miller" again.  On another site they suggested to call the Credit Bureau, becasue of ID theft.  Also, a gentelman said he called the NYPD and they confirmed that it was a scam.  I told "Chris" not to call me at work.  Last I knew ANY company trying to collect a debt a could not call you at work if you told them not to.

This man called me today (2/17/2010) around 10am CST from an unknown number. I don't pick up calls from unknown numbers. He called a second time and I ignored the phone call so he left a message. He said his name was Patrick Jones, he had a thick accent that him difficult to understand. He stated something about it was a sensitive matter that he couldn't disclose over my voicemail but that I needed to call him back immediately or legal action would be taken against me. Of course, I was alarmed at first so I called back.  This man went into this ridiculous spill about I was the prime suspect in a fraud case and blah blah blah and that I had not paid back a payday loan to Big Payday. After he put this story together and it wasn't making any sense at all, I told him that I didn't know what he was talking about. Then he said "Excuse me"...and some other legal rambling and asked me had I not received the emails? I told him no. He said that I never responded and that was how his company which was the Dept of Crime Prevention got involved. I had taken out some payday loans in 2009 but knew for a fact that I had paid everything back.  So I cut him off and told him I don't owe anymore loans, thanks, and hung up. He called me back twice, which of course, I was through with him at this point and left two more voice mail messages. The first message said "the cops are coming for me" and the second message said I had an outstanding loan and to call back to rectify this situation.  I'm glad that I found this site, because now I know to mess with them if for some reason I happen to accidentally pick up the phone when they call and I'm also alerting my friends. I don't work at the same job so they can call there all they want.  I hope they get caught though, because ain't nobody got time for them for real, but it is pretty comical how they try to make their threats.

They called again this morning.  I told them this was my work number and not to call the number again and that I had reported them to the federal trade commission.  If I did owe money to send me a bill and I would pay it.  He hung up on me after telling me the police were coming.  The funny thing. I work at a school that is partnered with the sheriff department, so I went over and told our officer...all he could do was laugh.  Joking...he said that I should call them back in a couple of hours and tell them that I was still waiting for the police to show up.

Same thing with me today! Some man called saying that I owed money for a loan that I had not payed... I immediately knew it was a scam when they wouldn't tell me that name of the company who "I owed money to".  I asked to talk to his supervisor... he put me on hold while Fur Elise played and then came back as his "supervisor" (same person). I asked for his phone number.. told me that I needed to tell him how I was going to pay him first. finally got his number and went straight to the police dept. (He had repeated to me my social security number, address, bank acct. place of employment so I was concerned!) The police ended up calling the number and talked to some guy who gave him some legal mumbo jumbo and then hung up on him and wouldn't answer again... SO glad I didn't fall for it!!!

I receive a phone call from this number. A message was left saying call for legal actions will be taken did say where he was from or the company.For one I don't answer a unknown number any but that's strang how they can leave messages on your phone like that.He stated if I don't call him back it can be a problem. He sound like a foreign and a Arabic, Indian, Chinese ect.

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

This is a fraud. I received the same phone call for a debt I did not owe. This needs to be reported immediately. You can contact and speak to a live operator at the Federal Trade Commission.

http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/contact.shtm
(1-877-382-4357)

Do not be intimidated by these threats. A legit collector cannot threaten you with legal action without first giving you info. Ask them to send you a legal document stating all the facts.

The man has called my cell twice stating I was named in a legal matter involving my mother.  He wanted me to pass a message on to my mom. I told him to not call me anymore and he asked how I could do that to my mom. I told him I didn't care who he was, my mom's stuff is separate from my own, do not call me anymore.  He said thank you, have a nice day!  They better not call again

I called them back and informed them that after reading about them on the internet that I am aware that they are fake collectors, scam artists and theyu have no right to call or threaten me or read me my writes over the phone. The guy responded with "I will see what I can do"..I then argued back that I will hunt him down and beat the living [***] out of him! he stated "do not ever call this number again"....hahaha..there ya go.

This gentleman ( Indian decent Voice) claiming to be James Sparkle, James Farkle, and James Parker wanted me to give him my personal information and pay him $750 on a prepaid walmart card or I would suffer severe consequences at home and at work.  I was also called at work too. I reported this to my local police department, better business beauru,  attorney general, secret service,and the FBI.